Category: Guides & Tips
From Israel to Germany to Japan, tattoo artist Nitzan Dor (@nitzandor_tattoo) has travelled the world honing her unique style. When she’s not tattooing anime characters on to her clients’ skin, she’s still immersed in the world of anime and manga – watching and reading. That’s when she’s not learning Japanese, that is. Currently working at tattoo…
Tattoos can attract people from all walks of life, including scientists and doctors. However, as Scarlet Johnson, Maegan Doi, and Loren Yamamoto showed in their article “Adverse Effects of Tattoos and Piercing on Parent/Patient Confidence in Health Care Providers” and as also argued by Michael Rees in “Tattooing in Contemporary Society: Identity and Authenticity,” scientists and…
In Bordeaux, at La Diablerie studio, Dualypulp masterfully blends neo-traditional and kawaii styles. Beneath her playful, colorful, and irresistibly cute tattoos often lie much deeper life stories. Trained in fine arts, the 31-year-old artist has built her place in the tattoo world through curiosity, creativity, and a stubbornly upbeat determination. With a real knack for…
If you’re looking for a predictable pint, keep walking. Drekker Brewing Company doesn’t do safe, subtle, or ordinary. Born from a band of misfits in Fargo, North Dakota, Drekker has spent the last decade turning beer into something between a chemistry experiment and an art show, with a splash of chaos for flavor. Their cans…
Many tattoo artists have tattooed themselves, but Dmitriy Tkach might be the only one who did so at age 10. “My grandfather introduced me to tattoos,” Tkach says while reflecting on his childhood in Zhytomyr, Ukraine. “He had one on his arm and told me how he got it, almost under homemade conditions. As a…
We are in the historic heart of Barcelona, just a few steps from the Gothic Quarter. Here lies Family Art Tattoo a landmark studio founded in 2011 and now home to an international collective of artists recognized for their technical skill, visual identity, and shared values. With two studios in the city and a team…
Robert Borbás, universally known as Grindesign, is one of those artists who never stop questioning their own work. And while his illustrated universe continues to grow, it is in tattooing that he has undergone the most profound transformation in recent years. “I’m really starting to understand what works on skin and what belongs to the…
Jutes returns with a new album that expands the world he started building on Sleepyhead. It’s raw, emotional, and unfiltered, a body of work shaped by honesty rather than expectation. Image credit Josh Flores A Natural Progression From Sleepyhead This album didn’t emerge from a blank slate. It grew directly from the sonic breakthrough Jutes…
Based between Seoul and Germany, Korean artist Jihoon Choi, known as Undulmood, creates ornamental blackwork tattoos that flow with the rhythm of the body. His work explores balance, philosophy, and cultural identity — a dialogue between East and West, minimalism and intensity, tradition and the modern world. Hi Undulmood, welcome to TattooLife.com. Could you introduce…
For December, Inked Magazine is proud to feature InkMonstarr as our Man of the Month. Pronounced “Monstarr” with two R’s like a Rolls Royce, InkMonstarr hails from Grand Island, Nebraska, and was raised between Las Vegas, NV, and Hanford, CA. He’s a jack of all trades: recording artist, actor, model, and a living canvas with…
