Rick Saveria's tattoo machine company, CTPS Saveria, has been hand-crafting premium tattoo machines in Argentina for over 37 years. The company is an industry leader that's widely recognized as the...

It's important to keep your tattoo shop stocked with all the tattoo medical supplies needed to prep and modify clients--things like antiseptics, skin cleansers, tattoo bandages, and disinfectants. If you're...

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Article updated and refreshed on 6/18/2026. Dreading the pain? Learn how tattoo numbing cream works, how long it lasts, and the right way to apply it before your session. Find...

Making a great living as an artist can be tough unless you're really well known and your art is highly sought after. Fortunately, whether you're a tattoo artist, a painter...

Let's talk about parts, baby. Let's talk about you and... your coil tattoo machine! Before you ever begin tattooing with it, you're going to need to make some adjustments. The...

Tattoo thermal copiers and thermal tattoo printers are helpful tools for creating tattoo stencils. In this article, we teach you how to use the two types of thermal printers/copiers we...