Skin Deep - Issue 298

In this issue

THE WORLD WITHIN
We’re always delving into how craftsmen and women design tattoos for the physical human form. Today, meet an artist creating tattoos for—not real bodies—but the figures of her imaginary illustrations. Rebecca Givens finds out why this idea is accompanied by a strong message, THE UNINKABLES
Tattoos are so common now no one bats an eyelid when they see a full sleeve or even a neck tattoo. The tattoos transformation from an underground subculture, through coming of age ceremony to must have fashion accessory has resulted in a deluge of ink. Everyone from the ex-prime minister’s wife to my great aunt Rosaline has a tattoo. But what about those people unable to jump on the tattoo band wagon; what about the UnInkables? (Accompanied here by some of our favourite tattoos from the last few years we found lying around...

Skin Deep Magazine Description:

Skin Deep has long been the UK’s best selling tattoo magazine - and just because we're having fun for 13 issues a year (that's once every 4 weeks) doesn't mean we're not taking it very seriously indeed.
Each issue we publish profiles, interviews and features with the leading tattooists and tattoo artists working in the world today together with exciting new talent. Alongside of this, we focus on the tattoo lifestyle and all it contains, coverage from the international convention scene, art features from those who embrace the tattoo ethic or find inspiration within it, reader profiles, news, reviews, competitions, letters and every issue also comes with a free supplement.