I’m just giddy over the international arrival of a new show that delves into body rituals and traditions: Tattoo Hunter with our favorite tattoo anthropologist Lars Krutak.
Tattoo Hunter hits Europe tomorrow on Discovery World channel at 10pm.
In the US, the series premieres on Discovery Channel, March 7 at 1pm (according to their website).
Lars gave [...]
It is more than likely common sense not to get a tattoo when you are sick or not feeling quite 100% but this is a huge tattoo don’t. Many tattoo artist as well as experts will warn people not to get inked when they are sick, think they are sick or simply feel run down [...]
There are three main concerns when choosing a tattoo artist:
Is he or she any good?
Do you feel comfortable talking to him or her?
Can you afford it?
Is he or she any good?
The only way to tell whether or not an artist is good is to see examples of his or her work. Recommendations are helpful, of [...]
There are just few regulations covering tattooing other than the laws requiring that minors are not to be tattooed or in same states only with parental permission. However, every professional tattoo parlor must be licensed. This happens when all the artists in the studio qualify by completing a health department course on infectious disease transmission [...]
The main focus of the tattoo application today is safety. Any puncture wound, this is what a tattoo machine is doing to your skin, bares the potential for an infection or disease.
The best and only acceptable method to sterilize tattoo equipment today is an Autoclave. An autoclave is a heat, steam and pressure unit, also [...]
The Celts, inhabitants of Northern Britain which is called Caledonia, glorified the power of live and it’s creators in which the male and the female principles were both equal and in harmony. For the Celts, live itself was the driving power in the universe. The power that reveals the highest wisdom and everything divine in [...]
The tribal designs widely used and applied nowadays go back to the black, silhouette like and geometric tatau ornaments of the polynesians. It was also tribal tattoos the sailors brought home to Europe, from their first journeys to Tahiti, before the influences of the sailors with maritime designs, the today called traditional tattoos, replaced the [...]
Another video of awesome tattoo designs by Chris Garver using Skin Candy Inks.
From the bottom of the feet, to the palms of the hands. From the more private areas of the anatomy, to the inside of the lip. So, what part of the human body is left for the newest fashion statement? Why, the tongue, of course.
Although the process of getting a tongue tat is much the [...]
Yeah ok so we’ve got Mike’s New Book “Lets Be Realistic” features Advanced Tattooing Techniques & Gallery
Here are some Chapters and their descriptions:
1. Milestones In Tattoo History A brief history on the art of tattooing.
2. My Personal Journey As A Tattoo Artist Mike Devries talks about his early days
3. Reference Laying the groundwork for a [...]
