Tattoo • ology

Women tattoos are no longer a ‘under wraps’ concept. They have taken over the tattoo scene in a big way and today there are more women tattoo artists, female tattoo designers, and female tattoo parlor owners than ever before. The best part about women making an aggressive entry in the tattoo world has give rise [...]

‘Nice girls don’t get tattooed’ was the buzzword in the 18th and 19th centuries. In fact, if one goes back in history, tattoo artists would refuse to tattoo a woman unless she was 21 years of age, married and can appear in the parlor with documentary evidence of her marriage! Times have changed and so [...]

In order to protect the health of each client, tattoo artists must be careful to maintain safe and sanitary equipment and materials. They must keep their hands and equipment clean, and their work area free of debris and potential health hazards.
Most tattoo artists dispose of used needles in sharps containers, much like those used [...]

There are three basic methods that are commonly used to remove unwanted tattoos. The method used depends on various criteria such as the location of the tattoo on the body, the type of ink used, and the depth the ink penetrated into the skin.
Laser tattoo removal is a common method for removing tattoos. [...]

There are a number of health and safety issues to think about when dealing with tattoos. Some of them can be as simple as minor skin irritation, but some can be very serious, from the spread of contagious diseases to fatal allergic reactions!
Latex gloves are used by many tattoo artists to protect their hands [...]

Proper care and use of your ink is extremely important. Not only do you need to ensure that your ink stays in good condition for maximum vibrancy, but you need to keep your ink sterile for the safety of your clients!
Ink is actually very easy to contaminate. If you use your ink directly [...]

Tattoo inks are typically a colored powder mixed with either water or alcohol. Alcohol-based inks are used more commonly than water-based, because they produce brighter colors.
There are a wide variety of inks available, and choosing a type is largely up to the individual artist. Some artists choose less expensive brands, some choose to [...]

There are two basic types of tattoo machines – liners and shaders. They are very similar in the way they are made, but they are used for different purposes.
As their names imply, one is used for creating the outlines and detail work for tattoos, and the other is used to create the colors that [...]

Irezumi is an ancient Japanese method of tattooing. It is believed to have originated some 10,000 BC. It is still done by hand, poking the skin with hand-made tools with needles made of sharpened bamboo or steel. The needle is typically at the end of a long handle, usually a thin strip [...]

It can be incredibly difficult to get adequate practice tattooing.  Finding people who are willing to take a chance on a new artist may be difficult.  Even your family and friends may run away screaming if you try to come after them with a tattoo machine!
Many tattoo artists practice on themselves.  The upper thigh is [...]

One of the only ways to learn how to tattoo is to apprentice under a current tattoo artist. It is not really possible to learn tattoo well from a book or a video, and there are very few schools out there that teach the fine art of tattooing. This means that the only [...]

If you’re interested in learning to tattoo, you may be interested in buying used tattoo equipment. It is fine to purchase a used tattoo machine, as long as you are careful to sanitize it before you use it. You can never be certain that the previous owner took care of it properly.
Also, you [...]

Did you know that one of the greatest opportunities to meet some of the greatest names of the tattoo world is coming your way? Attend a Tattoo Convention near you, like the recent London convention held at the beginning of October. There is a saying that ‘success breeds successes’. Nothing can be truer than this [...]

Many people are dissuaded from removing their tattoos as it is always associated with tremendous pain. While the earlier processes did induce pain, the modern technologies have tried to overcome this aspect to a large extent. There are two methods of tattoo removal which are very popular: laser technology and light-based technology.
The basic idea of [...]

Come to think of it, it is simply amazing that the ancient art of tattoo, which originated in far away Egypt, thousands of years ago, is not only surviving, but growing popular by the day. And not just in one country, but across the globe! Why do you think this art never seems to die [...]