What is Tattoo Art?
That may seem like a silly question at first, but tattoo art is very different from the art of tattoos. Most tattoo artists, like myself, are Artists first and just chose tattooing as our artistic medium. Some of the most amazing artwork I’ve ever seen has been done by tattoo artists, sometimes in the form of an actual tattoo, but also using paint, air-brush, colored pencil or just pen and paper as the media of choice. Creating Artwork on paper or canvass is much easier than creating art on a human being’s actual skin. It’s okay to make mistakes on paper, but when you create art on someones body, no mistakes are allowed. As a Henna tattoo artist I live with much less pressure than permanent tattoo artists. If someone doesn’t like my tattoos, it’s easier for me, because it will go away in a couple of weeks. Permant tattoos last a lifetime, so the permanent tattoo artist always has that in the back of their minds.
