Artists

“If you have a clear direct vision about what you want in life you can achieve anything.” – Dillon Forte With a client roster that includes Chris Hemsworth and Kat Von D along with appearances…

Two of the best tattoo artists in the country are about to be awarded a combined $20k cash for earning 1st place positions in the debut TattooAwards.com Artists’ Cup & People’s Choice annual tattoo artist competitions. The Artists’ Cup and People’s…

Michal Malanowski is a tattoo artist from Newied, Germany. He’s been tattooing for eight years. What or who inspired you to pursue your career as a tattoo artist? One of the heavy drinking guys in…

Inspired by the love and passion for art in all it’s different forms, Justin Haug has always held a special place in his heart for the tattoo industry.  Growing up, Justin remembers his father having tattoos…

Don’t let the digital world intimidate you. Direct mail marketing continues to be an effective marketing tool especially for local businesses like a tattoo shop. The tattoo industry generates approximately 50 billion dollars a year and…

In the tattoo industry Filip Leu is a name that speaks for itself, and if you don’t know who he is, I suggest you go back to and do your homework. Filip is a historical…

Tel Aviv artist Joe Ankave has been tattooing for 7 years. His style is best described as Neo-traditional Japanese. “My passion is only about tattooing! Even if I do something else besides tattooing, the motivation…

We’ve admired the art of Caleb Neff for several years – most of it in the form of beautiful tattoos on his Rockstar brother Ryan Neff, bassist for the Metalcore stalwarts Miss May I from…

Tucked away in “Middle Earth”, otherwise known as Mansfield, Ohio, is the historic and infamous film location for the movie ‘Shawshank Redemption’ (and recently several ghost hunting shows).  On July 13th (Friday the 13th!), 14th,…

Melvin Tay is a tattoo artist from Singapore who specializes in Chinese Oriental abstract, he’s also a dear friend of mine. I met Melvin for the first time in 2011 during a convention in Belgium and…