50 Tattoo Artists You Need to Know
By Complex Magazine | Dec 6, 2010 | 1:57 pm | Permalink
50 Tattoo Artists You Need to Know
These days, it's more common to have a tattoo than not, and as changing societal norms make it acceptable for even the most clean-cut of our crews to be inked up, more and more folks are going under the gun. If you had unlimited funds, time, and travel budget, who would be the artist to put a permanent stamp on your skin? We caught up with Nick Schonberger, the man behind Curated Magazine and the owner of a body adorned with tattoos by some of the culture's greatest, to find out. Nick just wrapped up writing a new book on the history of tattoos, coming out soon, so he knows a thing or two about who you need to talk to. Want to get a new tattoo? Put some money away to make sure it's done right, and check this list of the greatest tattoo artists in the game before you go in.
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James Else December 6th, 2010 at 09:10 AM
Thats Dan Gold not Louis Malloy in the picture?!?!?!?!?!
Kevin McFadden December 6th, 2010 at 04:47 PM
Artists which should be on that list... 1. Vincent Castiglia 2. Bob Tyrrell 3. Jess Yen 4. Tim Kern 5. Volco 6. Victor Portugal 7. Robert Hernandez
Josh Hibbs December 6th, 2010 at 07:10 PM
How do you guys come up with the list of the 50 tattoo artists that you need to know. I was surprised to not see Corey Miller on the list for his Black and White work and Nikko Hurtado on the list for his color and portrait work. Everything Nikko does looks so damn realistic it is insane.
Julio December 23rd, 2011 at 08:50 AM
I agree niko is out this world.
Josh Hibbs December 6th, 2010 at 07:12 PM
Other than that, all the rest of these artists on the list are mind blowing. Great job guys!
elisa December 7th, 2010 at 07:09 AM
check out stigma one tattooing at young guns tattoo in hollywood, ca. he should be on this list. stigmaone.com
-sal December 7th, 2010 at 10:13 AM
Oh yea this is the ART STUDENT who was latching on coat tails.. I know he apprenticed under Baby Ray heard he was being a Tat2 groupie around Jose Lopez and is a super Stalker Fan of Mr. Cartoon.. So if the last two count here is some advise to u kids out there... If you have no identity and want to be a clone of three other people.. Learn from Jun Cha on how to be art fag, swagger jacker....
maxime büchi December 7th, 2010 at 10:43 AM
thank you for having fixed the images!
Evan December 7th, 2010 at 11:12 AM
Um thats a picture of Steve Boltz haha. good job.
Evan December 7th, 2010 at 11:13 AM
and Steve's Tattoos.
December 7th, 2010 at 11:31 AM
cool!!!very good!!Why i live in Russia((