When the original Dragon Ball manga series was released by Akira Toriyama in 1984, even its most ardent supporter couldn’t foresee it becoming one of the most popular Anime franchises in the world. Dragon Ball now spans 20 animated feature films, animated television series, spin offs…
Skull and rose tattoos meld two of traditional tattooing’s most enduring images. The beautiful rose flower against the bony visage symbolizing death and danger. The skull and rose as tattoo idea represent duality – the polar opposite positions within a given idea. Life versus death. Health versus decay. Good versus evil. The celebration from…
The embroidery tattoo trend has stepped straight out of Nana’s embroidery design magazine and onto the tattoo scene. This increasingly developed genre does a superb job balancing realistic needlework looks with outlandish style choices ranging from classical art to traditional flower ink and video game characters. The almost 3D appearance of an embroidery…
Tattoo flash sheets are the quick to ink stencil images that can be readied and applied to make a tattoo quickly. Flash is an essential part of the tattoo industry dating back to the origins of Western tattoo, providing a…
Explore the ink of night and day with the best 35 sun and moon tattoos. Discover different design ideas and ink inspiration from the sky that are as old as we can remember. In every culture, in every era, in every…
Discover the fascinating world of tattoo ink. Explore the materials used for creating modern shades and colors, and recent developments in the industry. What is tattoo ink made from? There are now a wide array of tattoo pigment types and…
We’ve all seen it: tattoos that look smudged or blurry; lines that bleed into each other and can leave a tattoo looking unprofessional at best, and completely ruined at worst. This tattoo complication is known as “blowout” and it is…
Leo is the fifth sign of the Zodiac, following Aries, Taurus, Gemini, and Cancer. Leos are ruled by the sun and the element of fire. The various Leo symbols make tremendous tattoo designs. Originally, the Leo constellation was deciphered to be the shape of lion…
Take a closer look at the life and ink of legendary American tattoo artist Norman ‘Sailor Jerry’ Collins, the godfather of modern American tattooing. Norman “Sailor Jerry” Jerry Collins defines American traditional tattoo. His groundbreaking flash designs and tattoo…
“How Far is Tattoo Far?” is an extreme reality TV show about tattoos that many have suggested is fake. It’s a real television show with real tattoo artists, subjects, and results. Is How Far is Tattoo Far fake news, or…