ETTIQUETTE: CUSTOM DESIGNS AND ORIGINAL DRAWINGS FOR TATTOOS
Most of our clients come into the shop with an image they want already printed, saved on their phone, drawn or otherwise prepared. However, occassionally our clients require or request a custom drawn...
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SIZE MATTERS!
It's a conversation we have to have with our clients on a daily basis, "Your tattoo needs to be bigger." If you didn't know better, you might assume your artist is trying to squeeze your for a few...
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TATTOOS AS A MARKETING TOOL:
Not every business owner or corporation would find tattooing a good fit for marketing, but it happens and sometimes it's done well. As the former owner of various businesses, I can say that tattoo...
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SKIN COLOR AND TATTOOS:
Dennis Rodman By artist "Made Rich" If you're not a tattoo artist, you may not be aware of the impact your skin's color will have on any tattoo you choose to get. I am a fine pasty white. Ordinarily...
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TATTOO GIFT GIVING?
Sears tattoo toy set (http://www.sears.ca/product/my-power-airbrush-tattoo-kit/616-000821918-7348) I often tease the members of my family, saying that they are all getting tattoos for Christmas (even...
View ArticlePRISON TATTOOS:
I have been on a bit of a prison show binge these days. I think most of us saw Ruby Rose give the stick pin tattoo in the most recent season of "Orange is the New Black." It may surprise you to know...
View ArticleTIME OF YEAR AND YOUR DECISION TO GET A TATTOO:
Usually, when I want a tattoo, I get a tattoo and I don't consider the impact of the time of year on what I want and where. Now that I am an artist, I realize that the time of year does effect my...
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COSMETIC TATTOOING:
If you haven't heard, there are a variety of cosmetic tattooing procedures (of which we do none at our shop) that can improve your overall appearance without looking like a tattoo. Whether you want...
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PICKING A PHOTO FOR A PORTRAIT TATTOO:
Many tattoo artists shy away from portrait tattoos for a variety of reasons. Whether it's lack of experience, the high expectations, the potential to make a mistake, portrait tattoos can be scary for...
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MEDIC ALERT TATTOOS:
It's a trend slowly on the rise. Tattoo enthusiast with a medical condition, warranting the use of a medic alert bracelet, are opting to tattoo the information on their body. These tattoos seem like a...
View ArticleCHILDREN AND THE TATTOO SHOP:
This is a controversial topic given the movement of tattooing to the mainstream. Many shops simply say no one under 18. Period. Some parents are opting to have their children's ears pierced at a tattoo...
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THE TATTOO KAMA SUTRA:
We all know tattoos can be uncomfortable. The application process can sting and burn. What you may not realize is that there are certain places where clients get tattooed that leave them with aching...
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EYE TATTOOING:
You may shudder at the thought, but eye (cornea or sclera) tattoos are slowly growing in popularity. Though it seems like a new fad, and there are claims from artists online that they "invented" it,...
View ArticleHOW TO SAY NO TO YOUR TATTOO ARTIST:
It's a big problem in tattooing. An artists puts their spin on your tattoo and you hate their ideas, but you are too polite or non-confrontational to speak up. So...you just let it happen. A tattoo you...
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TATTOOS AND TROPHIES: TATTOO COMPETITIONS
Did you know there is a competitive side to tattooing? Not just in the capitalist sense of one shop competing with the other one across town, but in the sense of true showmanship. It may surprize you...
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INK THERAPY: TATTOOS AND MENTAL WELL-BEING
Memorial for client's grandfather by Trevor Starratt. If you have a few tattoos, it's probably not a surprize to hear that tattoos can have therapeutic value. We tattoo artists aren't psychologists or...
View ArticleThe EFFECT OF TATTOOS ON THE IMMUNE SYSTEM:
According to new research, published in the American Journal of Human Biology, there is evidence that acquiring multiple tattoos can actually boost your immune system. Don't run out to your local...
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TATTOOING ON YOUR TEETH:
You probably haven't seen these, but people are getting images etched into their mouths. Don't cringe just yet. Yes, there is a new trend called "tooth tattooing," but the process itself is no more...
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To FREEZE SPRAY OR NOT TO FREEZE SPRAY...
We get a lot of requests for numbing agents in our shop. Sure, if tattoos were painless, probably a lot more people would have them. There is a debate in the professional tattooist community on the...
View ArticleCustom vs Pre-DesIGNED TATTOOS, the PROS AND CONS
With the internet in almost every home, how people approach their tattoo artist has changed over the past 20 years. In the days off old, clients would walk into the parlour and pick a design from...
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