Want to Stun Your Friends with Beautiful Tattoo Lettering?

Want a Kick Ass Script Tattoo?

Good lettering can come from the hands of a talented artist or from the Web. The trouble with online fonts is the shit quality. Have you ever seen as Jack-Ass Stupid lettering tattoo? As an artist, I've seen my fill bad letter forms. Why do so many people get wack-ass lettering? Because their artists are lazy ass fucks who use boring, stock fonts, instead of taking the time to search for good ones.

I've scoured the Web for the very best in lettering. Enjoy the fruit of  my labor.

Here are the BEST FREE TATTOO FONTS ONLINE

• VTC Tattoo Hand ---> Nice Diamond Script Lettering
  
• Mardian -->Another nice Tattoo Script Font
  
• True Man Tattoo---> Some fun Classic Tattoo "Wingdings"
  
• Deutch Script-->a killer "Old English" style font. Must be filled in solid to work for tattooing, beautiful letter forms!
  
• Germanica Family--->A lovely SET of calligraphic fonts. GERMANICA SHADOWED kicks ass!
  

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Allergic to Tattoo Ink?

Unfortunately, some people develop allergies to colored ink, red, blue, and yellow are the usual culprits. Usually the allergy isn't that pronounced, but it can can cause some discomfort. Here's what you can do to fight allergic tattoo reactions.

How to Treat Tattoo Ink Allergic Reaction

Also it's another reason to Black and Grey all the Way. Black doesn't contain nickle and it's the easiest color to remove with a laser.

Although this refers to permnant tattoos, a lot of people are allergic to BLACK HENNA. NEVER GET A BLACK HENNA TATTOO. I'll spare you gross photos, but BLACK HENNA IS BAD NEWS.

Ryan Gosling's Tattoo

The Drive actor wanted to personally create a tattoo for himself but when he tried to ink a monster's hand with a bloody heart onto his left arm, his needle skills left him with a design that looked like the prickly plant.

He said: "One of my tattoos is supposed to be a monster's hand dropping a bloody heart but I did it myself with a tattoo kit so it looks like a cactus."

OOPS. Stick with the barefoot running.

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Cool Head Luke (Guest Post Kuckle Tattoos)

Lucas sends us this set of knuckles:

The story behind my knuckles is nothing more than self expression. I’ve grown up with many nicknames, an one always stood out to me. Cool Hand Luke, an over the past two years I’ve been throwing This idea around. So I’ve finally decided to make my move, I’m an up and coming bartender in Brooklyn, an soon to be a barber. So with that, I'm able to be tattooed from head to toe. There simply is no better way I can represent who I am, better than what my knuckles present. I’m not afraid of 50 eggs nor can I pass up a challenge. My knuckles represent, the concept of never giving up, an also showing off my humor, in other words. I couldn’t be happier. Check out the real irie tribe ink tattoo shop. The end.

Ink a Difference (Nicole's Tattoo Story)

My tattoo is the Japanese kanji symbol for "to be different" (above the slipknot symbol, on the back of my neck). I got this tattoo because i've always been on my own path, a little different than all the girls in my family, a little to boyish for the girls and to girly for the boys. My life has taken me on a crazy ride that has set me apart from most people, so i found this tattoo to be a very short and sweet motto if you will for myself.

--Nicole Estep

A Touch of Gypsy Blood (Ursala's Tattoo Story)

I have a feather tattoo on my inner left arm to remind me that “birds of a feather flock together,” as the saying goes. This is the handiwork of a good friend of mine, and I get compliments on it all the time.

In fact, I just was on a trip in India and came across a bunch of traveling gypsies who were of course covered in tattoos with a lot of birds and feathers. One of their friends asked me, “Are you part of this family?” I smiled, and she said, “you probably are because you have that feather tattoo on your arm.” I may have gypsy blood, but I'm not full on gypsy.

It's interesting how we attach meaning to images, and others may have a different idea when they see my feather. It's another way for me to explore why I was drawn to this image when other people comment on it.

--Ursala Garbrecht

Finally a story from Oregon. I know there are more good ones out there.

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Love is of Demon Tattoo is of Photoshop (Guest Post)

Gabriela sends us this these knuckles and the story:

Hi,my name is Gabriela and I’m from Brazil. the history of my knuckle tattoo is: My parents are very religious, and I hate religion . For my parents all things that I love is of demon, like rock, tattoos, among others. I don’t believe in demon or god, but I decided tattoo, as a form of revolt, the name of the beast on my fingers, a prominent place. They never tried forced me to go to church again, now they are ashamed of my tattoo, and don’t want what the priest see it .

Nice story. Anton Levey would be proud.

Tattooed Web Fonts SUCK

Get Hand Lettering or No Lettering at All

I'm f%$&* sick of seeing Web Fonts as tattoos. Unless you're going for a typewriter effect or something very particular, Fonts look like sh*! as tattoos. It's "near beer" instead of a fine Oregon brewed porter. Most shops should have an assortment of good tattoo lettering. If they don't have references or don't just freehand it on, go somewhere else.

Lettering is among the MOST TECHNICALLY DIFFICULT and UNFORGIVING tattoos to get. Make sure your artist is up to the task.

Four Letters, Four Fingers, One Word Down

I made a list of four letter words. Then let fate choose which one when I rolled the dice.
Thought I crapped out at first, but it's perfect. This Tattoo is sharply sarcastic.

Broken Hope Fixes Herself

Miss Hope sends us these knuckles and a story:

Hey my name is Hope.This was my very first tattoo. I got it done when I was 15 being punk in golden gate park. My friend needed alcohol and I needed some tattoos. Jim Beam for tats. I will definitely never forget that day. I have other tattoos now but these are still ghetto . Maybe one day I will get them fixed. Hopeful is with one L not two but I didn’t want to leave that one pinky lonely. It was actually going to be Hope Less but I had an odd feeling that would make me even more hopeless then I was at the time.

Read My Fists (Half Assed Guest Post)

Savannah sends us this set of knuckles:

i am a reading addict. i started reading at the age of 5, and have more or less never put the book down since. my personal library contains about 400 books or so. i have yet to meet a single person who doesnt like this tattoo.

none of the hundreds of books i read taught me how to capitalize or use apostrophes.
i should have read how 2 check a tattoo artist's portfolio b4 i got his tattoo because the line-work sucks.

Fist Full of Ink (Tattoo Story)

Now She's Hard to Beat

My name is Elizabeth. I got this tattoo because I was abused as a child. My Dad told my teachers that my black eyes were from my clumsy tripping. He soon discovered that it was easier to hide the beatings when he punched me in the stomach. It took a broken rib and punctured lung for me to gain the courage to report him.

This tattoo reminds me to play nice all the time. It also shows my strength. I'm nice by choice, not from weakness.

Bizarre Royal Wedding Tattoo

Some people have a bizarre and unhealthy addiction to dumb tattoos.

Craig's List Unusable

Happy seizures. Wow. It's remarkable how useless my favorite sites have become. Google delivers nothing but spam results or crappy keyword heavy "content" which says nothing.

Craig's List is worse. Each request for tattoo stories and submissions just gets me a ton of stupid spam. Now, some Dumb-ass is flagging my posts. It's ridiculous that CL doesn't check the flags. I had the fake flag issue in Spokane as well. All competitors just flagged anything you posted. What a waste of time. It's not even worth resubmitting because the Jackass will just do it again. Luckily, I have other sources to promote my content. Who needs the reject, loser crap that comes from CL? Not me. Good Riddance to CL.

BTW, if you're going to submit a tattoo picture and story. Proof your work. I'm not gonna publish any old crap that comes my way.

Nepal (Guest Post)

Not that many people venture into Nepal.  Despite its close proximity to the Himalayas and its once prominent status as a hippie getaway in the 60’s and 70’s, Nepal has in more recent times become something of a dubious travel decision.  Part of this is attributable to the civil war that raged there from 1996-2006.  That period certainly wasn’t much for luring in travellers and even today there has been problems with Maoist insurgents who create a somewhat unstable environment for visitors.

Regardless of these setbacks in hospitality, Nepal is once again on a mission to lure back the tourists that had previously arrived in hordes.  Their solution?  A series of newly created and funded state initiatives called Nepal Tourism Year 2011.  The first part of this was bringing Canadian singer/songwriter Bryan Adams over for a concert.  Once state officials realised that no one actually wanted to see Bryan Adams, they came up with the next idea, this one much better suited to bringing in new and different people and points of view.  So, this past weekend, Kathmandu was the site of the Nepal International Tattoo Convention.

‘Despite being an integral part of some of Nepal’s ethnic cultures, tattoos have had a sketchy reputation in the nation’s past.

They were once synonymous with the “free love” ideology made popular by the hippies who strolled Kathmandu’s backpacker hub known as Freak Street during the late-1960s and 1970s.

Another reason for disparagement was cultural. For centuries, members of Nepal’s lower castes would decorate their bodies with stars and moons in the belief that once their soul left their body they would be recognized in heaven.’

A pretty great idea actually, and one that really seemed to draw in a decent crowd.  Not only that, but artists from all around the world made the trek for the weekend long event, with 91 indoor stalls set up for tattooists.  Hey, it’s a long journey to Nepal, but I’m sure it would have made for an unforgettable time.

Idiotic Tattoo Fest 2011 (Guest Post)

This may sound a tad naive, but I am continually surprised by the amount of people in this world who are willing to permanently alter their appearance with a tattoo for cash or some other sort of material incentive.  That’s not to say that I disagree with someone getting a tattoo across their forehead in exchange for a fistful of cash or a lifetime’s supply of laundry detergent, though.  I mean, if that kind of stuff is that valuable to you, then by all means, tattoo away.

The latest in the tattoo-your-face-for-a-prize scheme comes from the Czech Republic where an unnamed man has had the name of a restaurant listing website tattooed across his forehead.  In addition to a year’s free lunches at any of the restaurants listed on the Czech website Obedvat.cz, the man also received 200,000 Kč (just over $12,000 USD) for his trouble.  And, according to the unnamed and now tattooed man, he’s more than happy with the arrangement.

‘”I feel fine and checked myself in the mirror, and I like it,” he said. “I don’t regret it at all, and I will certainly enjoy the money.”

He admitted he had been getting some strange looks when he went out in public, but seemed unperturbed, if not pleased, by the extra attention.

“People have slowly started to turn around and see what I have on my forehead,” he said. “It is strange and extravagant, and I like that.”‘

Glad to see that he’s happy with that tattoo because as we all know, money isn’t permanent.  A tattoo however…

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I disagree. That dude is an idiot. Now he has the rest of life to realize how he has literally "defaced" himself. When you break it down, 12,000 bucks is a JOKE for the amount of time:
Average Life Expectancy: 79 years


His Age: 22 (a guess)


Life of Tattoo: 57 years (almost 3 times his life already)


57 years is 20,805 days


That comes out to a little over $0.57 a day!!! Not even a cup of coffee.


Is your face worth more than that? Worst of all the longer he lives, the less value he gets. So, his only choice is finish himself off early. That way, he at least gets a half-ass deal out this fiasco.


BTW, that lettering will look like a smudge in about ten years.

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More Tattoo Studio Prejudice (Guest Post)

More news out of Hermosa Beach today where city residents have been making a great deal of effort to chase tattooist and tattoo studios from the area, despite a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision last year which stated that tattoos and the business of tattooing are forms of expression protected by the First Amendment.

If you’re familiar with this story, then you’ll probably also know that back in March, the Hermosa Beach City Council asked the Hermosa Beach Planning Commission to hold a public hearing this month in order to determine what can be done about the city’s current tattoo ordinance.  Here’s the list of proposed regulations that concerned residents came up with, which will be discussed at the next planning commission meeting on May 17th.

Tattoo businesses in the Hermosa Beach area will be required to:

1. Not be within a 100-foot buffer zone around residential property.

2. Not be within a 200-foot buffer zone around parks, schools and religious facilities.

3. Operate between 8am and 9pm.

Honestly, can’t these whiney city residents just let it go already?  They’ve lost.  Tattooists are protected by the First Amendment.  It is their right to open and operate their own businesses.  Imposing the above restrictions on tattooists is not only unconstitutional, but it further stigmatises these legitimate artists and businesses.

What the concerned group of citizens and homeowners in Hermosa Beach don’t understand is that it’s they who are maintaining and adding to the bad reputation of tattooists.  These people believe that tattoo studios are going to create a criminal element and drive down the real estate value.  Obviously these people are not aware of how much money tattooists make.  They’re also only serving to keep a negative stereotype alive by trying to push the tattooists out.  While the tattooists quietly go about their business, these obsessive residents are carrying on about how undesirable tattooists are.  Get it residents?  You’re creating, maintaining and spreading the lie that tattooing is somehow dangerous, morally corrupt and detrimental to your living space.  Let the businesses flourish for a year and then try and tell me that tattooists are bad for your community.

I guess we’ll see what happens at the next meeting in May, but something tells me that there is no way in hell that these residents are going to win.  And that’s a very good thing.

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4/20 Knuckle Tattoos (Guest Post)

Erica sends us these knuckle tattoos and a short description:

Since baseball season is upon us it always reminds me that my pride is there no matter who is on our team this year or who may or may not be retiring.  I found your website & thought you might like the pics!

You can check out a more in depth description at: http://stellatattoos.blogspot.com/2011/03/new-york-yankee-pride.html

The execution for this one is OK, the design is a little dicey for a knuckle though. That's something I'd expect the owner to have, not a mere fan. To each her own.