Anyone that follows the ever competitive and advancing field of tattooing has no doubt come across some of the amazing realistic portrait work that is constantly growing in popularity.  I myself am a huge fan of this beautiful style. Tattoo’s used to consist of old school two dimensional designs usually reserved for sailors, bikers, and [...]

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Since I recently started my backpiece tattoo, I have been reintroduced to the lovely feelings of healing.  A tattoo is a controlled abrasion and it wants to heal just like a brush burn on your knee.  If you would allow it, it would create a large thick scab over the entire tattooed area, just like [...]

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I turned 30 this year and finally made the big decision of what to put on my back.  Since your back is the only large flat canvas your body provides, this was a long thought out decision. I settled for one of my fuzzy friends.  I own several endangered tarantulas, one of which is a [...]

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How is it that no one claims to want a “bad tattoo”, yet you constantly see people with “bad tattoos”?  The simple truth is that most people don’t do their homework before getting a new tattoo. Anyone who takes a needle, dips it in ink, and inserts that needle into someone’s skin is, by definition, [...]

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I see this question asked time and time again, “What does it take to become a tattoo artist?”  The short answer is, “A lot of hard work.” Today we will look into what it takes to become a “real” tattoo artist and touch on the scams out there that claim you can be a tattooist [...]

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There seems to be a new trend in the rap world revolving around facial tattoos.  These days it seems like anyone who is in the mix needs some fresh facial ink.  The list of currently facially tattooed rap stars includes Gucci Mane, The Game, Lil Wayne, Birdman, Soulja Boy, Yung L.A., Nipsey Hussle, Diamond, Tyga [...]

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As years pass by the body modification community always progresses to more and more extreme methods of modification.  Today, some of the most intense body modifications involve combining two or more styles together for an extreme new look. This seems to be an increasing trend over the years, with more people utilizing multiple body modification [...]

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