Pro-Team

  • Mr. Scary

    1992 was the beginning of the end of Mr. Scary, at least as a movie special effects artist. Mr. Scary had met world-famous tattoo artist Kari Barba while he was in Los Angeles working on some special effects. Kari had looked at Scary's fine art and graphic art portfolio at that time and suggested that Scary think about a career in the tattoo arts. Read More...


  • Roman Abrego

    I love to do color portraits and bio mechanical or whatever else pops into my head. My shop is called Artistic Element because before we were tattoo artists we were all artists and we bring that element into our tattoos. We are at 34185 Yucaipa Blvd., Yucaipa, CA 92399, ArtisticElementInk.com, Facebook.com/RomanTattoos, 909-797-8280. More...


  • Rick Walters

    Rick has been tattooing for over 44 years and has run the oldest tattoo shop in the country for the last 25 years that it was open.

    He currently tattoos at Mark Mahoney’s Shamrock Social Club in West Hollywood, along with another tattoo shop in Orange County, California. Read More...


  • Opie Ortiz

    Opie's story follows him from the streets of Long Beach to being the artist behind the album covers, t-shirts, posters, and tattoos of the band Sublime. Drawing inspiration from legendary artists Rick Walters, Mike Brown, Joe Vegas, and Demon, Opie has joined the ranks as one of the top young tattoo artist in the country. He can be found at: Ink Assassins Tattoo, 737 West Pacific Coast Highway, Long Beach, CA 90806, 562-599-3908. OpieOrtiz.com Read More...


  • Clark North

    Whenever I let a client bring in or use numbing cream in the past, the skin would be un-tattooable. They made the skin about the consistency of a fat lip, and I had to tattoo at about one fourth the speed of my normal tattooing. Also, their cream was so wet and slimey that I couldn't draw on the skin or apply a stencil and the skin would become alert in about 30 or 40 minutes...Read More..

    Clark North
    Staytrue Tattoo
    http://clarknorthtattoo.com


  • Abey Alvarez

    Born in East Los Angeles and raised in Pomona, California, Abey has a family of three kids (Trinity, Lil Abey, and Jayla), and a beautiful girlfriend (Jenna). They are the love of his life and his motivation.

    Abey grew up working in a barber shop since the age of 5 sweeping, cleaning windows, and shining shoes. By the age of 15, Abey was cutting hair. In his twenties, Abey managed Read More..


  • Dominic Vasquez

    Tattooer, gentleman, scholar, and traveling heartbreaker known from coast to coast, Dominic is originally from Denver, Colorado. He specializes in clean strong American tattooing and traditional Japanese tattooing... with no ego. He's finer than gold, and stronger than diamonds. Dominic is now at Flying Panther Tattoo. Read More..


  • Nickhole Arcade

    Born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada, Nickhole Arcade promises to uphold the tradition of old school hospitality that has always been synonymous with her home town. An artist since early childhood, apprenticing in 2001, and tattooing full-time since 2005, Nickhole looks forward to continually expanding her awareness of the art world and traveling several times per year. Read More..


  • Ruthless

    Ruth Pineda, better known as RUTHLESS, is a budding young new starlet in the tattoo world. Recently landing a major role on the TLC show LA INK, Ruthless has quickly become the talk around town, winning over people from the moment they meet her in person, or see her at work on set.

    A true artist since birth, Ruthless started Read More..


  • Rob Hill

    Rob’s work ranges from black and grey, fantasy and gothic, and now sees him working with softer color blends. He has also become known for his free hand style of tattoo, and has been branching into bio-bone skulls and everything in between. Rob is a Certified Commercial Artist, and he continues to work with commercial art, which lends itself to his passion for realism and portrait tattoos. He can be reached at 805-758-7173 or tattzbyrob@gmail.com. Read More..


  • Shaun Kama

    Shaun and his work have been featured in such magazines as Tattoo, Tattoo Savage, think, Tattoos for Women, Tattoo Flash, Tattoo Tabu, and Skin Art. He has worked on such celebrities as Rihanna, Jamie King, Janet Jackson, Missy Elliot, Nelly, Jada Pinket Smith, Sinbad, and Bob Hailey. He holds the reputation as the king of Halloween Tattoos. Read More..


  • James J. Peterson

    James' early work has been published in Disney, Esquire Magazine, Art Forum, and Juxtapose. His work has appeared in prestigious galleries around the world, including the Fifty50 Gallery that he opened in Chicago's West Loop. In 2008, James founded the Rogue Parlour Tattoo, which has become one of Tucson, Arizona's premier tattoo studios where James continues to impress fellow tattoo artists and collectors around the world. Read More...


  • Halo

    Halo began his art career in early 2004, after leaving his life long passion as a traveling musician. After his seventh year in tattooing, he has made a critical mark on the convention circuits as well as being sponsored by ink and machine companies alike. In the past two years Halo has traveled to three countries for tattooing, he has been featured and on the cover of over 20 magazines and won over 90 awards nationwide. You can check out his work at www.tattoosbyhalo.com. Read More...


  • Big Mike 33

    Ever since I can remember, I have been drawn towards art. When I was a kid, my dad, my hero, would do these freehand drawings for me when I was in elementary school to help out with science projects or school assignments/reports. My first memories of seeing an actual tattoo were...Read More...


  • Big Sleeps

    “The writing’s on the wall,” is a cliché that simply refers to an inevitable conclusion, or an obvious ending. For those who live on the edge in the aerosol-covered inner city areas of urban sprawl, life often reflects a much more tragic inevitability; leaving behind a trail of lost souls immortalized through candlelit curbside memorials and tribute t-shirts. One wayward child of the ghetto destined to follow this unfortunate path was Los Angeles artist Big Sleeps...Read More...


  • Christian Marek

    My name is Christian Marek. I grew up in Bakersfield, CA. I'm 36 years old. I have been married to my beautiful wife for about two years, and we have amazing kids. I started tattooing in 1998 in Tucson, AZ. I've been working in Tucson for 14 years. I specialize in color realism with a little new school twist to it. I've been working at Sacred Art Tattoo studio in Tucson for the last two years. This is my home. I've done the convention circuit for the last year and a half, and it's been good to me...Read More...


  • Josh Hagan

    Born and raised in Long Beach, Southern California, I got my first tattoo when I was 15 years old and was instantly fascinated with the art. At 17 years old, I was arrested and put in jail for protecting my mother from a couple of drunks. It was an unfortunate event in my life, but it gave me the time, patience, and motivation, to really concentrate on my art...Read More...


  • Ryan Mullins

    With integrity, iron will and perseverance, Ryan Mullins is taking the scene by storm. He’s only been tattooing since 2010, and he has already inspired and motivated tattooers and painters from around the globe...Read More...


  • Rich Pineda

    I got my start in tattooing in March of 2010. I absolutely am in love with this art form over any I have done in the past. I got my first taste when I was very young and got my first tattoo when I was 15 and have loved it since then. I had a few friends that tattooed when I was growing up and one of them was my good friend Todd Townsend who was like a big brother to me. Read More...