Artists

Live Action Tattoos: The Next Ink Evolution?
The art of tattooing is constantly evolving. Just look back at the simplistic Sailor Jerry tattoos compared to the hyper realistic portraits and three-dimensional designs

Pain Favorite: Aztek Ink
Aztek Ink is a hidden gem in the tattoo community located on Historic Olde Western Avenue, on the South Side of Chicago, IL. Aztek Ink

Pain Favorite: Frontier Tattoo
Paul McC, Tattooer and Co-Owner – FRONTIER TATTOO COMPANY Paul McC is one of the two founding partners of Frontier Tattoo Company of San Tan

Johnny Mac Howell: The (Color and the) Shape of Water
Johnny Mac Howell True Grit Tattoo – Albuquerque, NM Specialty? Watercolor, Trash Polka and Japanese. Currently, I am trying to combine Watercolor and Japanese. You’ve developed

Pain Favorite: Brooks – Pa’u Tattoo
I was a specialist in the army when I started the path of tattooing in 2002 on Oahu. I had no desire to be a

Pain Favorite: Robbie Carson – Prison Break Tattoos
I started my tattoo career when I was 15, drawing tattoo designs for the artists in a local studio. I then began tattooing professionally 8

Joe Ankave
Where did you get your start in tattooing and how long have you been studying the craft? I started on my own, at home and

Celebrity Artist: Josh Payne
Crowned the title and winner of “Ink Master” season 10, Josh Payne has long had a world-wide following for creating tattoos he describes as “bold,

Pain Favorite: Joe Diablo
Joe Diablo – (832) 385-8530 Facebook link: https://www.facebook.com/Diablojoestattoos Instagram @joediablo13 I’ve been professionally tattooing since 2013. I started off with my apprenticeship in 2012 in