Artists and Studios

We spoke to Daria about her modest dreams as a child, how she plans her world tattooing tours, and her remarkably practical advice for apprentice artists!

We spoke to studio owner Nikole about the ethos of this women-owned business, the team’s essential tattoo supplies, and Hackney Central’s bustling tattoo scene - plus a mysterious invitation to check out the studio bathroom…

We spoke to Veda about how she defines her art style, her favourite colour palette and techniques to work with, as well as her plans for 2024 and beyond!

Next up on our road trip to collect the finest tattoo tutorials from our fantastic sponsored artists, we visit Grace Neutral at the new-and-improved Femme Fatale studio in London to watch as she creates this hand poked mandala!

We spoke to Anshin Anshin about the story behind his name, how he picks his colour inks, and his recommendations for staying current in today’s world!

For our first tattoo tutorial of 2024 we visited Simon Mora at The Other Side tattoo studio in Liverpool to find out the secrets behind his epic skull blackwork!

We spoke to Grace about who inspired her at the beginning of her career, her list of major body modifications, and what her dream tattoo session would look like!

We had a chat with Tasha-Leigh Stewart about working alongside her husband, finding geometry in everything around her, and the funniest award she’s won to date!

We spoke to Sudanim about how he’s improved over the years, why he prefers to freehand symmetrical work rather than use stencils, and what his admirers can get for him this Christmas…

We stole a few moments of Makkala’s time to find out about how she became a tattoo artist, the support she’s had along the way, and what essential skills apprentices should be picking up.