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2nd October 2019 TATTOO STYLES Realism, Japanese, blackwork, trash polka and more — a plain-English guide to the main tattoo styles, what each one does well, and how to work out which suits the piece you have in mind. 3rd April 2018 TATTOO HISTORY From Ötzi the Iceman to the electric machine: how tattooing travelled from ritual marking to the studios of today, and why almost every culture arrived at it independently. 3rd April 2018 PROCESS TATTOO DESIGN What actually happens between your first message and the needle — consultation, reference, stencil and session — so you know what to expect and how to prepare. 3rd April 2018 LASER TATTOO REMOVAL How laser removal works, what a realistic number of sessions looks like, and why a free consultation and test patch come before anything else. 3rd April 2018 Tattoo Meanings Roses, swallows, koi, moths, daggers and anchors — where the best-known tattoo symbols come from and what they have meant to the people who wore them. 3rd April 2018 Aftercare The aftercare mistakes that cost people their tattoo — over-washing, cling film left on too long, picking scabs, and sun too early. What goes wrong, and why. 3rd April 2018 Retro Tattoos Why traditional tattooing keeps coming back: bold lines, a small palette, and designs built to still read clearly in thirty years. 3rd April 2018 Body Modification & Body Art Tattooing and piercing sit inside a much older tradition of marking the body. A look at the range of body art, and where the sensible limits are. 21st March 2018 Tradition And Culture Tattooing developed independently almost everywhere — Polynesia, Japan, the Arctic, northern Europe. A short history of the traditions still shaping the work we do. 21st March 2018 Tattoo Studios How to choose a tattoo studio: the licence, the hygiene questions worth asking, what a good portfolio actually shows, and the warning signs to walk away from.