January 2009 Archives

Here's a Vimby video of Paul Booth and his studio, the Last Rites lair. Also well-known as the  Dark Lord of Tattooing, his tattoo designs mostly depict themes of mystery and death and portrayed  beautifully with the range of hues of the ink sets he use.
 

More and more women these days are having tattoos in different parts of their bodies. It has become a fashion item these days and has become socially acceptable, largely due to the fact that many celebrities are openly sporting tattoos.
It is common to see smaller tattoos in women but I have found over the internet several pictures of women with full body tattoos and man, do they look very sexy indeed. Some of these are in black or colored tattoos but they look beautiful nonetheless.
 

As the popularity of tattoos grows, so is the rising need for tattoo removal. Often because of bad tattoo decisions, or they want to remove the name of boyfriend or girlfriend with whom they recently broken up with. Still others say it's because of the bad economy that people wanted to depart from their visible tattoos to keep them from getting a job, and some plain because they made a careless decision.

The result, more people are turning to tattoo removal clinics. However it's not so easy getting a tattoo removed. The procedure is a very painful, even more painful than getting the actual tattoo. It's also very expensive, and you will often go for multiple sessions if its not all taken cared of in one sitting. And oftentimes, the whole tattoo design isn't completely gone. You will still see a faint mark left by tattoo ink in your skin, even after spending all that time, money and pain to make it go away. So if don't want to end up with an agonizing procedure (not to mention the scar it leaves o your skin) and an empty wallet, make sure you are 120% sure you wanted that tattoo design in the first place and get it done right with a professional artist and high quality tattoo inks and tattoo supplies.

A video of a tattoo removal session:

Pretty girls and tattoos never go out of style. A pinup girl is a woman whose so enticing, she would inspire you to place her picture on the wall. The term was used as early as 1941 and until now is still very popular among tattoo enthusiasts. Done in either black and gray or full color, with the right kind of ink and a professional artist these designs are truly spectacular. Here are some of the pin-up tattoo designs done by tattoo artists all over the web.

Ever wondered how a UV blacklight ink is applied since you cant see them under normal light? Well here's a video of an awsome dragon tattoo done on blacklight UV tattoo ink. Enjoy :)

No other creature in mythology has appeared in so many cultures from such remote parts of the world as Dragons. From eastern to western these majestic creatures symbolizes different meanings to different races. That's why Dragon designs either done in black ink or in vibrant colored pigments, these  tattoo designs have been a favorite of tattoo enthusiast and artists a like.
Artists of these different designs have done such a great job on the subject. Add some black light ink highlights and these designs will be more magnificent.

Gloves are very essential to tattoo artists, by walking up to a store you are faced with several decisions to make latex or non-latex, powdered or non-powdered, medical or surgical? This article will give shed some light to these common questions and help you the next time you go around the tattoo supply shop.

Medical gloves are safety accessories that ensure sanitary conditions for both patients and health professionals not only in hospitals but also other in professions like tattoo businesses that exposes them to possible to infections and diseases through contact with bodily fluids. Among the two main types of medical gloves used, medical and surgical, the latter have more precise sizing (usually from 5.5 to 9 ) are made to higher specifications.

Traditional medical gloves are made of latex and powdered with cornstarch to lubricate the gloves but since studies show that cornstarch can sometimes delay healing of tissues during surgery, contemporary non-powdered gloves have been used more commonly. Also there are a number of cases were professionals as well as their clients and patients tend to develop allergies and reactions to latex. That's why gloves made of non-latex materials such as vinyl and nitrile rubber have been manufactured. However, these gloves generally do not give as much sensitivity and control as latex gloves. Plus, high-grade non-latex gloves such as (nitrile gloves) are a bit more expensive than their latex counterparts.

From one of the leading companies in tattoo ink industry, Skin Candy comes a new great product: ROAN, the World's First Black Cherry Shading Ink. Use ROAN as you would A grey wash, and the result is a slight hint of dark burgundy in the black that gives you a kind of fresh tattoo look when healed. Its also great for contrast aor a nice option for black and gray work. Roan is a 3-stage shading ink, where 1 is darkest, 2 is midtone, 3 is lightest.

See Candy ROAN in action: