As the art of tattoos has evolved, so have the machines designed to turn ink into living art. The process requires reciprocating needles that repeatedly penetrate the dermal skin at a high rate of ...

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The Standard's journalism is supported by our readers. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Tattooing is a mystifying art form. The ancient practice dates ...

Like a hive of buzzing bees, tattoo guns hummed a uniform chorus that filled a hall of the Portland Expo Center on Friday. People everywhere reclined on their backs, sat upright against walls, lay ...

Tattooing is not just any art. It requires absolute precision, because its strokes are indelible, and it requires maximum hygiene and sanitary care. Therefore, every tattoo artist must know his ...