April 2010
1 post
Liverpool Tattoo Convention
Liverpool Tattoo convention promises to be an extraordinary event to go to, with an amazing array of world tattoo artists including; Dan Henk (USA), Darwin Enriquez (Venezuala) and Lawrence Ah Ching (La Segaula Tatua, Samoa) Traditional Samoan tattoo artists. From this selection there is a great array of Portrait and New School artist, which are proving to be the favourite choice these days for...
March 2010
6 posts
Ed Hardy, Tattoo mogul http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/13/us/13sftattoo.html?_r=1&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss.
Tubes? What's yours.
Lots of people have different views, this is probably the same with any decision or argument that you will come across, but when it comes to tattoo gear there is quite a clear cut line between the people who like something and the people who don’t. Grips and tubes is one of those matters. I used to find that when ever I talk to artists they always say that Steel grips and tubes are best, but I am...
February 2010
11 posts
Top 5 Tattoo Design Sites
5. Tattoo-art.com
The great thing with Tattoo-art.com is that they have a great selection of designs and a lot of them. On top of that the designs are super easy to find in the page, due to the great layout of the page. But good designs and layout won’t et you everywhere and that is about as far as it goes for this site; yes the designs are plentiful, but there aren’t many big or...
The online Facebook gallery and group for all my... →
What’s the Point of Tribal? Part 1
What’s the Point of Tribal?
As a tattoo collector my self, I have to admit that my first tattoo was a tribal piece that I designed. Saying that, within about the first 6 months of getting the piece I was already bored with it and was eager to start on a Japanese Koi half sleeve.
What’s the Point of Tribal? Part 2
Above is a perfect example of what I am talking about, Image 1. This guy has, to be honest, not a bad modern tribal piece, (by modern I mean the type that you see a lot of people with now, a solid black piece that flows nicely but is just lines assorted to look appealing) but what is the meaning and memory behind this piece; it has no resemblance to an image, or even an abstract of an image. My...
What’s the Point of Tribal? Part 3
Although if you are after a piece that not only looks super nice, but also has a lot of meaning and heritage to it, I would personally go for something along the lines of Hawaiian or Samoan Tribal; where every line and every design has some meaning behind it, this way the tattoo can be personalised and have a lot of significance to the person it is on, image 2.
But if you are thinking this to...
What’s the Point of Tribal? Part 4
So to round things up, if you really care about the tattoo that you want, don’t compromise and get a ridiculous modern tribal tattoo, go for something that means something to you and also carries a lot of heritage with it and looks like more than just a few well assorted lines.
What is the best way to get the perfect design for...
What is the best way to get the perfect design for your tattoo?
It is a question that for many people means going on the internet and spending hours trawling through numerous tattoo design pages looking through shoddy tribal or star designs done by some amateur on their computer.
No my friends the best way to get the 100% correct design for you is to do it yourself. I know it is harder said than...