The Great British Tattoo Show

British ink enthusiasts showed off their tattoos in north London this weekend at the Great British Tattoo Show held at Alexandra Palace.

The two day event welcomed thousands of visitors and hosted dozens of amazing acts and fashion shows.

Some tattoo enthusiasts who got inked at the show entered their tattoos into comeptitions that were judged throughout the weekend.

According to the UK's Daily Star online newspaper a whopping one in five Brits have at least one tattoo, that's roughly 20 million people.

The Great British Tattoo Show Is Back At Ally Pally

The Great British Tattoo show is back at Ally Pally for a bigger and better 2 day exciting convention of skilled tattoo artists and fashion shows! Limited tickets available for the official skin deep 20th birthday party with a live set from renowned model, actor and party guy Zombie Boy..

The Great Fantastic Event Tattoo Convention

The Great Hall made for a fantastic event! The People’s Palace seems the rightful place for The People’s Tattoo Convention and for two days we had an incredible time, welcomed thousands of visitors and hosted dozens of amazing acts and fashion shows…

Our iconic North London venue is surrounded by 196 acres of beautiful parkland, with grounds that boast a pub & restaurant, ice rink, boating lake, pitch & putt course, 1,500 free parking spaces and much more.

We have even bigger plans for our 2014 show – and celebrating 20 years of Skin Deep Magazine we can’t wait to welcome you there!

Innovative Digital Art works and Conceptual illustrations

Mark Fredrickson is one of the finest & talented conceptual Artist from Tucson, Arizona. He studied in Chattanooga and learnt Fine art and photography. Mark’s distinctive style has garnered many awards and has been featured in numerous award publications including Communication Arts Illustration Annuals, Society of Illustrators Annuals, Print, Graphis, Idea, Airbrush Action, Art Directors Annuals, and Hot Air. i hope you will like these digital art work / digital illustrations.

10 Ways to Make Money With Body Painting

Are you considering making a living (or at least a little money on the side) doing body painting? Is it even possible to make a living doing body painting? Yes, you can make good money as a 'pro' body painter, and even kids as young as twelve have made good money (like $500-$400 in an afternoon) doing simple painting techniques like airbrushed temporary tattoos at fairs and festivals.

It may be difficult to believe that there are so many different ways to make money doing body painting. I know that when I first discovered the art of body painting, I thought maybe you could make some temporary money at a party or fair. But there are many, many more possibilities, as you will see.
Here are just 10 of the ways you could get paid to do body painting:
1. Doing body painting at parties. You could hire yourself for a night or a day and get paid either by the hour or a flat fee for the event.
2. Painting party-goers before they go to a party or event. Themed or holiday parties would be a good opportunity for this. Make sure you mention that you could body paint their friends, too!
3. As a professional body painter for the theatre. You could do one show for a discount to get in the door and get some recognition, if you don't have a track record yet.
4. Travel with the circus as their 'in house' makeup artist.
5. Become the official body painter for a dance company. Again, you could work for a low fee or even free to get in the door.
6. Face painting alone opens up several opportunities: parties, festivals, fairs, and special events all are possible places for you to set up shop. Just make sure (as with all these options) that you are using proper, non-allergenic paints meant for face painting alone.
7. Special events like graduations, celebrations, fundraisers, and reunions.
8. Sports events: painting fans in their team colors and symbols has had a long tradition.
9. Festivals around the world. There are several festivals specifically for body painting around the world, but there are many more that would be a great place for body painting. Look up the festivals in your area and find out how to become a vendor and what their requirements and rules are.
10. Teach others how to do body painting. You could hold a one-time workshop, give ongoing group classes or even do an online body painting course (as I am doing).
I hope this gives you some good ideas about how you could make money as a body painting artist. Maybe you have even thought of some ways that I didn't include...great! Choose one method, research what you need to do to get started, and go for it!
Bonus Tip:
Here's a secret hint...as you are considering one of the possibilities above. Don't choose what you think would make you the most money...choose what you think you would happiest and best at doing. You will always make more doing something you love doing, in the long run!

Best Tattoo Name

Getting a name tattooed is an important decision and should be thought out well. Many people have tattoo names which they later regret getting. Most common are ex girlfriends or boyfriends/wives or husbands. Here are some great tips for getting names tattooed:

Tip 1: Get it somewhere relatively discreet.

Tattoo names are usually placed on the arms or the chest, and this is generally fine. But think twice about getting neck tattoos of names or hand tattoos. These are not only very visible areas but in the event that you do want to get it covered up, as many end up wanting unfortunately, then the neck and hands can be hard spots to cover up. And furthermore while you may not regret your name tat even though the relationship has ended with the person, you still may not want to look at it every day. Placing it somewhere more discreet is a safer choice.

Tip 2: Get another tattoo design that surrounds it.

While tattoo names nowadays can be done in elegant and creative lettering making it stand out, they still can be rather dull. A great way to liven up a name is to get another tattoo design surrounding the name. Or you could get the name included within the design. Either way this makes the overall name more interesting and alive. Plus, if that name is one you later regret, a cover up job incorporating the existing design may work well. Or if the name is within the design it might be able to just be filled in. There are tattoo galleries online where you can find great lettering for the name, and great designs to accompany it with.