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Sam Padilla
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illustrative
black and gray
realism
San Francisco, United States
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Suggested reads
Article
Doc Price: A Life in British Tattooing
Explore Doc Price’s life in British tattooing, his traditional work, connections to other tattooers and the legacy of his Plymouth studio.
Interview
In conversation with Steven Roy
Trading the chef's knife for the needle. A conversation on discipline, business, and why "fear is the mind-killer."
Article
An Appreciation of Early Tattoo Collectors
Explore four early tattoo collectors and performers—Prince Constantine, the Great Omi, Nora Hildebrandt and Rusty Skuse—and their role in tattoo history.
Article
Looking After Your Tattoo in the Summer
Sun, sweat, and swimming are the three fastest ways to wreck a tattoo. How to get a fresh or healed piece through the hot months intact.
Interview
In conversation with Liz Koss
Exploring spooky aesthetics, the science of aging ink, and the quiet power of drawing without a goal.
Suggested studios
BLACK SERUM, Inc.
san francisco, united states
Mom's Body Shop
san francisco, united states
Black & Blue Tattoo
san francisco, united states
Black Heart Tattoo
san francisco, united states
One Shot Tattoo
san francisco, united states
Let It Bleed
san francisco, united states
Suggested artists
Ulises Gonzalez
san francisco, united states
MILLIE K.
san francisco, united states
Ross K. Jones
san francisco, united states
Hell Hiatus
san francisco, united states
Sodam
san francisco, united states
Brucius
san francisco, united states