Tattoo artists talk: numbing cream for tattoos
Ah yes, yet another never ending discussion in the tattoo industry – numbing cream. To numb or not to numb?
Ah yes, yet another never ending discussion in the tattoo industry – numbing cream. To numb or not to numb?
Amongst all of the talented tattoo artists at the Brussels Tattoo Convention was also Fred Bertoli, a neo-traditional artist from France.
At the recent Brussels Tattoo Convention, model Ad.ink.ra had the opportunity to participate in the Black Tape project. We had the luck to be able to interview her and get some insights inside the tattoo modelling world. She talked about her start, her future goals and how the Miss Tattoo France contest discriminated her. Let’s …
Dario has been in the tattoo industry for 7 years now, but his art journey started much earlier than this. He began his journey as a child of art, with his father introducing him to the industry at the age of seven.
Roman Vainer is a realism tattoo artist who has been in the industry for quite a while now – he started back in 2008! His journey however, started even earlier at just 12 years old. We decided to interview him and we’re glad we did!
This convention is considered one of the most important in Europe and Juan wanted to make a bold statement by attending, which he managed to do might we add.
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Did you know the first 24 hours after getting your new ink are the most crucial ones to the whole healing process of your new tattoo? Well, if you didn’t we’re guessing there are a few more things you probably don’t know about the importance of tattoo aftercare and its healing process. Luckily for you, …
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