Artists

As I walked towards the bright pink piercing shop sign labeled “Punktured”, I was very aware that I had never in my life met someone entirely covered in black tattoos. I walk up to the…

“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…

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…

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…

If you’re a fan of Paramount Network’s hit show Ink Master, then no doubt you know who Robbie Ripoll and Jayvo Scott are! The brothers appeared on the show’s Rivals Edition to battle out their…