Pounded Ink

You may have the steps to healing a tattoo down to a science but there are some things you need to consider before getting a new tattoo as well.  There are steps that must be taken in order to give your new tattoo the best chance of healing properly and looking its best.
If You’re Sick, [...]

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I am often asked how much getting tattoos hurts, or alternately describing the pain of a certain tattoo and have someone say that tattoos don’t hurt.  If you think tattoos don’t hurt then you simply haven’t been tattooed on a dicey area yet.  Some areas of the body are more painful then others and while  [...]

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It’s been a while since I’ve posted any progress on my Alien Dissection ribs, abdomen, armpit and quartersleeve tattoo.  What a mouthful.  This started out as just a quartersleeve tattoo but quickly evolved into the insantity that you see below.
I’ve been using EMLA cream each session since we outlined my ribs and abdomen.  I can’t [...]

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Beginning in the mid to late 90’s a new trend in tattoos started to emerge.  These were generally somewhat large sprawling tattoos across the lower back of women.  Enter the “tramp stamp”.  Popularity of this tattoo trend has continued to grow throughout the years and even more slang words for this tattoo style emerged such [...]

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When choosing a new tattoo I would like to propose that you think twice about getting the new piece on your back. Why not a back tattoo? Well there is a difference between a back tattoo, and a tattoo on your back. If you are thinking of getting more tattoos at a [...]

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The newest and most effective method of tattoo removal is laser tattoo removal.  Using a particular spectrum of light lasers break up the tattoo ink into smaller particles so it can be naturally carried away by the bodies immune system.  The benefit of laser tattoo removal compared to other methods is only the tattoo pigment [...]

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I really hope the tribal tattoo kick is on the decline but I fear that I might be wrong considering the amount of tribal tattoos I continue to see.  If you are Polynesian or some other generally tribalism culture, I totally understand a need for a tattoo that ties you to your heritage.  The thing [...]

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