Digital ink.
Whether you have a collection of personal tattoos or just enjoy the visual appeal of others' body art, looking through a quality tattoo artist' portfolio is an inspiring experience. Seeing fierce artistry pop off the pages is what encourages most to commit to a tattoo in the first place. And some tattoo connoisseur's sort through tons of portfolios to select the artist they want to commission their inked fantasies, a relationship taken very seriously. Thanks to social media, the days of wandering from tattoo shop to tattoo shop and flipping through flash sheets are behind us. Pros are now able to publish their work to hundreds of thousands of followers, steaming up Instagram feeds around the world. We've tracked down 14 of the most badass tattoo artists out there who you should definitely be following for your daily dose of digital ink.
Chaim Machlev
Jay Freestyle
Rachel Hauer
Thea Duskin
Graceland Tattoo
Ien Levin
Amanda Wachob
Vicky Morgan
Peter Aurisch
Marcin Aleksander Surowiec
Jo Harrison
Tim Hendricks
Nikko Hurtado
Chuey Quintanar
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