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Picture this: the month was July, the year was 1997 and the tattoo kit was one of the best on the market, courtesy of Spaulding & Rogers. A talented artist tore through the book inside in a flash, absorbing every last detail he could from cover to cover and launched himself a career right there on the spot.
This...
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Claire Reid is one of those artists who is not content to be just a tattooist. Throw into the mix an accomplished painter as well as organiser of the Rites of Passage Tattoo & Music Festival (Melbourne, Australia) and you start to get an idea of how driven Claire really is.
Remarkably, this drive and determination...
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Sometimes the postman brings you something that makes you sit up and pay attention. Usually it takes a certain amount of chocolate/alcohol/alcoholic chocolate to do the trick in the Skin Deep camp, but then there are the happy moments when a portfolio hits the mat and we think 'ooh, you're a bit special'
That's...
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For many interested in pursuing art as a career, it’s nothing but a pipe-dream. For others, the stars align just fine and they are able to embrace their ambition – and for some... well, for some whom the Sun chooses to shine upon, they even get to work on the very thing that inspired them in the first place. Ladies...
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When I think of realistic tattoos, I like to think of the artists who specialise in this style as the grand masters of tattooing. Like a modern day Leonardo or Rembrandt. It is a style that makes you think, ‘shit, this artist could have painted the Mona Lisa’. One such artist, who evokes this kind of response, is Ben...
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What, another new feature? Yep - in these busy times, quite often all we (on both sides) have time for is rapid fire questions. This issue - Zoltan Krizsan picks up the baton...
Hey, Zoltan, tell us about your background.
"My name is Zoltán Krizsán. I am just a simple guy. I have got a little son so I am a proud...
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It seems, that the days of getting an apprenticeship being the only route in, has well and truly gone – these days a passion to tattoo, determination, hard graft and most importantly an ability to draw artistically can get you far. And in the case of Ettore Bechis, it seems it can get you very far.
Every time I...
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The first time I met Nick Whybrow, he was in the middle of his winter hair growth. Sporting a mop of unruly hair and a beard/moustache combo that would make ZZ Top proud, I was relieved to find that Nick was less intimidating than his appearances first led me to believe...
Coming up for eight years on the tattoo scene...
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With all the tattoo related products available to the ‘consumer’ these days, it is always a moment of pure joy when you come across something that is original and fresh. Recently, I had one of these moments when I first saw the art of Ellen Greene. Ellen falls into the category of collector and lover of tattoo...
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Realism specialist David Corden was a ventilation engineer for 15 years before taking up the needle under the supervision of Jim Gambell at Ritual Art Tattoo; and for most of that time his inner artist had lain dormant, until an offer from his future boss changed everything...
When is a tattoo artist not a tattoo...
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On the tattoo scene he’s famous for bringing the Asian style to America and doing epic tattoos, but to the rest of the world he’s a name on a shirt. Ed Hardy is probably the most well-known tattooist in the world, even though most of his admirers might not even know he is a just that. A tattoo artist...
Ed Hardy doesn...
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Old School has been experiencing something of a revival lately, and despite recent commercialisation there are a wide range of artists who respect traditional tattoo designs for what they have always been, simple, clean and iconic images that evoke a feeling of nostalgia.
When I was first introduced to Mil Martinez’...
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The landscape of the modern city is one in constant flux. New developments springing up where old familiar buildings used to be, properties constantly changing hands and changing identities with surprising regularity, but still there are always landmarks which act as a point of reference. If the landscape of modern...
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“This guy – Dr Rev – he paints in his own blood...” It sounds somewhat basic and if you’re not au fait with his work, you’ll conjure up all kinds of nonsense about what it may look like. Rather fortunate then, that in the biggest ever issue of Skin Deep, we bring you the biggest ever Dr Rev feature so you can see for...
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I like my art tinged with a little bit of craziness. Nothing makes a painting, or a tattoo for that matter, stand out more than when there is a little bit of surrealism thrown in for good measure. One of those artists who is able to do this effortlessly is, Kirk Alley.
And you only have to step foot inside Kirk’s...
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There is no doubt that the number of tattooed and machine-toting women is on the increase. Potent female figures in the media have forged the way for a wave of young female apprentices and women sporting full sleeves are getting younger and younger...
One such artist epitomising this trend is Rae Pinx; a little pink...
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There’s nothing quite like a bit of tattoo/skull-inspired art to brighten your day, your office and your home. Brian Ewing has been brightening days over in the US for quite some time now, but it hasn’t always been that way: “I was working for Hustler on the magazines handling scheduling, prep houses and printers. I...
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Rachel Jamie McCarthy is a young woman with a fresh talent, the latest in an impressive line up of talented tattoo ladies originating from Modern Body Art in Birmingham. She makes traditional tattoos with a feminine flair…
"I’ve always been quite creative. I have my mum to thank for that. I wasn’t an academic...
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In a world where we constantly celebrate the mundane in the name of ‘modern’ art, Colt Prehm’s paintings are a tour de force of visual pleasure. The first thing that strikes you, when you see Colt’s work, is the quality and detail he puts into them. We are talking about portraits that look like Rembrandt himself could...
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Here we go again... the second half of tattoo legend Mario Barth’s extensive, intimate interview. Having already tackled his upbringing in Austria, his move to the United States and his ever-growing tattoo world domination in Part I, the King of Ink now talks about his artists, Tasmanian Devil tattoos, how he keeps...
Picture this: the month was July, the year was 1997 and the tattoo kit was one of the best on the market, courtesy of Spaulding & Rogers. A talented artist tore through the book inside in a flash, absorbing every last detail he could from cover to cover and launched himself a career right there on the spot. This...
Claire Reid is one of those artists who is not content to be just a tattooist. Throw into the mix an accomplished painter as well as organiser of the Rites of Passage Tattoo & Music Festival (Melbourne, Australia) and you start to get an idea of how driven Claire really is. Remarkably, this drive and determination...
Sometimes the postman brings you something that makes you sit up and pay attention. Usually it takes a certain amount of chocolate/alcohol/alcoholic chocolate to do the trick in the Skin Deep camp, but then there are the happy moments when a portfolio hits the mat and we think 'ooh, you're a bit special' That's...
For many interested in pursuing art as a career, it’s nothing but a pipe-dream. For others, the stars align just fine and they are able to embrace their ambition – and for some... well, for some whom the Sun chooses to shine upon, they even get to work on the very thing that inspired them in the first place. Ladies...
When I think of realistic tattoos, I like to think of the artists who specialise in this style as the grand masters of tattooing. Like a modern day Leonardo or Rembrandt. It is a style that makes you think, ‘shit, this artist could have painted the Mona Lisa’. One such artist, who evokes this kind of response, is Ben...
What, another new feature? Yep - in these busy times, quite often all we (on both sides) have time for is rapid fire questions. This issue - Zoltan Krizsan picks up the baton... Hey, Zoltan, tell us about your background. "My name is Zoltán Krizsán. I am just a simple guy. I have got a little son so I am a proud...
It seems, that the days of getting an apprenticeship being the only route in, has well and truly gone – these days a passion to tattoo, determination, hard graft and most importantly an ability to draw artistically can get you far. And in the case of Ettore Bechis, it seems it can get you very far. Every time I...
The first time I met Nick Whybrow, he was in the middle of his winter hair growth. Sporting a mop of unruly hair and a beard/moustache combo that would make ZZ Top proud, I was relieved to find that Nick was less intimidating than his appearances first led me to believe... Coming up for eight years on the tattoo scene...
With all the tattoo related products available to the ‘consumer’ these days, it is always a moment of pure joy when you come across something that is original and fresh. Recently, I had one of these moments when I first saw the art of Ellen Greene. Ellen falls into the category of collector and lover of tattoo...
Realism specialist David Corden was a ventilation engineer for 15 years before taking up the needle under the supervision of Jim Gambell at Ritual Art Tattoo; and for most of that time his inner artist had lain dormant, until an offer from his future boss changed everything... When is a tattoo artist not a tattoo...
On the tattoo scene he’s famous for bringing the Asian style to America and doing epic tattoos, but to the rest of the world he’s a name on a shirt. Ed Hardy is probably the most well-known tattooist in the world, even though most of his admirers might not even know he is a just that. A tattoo artist... Ed Hardy doesn...
Old School has been experiencing something of a revival lately, and despite recent commercialisation there are a wide range of artists who respect traditional tattoo designs for what they have always been, simple, clean and iconic images that evoke a feeling of nostalgia. When I was first introduced to Mil Martinez’...
The landscape of the modern city is one in constant flux. New developments springing up where old familiar buildings used to be, properties constantly changing hands and changing identities with surprising regularity, but still there are always landmarks which act as a point of reference. If the landscape of modern...
“This guy – Dr Rev – he paints in his own blood...” It sounds somewhat basic and if you’re not au fait with his work, you’ll conjure up all kinds of nonsense about what it may look like. Rather fortunate then, that in the biggest ever issue of Skin Deep, we bring you the biggest ever Dr Rev feature so you can see for...
I like my art tinged with a little bit of craziness. Nothing makes a painting, or a tattoo for that matter, stand out more than when there is a little bit of surrealism thrown in for good measure. One of those artists who is able to do this effortlessly is, Kirk Alley. And you only have to step foot inside Kirk’s...
There is no doubt that the number of tattooed and machine-toting women is on the increase. Potent female figures in the media have forged the way for a wave of young female apprentices and women sporting full sleeves are getting younger and younger... One such artist epitomising this trend is Rae Pinx; a little pink...
There’s nothing quite like a bit of tattoo/skull-inspired art to brighten your day, your office and your home. Brian Ewing has been brightening days over in the US for quite some time now, but it hasn’t always been that way: “I was working for Hustler on the magazines handling scheduling, prep houses and printers. I...
Rachel Jamie McCarthy is a young woman with a fresh talent, the latest in an impressive line up of talented tattoo ladies originating from Modern Body Art in Birmingham. She makes traditional tattoos with a feminine flair… "I’ve always been quite creative. I have my mum to thank for that. I wasn’t an academic...
In a world where we constantly celebrate the mundane in the name of ‘modern’ art, Colt Prehm’s paintings are a tour de force of visual pleasure. The first thing that strikes you, when you see Colt’s work, is the quality and detail he puts into them. We are talking about portraits that look like Rembrandt himself could...
Here we go again... the second half of tattoo legend Mario Barth’s extensive, intimate interview. Having already tackled his upbringing in Austria, his move to the United States and his ever-growing tattoo world domination in Part I, the King of Ink now talks about his artists, Tasmanian Devil tattoos, how he keeps...