Many methods were used including skin-stitching, hand-tapping and hand-poking. Although tattoo machines came about in the late 19th century, some artists still choose traditional methods today.

Tattoo artist Rosa Bluestone Perr says that she loves the trend of tattoo bracelets. “I have seen tattoo bracelets trending over the years with my clients,” says the stick-and-poke pro, who ...

Some artists at Nice Try Tattoo have left the machine behind and rely on a singular needle to etch their designs. It’s a method often called “stick and poke” or “hand poke.” ...

Stick-and-poke (aka hand-poke) is a method of tattooing where the artist doesn’t use a tattoo gun, but repeatedly dips a needle in ink and then inserts it in the skin to form designs through a series ...

A highly sought-after tattoo artist known for her creative imagery and cheeky sense of humor, Kim is one of the most prominent stick 'n' poke artists working today.

Stick-and-poke tattoos, involve dipping a needle in ink before inserting it repeatedly into the skin by hand. Most recently, David got the number '99' tattooed on his little finger to mark the ...

The difference between stick and poke and machine tattoo is the speed at which the needle penetrates the skin. Shah says that the same designs can be made quickly with a machine but he prefers the ...

Grimes has another white-ink tattoo on her chest, which is thematically an extension of her full-back white-ink design. It features symmetrical curvy lines that intersect at the centre of her sternum.

Potts-Joseph uses the traditional stick-and-poke technique for all of her tattoos, whether on the face or body. “Traditionally, we had needles made of bird bone,” says Potts-Joseph.

Dua’s tattoos pay tribute to everything from her family, to her nationality and her musical career so far, with each one telling a special story that she can hold close to her at all times. From a ...

Debby Ryan has six known tattoos to date. Ryan got her first tattoo, a stick-and-poke portrait of an alien, at 18. We rounded up all of Ryan's tattoos, as well as their meanings.

News Love After Lockup’s Lindsey Downs shared stick and poke tattoos she gave in prison and clapped back at a hater Mon Feb 07, 2022 at 1:24pm ET By Serena Nitta ...