From the Nubians of ancient Sudan to the Berber women of North Africa and the Dinka of South Sudan, tattoos were used for rites of passage, tribal affiliation, protection, and aesthetic purposes.

Today, the tattoos largely are found on older Berber women who farm in rural areas. Amazigh tattoos, whether simple or elaborate, usually consist of lines, dots, triangles and circles. Girls get their ...

The Pottery and Tattoo skills are both new to The Sims 4 through the Businesses and Hobbies Expansion Pack. They offer you not only great small business ideas but also new hobbies for your Sims to ...

In the back, the artists have access to a full library of references. The ceilings are covered in tattoo stencils. Artists like Aaron Ulfstam create pieces that are fun and cartoonishly simple ...

The whir of tattoo guns filled the air as artists tended to their customers inside the many tattoo shops located around Columbia on Wednesday. National Tattoo Day, which takes place every year ...

His friend and fellow artist Josh Roelink recommended meditative painting. Stepping away from stencils and tattoo guns, Shal bought butcher's paper and cheap acrylic paints. Sitting on his ...

Solidifying your design, figuring out the placement, and deciding what tattoo artist or shop you want to work with are just as important as practicing proper aftercare. Many tattoos have a story.

Instead of first drawing a tattoo stencil on paper and transferring it onto the skin, many Polynesian artists sketch the design directly on the body with a pen. That freehand sketch allows the ...