South African tattoo artist Tyler Murphy details his account of how he got involved with the art of hand poked tattoos. After doing some work inspired by the prison-style of tattooing, he then brought his work to the bodies of South African musicians Die Antwoord. He delves a bit into the history of hand poked tattoos and also has an impressive gallery of the work he did for Nina and Yo-Landie. [Tattoo Artist Magazine]
Behind the Prison-Inspired Tattoos of Die Antwoord
The story behind these stick-and-poke pieces.
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