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News / 27.10.2026

Rembrandt returns to the tattoo studio as Amsterdam’s museum brings art and craft together

An encounter in Amsterdam invites a closer look at how an image made for paper is interpreted on the body.

Learning / 27.10.2026

From copying documents to tattooing: the story connecting Edison and O’Reilly

Patents from 1876 and 1891 reveal an unexpected adaptation. The original documents help explain a chapter of tattoo culture without reducing it to a single-inventor legend.

Learning / 24.10.2026

Maud Wagner: behind the portrait of a tattooed woman was a tattoo artist

Two archive photographs offer a different way into tattoo history: Maud Wagner, Nora Hildebrandt and what a portrait reveals—and leaves out—about a life.

News / 21.10.2026

Gathering of Ink: an Oklahoma event centred on Indigenous tattoo artists’ voices

The 23–25 October gathering puts cultural representation at its centre. It offers a reason to look at who makes the work, what they say and where they are speaking from.

Learning / 20.10.2026

Dragons on paper: the prints that help explain Japanese tattooing

From Water Margin heroes to kabuki actors: two Kunisada prints offer cultural context for Japanese tattooing and a practical lesson in drawing around the body.

Learning / 18.10.2026

Blackwork: learning to draw the space you leave untouched

Black catches the eye; the space around it makes the composition work. Explore history, artists and four real photographs before taking those ideas into your sketchbook.

Learning / 18.10.2026

Your first flash sheet: six drawings that show your direction

Flash lets you think about a tattoo before making it. Study two historical sheets, then build your own coherent series with purpose and room to learn.

News / 16.10.2026

Madrid Tattoo Convention 2026: a date in Arganda to look beyond the tattoo feed

The second edition is announced for 23–25 October. Alongside checking the programme, it is worth thinking about how you want to explore it.