Norwegian tattoo artist and co-owner of the Dropout Collective in Copenhagen, Ruben Langsted creates black and grey work inspired by classic art and architecture. From the beginnings of his career to becoming a world-renowned artist with complete artistic control over his work, Ruben’s tattoos have become better, larger, and more intricate over time. We asked […]

2020 and 2021 were, frankly, a bit much. In 2022, we managed to regain a little bit of normality by making it to a bunch of conventions and visiting some of our sponsored artists. We were treated to a few new products, got the inside scoop on some of our favourite companies, and filmed plenty […]

Christmas might not be as cool as Halloween, but so what? In an industry like ours, we make it cool - from your Hallmark holiday movies to those technically-a-Christmas-film pictures, there’s a killer tattoo artist ready to turn your favourite festive flick into an epic tattoo! Don’t be a cotton-headed ninnymuggins, have a look through […]

Cheyenne is the company that revolutionised the tattoo landscape with the invention of pen-style tattoo machines and backflow-preventing needle cartridges, which are now an industry standard. We spoke to Head of Product Management and Customer Relations, Richard Weiss, about the history of Cheyenne, how the team develop new products, and what the company has in […]

British tattoo artist Joe Frost creates bold neo-traditional tattoos from his own White Boar Tattoo studio in Sheffield. From large and intricate sleeves to smaller neo-trad pieces, Joe’s style is adaptable across animals, people and scenery, and takes inspiration from British history. We talk to Joe about how he set up his very own studio […]

While at the 2022 Milano Tattoo Convention, we took some time to check out the talent on display at the Kuro Sumi Imperial row. Kuro Sumi brought a gang of artists including Marta Make, whose Fine Art Black & Grey set joined the Imperial range recently and received great feedback from tattooists across Europe. Get […]

The 2022 Milano Tattoo Convention was pretty hectic, with hundreds of world-class artists under one roof for three days of work. We paid a visit to some of our favourites to get timelapses of their work in progress - check out the videos below for incredible tattoo artistry from Duda Lozano, Johnny Dots, Caterina Molin, […]

Kuro Sumi is a brand known worldwide for the high quality and rich colours of its vegan-friendly tattoo inks. Reacting to the latest EU REACH regulations, Kuro Sumi released the Imperial tattoo ink line, featuring vibrant colours as well as all-new sets for black and grey work. We had a chat with Zhang Po, tattoo […]

We made the pilgrimage to Milan in October for the 26th edition of the prestigious Milano Tattoo Convention 2022, and here’s what we’ve got to show for it! Hundreds of world-class tattoo artists came along for the convention over the 21st-23rd of October, which saw a hectic three days of tattooing, extreme entertainment and, of […]

Based in her own Electric 07 studio in Mannheim, Germany, Sissy_Ink creates incredible realism tattoos across black and grey and colour styles. Specialising in portraits, Sissy_Ink has immortalised family members, pets and celebrities on her clients’ skin, as well as iconic moments from TV and film. We had a chat with Sissy_Ink about the tattoo […]