E4’s Tattoo Artist of the Year has just aired its finale, and a Killer Ink sponsored artist has managed to win the top prize! Massive congratulations are in order to Cumbrian tattooist Luke Sayer - Killer Ink sponsored artist and now the first ever winner of E4’s Tattoo Artist of the Year! 24-year-old Luke managed […]

French colour realism artist Michael Taguet turned some heads on social media this year with a certain 18+ tattoo… When he’s not uploading jaw-dropping realistic pieces to his social media accounts, Michael can be found working at his own studio, Yama Tattoo, in his hometown of Saint-Chamond, Loire in France. Michael Taguet bought his tattoo […]

‘The Scientist’. No, it’s not the name of a boring song by Coldplay, it’s the nickname given to Ryan Smith, one of the UK’s top tattoo artists. We met up with the travelling tattooist (and Killer Ink sponsored artist) Ryan Smith to film him continuing with the awesome leg sleeve that won him ‘3rd Best […]

Liverpool Tattoo Convention is returning for its 10th year, so we have two tickets up for grabs in our latest competition! The Adelphi Hotel will again be the setting for this year’s Liverpool Tattoo Convention between 5th and 7th of May, which will see live tattooing from over 250 artists, as well as live music, […]

Easter is coming, so we’re inviting you all to an egg hunt! To get you in the Easter mood, we’re going to be hiding three prize eggs throughout our website, so get ready for the hunt! If you’re lucky enough to find an Easter egg, simply enter your details and you’ll be automatically entered into […]

When it comes to neo-traditional tattoo artists, there is only one queen, and her name is Debora Cherrys. Based in Madrid, Spain, Killer Ink sponsored artist Debora Cherrys started on the road to becoming a multi-award-winning tattoo artist in May 2012 and currently works at La Mujer Barbuda tattoo shop in Getafe. Although Debora says […]

A lot of people who get a new tattoo often go and get more – it’s not an out-there concept. Summer McInerney took it a step further by spending over $15,000 on tattooing most of her body with the artist who did her first tattoo. What makes it cooler for us is that it was […]

When it comes to tattooing institutions, none are as well-known and have as much history as the Bristol Tattoo Club. The Bristol Tattoo Club, or BTC for short, was the brainchild of the Champion Tattoo Artist of All Great Britain, the legendary Les Skuse. Les had the original idea for the BTC back in 1951, […]

A brand new, highly-anticipated exhibition has recently opened at the National Maritime Museum in Cornwall, offering a ground-breaking and comprehensive history of British tattooing. Tattoo: British Tattoo Art Revealed delves into the rich history of tattooing in Britain and aims to challenge preconceptions and long-standing myths about the practice when it comes to class, gender […]

Ushuaia Tattoo London is the home to some of the UK’s finest artists, including abstract/realism virtuoso Damian Gorski, one of Killer Ink’s sponsored artists and owner of the studio. We headed back down to London recently and made our way to Fulham to film Damian working on an awesome new tattoo using our supplies. Check […]