Question: “I have had my nose done in the past and due to certain circumstances had to let it close up. But I have recently gotten repierced. I’m noticing the same thing happening to my nose piercing that happened that last time. Each time a nose bone was placed in the piercing. Now [...]

Question: “About a month ago I received my fifth tattoo, however this one didn’t go as well as i had planned. apparently I was had an allergic reaction to the brown tattoo ink which the doctor later labled as contact dermatitis. At first I was thinking to myself that I just won’t get that color [...]

Question: “I am 47 years old and I consider myself a good artist. I really just recently got interested in doing tattoos. I started looking at tattoo magazines for ideas for drawings. I couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw how beautiful this artwork was! Then I read some articles in the magazines and one [...]

Question: “I’ve been looking into getting these on my hips as an alternative to a bar bell, because of the high rejection rates. I know micros can reject too but i was hoping you could tell me anything about the process and such. I know yours did reject and i was wondering how big the [...]

Question: “I’m a 25 year old male and I lost about 70 lbs, four years ago… I’ve maintained the same weight (+/- 10 lbs) for the last 3 years. With that said, my arms are covered with terrible white stretch marks. It is so awful, I cannot even wear a short sleeve t-shirt in the [...]

I got an email from Lars Krutak, the Tattoo Hunter, the other day and his message was bittersweet — Discovery will finally be airing the show again, but it is the final five episodes and they will be airing them all at the convenient hour of 2 a.m. So, set your DVRs, because you will [...]

Sharptattoos writes: “First… put a ring in it… so air can get to the piercing and when you clean it you’ll be able to work the solution all the way through. Don’t use bactine on it…. and if you do, make sure you rinse everything away well after you apply it. [...]

Find out what happens when you attend the Hell City Tattoo Festival in Columbus, Ohio and I walk you through the weekend events and give you a taste of the many great aspects of the show. If you haven’t had a chance to attend one of these events yet, find out what all the hype [...]

GiGiW writes: “The thing to keep in mind is that the color will appear as if looking at it through brown-tinted sunglasses. If the artist uses a top-quality ink (such as Intenze, Starbright, Millenium) you have a much better chance of the color showing up well. It’s also good to steer towards strong colors like [...]

The gallery is now finished, boasting a full 68 amazing pieces of artwork by tattoo artists from around the country. In this online slideshow, you’ll see everything from quirky cartoonish figures to some of the best examples of realism. Some of the art is completely abstract while others are stunning portraits of movie characters and [...]