Your Skin Their Canvas: What You Need to Know About Tattoos

About this episode

The episode discusses the tattooing process, artist-client collaboration, and safety considerations.

Thinking about your first tattoo or how to choose the right artist? We sit down with Morgan Benson of Hollow Earth to break down the path into tattooing, from apprenticeships to today’s highly specialized styles like realism, botanical work, and dark illustrative design. You’ll learn how artists and clients collaborate to create pieces that fit your story, placement, and skin tone—so your tattoo not only looks great now, but ages well over time. We also cover what really matters for safety an...

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Shannon C. Trotter

Guest: Morgan Benson

Topics covered

• tattoos
• artistry
• skin care
• safety
• collaboration
• design styles

Keywords

• tattoos
• tattoo artists
• skin tone
• realism
• botanical work
• dark illustrative design
• safety

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Hollow Earth

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