Tattoo Artists

He’s only been tattooing for a few years, but he stood out right away because of the lettering that defines his work. He calls it Hollow Victorian lettering. He started…

Kiku is without a doubt one of my favorite contemporary tattoo artists. He moved from Tokyo to NYC, settled in and conquered! 12 years of hard work and dedication paid…

“Shanghai” Kate Hellenbrand is often referred to as “America’s Tattoo Godmother”, a title she has deservedly earned with over 40 years of dedication to her craft. Kate is fierce, funny…

The ‘Tattoo You’ Brazilian artist has become famous for his gorgeous embroidery patches tattoos. And we talked about the secretes behind them… Eduardo “Duda” Lozano is a Sao Paolo marvellous…

David Jorquera is a chilean talented tattoo artist currently located in Krakow (Poland), known all over the world for his dark and fascinating style. We got in touch with him…

When thinking of badass women in the world of tattooing, many names come to my mind but one in particular stands out. That is Jen Carmean, New Jersey tattooer, biker,…

Williamsburg is a part of Brooklyn that is considered very trendy, filled with the coolest stores, galleries, expensive flea markets, restaurants and cafes, and is home to the newest artists,…

First Saint Petersburg, now Essen. Valentina’s path has just begun in her tattoo art adventure. Read the interview to find out more! (cover photo by @dominicana.photobyanya) One of the most outstanding…

Xoil is able to revolutionize the traditional concept of tattoo art. His creations are hybrids, contaminated and manipulated by all the traditional styles of tattoo art together with graphic art,…

Half-Italian, half-German we talked with the “Dark Neo Traditional” artist who works in Austria at ‘Sacramela Tattoo’. Read this fascinating interview! Still quite “new” in the tattoo world, with a…

I’ve met Pino Cafaro for the first time at the London tattoo convention few years ago. Pino’s style is a very classic and simple Japanese Tattooing, his shop White fox…

When you look at the top artists work, you may be under the illusion of artist satisfaction – especially if their style has a uniqueness breaking the mould. After meeting…

He fell in love with oriental style and have been working many years with enthusiastic dedication to his career: now Kostas Tzikalagias has become one of the most well-known artists…

The black tattoos of El Nigro reflect his many interests (horror films and Italian Neorealism, period photographs – from Victorian cabinet cards to daguerreotypes -, not to mention the folklore…

Andalucia is a familiar land for me, because my mom was born and raised in Granada. Imagine my surprise when I discover the work of Mr Dave Ramirez, some classy…

The hallmark style of Isnard Barbosa rests on twin foundations: playing with his artistic background and innovating, to do fresh pieces which draw on Neo Traditional and Realism. We interviewed…

Meet Jess Yen, aka Horiyen, founder and tattoo artist at My Tattoo (in Alhambra, CA – USA), and discover his amazing, brand new eBook. Hi Jess, would you like to…

Often called the forgotten neighbor, Staten Island is one of the 5 NYC boroughs that is somehow underestimated or well… forgotten, because mosty residential and out of the traditional touristic…

Steve Morante do not need any presentations: he is an amazing tattoo artist, a master of Oriental style, and owner of Fudoshin Tattoos (London). We are proud to show you…

Dark Trash Realism is the term Anrijs Straume uses to describe his style, because – as he tells us in this interview – he likes his work to have a…

Kari Barba began tattooing in 1979, aged 19. Encouraged by a neighbour who saw her great potential, he suggested she give tattooing a shot. Kari had never imagined becoming a…

Meet Lara Brindamour: a young tattoo artist from Canada who caught my attention on Instagram with her simple, clean, and extremely evocative style. I looked for information on her online,…

Most of our favourite childhood films would have been animated. We invested all of our emotions into these cartoon characters, believing they really existed on some level. With the dawn…

We talked with Dillon Forte about his career, his new eBook and a very special tattoo he made for the australian actor Chris Hemsworth (better known as Thor) in Morocco.…