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200 threads in this topic

• tattoo schools worth it or not
  394 messages · 3/16/2016
• would you get a tattoo at MIAMI INK?
  204 messages · 5/13/2010
• Starting a tattoo business
  175 messages · 8/2/2011
• MIAMI INK (TLC) vs. INKED (A&E) ...
  158 messages · 12/4/2007
• Miami Ink website
  154 messages · 8/18/2011
• TATTOO APRENTISHIP101
  145 messages · 2/12/2012
• pics of my tattoo
  136 messages · 5/27/2006
• TAzfest Helloween Ball
  101 messages · 9/4/2006
• HElp Trying to Convince my Nephew of 16 not to get tattooed
  99 messages · 5/18/2006
• WTF!!! Big time "Scratching" shop
  97 messages · 3/31/2008
• No minors? Kids in shops?
  89 messages · 5/18/2006
• Apprentice Wanted
  85 messages · 9/27/2014
• Best tattoo artists in NJ
  73 messages · 4/5/2014
• Tattoo Studio Ignorance Rant...
  68 messages · 4/23/2007
• What do I need to open a tattoo shop? Please help!
  67 messages · 4/9/2011
• Thermal Fax Machine
  66 messages · 5/22/2015
• female tattoo artist wanted
  65 messages · 11/16/2012
• Tiger in butterfly shape tattoo
  63 messages · 7/31/2011
• Help with my Tattoo Shop
  62 messages · 11/28/2009
• Lindsay Lohan tattoo shop
  60 messages · 8/25/2006
• my 5th tattoo using a swash
  58 messages · 4/16/2009
• Losing my outline...HELP!
  56 messages · 9/13/2007
• what's your biggest tattoo problem??
  55 messages · 7/14/2006
• I BOUGHT MY KIT OFF OF E-BAY
  55 messages · 6/1/2012
• SHOULD WE SNITCH?
  54 messages · 8/10/2006
• Joe Rose LION'S DEN TATTOO STUDIO
  54 messages · 7/8/2014
• Christian tattoo shops
  53 messages · 7/21/2014
• Bumps and itchy tat after two months! Pics Now Included!
  51 messages · 7/3/2006
• 1st ANNUAL NIGHTCRAWLERS TAZFEST!
  48 messages · 6/26/2006
• Attitude of shop
  47 messages · 8/5/2006
• MORE TAzART
  44 messages · 9/18/2006
• customers we don't like
  44 messages · 7/13/2007
• has any one had a prob. with skin candy ink?
  44 messages · 1/13/2010
• Tattoo Shop
  43 messages · 10/17/2010
• WTF is wrong with you people?
  43 messages · 9/30/2009
• poor boyz traverse city MI
  43 messages · 4/9/2012
• Opening A Tatoo Shop
  42 messages · 6/25/2006
• Brused Tatto
  42 messages · 9/3/2006
• Any one ever heard of,glycolic acid tattoo removal???does it really work??
  42 messages · 2/7/2015
• SACRED ART CUSTOM TATTOO AND PIERCING STUDIO ORLEANS ONTARIO
  39 messages · 5/12/2010
• Hotsparks tattoo machine?
  38 messages · 11/16/2006
• Tattoos for Minors
  38 messages · 8/4/2010
• reasonable apprenticeship cost??
  38 messages · 1/14/2012
• starting own tattooing business
  37 messages · 9/22/2007
• tattoo artist needs work
  37 messages · 9/28/2011
• I Have a Tattoo in my nuts
  36 messages · 5/16/2011
• Thinking of opening a shop
  35 messages · 5/20/2006
• Good tattoo parlor in North Eastern or Eastern PA?
  34 messages · 7/7/2011
• Black and Gray equiptment?
  34 messages · 3/2/2009
• tattoo franchises in malls!? corperate tattoo shops?
  34 messages · 7/4/2011
• Whatcha' Listenin' To?
  33 messages · 5/14/2006
• Tattoos and discrimination
  33 messages · 10/10/2009
• a great tattoo artist in india in this city mumbai
  32 messages · 3/26/2011
• Michigan tattoo shops
  32 messages · 1/18/2012
• WHAT GIVES YOU THE RIGHT
  31 messages · 2/14/2010
• waverly ink
  29 messages · 8/3/2011
• Synthetic skin
  29 messages · 4/30/2010
• New TLC show "LA Ink"
  29 messages · 6/6/2007
• Tattoo Wars?!
  28 messages · 10/5/2007
• WARNING:CLIENTS IN ST.JOE< MO
  28 messages · 6/14/2006
• Arabic calligraphy
  28 messages · 10/10/2011
• Looking for a place to start
  27 messages · 9/21/2008
• Tattoo Artist Looking For Work
  27 messages · 2/5/2015
• Something I just noticed...
  26 messages · 8/6/2006
• Tattoo Shop Management Software
  26 messages · 8/7/2014
• wingnut tattoo in anoka mn
  26 messages · 4/27/2009
• The bettter Machine....help
  26 messages · 5/2/2010
• TattooNOW tattoo convention?
  25 messages · 11/19/2007
• Mobile Tattoo Artist...
  25 messages · 11/7/2012
• Sots on Miami ink
  25 messages · 4/18/2006
• moving to buffolo NY and looking for aprent.
  24 messages · 10/12/2006
• Good artists in arizona
  24 messages · 5/4/2011
• Thursday Morining.. Who's here to have coffee?
  24 messages · 8/25/2006
• Food for Thought
  22 messages · 10/10/2006
• Questions to ask...
  22 messages · 8/9/2006
• looking to open tattoo shop
  21 messages · 7/20/2006
• It's not supposed to be like this
  21 messages · 4/22/2006
• Myths and facts about the lifestyle
  21 messages · 9/6/2006
• BlueBirds
  20 messages · 7/28/2008
• BIKERS?
  20 messages · 4/9/2006
• Mike Roper??
  20 messages · 5/22/2012
• ABOUT TATTOO PARTIES
  20 messages · 7/22/2006
• why wash?
  19 messages · 8/13/2006
• why IS tattooing so sectretive?
  19 messages · 12/27/2007
• *Memphis TN* Looking for local websites of tattoo parlors
  19 messages · 5/10/2008
• Tipping???
  19 messages · 9/9/2006
• Franco Vescovi from El Toro Ink House
  19 messages · 10/27/2010
• Best NYC Ink
  19 messages · 4/15/2006
• Anybody know great tatoo artist in Toronto Canada?
  19 messages · 11/24/2010
• Tips for new artists
  18 messages · 3/13/2007
• Opening My Tattoo shop, how to get started
  18 messages · 2/18/2010
• Freelance Tattooist
  18 messages · 10/21/2006
• apprenticeship available
  18 messages · 5/30/2006
• Oregon - Tattoo Artist Needed - New Shop
  17 messages · 1/7/2010
• Please support "Tattoo Wars"
  10 messages · 10/26/2007
• Colored Ink??
  10 messages · 1/25/2007
• rust on machines
  10 messages · 2/6/2007
• Hey Gabe
  10 messages · 2/26/2007
• tattoo artist wanted
  10 messages · 2/10/2009
• NY I.N.K. 104 MacDougal St
  10 messages · 5/20/2009
• Tattoo Shop
  9 messages · 2/15/2006
• Tattoo Shop For Sale
  9 messages · 2/9/2010
• Tattoo apprecntice needs work htfd county CT
  9 messages · 5/22/2006
• Mario Js' work
  9 messages · 5/12/2006
• white ink
  9 messages · 9/23/2010
• BACK PAIN...
  9 messages · 5/12/2009
• Tattoo Artist Looking for work in Canada
  9 messages · 10/1/2012
• Just wanted an opinion
  9 messages · 4/10/2006
• Smoking Accessories and Tattooing. Not Allowed???!!!!
  9 messages · 3/14/2006
• how in the does a guy get a job with no portfolio??
  9 messages · 6/27/2006
• tattooin the streetz
  9 messages · 6/30/2006
• My Cuz Said I'd Like Being A Tattoo Artist
  9 messages · 1/12/2006
• Love or Money???
  9 messages · 7/20/2006
• Travelin' west (midwest)
  9 messages · 7/21/2006
• terrible day for me today
  9 messages · 8/2/2006
• Artistic Criticism Wanted
  9 messages · 4/29/2009
• What if you can't get an apprenticeship?
  9 messages · 10/25/2010
• TAZ, Doc' and The other Pro's out here
  9 messages · 8/5/2006
• Some Advice?
  9 messages · 3/14/2008
• Black Pricks PD, Liner not cocks
  9 messages · 11/5/2009
• Tattoo Parlors In Mumbai
  9 messages · 3/22/2011
• Larry Brogan's North American Tattoo Tour 2005
  9 messages · 6/22/2005
• WORK IN CABO for Hart & Huntington!!!
  9 messages · 5/6/2008
• just started
  9 messages · 10/17/2006
• i am peeling the skin out my tattoo
  9 messages · 5/15/2007
• good shops in hawii
  9 messages · 2/20/2007
• opinions please
  8 messages · 8/31/2006
• Gabe!
  8 messages · 7/21/2006
• MN Tattoo Shop
  8 messages · 5/11/2009
• tattooing minors
  8 messages · 7/13/2006
• tattoo industry turning to shit
  8 messages · 2/11/2010
• Guest Spot
  8 messages · 1/17/2006
• Need help researching 1930's original flash sheet
  8 messages · 7/5/2007
• tattoojon.com
  8 messages · 4/10/2006
• tattooing 6 months want feedback on this
  8 messages · 4/4/2009
• Apprentice Needs Master
  8 messages · 7/12/2006
• Attention Taz
  8 messages · 5/6/2006
• Looking for ideas
  8 messages · 10/10/2006
• Back Piece
  8 messages · 6/14/2006
• Japanese Style Tattoo
  8 messages · 10/1/2006
• Taz, may i ask for your help?
  8 messages · 6/22/2007
• Dan Marshall (formerly of Last Rites)
  8 messages · 6/18/2007
• OLDE ENGLISH
  8 messages · 4/9/2006
• competition
  8 messages · 5/6/2007
• How much time should I give an artist to finishing a back piece
  8 messages · 5/18/2006
• White On Black
  8 messages · 2/8/2006
• Off the Map hiring!
  8 messages · 5/12/2009
• TATTOO BIS
  8 messages · 12/16/2005
• it's fun until it happens in YOUR town!
  8 messages · 1/21/2007
• etiquette in asking if a shop has certain flash?
  8 messages · 1/23/2007
• CHARGING FOR AN APPRENTICESHIP?
  8 messages · 1/20/2010
• The definition of a Scratcher
  8 messages · 11/11/2005
• Thanks to you old timers
  8 messages · 5/17/2006
• Luggage Check
  8 messages · 3/24/2007
• i have a question
  7 messages · 6/24/2005
• 10 years tattooing looking to move
  7 messages · 6/12/2004
• Artist Wanted for Busy Chicago South Burb Shop
  7 messages · 6/28/2004
• Peircings
  7 messages · 12/1/2005
• Darkside Tattoo is closed, new shop in its location
  7 messages · 1/6/2006
• Bringing Safe Tattooing to SC
  7 messages · 3/1/2007
• Sexual Advances UPDATE
  7 messages · 11/29/2005
• Tattoo artist/piercer needed
  7 messages · 12/9/2005
• artists in amsterdam
  7 messages · 1/6/2006
• tattoo shop morals
  7 messages · 2/16/2006
• How to take care of my new art
  7 messages · 3/18/2006
• logo/biz card design
  7 messages · 4/8/2006
• Tattoo Artist in Dallas
  7 messages · 4/22/2006
• First time FIring someone any tips?
  7 messages · 11/28/2006
• Wanting New York Apprenticeship
  7 messages · 5/26/2010
• bigdogzink.com SUCKS LOOK THEM UP
  7 messages · 4/17/2009
• Tattoo magazine and artist
  6 messages · 2/11/2007
• How do I become a tattoo apprentist?
  6 messages · 9/3/2006
• dumb question about flash
  6 messages · 9/4/2006
• Is miami ink coming back at all?
  6 messages · 12/26/2009
• Full Custom Artist needed ASAP
  6 messages · 3/7/2006
• good tattoo shop in Philly, PA
  6 messages · 3/13/2006
• Anubis Warpus of San Francisco
  6 messages · 6/14/2010
• Wasp or Soft touch
  6 messages · 12/16/2005
• What happend to this website?
  6 messages · 5/29/2011
• Scorpion Tattoo
  6 messages · 10/4/2005
• Tattoo Studio For Sale In Massachusetts
  6 messages · 8/17/2005
• investor/or partner
  6 messages · 10/6/2005
• Adrian Lee
  6 messages · 3/31/2010
• RIP dez/null
  6 messages · 4/14/2007
• guest spot
  6 messages · 1/31/2007
• new shop starting
  6 messages · 3/24/2008
• look for apprenticeship
  6 messages · 7/19/2006
• Tattoo by Kat Von D
  6 messages · 12/3/2008
• NEED: New Orleans artist this weekend (recommendation)
  5 messages · 9/12/2006
• An artist needs our help
  5 messages · 7/4/2005
• tattooist seeking new challenge
  5 messages · 1/12/2006
• Goddamned Scratchers
  5 messages · 6/24/2006
• stupid question but i need reassurance
  5 messages · 6/21/2006
• Tattoo Business Cards
  5 messages · 9/3/2006
• tattoo cover up for a day
  5 messages · 7/17/2005
• mr cartoon style
  5 messages · 5/16/2009
• tattoo artist needed in harrisburg pa area!!!!!
  5 messages · 9/8/2010
• artist wanted
  5 messages · 10/5/2004
• cover up in Dallas/Ft.Worth
  5 messages · 11/12/2005
• Interviewing a tattoo artist/shop owner.
  5 messages · 7/22/2006