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You raise your price, and the calendar slows down. The bills don't, so you drop back to your old rate. Now you're booked out again, working too much for too little. I've been there, charging $100 an hour and burned out. At a lower price, cl

!!! PRE-ORDER EBOOKS AVAILABLE NOW !!! PLEASE READ ENTIRELY! In less than a week, on October 27th, "Give a Little More This Season" will be published and available for purchase! This time, not only will it be available in physical paperback

Book a Free Consultation with @sikkitattoo online... https://darksidetattoo.com/consults-joe-reis or Click the Booking Link in Bio! Darkside Tattoo - East Haven, Connecticut #darksidetattoostudio #tattoonow #tattoo #tattoos #tattooer tattoo

🚨🔥 STOP SCROLLING — YOUR NEXT TATTOO IS CALLING! 🔥🚨 💉 GOT AN IDEA? LET’S BRING IT TO LIFE! 🔥 OPEN AVAILABILITY! 🔥 WALK-INS WELCOME! 🔥 CUSTOM DESIGNS! 🔥 BIG OR SMALL, WE DO IT ALL! Been thinking about getting some fresh ink? Stop pu

49 years ago today. The day the music died. Rest in peace Ronnie Van Zant, Steve Gaines, Cassie Gaines, and Dean Kilpatrick. Forever in our hearts. ❤️❤️❤️ @skynyrd @ronaldwaynevanzant

When you want to change what you tattoo, saying no seems like the first step. But a no without a pitch just leaves an empty spot on your books. Pitching is how you steer. Somebody comes in with an idea. You show them a version that still ge

Book a Free Consultation with @sikkitattoo online... https://darksidetattoo.com/consults-joe-reis or Click the Booking Link in Bio! Darkside Tattoo - East Haven, Connecticut #darksidetattoostudio #tattoonow #tattoo #tattoos #tattooer tattoo

Our Tattoo Oracle is available year-round with a rotating charity that a portion of the proceeds go to. But this year we've got a special Halloween themed Oracle for you too! Roll for your spooky destiny, get the tattoo fate decides, and gi

HALLOWEEN FLASH EVENT!!! These are Chris Dingwell’s offerings: vintage images found over time. He’ll be doing his own versions and “Dingwelling the shit out of them” as he says! He has hundreds of other images to be inspired by! If you don’

HALLOWEEN FLASH EVENT!!! These are Chris Dingwell’s offerings: vintage images found over time. He’ll be doing his own versions and “Dingwelling the shit out of them” as he says! He has hundreds of other images to be inspired by! If you don’

FROM BEING TOLD I’D NEVER TATTOO TO BECOMING A LICENSED TATTOO ARTIST! 💉🔥🏆 After setbacks, surgery, job loss, and people telling me I wasn’t good enough, I finally did it. Huge thanks to @inkbystepho, Matthew Delemort, and Twitch for bel

A brief overview of how my oil painting practice has helped me refine my tattooing techniques. While there is no artistic medium with a direct 1:1 crossover to tattooing, having a parallel practice in any other medium and identifying the he

Solid week ahead for walk-ins, as always! Stop in any (or every) day and wear your story.

Scar cover up #cherryblossomtattoo #fortcollinstattoo

I've seriously been piercing for a looooong time! Send me a message to start a conversation about the next piercing you want to do!!

Doing more of the work you want is how your portfolio grows. But if no days are blocked for that work, other requests fill every opening. Block days in your upcoming schedule for the work you want to be known for, and keep them for that. De

Had a blast doing this custom Crane tattoo!! 📍ALOHA TATTOOS Thanks for looking. #saltlakecity #tattoos #japanesetattoo #fypシ #explore

This one was a blast. Ben did a great job on this Nordc Stag Tattoo sleeve. He gave me an idea and then creative freedom. Those seem to produce the best results as my mind lets go of hindrances and just flows. - Scroll through. I included t

Tattooing fulfills some deep down urge from some past time. It’s hard to explain. Something about coming together and creating a mark, then tapping it into the skin as a permanent reminder of something long past, or hope for an often distan

Fun colorful flowers 🌼🌺 on a happy Tuesday and thanks for looking 🤘

If we're booked but burned out by pieces that are draining us, we don't have to overhaul our whole calendar to start protecting it. The next time something comes in the doesn't light you up, it could be as simple as just saying no to it. St

You bring the story. We bring the tattoo magic. Lincoln, NE • Clean & friendly • Tattoos & piercings 7 days a week

STILL A FEW SPOTS OPEN!!! DM for yours or more info! SIGN UP NOW! GRISLY, GASTLY, GRUESOME, GHOULISH PAINT JAM!!! SUNDAY, OCT. 25 from 12-7. COME PAINT SOME GRUESOME SHIT WITH ME!!! JUST IN TIME FOR HALLOWEEN! $100. Limit 15 people. Just me

It was such a blast in Connecticut and also catching up with our friends. I will be back in November or early December. But it’s time to head back to Florida. If you wanna get tattooed by me either in Connecticut or Florida, send me a text

Endless possibilities ✍️ #tattooshop #mesaarizona #arizonatattooartist

I had a great time @tommystattooconvention thanks to my brotha @tringwalt can’t wait till April for the next one. Also @tattooseanohara and @darksidetattoostudio We killed it. Also, thanks to all my amazing clients for trusting me.

I'm not just on the official ambassador at Spiel, but I'll have my art there for sale too! You can find my booth near the entrance to Hall 5. Come say hi! I also have talks I'll be doing Thursday and Saturday, check the program :)

Designing a sleeve from photos? There's one thing you might be missing. Photos can be great for visualizing a design, but they don't always show how the different sections will connect once they're wrapped around the arm. In this throwback

We've all heard these. What's the worst one someone's said to you? Drop it below. #tattooer #tattoolife #tattooartist #tattoocommunity #candidcolorcoaching

Want a small tattoo today? Walk in at 11. Want a big piece? Book in person with your artist. Piercings daily. Friendly staff, clean space, and always open to friends and groups.

I want to take a moment to say how incredibly thankful i am for everyone who has supported me throughout my journey. whether you’ve gotten tattooed by me, recommended me to a friend, shared my work, or simply encouraged me along the way, pl

For storytellers, first-timers, and collectors. Lincoln, NE • Clean & friendly tattoo magic 7 days a week

Loving the color on this flower! Big thanks to my client Sandra. Peachy and pretty was the ask. 🥰 . . . #floraltattoo #colortattoo #prettytattoos #slcink

JOIN US!!! ONE DAY ONLY, first come, first served! @mikegor @mandymartinartwork 💀💀💀 #halloween #flashday #tattoo #maine #tattoostudio

ONLY A FEW DAYS LEFT OPEN THIS MONTH! DM me, @mandymartinartwork or @mikegor if you want some awesome spooky shit! Your ideas or ours! #maine #halloween #tattoo #tattooartist #tattoostudio

The fourth annual Art in the Garden festival is a wrap! This was one of our best events ever, hard to believe the great energy and people who showed up. The big burn at the end of the night was epic. Thanks to @mandala.gardens @unionstreeta

Done with the underpainting. Really sinking my teeth into this one. Pink tinted gesso, brown acrylic and then a pale green tinted gesso over that. Trying to keep the surface as receptive as possible. Got a lot of tattoos and gallery buildin

Got a new mini print in the collection, for those that need an extra serving of blue. Gallery111.art, scroll down to “Guy Aitchison prints”. Signed on archival canvas.

Amazing session on @jasonwilsonart today. Yes this spot hurts. Great progress though! @cheyenne_tattooequipment @rawpigments @monsterkreations

Getting close to finishing this gearmech forearm sleeve on Nick @cheyenne_tattooequipment @rawpigments @monsterkreations

Got to do this cool crinoid fossil on @feral_farmer_ent …his first tattoo! Enjoyed the monochrome blue color scheme. Really fun and will be a blast to pick up and continue with this theme. @cheyenne_tattooequipment @rawpigments @monsterkrea

Got to do this fun coverup on Ian yesterday. The straight lines and solid black areas added to the challenge but I love the way it fits on his arm and shares space with the other piece. Thanks Ian! @cheyenne_tattooequipment @rawpigments @mo

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✨️ What kind of work do you guys think i should do next??? ✨️ Want to support a tattoo apprentice? I'm offering discounts on all tattoos now through November! DM me to book! @legacytattoocompany_md

At the start, it looks flat. The area's blocked in, the outline's a quick pass, and the lines are washed but nothing's at full saturation yet. In realism it can stay that way over multiple sessions, until those final white highlights go in

Planning a large-scale tattoo? A little extra work during the design process can save you time and frustration when it comes to actually tattooing. In this throwback Fireside Technique episode, Jake shares his approach to mapping the body f

Thanks again to our amazing clients (that's you!), we have the honor of Lincoln's Choice for the eleventh year in a row in both tattoo and piercing. We couldn't be more grateful and humbled by Lincoln's continued support and love over the y

✨ First tandem nipple piercings in the books! 🖤🔥 Miki and I teamed up to get both done in one go and keep our client comfortable! 🖤 Who’s next? 👀 📍 Daddy Jacks Tattoos — Canyon Lake, TX #nipplepiercing #bodypiercing #bogo #canyonlaketx

Perfect cider mill weather! Kong was overheating. @smith4217 @the.mighty.kong @yatescidermillmi #yatescidermill

I knew I wanted to do portraits from the start. But I didn't start with dream work. I said yes to what paid the bills and did my dream portraits on paper and free work on the side. Here's how I teach it. Goal. What do you need right now? Pa

Walk-ins for tattoos and piercings, appointments every day, and always clean and friendly. Bring a friend, bring a group—everyone is welcome here.

No BS. No gimmicks. Just the work. 11 years dedicated to tattooing, specializing in black and gray realism, dark surrealism,trash polka and custom large scale pieces. I’m not here to chase trends. I’m here to create tattoos that stand the t

Kent said I found him on Instagram before he found me, but I think it was the other way around. I don’t get many clients from Instagram, but I appreciate it when great people find my work here. . Either way, he reached out to me earlier thi

23 years in and I still stay up too late working. It’s not inspiration. It’s the anxiety of not producing, the feeling that if I stop, I’m falling behind. And the drawing I finish at 1am? I redo half of it in the morning. Tired work isn’t m

Throwback to one of our older Fireside Technique episodes! Before digital tools became part of the design process, tattooers relied on tracing paper to map out large-scale tattoos, using the body's natural landmarks to plan placement, flow,

Always great to see my bro Jimmy Bower, in town last night playing guitar with EYEHATEGOD. It was my first time checking out the new Sanctuary, the building is an old church. It’s huge. There’s four different size rooms for bands to play, t

BIG ANNOUNCEMENT INCOMING THIS WEEK! Stay tuned, but first... let me reintroduce myself, and the book that started this, my journey as an author. I love you all, thank you for the support always. @m.d.sol_author_ #easyresetsforsensetivesoul

CASTING — ROLE OF BOBBY AMERICAN BUFFALO by David Mamet An independent production of David Mamet’s American Buffalo, produced by Keely Sheehan and Adam Lauricella and directed by Keely Sheehan. With the roles of Don and Teach already cast,