From social security numbers to butterflies, tattoo designs have changed dramatically over the last 150 years. From 1960 to 1995, the number of tattoo artists working in the US skyrocketed from 500 to ...

Save this article to read it later. Yet another hobby has emerged from inside quarantine: do-it-yourself tattoos. Over the last however many days spent inside, I’ve seen no fewer than three people ...

If you’ve ever been interested in exploring the history of tattoos or designing one, the Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art will host its next monthly Tattoo Design Workshop at 3 p.m. Feb. 11. The ...

Solidifying your design, figuring out the placement, and deciding what tattoo artist or shop you want to work with are just as important as practicing proper aftercare. Many tattoos have a story. Your ...

It’s funny to imagine tough guys with tatts covering their arms sitting down to plan out each sleeve—sketching out the designs on paper, talking them over with their tattoo artist, searching for ...

Tattoo artists shared the designs they love to work on and the ones they don't really like inking. Mandala and blackwork tattoos are popular among artists. Designs with tiny text can get blurry with ...

Tattoos can yield all sorts of different results as the years go by. Some of the tattoos that look coolest in the short-term — white ink and watercolor tattoos, anyone? — may end up drastically ...

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Today’s youth are more colorful than their parents, at least when it comes to permanent body art. Once considered taboo in mainstream cultures in the US and Europe, tattoos are more accepted socially ...

Greensburg tattoo shop owner Nick Christofano has inked himself into the industry history books. After 28 years in the business, Christofano received a patent late last year for a tattoo machine he ...