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We’re featuring 10 tattoo artists from around the world that have mastered the art of hand poke tattoos. It’s important to choose an artist carefully! You’re going to eb spending multiple hours with them if you decide to get a hand poke tattoo. -
Hand poke tattoos, also known as stick-and-poke tattoos, have been around for thousands of years. No electricity is necessary to make hand poke tattoos - the basic tools needed are ink, a needle, and a willing subject to receive the tattoo. In the 1970s, hand poke tattoos rose in popularity among the punk and underground scene when people would use household objects to give themselves and their friends DIY tattoos – sometimes backstage at concerts or in a basement.
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A fresh tattoo is considered an open wound so after care is very important.
