Ink
'It Was All Friends Willing to Give Me Their Skin': How Tattoo Artist Cuck Norris Took Off With No Apprenticeship
The self-taught Pōneke based artist talks to VICE about his humble origins and haunting designs.
Tattooists On the Tattoos People Will Regret in a Decade
“Moons, stars, dots, arrows, astrology symbols, loved ones’ initials, coordinates of special places...”
Tattooists Talk About All the COVID Tattoos They've Been Doing
From cartoon viruses to images of the Virgin Mary in a face mask, tattooists everywhere are getting requests for COVID art.
We Asked People Whose First Tattoo Was a Face Tattoo: Why?
It's a big call for your first ever piece of ink.
This Tattoo Artist Inks Whatever He Wants on His Clients
Hundreds of people from around the world have trusted Monty Richthofen to pick whatever tattoo he thinks best represents them.
2 Chainz Gets Tattooed with Ultra-Rare Luxury Ink on 'MOST EXPENSIVEST'
The rapper tracks down the priciest ink on the market on the VICELAND show's season finale.
We Asked Some People to Show Us Their Terrible First Tattoos
"I wanted something I thought I would like for the rest of my life, so I decided to get a drawing of a vulva."
Inside a Brutal, Violent Tattoo Collective
On today's episode of 'The VICE Guide to Right Now Podcast,' we discuss a group of tattoo artists who care more about pain than a finished product.
The Tattoo Artists Who Care More About Pain Than a Finished Product
The artists behind the Brutal Black Project hold excruciating, hours-long tattooing sessions for clients brave enough to get work they know is going to hurt.
These Gorgeous Drawings Are 100% Ballpoint Pen
Nuria Riaza makes the ballpoint pen a tool for creating surreal pieces.
We Asked Tattoo Artists About the Weirdest Pop Culture Ink They’ve Done
"There was this one woman who was obsessed with Enrique Iglesias... so she came and got his signature tattooed across her arm."