Tattoo art: tattoos, designs, art, bodyart, history, designers
A guide to websites
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Articles
Articles on tattooing, from Tattoos.com.
Latest tattoos articles. Chronicle
How Tattoos Went From Subculture to Pop Culture. HuffPost
How Tattoos Are Entering the World of Fine Art. The Atlantic
Australia
Tattoo Shops Melbourne
This website is a directory of the most talented tattoo parlours in Melbourne and the surrounding areas.
Aztec
Aztec tattoos from TattooFinder.com
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The Bead Ring. A Tattoo art webring.
Bad Tattoos. The worst tattoos in the world.
Blogs *
Tattoo Blog
A gateway to the world of Tattoos and skin art. A friendly online tattoo community which provides its members with the very best in tattoo related help.
Bob Baxter’s Blog
Mr. Roadtripperwrites on all things tattoo-related.
A Forum for Tattooed People
(UK)
Graphic Body Tattoo
A blog with information about body tattoos, tattoo ideas, tattoo removal for the tattoo newbie or body tattoo enthusiast.
InkedBlog
Iinkedblog takes you beneath the skin of today’s tattoo culture.
Needles and Sins Tattoo Blog
A weblog focusing on tattoos, tattoo culture, music, art, books and more.
20 Tattoo blogs you must read.
New Look Houston
Tattoo Blogs-Tattoo Forums
The best tattoo blogs and body art forums on the internet. Interesting blogging about tattooing and the art and talent involved.
A Tattooed Blog by Noel Boyd. LiveInk
Connect, explore and share over 1 million tattoo designs, photographs, artworks, meanings, stories and more.
Needles and Sins Tattoo Blog Tattoos Day
Writing about Tattoo work in the New York City area.
TattoosOn: The Tattoo Social Networking Website
The Place for Tattoo Lovers, Tattoo Artists, Tattoo Galleries etc.
Body painting, body art *
Body painting web directory, by Sentai.
World Body Painting Association
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Celebrity tattoos
Celebrity tattoos. Every Tattoo.com.
Celtic
Celtic Tattoo Art, a site by Pat Fish.
China
90+ Chinese tattoo symbols with images and meanings
Best 25+ Chinese tattoos ideas on Pinterest
Chinese Tattoo Symbols. 300 Most Popular Characters
Conventions *
Auckland International Tattoo Convention
Conventions, a web list from Tattoos.com. U.S. and international websites.
The London International Tattoo Convention
Sydney Bodyart and Tattoo Expo
Cross
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Designs, designers, artists *
Designs and pictures. Tattoos by Design (U.K.) Deviant Art database of tattoo designs
Free Tattoo Designs. Star Tattoos, Tribal, Cross, Butterfly
Over 8000 free tattoo designs.
The Top 50 Most Popular Tattoo Designs
Tattoos, body art
Every Tattoo Magazine
J. D. Crowe’s Tattoo Art
Tattoo Art has been producing high quality tattoo designs for professional tattoo artists for over twenty years.
Tattoo Art: The World’s Most Popular Designs
Flash, books and a section dedicated to vector art designs.
Designs
Tribal tattoos, Celtic tattoos, tattoo designs, cross tattoos, flower tattoos, lower back tattoos, butterfly tattoos…
Tattoo Artists.org
TattooArtists.org is a free professional and social networking community for Tattoos.
Designs
Tribal, Celtic, tattoo designs, cross, flower, lower back, butterfly, sun…Tattoofinder.com
Tattoo Johnny
A large collection of free, downloadable tattoos.
Directories *
Live Needle.com
Connect, explore and share over 1 million tattoo designs, photographs, artworks, meanings, stories and more.
Tattoo-Art.com
A major internet portal.
Free Tattoo Designs and Patterns. Tattoos and Art.com
Butterfly tattoos, Fairy, Lower Back, Girl Tattoos, Tribal, Star, Cross tattoos and more.
Artelino: The Magic of Art
Introduction and background on Japanese tattoo art with reference to tattoo images in Japanese prints.
Celebrity
Tattoos worn by historical figures and modern day celebrities.
Japan
Images, artwork, equipment information, artist and studio listing and links.
The Tattoo Convention Calendar
A ‘Top 50’ list of events, detailed information on various events with photographs, reviews, and jury details.
Vanishing Tattoo
Image galleries, meanings of popular designs and symbols, lists of celebrity tattoos, historical information and contests.
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Flash
Flash Tattoos
featuring flash tattoos by Edward Lee, Guy Aitchison & top flash artists worldwide.
Female tattoos
Female Tattoos
Tattoos that are feminine in design, and are usually favored by women or girls.
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History *
History of Hawaiian and Polynesian tattooing.
History of tattooing.
Wikipedia
Tattoo Archive
C.W. (Chuck) Eldridge’s site has good tattoo history information.
NeedlesAndSins.com
A weblog focusing on tattoos and tattoo culture.
The Vanishing Tattoo
An epic quest around the world in search of the last authentic tribal tattoos.
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Japan *
Artelino: The Magic of Art
Introduction and background on Japanese tattoo art with reference to tattoo images in Japanese prints.
Horitaka
An apprentice of Horiyoshi III. Images, links, and writings.
Japan Tattoo Art
Images, artwork, equipment information, artist and studio listing and links.
Horitaka. The Horiyoshi Family
Journals and blogs *
Body Paint Magazine
Convention and event listings, ordering information, resources and contact information.
Ink Brothers
Articles, artist of the month, piercing galleries, tattoos, scarification and branding, as well as a message board and submission instructions.
International Tattoo Art Magazine
Machinegun Magazine
A forum for the exchange and discussion of ideas about tattooing and the equipment used.
Skin and Ink
Includes a listing of studios and artist from around the world, reader’s photographs, past issues, historical information on the art form, image galleries and subscription information.
Bella Online. Tattoos for women.
Skin Deep and Skin Shots Tattoo Magazines
Body Modification Ezine. BMEZINE
Tattoos.com, a major tattoo internet portal.
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Live Needle.com
Connect, explore and share over 1 million tattoo designs, photographs, artworks, meanings, stories and more.
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Maori *
See: Maori and Polynesian tattoos
Museums *
Maritime museums around the world – a directory.
Mariners’ Museum, Newport, Virginia
National Maritime Museum, London
Tattoos Pictures Museum, an image gallery.
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National Geographic Magazine tattoo and body-piercing gallery.
New Zealand *
Tattoo Gallery, Tattoos. PowerHouse Tattoo Studio, New Zealand.
New Zealand Tattoo and Art Festival
Monique’s Euro Tattoo Studio New Zealand
Electric Ink Tattoo Studio & Wicked Art Body Piercing, Levin.
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Photo galleries
Tattoo Artists, a Tattoo Art Photo Gallery
A free online community for tattoo art.
Polynesia *
See: Maori and Polynesian tattoos
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Rank my Tattoos
Show your picture and/or vote your opinion of pictures submitted by users of this website. Religious tattoos.
Religious Tattoos
A site devoted to Judeo-Christian body art.
TattooSymbol
Provides important information about tattoo design choices.
Hanzi Smatter
Blog dedicated to the misuse of Chinese characters in Western culture.
Removal
How Tattoos Work
A site that explores all aspects of tattooing, including safety and health issues.
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Tattoo-Art.com. A major portal.
Tattoo galleries *
Tattoodles. Tattoo art & designs, a gallery.
Tattoo traditions of the Pacific. By Tricia Allen.
Temporary tattoos *
Tattoofashion
A specialist in temporary tattoos
TattooAds
Custom fake temporary Australian tattoos.
Temporary tattoos.
Wikipedia
Tribalectic. Body modification, body jewellery.
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The Virtual Tattoo Museum. Lyle & Tuttle
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