The guys in the shop can't resist hazing Yoji and making him pay his dues before being allowed to officially start tattooing. The shop shenanigans also reveal that one crew ... Read More

In America and many other free countries, we tend to ignore or forget how much more difficult life is like in other parts of the world. We complain about very ... Read More

Q:"I'm certain I want to get [a tattoo] since I just graduated and am going off to live in Italy for 3 months, so I think this would be a ... Read More

Don't let this jade you against all tattoo artists, because this kind of thing is very rare and usually happens with wanna-bes who really aren't professional tattoo artists. But a ... Read More

Miami Ink begins a new season with more shop drama and more great tattoos. In this episode, Nuñez is spending money uncontrollably, which is a major sore spot with Ami. ... Read More

"A few months ago, after a life changing event, I decided to get my first and more than likely, last tattoo. I went to a young artist and had ... Read More

Ron Meyers is one of those rare artists whose specialty isn't evident since he excels in so many genres of tattoo. His black and gray tattoos are just as impressive ... Read More

Illinois is positioning itself to regulate its 450+ tattoo shops, thus allowing them to increase the blood donor pool. Currently, only those who have waited at least a year after ... Read More

A few weeks back, I did some henna art on a friend and I had forgotten just how fun it was. After doing hers, the kids all wanted in. Then ... Read More

I usually pick just one discussion each week to highlight from the message board, but this week there are a lot of very interesting topics going so I decided to ... Read More

After Westfair Foods saw survey results that concluded that patrons of their business were offended by body piercings and may not return to the store because of the clerks having ... Read More

When buying body jewelry, especially from an online company, you may come across the terms “internally” or “externally” threaded, and wonder what they mean. It’s important that you know the ... Read More

Q:I am looking for an idea of a whole back tattoo. I have looked in your gallery and other websites and I can't find anything that even comes close to ... Read More

What was your first tattoo like? Was it a good experience? Do you still have that tattoo today? Our members are sharing the stories of their first tattoos. Here's some ... Read More

Brandy says that her five tattoos are already excessive and she is saying no to more ink. At the same time, Heather Locklear covered up her "Richie" (now her ex) ... Read More

Doc has been in the tattoo business for fifteen years, and works at Wolf's Fine Line in Joliet, Illinois. Doc is a very down-to-earth guy that believes in quality art ... Read More

Q: "What do you think about tattoos on feet? I have heard that many places do not guarantee them, but I can't find out why. If you could shed some ... Read More

becomethesignal writes: "A lot of people say that the sun 'bleaches' your tattoos. Is this true? I've heard that since your skin becomes darker in the sun that ... Read More

A Virginia school district is actually considering doing away with the ban on any piercings other than ears. Parents have complained that it hasn't been enforced universally, so some students ... Read More