muscles Flabby man gets six-pack abs in two days… thanks to some excellent tattooing David Pescovitz

tattoo Incredible flipbook-style animations made from dozens of people's tattoos David Pescovitz

stick and poke These sharpened bird bones are the oldest tattooing tools ever discovered David Pescovitz

tattoo flash I bet someone gets a "science gang tattoo" after seeing this flash Mark Frauenfelder

tattoos Tattooing is illegal in South Korea, but this artist does it anyway Mark Frauenfelder

modern primitives Man with full body tattoos and inked eyeballs banned from teaching kindergarten David Pescovitz

morticians Can you keep a dead loved one's skull and/or tattoos? Andrea James

tattoo parlors Tattoo parlor offers free sessions to cover up of racist symbols David Pescovitz

bad tattoos Yet again, police arrest gentleman with "Crime Pays" tattoo on his forehead David Pescovitz

misidentification Gentleman gives fake name to police even though real name is tattooed on his neck David Pescovitz

embroidered tattoos Temporary tattoos that look embroidered Rusty Blazenhoff

paper and ink Literary tattoos of the New York Public Library staff Cory Doctorow

bears ears From Bears Ears in Utah, a 2,000-year-old tattooing tool is rediscovered Xeni Jardin

chalkware Retro tattooed mermaids made just like the Chalkware you used to know Rusty Blazenhoff

body art Beautiful insect tattoo can spread its wings Andrea James

all in a day's work Tattoo artists share their craziest client stories Andrea James

green screen This Rick and Morty green screen tattoo is fantastically effective (for now, anyway) David Pescovitz

body art Watch a time-lapse video of this large geometric tattoo in the making Carla Sinclair

permanence Mother renames her son to match her misspelled tattoo of his original name David Pescovitz

tattoo Beautiful circular tattoos Andrea James