What skates, wears red hot lipstick, and is covered in ink? Jean Schwarzwalder, aka Suzy Hotrod, is the roller derby matriarch of the up and coming sport. As a major player in her league, Gotham Girls Roller Derby, she embodies the epitome of hard core. She's an internationally recognized derby girl, ravaged in ink, and oh yeah, she was in a couple punk rock ...

With more than 100 tattoos, Wallace says he’s often stereotyped as a thug. “I change the way I dress around certain groups of people to cover up my tattoos ... [but] if I’m not in a business setting, you better believe I’m showing them off.”

Matthew Amey brings “clean lines, solid color, and pain” to tattoos. He can also decorate more than people, having recently won Uncommon Good’s Wall Art Challenge.

Mix up your palette to stand out in a monotone city of millions.

When Jon “Honest Jon” Boetes picks up his coffee before going to tattoo at Slave to the Needle in Seattle’s bohemian Ballard neighborhood, he sees his tattoos on the staff at Cafe? Bambino. And when he is done for the day, he unwinds next door at the Tin Hat Bar & Grill, where more of his artistry is on display behind the bar. “In Seattle ...