1. What To Consider When Becoming A Tattoo Artist
(About Tattoos/About Tattoos)

... ancient body art practise, into a fashion trendsetter for young people and adults alike. The UK will only allow young people over the age of eighteen to obtain a tattoo, therefore those that do gain ...

2. Ear - Conch
(About Piercing/PIERCING)

... bead ring). A dermal punch may also be used to bypass stretching. With both stretching and dermal punching, this becomes nearly permanent as the body cannot replace cartilage, and the skin will only ...

3. Risks associated with body piercing
(About Piercing/PIERCING)

Risks associated with body piercing Some risks: Allergic reaction to the metal in the piercing jewellery, particularly nickel. This risk can be minimized by using high quality jewellery manufactured ...

4. History - body piercing
(About Piercing/PIERCING)

History - body piercing   Body adornment has only recently become a subject of serious scholarly research by archaeologists, who have been hampered in studying body piercing by a sparsity of primary ...

5. Ear - Auricle
(About Piercing/PIERCING)

  Ear - Auricle   The Auricle piercing is the one that is done on the outer rim of the ear. This piercing is commonly done. Ball closure rings are used to adorn the ear. However make sure ...

6. About Body piercing
(About Piercing/PIERCING)

   About Body piercing   Body Piercing, a form of body modification, is the practice of puncturing or cutting a part of the human body, creating an opening in which jewellery may be worn. The ...

7. How should i act when i get on that chair?
(About Tattoos/About Tattoos)

... it or not, your body is going through quite an adrenalin rush. Try to remain calm and not too anxious. Your hyped-up condition and your anxiety about the anticipated pain of your experience by themselves ...

8. RESPECT: What to ask from artists?
(About Tattoos/About Tattoos)

... walks of life may be interested in body-art.   A potential customer should *NOT* be made to feel out-of-place or ashamed for walking in wearing a business suit, or an LL Bean dress. It is amazing ...

9. Negative associations
(About Tattoos/About Tattoos)

    Negative associations   In Japan, tattoos are strongly associated with the yakuza, particularly full body tattoos done the traditional Japanese way (Tebori). Certain public Japanese ...

10. Tattoo Techniques - East vs West
(About Tattoos/About Tattoos)

... of pigment. Due to the abundance of body art on the planet, we see that trial and error led to the refinements of depth, line control and shading. Different cultures all practiced tattooing, but evolved ...

11. Koi Tattoos
(About Tattoos/About Tattoos)

... as a bold back piece. Their curving or straight body lines allowed them to be fitted into a variety of spaces and shapes on the human figure. They are often depicted amidst watery wa ...

12. Tribal Tattoos.
(About Tattoos/About Tattoos)

... tribal tattoo styles. Tribal styles can be traditional 'black work' covering the arms or more colorful styles characterised by the 'Modern Primitive' look covering the entire body.  ...

13. A Brief History of Tattoos
(About Tattoos/About Tattoos)

... art of tattoos as evidenced by those who lined up at carnivals and sideshows to see the spectacular body art of the tattooed man or lady. Still, for all their fascination, most of the respectable ...