25 artists taking tattoos to the next level

• These are 25 artists taking tattoos to the next level.
• We take a look at artists who create tattoos using traditional techniques, unusual materials, or reimagined styles.
• Whether they're permanent, henna, or temporary, tattoos are for everybody.

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25 Tattoo Artists Taking Tattoos to the Next Level

1. Rit Kit uses real plants as her stencils. It helps make plants look more realistic on skin.
2. Lee Rowlett makes green-screen tattoos. The green ink can become anything you want.
3. Steve Butcher led the effort for this huge back tattoo. It was completed by six artists in six hours.
4. Choshu Horikazu practices a Japanese technique called tebori.
5. Solange Boudreau does henna for special occasions. They last up to four weeks.
6. Jenna Kerr specializes in crystal and gemstone tattoos.
7. Pedro Acosta creates realistic eye tattoos.
8. Lilian Raya is the Lisa Frank of tattoos.
9. Sarah Walters does henna crowns for chemo patients.
10. Victor Octaviano uses ink like watercolor. It's like a painting on the skin.
11. Balazs Bercsenyi uses ink to tell an animated story.
12. Yushi Horikichi practices Japanese tebori. He uses a bamboo stick, ink, and needles.
13. Tattly's temporary tattoos smell like flowers.
14. Nate Siggard creates sound-wave tattoos you can hear.
15. Shantall Alam designs henna on pregnant bellies.
16. Phil Berge makes stop-motion tattoos.
17. Ezrah "The Shark" Dormon is a 12-year-old tattoo artist. He's an apprentice at a tattoo shop in Panama.
18. Antonio "Cacau" Carlos practices irezumi tattoos. He shades using the tebori technique.
19. Lewisink specializes in geometric tattoos. He can create optical illusions on the body.
20. Deepali Deshpande makes temporary henna-inspired tattoos.
21. Jay Freestyle designs tattoos on the spot. He goes into the process without any detailed plans.
22. Jael Strauss' blacklight tattoos have hidden images in them. You can only see them under UV lights.
23. Kim Van Nieuwaal is a face painter who paints glitter tattoos.
24. Sabreena Haque does large-scale henna pieces.
25. Steve Butcher specializes in hyperrealistic tattoos.

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