Tattoos are more common than you may think. Recent statistics suggest that over 35% of men and women in the U.S. over the age of 18 have at least one piece of ink tattooed somewhere on their body.

For purveyors of an artform that’s famously permanent, tattoo artists sure like to switch things up. In studios and shops around the world, younger artists are challenging the traditional ways of ...

While many people associate tattooing with the whirring, buzzing sound of a mechanical machine, tattooing can actually be a silent experience. Such is true for a method known as stick-and-poke. As the ...

Puzzles, tie-dyeing, baking banana bread—if we’ve learned anything from social media, it’s that we’re picking up all sorts of new hobbies. We didn’t expect stick-and-poke tattoos to quickly top that ...

A stick and poke tattoo is applied with a single needle that is dipped in ink. It is supposedly less painful than a regular tattoo, but could fade more quickly. You should never try doing an at-home ...