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What's inside: Tattoo Master 16

Hello, My Name Is: Paulo Cruzes

The enquiring mind can have the ardour of discovering where future potentials lie. If ever somebody had the enthusiasm for exploring what will, in effect, be the times to come for tattooing as dictated by the tools we...
Hannah Westcott

In a world that is traditionally male dominated, it is refreshing to see new, young female blood bringing new ideas to tattooing. Hannah hasn’t been around very long, but she has already shown that all it really takes...
Alison Henry's Keepsake Cakes

Alison designs cakes and loves her tattoos, so much so that she combines the two together. I asked her to make me a tattoo themed cake as I’m sure nobody’s ever featured cakes in a tattoo mag before, but what a great...
Xed Le Head - The Geometric Genius

This article was originally cobbled together by myself and Paulo when we did an interview at Divine Canvas. It really is a fascinating read, because Xed actually took the manuscript and rewrote it the way he wanted...
Paul Andrews - Validation, Certification, Sterilisation

Autoclaves are an essential part of a working, licensed and professional set-up. There are few areas that can define a scratcher better than someone who doesn’t have the correct apparatus in place for the effective...
Chris 'Mr. Chris' Harrison

The most immediately noticeable characteristic about Chris ‘Mr. Chris’ Harrison is his infectiously upbeat and generally philosophical view of the world. And why not really – if you think about it, the world is your...
Tutorial: Painting - Jason Frieling

With this, the first of two tutorials from Jason Frieling and with continued education and hard work constantly on his mind, he shows us how to create values, richness and edges that go a long way towards explaining the...
Start to Finish: 3D Tutorial - Jason Frieling

In Jason Frieling’s second tutorial he takes us into the world of 3D, creating an alien that is so deep and rich in texture and tone that this project may find some people scared to move forward. But thanks to Jason’s...
Aasen Stephenson - Tattooed Shoes

You may remember some time back that Selfridges on Oxford Street in London had introduced tattooing to its store. Well, I got to hear about a project that involved a young artist, Aasen Stephensen, who was using a...
TatSoul's Testament to Production Line Tools

If you have been a regular reader of Tattoo Master, you won’t have failed to notice that Tatsoul Spearman have been a consistent contributor. Having already interviewed Phillip, I thought I would take a look at some of...
Tutorial: Two Lights Make a Dark - Chris Garcia

If ever there was a reason to explore the tutorials in Tattoo Master, this article is it. The pure theory that Chris Garcia puts forward so eruditely will have you getting more from your colour work in no time. And your...
Carnival Sign - Richard 'The Steel'

Back in the last issue I brought to your attention the work of Richard The Steel. He’s a chap I’ve known for some time now – he drives hot rods, is a real cool cat, and has done a lot of the metal work in my shop too....