50 Tattoo Artists You Need to Know

Tattooing is an art, and these are the artists leading the medium in new directions.

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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 crews to be inked up, more and more folks are going under the gun. Since tattoos literally last forever, why not dream big? If you had unlimited funds, time, and travel budget, who would be the artist to put a permanent stamp on your skin? Hopefully it won't be Miley Cyrus...

Make sure to do some research before getting inked permanently, by checking out different types of lettering and the artists who are on the come up. If you want to get a new tattoo, put some money away to make sure it's done right, and consider one of these 50 Tattoo Artists You Need to Know before you go in.

Doug Hardy

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Rob Kelly

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Angelique Houtkamp

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Annette LaRue

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Keith Underwood

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Lana Wingo

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Jeffrey Pitt

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Valerie Vargas

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Bert Krak

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Bailey Hunter Robinson

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Louis Molloy

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Freddy Corbin

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Woon Kim

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Kat Von D

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Placaso

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Shane O'Neill

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JK5

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Grime

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Scott Campbell

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Nao Takamura

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Steve Moore

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Julian Garner

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David Glantz

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Regino Gonzales

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BJ Betts

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Jimmy Hayden

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Maxime Buchi

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Norm

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Julie Becker

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Horishow

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Chris Garver

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Chris O'Donnell

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Chris Trevino

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Erin Chance

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Joe Capobianco

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Bugs

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Nick Baxter

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Dave Fox

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Thomas Hooper

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Daniel DiMattia

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Xed Ledhead

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Tuki Carter

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Goethe

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Eric Eaton

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James Acrow

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Bang Bang

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Boog

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Jun Cha

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Mister Cartoon

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Paul Booth

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