Health and safety can sometimes take a back seat to other more exciting aspects of getting a tattoo, but it is indeed serious and should be thought about when choosing a tattoo studio. With a bit of common sense and a few industry tips you can enjoy your tattoo and protect yourself from unsafe and [...]

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The first step in inking in the tattoo from the stencil is to go over the outline. The tattooer will use a machine that has been tuned specifically for outlining and will use a fine needle cluster for thin lines. Before ‘drawing’ an area of the tattoo with the machine he / she will apply [...]

Generally when it comes to getting a tattoo, you get what you pay for. Good equipment isn’t cheap. Good quality inks that will last for many years as a crisp tattoo and minimal fading are not cheap. Good hygiene and all of the disposable safety barriers are not cheap. Renting a studio space in a [...]

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Once the outline has been ‘drawn’ on, the tattooer can begin to fill-in and / or shade the rest of the tattoo. They will most likely use a different machine or set of machines for this task as the different needle clusters provide different ‘brushes’ to apply the ink with. How long this takes depends [...]

Still can’t decide on a design? No worries… just check out some of these photos of tattoos from Australia and around the world that people have posted to their Flickr account. Happy hunting!   Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the [...]

Rating: Price: US$24.95 (special offer price – normally $49.95) This tattoo design collection is rather new to the web. It boasts over 3,500 tattoo designs plus many tips an tricks. Some of the designs are award winning Flash. This site has over 40 categories of tattoo designs to choose from plus some interesting extras! There [...]

All good tattoo studios will offer some sort of free follow-up work. This may entail just a check-up to see how the tattoo was healing or more likely booking another session to do more work. This should be free (but of course if they offer this service, it is only fair to make sure you [...]

There are many schools of thought on the best aftercare practice. There are dozens of articles on the web and you will suddenly meet dozens of ‘experts’ in your friends, at the pub etc. who all have an opinion of the best way to look after a new tattoo. It is advisable to listen to [...]