A stick and poke tattoo is applied with a single needle that is dipped in ink. It is supposedly less painful than a regular tattoo, but could fade more quickly. You should never try doing an at-home ...

For purveyors of an artform that’s famously permanent, tattoo artists sure like to switch things up. In studios and shops around the world, younger artists are challenging the traditional ways of ...

On a recent afternoon, Gabriel Martinez was applying a tattoo with a wireless rotary pen to the calf of a customer’s leg at his shop in downtown Deming. The 25-year-old artist has operated the Endless ...

In a typical studio, artists schedule some of their work, and also take walk-in clients. At some new shops, artists schedule all their work and have done away with the apprentice model of the past.

MY FIRST TATTOO was a little silly, like most early ink. The large-ish piece on my left thigh always raises eyebrows and sparks chin-rubbing when I break out the short shorts. To fans of fourth-wave ...

Tattoos can be really great: they allow you to express yourself, honor someone or something special, or represent who you are as a person. Tattoos can also go wrong. Ever made a hasty decision on a ...