The world-famous tattoo artist Boris from Hungary (www.boristattoo.com) is tattooing a portrait with the Cheyenne Hawk. Tattoosafe (www.tattoosafe.de) offers the Hawk including the limited Edition CD with the complete film for a special price just in April 2010!

“The Whole Enchilada Vol 2″ is a tattoo seminar instructional career DVD available at www.strangleholdmerch.com ONLY TO LICENCED TATTOO ARTISTS! It covers everything in VIVID DETAIL about stencil layout, stencil longevity, bloodlining, illustration vs realism, voltage settings, contrasting palettes, tattoo machines, NEW machines, NEW INKS, blending separate brands of inks, use of white, mixing pigments in the tube, aftercare, portraits, black and grey, solid black, linework, needle and mag selections, different tapers, lengths, bug pins, background VS foreground, new color blends, skin tension, time management, focus, promotion, machine tuning, saturation between two shades, running a crew, attracting great artists to your shop, dealing with the customers, how to get a job at a great shop, guest spots, convention booth acquisition, tattooing multiple days on the same client, getting clients to sit longer, and career growth. This is a career changing film, from a man that has succeeded on his own terms, and explains in vivid detail exactly how it can happen for anyone who is willing to put fourth the effort. Featured artists include Brandon Bond, Dave Tedder, Bob Tyrrell, Josh Woods, and Sean Herman. “The Whole Enchilada” is an incredible collection of motivational and professional information directly pertaining to all levels of a tattoo artist’s career. This TWO *NEW* DISC DVD SET is being released by Brandon Bond and his Publishing Company STRANGLEHOLD PUBLICATIONS. It …

“Keep it Real” advanced techniques for realistic tattooing Vol.1 Andre the Giant* Award winning artist Keith Ciaramello takes you through the process of tattooing a color portrait of “The Eighth Wonder of the World” Andre the Giant! Topics covered include; choosing reference, enhancing reference in Adobe® Photoshop®, making the stencil, stencil application, flesh-tones, color mixing, needles, inks, using the Neuma® Hybrid and much more. Many of the topics that were covered in Keith’s “Keep it Real” live seminar are demonstrated on this DVD. The techniques discussed apply to coil and rotary machines as well. *This DVD will ship in December 2009 Pre-order yours NOW kustomkulturegallery.com

Hori Smoku Sailor Jerry Trailer horismokumovie.com Writer Erich Weiss Executive Producer: Steven Grasse SXSW Screening Times Landmark Dobie Theatre 2021 Guadalupe St Austin,TX Wednesday, March 12th at 6:30pm Thursday, March 13th at 11am Friday, March 14th at 1:30pm Synopsis Hori Smoku Sailor Jerry is a feature length documentary exploring the roots of American tattooing through the life of its most iconoclastic figure, Norman “Sailor Jerry” Collins. Considered by many the foremost tattoo artist of all time, Collins is the father of modern day tattooing, whose uncompromising lifestyle and larger than life persona made him an American legend. Through rare interviews, photographs and hours of archival footage, Hori Smoku Sailor Jerry: The Life and Times of Norman Keith Collins, explores the past, present and future of the global tattooing phenomenon. Based in Honolulu for most of his career, Sailor Jerry would come to symbolize the masculine ethos of a time when thousands of enlisted men were embanked in Hawaii, during World War II. Miles from home, ready to die, and fueled by devil-may care attitudes, these men went on shore leave with a single purpose in mind: to get “Stewed, Screwed and Tattooed.” Jerry marked these men with what would come to symbolize a new style of American folk art; tattoos that blended traditional elements of continental motifs with the finesse, shading, and artistic nuance of the Japanese tattoo masters, known as horis. Borne from his own years of …

Acclaimed tattoo artist Russ Abbott demonstrates the materials and techniques that he uses to create his signature “Illustrative” tattoo style. For more info or to order Volume 1 of Abbott’s Illustrative Tattooing Workshop DVD series please visit www.ironcladproductions.com. For Professionals Only!