247 Ink Magazine (December/January) 2016 Issue#12 | Page 82

First timers should do some good ol’ fashioned RESEARCH! The majority of artists nowadays have a specific style that they accell at and love doing. Figure out what you want, how you want it, and pick the artist who fits that criteria. Not the person your homeboy says does dope tats. What trends in tattoos have you been seeing the last year or two? Ive noticed alot of new styles coming out, some of which I think are amazing! I’m loving the color infused black and also trash polka. They both have the realism aspects I love but then you can see the artists creativity throughout it. Some of them are really incredible. 80 I’ve seen you at few conventions? What is it you like-and don’t like about conventions? I love the whole tattoo culture. And conventions are like we have our own town for a weekend. It’s a building filled with people who are trying to push themselves and show