The White Whale Tattoo Society
Journal
Fabio Pillon
A spotlight on Fabio, Resident Artist, and the Microrealism and Black and Grey portraiture he brings from drawing.
Realism and Microrealism
What Realism and Microrealism are, and why contrast, not detail, decides how a realistic tattoo ages.
Delicate Color: a workshop with @demiink__
Two days at TWWTS with @demiink__ and six tattoo artists from four countries, on the technique behind soft, small-scale color.
Alba Buscemi
A spotlight on Alba, Resident Artist, and the Fine Line and Botanical work she builds from fashion, medical study, and...
Botanical and Floral tattooing
What Botanical and Floral tattooing covers, how the two differ, and what makes plant work still read years later.
Tattoo aftercare, in depth
The longer version of tattoo aftercare: the healing timeline, what each step is for, and what to avoid in the...
Il Tela
A spotlight on Andrea, who tattoos as Tela, and the decade of illustration behind his clean Blackwork and dense hatching.
Blackwork: an introduction
An introduction to Blackwork: tattooing made entirely in black, the range it covers, and why it ages as well as...
Picci
Resident at TWWTS, working between Fine Line and Minimal. The editing instinct Paolo carries from advertising graphics into tattooing.
Fine Line tattooing, explained
A short guide to Fine Line tattooing: what the technique is, the work it suits, and how thin lines really...
Matteo Nangeroni: a style with no name
The founder of The White Whale Tattoo Society, and the Surrealist work that resists a label.
Your first tattoo: what to expect
What actually happens when you get your first tattoo, from choosing the artist to the healed result.