by Glenna on March 29, 2013
Japanese script is a popular choice for a tattoo. There can be a issue, though, when you are not a Japanese speaking person and don’t understand all of the differences between the script styles. This About.com video discusses three different styles. She shows you examples of Kanji, Katana and Hiragana. The best thing to do [...]
by Glenna on March 27, 2013
You NEED to do your research before heading over to the tattoo shop. You also should have a hard copy of your tattoo to give the artist so that you can be sure you don’t end up with something you don’t want. Kanji is essentially a pictograph, so you are wearing an image – art [...]
This is a great little video from About.com that discusses the meaning of some of the most popular flower tattoos. It is a good flower tattoo video that can help you to see some different styles and looks to choose from if you happen to be thinking about incorporating flowers into your tattoo or going [...]
by Glenna on January 20, 2012
Chris Garver Tattoo Video in Tokyo from Billy De on Vimeo. Here’s a cool video that features Chris Garver and a inside look at the process of doing a tattoo on a man named Akira from Tokyo, Japan. He starts out by doing the preliminary ink tracing of the tattoo, which happens to be two [...]
by Glenna on October 21, 2011
This video shows three different full back tattoos done by Anna Hang of Garden Grove, CA. Her work has an Asian feel, but the work is incredible! Full, rich and with exceptional details going on through the whole thing each time – they are really works of art that these guys must be very happy [...]
by Glenna on September 23, 2011
Check out this incredibly detailed and involved tattoo of the Titanic. Steve Hide of Marchwood began his tattoo five years ago and planned to have the entire thing done in time for the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, which is actually coming up now in 2012. The client, Steve Hide, says about [...]
by Glenna on August 31, 2011
This video details a quick video interview of a tattoo client that is looking to get a sleeve of a Tibetan Skull and a flower. The video shows how the artist applies the some of the main images that the client is requesting, then fills in the space in between with his own free-hand design. [...]
by Glenna on July 24, 2011
Some of these tattoos are very well done…and some are not, that’s for sure. But whether you think that they are awesome or huge mistakes, it keeps the world interesting, that’s for sure! Some people want to have fun and really poke fun at themselves with a tattoo – and some people take it to [...]