8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1-Healed! Get tattooed at 10 different shops and you are bound to get at least five different sets of instructions on how to care for your new ink. And out of those five, we’re pretty sure all of them each have some merit. So that being said we took the advice of ...read more
A Man Taking it to the Extreme! Adam Curlykale, 32 year-old man from Kaliningrad, Russia who got started in his obsession with getting tattooed after being diagnosed with cancer now has entire body inked black. Well, if you want to be exact it’s more like 90% coverage. However, ...read more
Before, during and after the birth! We would like you to me a beautiful model we only know as @lady_tattoo_cat. She is a self-proclaimed ink model, stripper, mistress and mother of three beautiful kidz. Her face has adorned everything from ad campaigns to the paint jobs on race ...read more
Help is on the way! The second most common “complaint” after “It hurts!”, is “Damn. This is itchy!” Well, there are countless theories on why your tattoo itches, however there are some concrete reasons and we will discuss them here. Before we even get started, although a tattoo ...read more
A Slurpee and a “MOM” tattoo please! These days convenience stores have become a throw-back to the pioneer days of the general store and the mining depot. You can get everything from medicine to soothe your aching stomach to condoms to baby food and everything in between. Thanks ...read more
You Can’t Hide on Social Media! It’s hard enough trying to have a personal life when you’re a celebrity. It’s even harder when you’re a “beautiful person” and social media is an important part of your private and professional life. We have to admit that Inked is as guilty as the ...read more
Does size matter? Where Soundcloud rappers have taken to covering their face with ink – for the most part, not very good ink, and tattoo models upping the ante by going for full body coverage and the body mod crews tattooing their eyeballs we have one group of tattoo collectors ...read more
Man, that is a low blow brother! Just Tattoo of Us is an MTV British Entertainment reality tattoo program which follows couples, friends or family members as they go to the Just Tattoo Of Us parlor to design each other's tattoo. The show’s co-hosts Charlotte Crosby and Stephen ...read more
Dressed to impress! In February Kat Von D married Prayers vocalist Leafar Seyer therefore breaking a lot of guy’s hearts. In May, Kat Von D announced that she was pregnant and the tattoo world went a-buzz! Then in June, Kat tied the knot again (with Leafer) with a gothic wedding ...read more
Yes or No? When a woman is pregnant people automatically feel obliged to give advice. It’s just a natural inclination, especially from women who have already gone through the beauty and pain of giving birth. Everyone wants the mother and child to be healthy and everyone has their ...read more
The most famous wedding in the Tattoo world! When it comes to a celebrity in the tattoo culture there is no one bigger than Kat Von D, so when she announced she was getting married the tat community was a buzz! And in true Kat fashion she did not disappoint. The event was star ...read more
The cutest of crustaceans! Ahhhh, summer is here, and the smell of the sea and sun block fill the air. Sights of waves crashing on the beach and girls in bikini’s and tatted up dudes braving the surf are just two types of nature’s beauty that tantalize your sense of sight. What ...read more
Quienes es Mas macho…tattoo? Okay, let’s get something straight from the get-go. We’re not saying chicks can’t get these tattoos! We’re not even suggesting that these next 75 pieces would look awesome of a girl’s body. However, what we are insinuating here is that these badass ...read more
Her Tribute to Game of Thrones The Queen of Dragons may be finishing up her final season of Game of Thrones but, she plans to commemorate the show that blew her acting career up. ...read more
Just Can’t Get Enough! With the popularity of the facial tattoo, does it only seem natural that butt hole tattoos would become the next rage? No! But apparently, we were wrong. Granted it is not as prevalent as face ink, but hey, if Soundcloud rappers decide that buttholes are ...read more
God is in the Details! The dot work of French tattoo artist Gael Ricci is known internationally. Ricci is based in Sainte-Maxime and for years has been the go-to artist for Europeans looking for poetic designs and delicate creations utilizing dot work, fine lines and gradients. ...read more
Welcome to Camp Crystal Lake! Everyone’s favorite hockey mask wearing, machete swinging, teen terrorizing mad man has made his way into the hearts, minds, nightmares and literally under the skin of so many fans. We’ve put together a gallery of twenty terrifying tattoos featuring ...read more
Hey, text me when you get there! If ever something as inanimate as a cell phone could be become a “living, breathing” cult leader, then it would have to be the iPhone. People wait on line for days, beg, borrow, steal and in some cases even kill to get their nimble thumbs on the ...read more
Baby got back... tats Everyone loves a good back tattoo. When you want to get a big piece of artwork done on your body, the first place you think about is your back. With so much room to work with and the ability to hide it whenever you want, it makes a great location for some ...read more
Perfect Pixels Video games can be more than just a game; some people devote their lives towards playing games. Some can be pretty moving once you get into them, so it's no surprise when people across the globe want a part of a game cemented on their skin forever. Check out this ...read more
This girl paints her hand and face to look like an insane....well, you'll see. Check out the video below to see one of her makeup transformations and then marvel at her best work in the following photos Denver-based artist and cosmetologist Krysti Ellen does face painting like ...read more
If you were born in the 1980s and still pine for the toys and entertainment of your childhood don't feel badly, there's nothing wrong with a slight case of Peter Pan syndrome. It's not your fault that you were born in the heyday of amazing movies like Star Wars and fantastic toys ...read more
It’s not uncommon for someone to capture someone’s beauty with the permanence of a tattoo. It’s less common when that someone’s beauty seems to be as permanent as that ink like in Dolly Parton’s case. Today’s Tattoo of the Day is this incredible portrait that celebrates the ...read more
The reason that doing portrait work can be so difficult is that the key doesn't lie in replicating the face perfectly as much as it does in capturing the spirit of the subject. That fact holds true no matter the medium—paintings, photographs and tattoos all need to do this in ...read more
Every tattoo has a story behind it. The vast majority of these stories fall into one of two categories—the tattoos either commemorate a person/place/event or they act of getting the tattoo was a memorable experience. It's the rare piece, like today's Tattoo of the Day by Josh ...read more
Every time Pietro Sedda creates a tattoo there is one thing that you can be certain of—it will be unlike anything that you have ever seen before. Today's Tattoo of the Day is an amazingly strange and surreal piece created by Sedda featuring a picture inside a separate face's ...read more
When Heath Ledger first put on the makeup of the Joker for 2008's The Dark Knight it was as if he had undergone a complete transformation; he was no longer an actor in a blockbuster film but had become the diabolical terror of Gotham City. Since the film debuted, and particularly ...read more
No one had ever been able to go the distance against Apollo Creed until a nobody from Philly shocked the world by standing toe to toe with the champ for 15 grueling rounds. Of course, this never really happened and is instead the plot of the iconic Academy Award winning Rocky. ...read more
Considering that Nikko Hurtado made an enormous announcement this morning—read here if you have yet to hear the big news—it was only fitting to choose an epic back piece of his for Tattoo of the Day. This gigantic tattoo wouldn't look out of place if it was on display at the Met ...read more
Today's tattoo of the day is this remarkable piece by Steve Wiebe. Wiebe is based at Golden Republic Tattoo in British Columbia, Canada, as both a shop owner and highly talented tattoo artist. He is best known for his black and grey realism with a specialty in portraiture. Take ...read more
Today's tattoo of the day is this incredible piece by Nick Chaboya. Chaboya works in a range of styles from color illustrative to black and grey portraiture and all the way to realism. Based in a private studio in the San Francisco area, Chaboya is perpetually traveling to bring ...read more
Today's tattoo of the day is this amazing piece by Mike Stockings. Stockings has only been tattooing for about five years, yet his signature neo-traditional style has gained him a huge reputation in the industry. Currently based in the United Kingdom, you can find Stockings ...read more
Today's tattoo of the day goes to this amazing portrait of Johnny Cash by Vinny Romanelli! Romanelli began his tattooing career in 2001 and now finds himself working at New York's Red Rocket Tattoo right in the heart of Manhattan. Romanelli is known for many styles, but he is ...read more
Today's pick for tattoo of the day goes to this awesome chest piece by the lovely Little Linda! Little Linda is a highly talented tattoo artist based at Elm Street Tattoo in Dallas, Texas. With over ten years of experience in the industry, Little Linda is best known for her ...read more
Today's tattoo of the day is this amazing piece by Ron Henry Wells. Wells, who is also known as "The Laughing Hyena," is an incredible tattoo artist best known for his fun spin on a neo-traditional aesthetic. Today's piece is this remarkable deer chest piece. While this piece ...read more
Today's tattoo of the day is this incredible geometric piece by Alex Arnautov. Arnautov is based in Kiev, Ukraine, and has been tattooing with his signature style since 2008. Best known for his blackwork, Arnautov's pieces tend to feature gorgeous works of sacred geometry and ...read more
Today's tattoo of the day is this remarkable piece by Andres Acosta! Acosta is best known for his amazing rose morphs in which he combines everyday objects or animals with a signature red rose. As the years have gone on, Acosta's roses have grown more and more complex and ...read more
Today's tattoo of the day is this beautiful owl by Ondrash. Ondrash, whose real name is Ondřej Konupčík, is a tattoo artist based in the Czech Republic and known for his diverse and artsy style. Ondrash's tattoos focus on a more abstract and loosely defined design aesthetic. ...read more
Today's tattoo of the day was done by the incredibly talented Augis! Augis has only been tattooing professionally for about five years, however he got his start initially at the age of 16. Now based in a private studio in Lithuania, Augis first hit the tattoo scene working at G's ...read more
Today's tattoo of the day is this excellent hand piece by Phil Wilkinson. Wilkinson is best known for his fun mash ups of traditional, illustrative and sketch work styles. Currently based at One Day Gallery in Manchester, England, Wilkinson has surprisingly only been tattooing ...read more
Dmitriy Samohin is one of the most influential artists in the industry. His impeccable work in color realism has gained him his well-deserved notoriety over the last decade and is the reason his work is today's tattoo of the day. Based in Ukraine, Samohin is an entirely ...read more
Today's tattoo of the day is this amazing piece by Oleg Shepelenko. Shepelenko is a Russian tattoo artist based in Rostov-on-Don and holds ten years of experience in the industry. Specializing in color realism, Shepelenko is best known for his fun and creative twists on the ...read more
Today's tattoo of the day is this amazing black and grey piece by Danny Lepore. The now 23-year-old Lepore began tattooing at the age of 17, yet he has already found success under his mentors Victor Modafferi, his boss at Bullseye Tattoos, as well as the esteemed black and grey ...read more
Today's tattoo of the day is this rather graphic piece by George Mavridis. Mavridis is based at Tattooligans in Thessalonike, Greece with a career in the industry that started in 1996. With almost two decades behind the needle, Mavridis is sure to deliver outstanding work every ...read more
Today's tattoo of the day is this adorable pup by Tamara Santibanez. Santibanez is based at Saved Tattoo in Brooklyn, New York and is best known for her fun take on the American traditional style. Having only been tattooing since January of 2010, Santibanez has come a long way ...read more
Today's tattoo of the day comes from the incredible Rember Orellana! Orellana is based at Dark Age Tattoo Studio in Denton, Texas. and currently booked through March 2017! That's one hell of a wait list, and with such a high demand for Orellana's work, you know it has to be ...read more
Today's tattoo of the day is this awesome full back piece by the talented Johan Finné. Finné is currently based in Helsingborg, Sweden and has twenty years of experience in the industry. Based at Evil Twins Heavenly Tattoo Studio, Finné has developed his own instantly ...read more
Today's tattoo is this adorable portrait by Pony Lawson. Lawson is the owner of Mayday! Tattoo Co. in Chicago, IL and he is best known for his lifelike color work and portraiture. Though his color realism is seen most often, Lawson also dabbles in black and grey and a fun New ...read more
Today's tattoo of the day is this amazing portrait by Mikko. Mikko is a highly talented artist based at Precious Tattoo in Tampere, Finland. He is best known for his work in realism and can render pieces equally well in both color and black and grey. Today's pick showcases the ...read more
Today's tattoo of the day is this fun piece by the talented Zack Spurlock. Spurlock is best known for his solid color work in American traditional as well as traditional Japanese, as seen in today's pick. As you can see above, his line work is always beautifully laid out and his ...read more
