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Hello! I am learning all I can about tattooing here at Speakeasy Tattoo in Los Angeles California. This week brought me to a simple question, what is in tattoo ink? I’ve wondered this for a while and know that different cultures use different types of pigmentation but today I’ll be diving into some of the more commercial inks and what they consist of. Ancient Polynesian Tattoo practices used all natural materials to create their body artwork. “The ink was produced from char

Hello! At Speakeasy Tattoo in California Los Angeles, I am doing all I can to learn more and more about tattooing and the care that goes into it. This led me to the importance of eating a healthy meal before getting a tattoo. “Extended periods of trauma caused to the body, be it covering a small or large area is going to cause you to use up a lot of energy. Think of it like running a marathon. When being tattooed you are effectively being stabbed by 50-3000 needles per seco

At Speakeasy Tattoo in Los Angeles California, I am learning about all there is in tattooing. Unfortunately this includes how to protect my designs as a tattoo artist. In today's day and age, social media has made it incredibly easy for original ideas to get stolen and retattooed without the original designer even knowing that it happened. This happens when a certain design is so good it becomes popular on social media and then everyone rushes to get the same design because i