The Surly Skull Tattoo – San Angelo, Texas
Yael “Jelly” Sanchez almost wasn’t a tattoo artist. If her life flows smoothly now, it’s because she paid the early years in sweat. Sanchez owns The Surly Skull Tattoo Studio in San Angelo, TX, a shop lodged in an antebellum house with a unique stone front and an interior fireplace. In high school she sold [...]
Blackout Tattoo Trend – Kat Von D
Why are consumers in such an uproar about Kat Von D’s blackout tattoo? She did it to “blackout a large portion of old, crappy tattoos” on her arm. A person’s body is theirs to do with what they want. And yet, as every tattoo artist who has covered up or blacked out an 80s [...]
Ink Junction – Flemington, New Jersey
As a coverup artist, Joe Matisa, owner of Ink Junction in Flemington, NJ, and Kiss of Ink in Trenton, NJ, is so focused on his clients and their coverup art, he makes charts. Progressive charts of color hues and skin tones. Charts showing how those factors correspond to certain colors when covering other colors. [...]
Ink Therapy – Glendale, Arizona
Ink Therapy Tattoo has been inking Arizonans for more than a decade. But this studio isn't just about creating one-of-a-kind custom tattoos: they're also about showing off the talents of their artists, who dabble in other mediums as well, from oils and acrylic to watercolor painting. “It's as art-driven as tattoo-driven for sure,” says [...]
Prestige Body Arts – Avon, Indiana
Prestige Body Arts in Avon, IN, has made itself known as a force to be reckoned with. At barely one year old, they’re not settling for mediocrity. Already one of the top five shops in the city and top twenty in the state, the combination of owners Jason Dempsey and Jim “Gypsy” Finuf is [...]
Private Ink & Design – Texarkana, TX
As one of the first shops who recognized the capabilities and benefits of Tatt2Away®, Glenn and Jana House, owners of Private Ink & Design in Texarkana, TX, jumped on board early. One year later, they’ve done a number of treatments, all successful, and believe in it more than ever. Yet, like a few other [...]
The Surly Skull – San Angelo, Texas
Yael “Jelly” Sanchez almost wasn’t a tattoo artist. If her life flows smoothly now, it’s because she paid the early years in sweat. Sanchez owns The Surly Skull Tattoo Studio in San Angelo, TX, a shop lodged in an antebellum house with a unique stone front and an interior fireplace. In high school she sold [...]
Let Go Tattoo Removal – Festus, Missouri
At 15, Jessica Weichers decided she would one day own a tattoo shop, although she didn’t know anyone with tattoos. Already planning on art school, she had found herself in a tattoo studio a considerable distance from where she lived, and she was amazed. “All the people were carrying pieces of artwork on their [...]
Ink Wizard Tattoo & Body Piercing – California Maryland
John Hudson, owner of Ink Wizard Tattoo in Clinton, MD, and California, MD, almost became just another laser removal location. Twice. “The first time was back in 2004, but then the economy took a crash so I put the brakes on it,” said Hudson. Then his daughter, Jessica, began piercing and working the front [...]
Stained in Pain – Chicago, Illinois
“I turn down a lot of business, because I can’t do the coverup a client is asking for with the work they already have,” said Albert Smart, a long-time tattoo artist at Stained in Pain in Chicago, IL. “Tatt2Away® is a great opportunity to stop turning away clients and give them a second option. [...]
True2U Ink – Tattoo Removal Grand Forks ND
Justin Luckow, owner of True2U Ink in Grand Forks, ND, became a Tatt2Away® center in September of 2016 because he knew it would provide his clients with better coverup options. “I was tired of doing coverups I didn’t want to do. If anything, I’d turn them down,” he said. Tatt2Away is a non-laser, all-natural [...]
Integrating Tatt2Away Successfully
A vision isn’t enough. Enthusiasm alone isn’t sufficient. Recognition of potential profits by itself won’t do it. Without the willingness to see it through and make it happen, whatever that might take, there’s only failure. Successfully integrating a new service into an existing business can be summed up in a few steps: Know why [...]
DEScoverup – How a Tattoo Artist Uses Tatt2Away in Coverups (Part 2)
A DEScoverup® by Tatt2Away® eliminates having to compromise the coverup. Allen Record owns Doc Holliday Tattooing in Salt Lake City, UT. As a tattoo artist, naturally he’s frequently requested to cover up bad tattoos. But as a Tatt2Away center, he’s able to provide DEScoverups, which give both him and the client more coverup [...]
Tatt2Away vs Laser Tattoo Removal – An Apples to Oranges Comparison?
We've found that there's a lot of variation in laser prices. For treatments from a high-end dermatology practice using the most recent, state-of-the-art PicoSure lasers, you may be seeing $1000 per treatment. At the other end of the spectrum, popup practices using an inexpensive, outdated laser from eBay have been known to offer discounted [...]