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A tattoo is a form of body modification made by inserting tattoo ink, dyes, and/or pigments, either indelible or temporary, into the dermis layer of the skin to form a design. Tattoo artists create these designs using several tattooing processes and techniques, including hand-tapped traditional tattoos and modern tattoo machines.
Yantra tattooing. Yantra tattooing or Sak Yant is a form of tattooing using Indian yantra designs. It consists of sacred geometrical, animal and deity designs accompanied by Pali phrases that are said to offer power, protection, fortune, charisma and other benefits for the bearer.
This is a list of notable tattoo artists.. Betty Broadbent, 1938 Amund Dietzel, 1914 Mary Jane Haake, 2011 Don Ed Hardy, 1980 Horiyoshi III, 2010 Manfred Kohrs, 2016 Whang-od, 2016 Kim Saigh, 2007 Henk Schiffmacher, 2018 Horst Streckenbach, 1979 Paul Timman, 2009 Lyle Tuttle, 2007 Lokesh Verma, 2021 Kat Von D, 2007 Maud Wagner, c. 1907 Leo Zulueta, 2019
Religious perspectives on tattooing. Tattoos hold rich historical and cultural significance as permanent markings on the body, conveying personal, social, and spiritual meanings. However, religious interpretations of tattooing vary widely, from acceptance and endorsement to strict prohibitions associating it with the desecration of the sacred ...
Image credits: Hiding_From_Stupid #6. A local tattoo artist had a guy come in and ask for a white power tattoo. He tattooed him across his back with "white powder".
Tattooing was an expensive and painful process and by the late 1880s had become a mark of wealth for the crowned heads of Europe. [137] In 1891, New York City tattooer Samuel O'Reilly patented the first electric tattoo machine, a modification of Thomas Edison 's electric pen. Nora Hildebrandt.
A face tattoo or facial tattoo is a tattoo located on the bearer's face or head. It is part of the traditional tattoos of many ethnic groups. In modern times, although it is considered taboo and socially unacceptable in many cultures, [1][2] as well as considered extreme in body art, [3] this style and placement of tattoo has emerged in certain ...
A quincunx of pips on the five-side of a die. A quincunx (/ ˈkwɪn.kʌŋks / KWIN-kunks) is a geometric pattern consisting of five points arranged in a cross, with four of them forming a square or rectangle and a fifth at its center. [1] The same pattern has other names, including "in saltire" or "in cross" in heraldry (depending on the ...