Flash Your Tattoo

Even though Taylor Cort has been a tattoo artist for less than 5 years you could never tell that from the high quality work he punches out  His work is detailed and his shop is known for it’s custom work with almost no flash adorning the walls.   Now that he has opened up his shop, Mutiny Tattoo (located in Asheville North Carolina), he is now focusing his artwork on publishing books of his drawings.  The man lives and breathes art.  His first book is published and available on his Myspace page and he says he’s already working on the next 2 art books. His portrait work is top notch as well as his color work.   (continue reading…)

The sunshine state – Florida – lawmakers are currently considering passing a new bill that would require tattoo artists practicing their trade in the state to attend classes on good hygiene and blood diseases. A good idea. Reading the article you’d think Florida had almost no regulations on their tattoo industry. The new fill would also ban kids younger than 16-years-old from getting a tattoo. It would still allow 17 and 18 year olds to get tattoos but only with their parents’ consent. (continue reading…)

It almost seems like Tom Renshaw has made a pact with the devil. How else can a tattoo artist create such realism? I don’t think anyone can touch Renshaw when it comes to the photo realism category of tattoos. His ability holds true whether his subject is an animal or human. They say many of his clients are fellow tattoo artists. That’s probably because they can appreciate his talent even more than an average ink collector. (continue reading…)

In the old days – hand tattoos usually meant some type of crude text splattered across the knuckles.  Well, that typical design is blessedly gone.  Now there are beautiful pieces of art created by tattoo artists these days.  (continue reading…)

Most people love to watch a tattoo artist work.  Often if a friend is getting tattooed they have a whole family of friends that come in to keep them company and hang out.  With some places of business this is easy while others have a limited amount of space to accomodate everyone.  (continue reading…)

Black Market Art has brought tattoo artists together with custom clothing for the past 5 years.Recently, they have expanded this concept by having artists paint coffin lids – not real lids but wooden cutouts in the shape of a coffin lid.  The artists have free range in their choice of media – including watercolors, oils, and airbrush. (continue reading…)