The ronin samurai warrior is a romanticized tattoo subject, often portrayed as the Japanese equivalent of Clint Eastwood. Ronin were masterless samurai either disenfranchised by the death of their master or through their leader’s loss of favor and privilege. In…
You’ve got the ink, left the artist and tattoo shop behind. Now you have to care for the body art investment that has come to life on your skin. The following behaviors are common causes for the ruination of a…
Author Yoshihiro Togashi created the hit manga series Hunter x Hunter because he liked to collect objects as a hobby. For body art collectors Hunter x Hunter tattoos make for extremely interesting ink designs. In Togashi’s series, Hunters are licensed, skilled individuals…
IGY6. I GOT YOUR SIX. I GOT YOUR BACK. IGY6 tattoos are an identifier, particularly for military veterans who have returned stateside after service and struggled to put the past behind them and re-acclimate to the world. The ink ties…
During the tattoo healing process when your skin is peeling, scabbed, and scratchy, the tattooed area can look awful. Just remember that this is your body’s natural way of healing itself after receiving a distressing open wound. Your peeling, scabbing…
Tattoo aftercare products have developed into an integral part of the tattoo industry over the past two decades, and are important at all levels of the healing and aftercare process. When once a newly finished tattoo was accompanied by instructions…
The following article looks to determine whether the dry healing method during the tattoo aftercare process remains a suitable option after getting inked. What is dry healing? Dry healing is tattoo aftercare that refrains from the use of product, lotion,…
Kohei Horikoshi’s superhero manga series My Hero Academia (Boku no Hero Academia) has a huge following in Japan and the USA. Whether as a reader or watcher, the popularity of the anime cartoon series has extended to the world of…
If you think a chandelier is just a fancy housing accessory from a bygone era, think again. These classical light fixtures are being redesigned as a popular tattoo trend suited to a variety of placements and design inspiration. Often associated…
Kids that grew up playing video games on a Nintendo (NES) had Kirby’s Dream Land, or at least played it. Those kids from the early 1990s have grown up to get a killer range of Kirby tattoos. Kirby, the bubblegum…