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

...  Those that do truly want to become a tattoo artist, tend to buy their own tattoo supplies and kits, without prior knowledge of what product to buy and practise on their friends, which is highly dangerous. ...

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

... the person being pierced and the piercer. Piercers are expected to sanitize the location to be pierced as well as their hands, even though they will often wear gloves during the procedure (and in some ...

3. History - body piercing
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...  sources.[1] Early records rarely discussed the use of piercings or their meaning, and while jewellery is common among grave goods, the deterioration of the flesh that it once adorned makes it difficult ...

4. About Body piercing
(About Piercing/PIERCING)

... piercing are varied. Some people pierce for religious or spiritual reasons, while others pierce for self-expression, for aesthetic value, for sexual pleasure, to conform to their culture or to rebel ...

5. How Tattoos Work
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... get them are as diverse as the styles and designs they choose. And some people who would never think of tattooing pictures or symbols onto their bodies use permanent makeup -- a type of tattoo -- to emphasize ...

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

... “talk story” with you, others would rather concentrate on the work you’re paying them to do. After all, their job, income, and reputation are on the line when they have the tattooing machine to your ...

7. What kind of questions to ask?
(About Tattoos/About Tattoos)

   What kind of questions to ask?   Whenever you ask to see their collection of photos, the person in the shop will hopefully immediately recognize you as someone who knows a little more about ...

8. Asking to see their portofolio.
(About Tattoos/About Tattoos)

  Asking to see their portofolio.    Do NOT be impressed by the flash on the wall. These illustrations are usually purchased from other artists and do not represent the work of your artist. ...

9. Negative associations
(About Tattoos/About Tattoos)

... gangs use distinctive tattoos to indicate facts about their criminal behavior, prison sentences, and organizational affiliation.[11] A tear tattoo, for example, can be symbolic of murder, with each ...

10. History
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... needed] Various other cultures have had their own tattoo traditions, ranging from rubbing cuts and other wounds with ashes, to hand-pricking the skin to insert dyes.[citation needed] Tattooing ...

11. Tattoos and their Meaning
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  Tattoos and their Meaning   Clock faces without hands - Doing time Tombstones with numbers on them - The years they were inside Tombstones with numbers and RIP - ...

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

... the tool against the stretching hand, manually punctures the skin. Masters of this technique are said to have incredible depth control to their work and be able to produce unique and subtle shadings. ...

13. Koi Tattoos
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... elements of Japanese culture, koi have their roots in Chinese culture and were absorbed into the history and myths of Japan many thousand years ago. koi tattooThe ancestors of these colorful fish ...

14. Star Tattoos.
(About Tattoos/About Tattoos)

... for the tattooists chair and demanding tattoos that reflect their lives.  ...

15. A Brief History of Tattoos
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... in the United States and all around the world. Most tattoo artists were immigrants and their customers were largely outside the mainstream of society. However the mainstream had a fascination with the ...