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Inked Magazine November 2018 Issue
TATTOO AND TYPOGRAPHY : AN INSPIRATIONAL GUIDE
DIJLE OZER Dijle comes from Australia, who takes great responsibility in details and quality for contents. Comprehensively, Dijle is a Inked’s technical support who is confidence with softwares.
MARISSA YOURELIS Marissa is an Australian based visual director, who is responsible for every single visual element in Inked. Also, Marissa is a fashion-love with outstanding skills in the field of textile.
CONTRIBUTOR’S PAGE WENWEI CHEN Wenwei is the editor of the Inked, who is found in Guangzhou, China. Wenwei does have quite a few hobbies besides studying, she is a semipro photographer, visual designer and individual art
JIEYA LI Jieya is a Nanjing based Chinese assistant editor, who helps a lot in Inked. Except for the employment in Inked, she is also a specializd writer.
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TATTOO : CARE AND MAINTENANCE
TATTOO : IS YOURS TRENDING?
BEING IN LOVE : TATTOOS FOR COUPLES
TALK : BEST PARLOR IN SYDNEY
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CONT
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INTERNATIONAL TATTOO : MULTICULTURALISM
TRANSFORMATION : VISUAL TO TYPOGRAPHIC
CHINESE TATTOO ARTIST : ZHUSHIN KUO
DESIGN: : A TATTOO
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ENTS
TATTOO : CARE AND MAINTENANCE MARISSA YOURELIS, 22ND OCTOBER 2018
Caring for your new tattoo is very important as with the correct care, your tattoo can heal quickly and without infection, and prolong the vibrancy of the ink. Below are some tips on how to care for your new tattoo and ensure it remains in pristine condition over time.
IMMEDIATE AFTERCARE
Immediately after receiving the tattoo, the artist should apply a thin layer of petroleum jelly and cover the tattoo in either a bandage or plastic wrap. This wrap prevents the tattoo from getting infected from any bacteria and prevents the tattoo from rubbing and getting irritated. After a few hours, ensure your hands are clean and remove the wrap. Gently wash the tattoo with fragrance-free soap and water. After gently drying your skin, apply a thin layer of petroleum jelly, although keep the wrap off. This allows your skin to breathe. While your tattoo is in the healing process, it is important to wear sun-protective clothing and call your artist or doctor if there is any signs of infections.
DO NOT:
- use sunblock on tattoo until it is completely healed - scratch or pick at the tattoo - wear tight clothing over the tattoo - go swimming
“Bandage�, October 2018, Photographer: Marissa Yourelis
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DAY TO DAY CARE
The first day you might notice fluid, possibly some blood and extra ink, extruding from the tattoo. Do not panic as it is normal. Your tattoo will start to heal and develop a dull, cloudy appearance. Ensure to wash your skin gently with a fragrance-free soap and alcohol free moisturiser. Your skin will begin to feel itchy about a week after you got the tattoo. In order to relieve the itch, use a moisturiser several times a day. Do not pick at any scabs or try to pull them off as they can form into scars and sometimes can remove the ink. By the second or third week, the outer layer of the tattoo should have healed while the lower layers can take up to four months to completely heal. By the end of the third month the tattoo should look as vivid as intended by the artist. Ensure to use cool water when showering as scalding hot water does not only hurt, but can fade the ink over time. These caring techniques can be used for a number of weeks to ensure that the tattoo remains in good condition when in the process of healing.
“Time”, October 2018, Photographer: Marissa Yourelis
PRODUCTS
It is important to use mild, fragrance-free soap, or a tattoo cleanser, to clean the tattoo. Popular soap options include dove and neutrogena, although for the first few days use a petroleum-based ointment to help the tattoo heal nicely. After three days you are able to switch to regular moisturiser, such as aveeno and curel.
LONG TERM TIPS
In order to prevent the tattoo from fading or degrading you should keep the tattoo clean, stay hydrated, watch what you wear to avoid abrasion and constant sun exposure, and avoid excess weight gain or weight loss. After the tattoo has completely healed, ensure to protect it by applying sunscreen, which is SPF 45 or higher. This prevents the tattoo from fading quickly and ensures the colours stay as vibrant as the artist intended. “Aveeno”, October 2018, Photographer Marissa Yourelis
TATTOO : IS YOURS TRENDING? MARISSA YOURELIS, 22ND OCTOBER 2018
Tattoos are an expression of your personality that is with you permanently. Therefore, when choosing your tattoo it is important to pick one that is timeless and personal. Although, it is very difficult to pick something truly original as we are constantly influenced by what is currently trending. Even though there are many different styles, colours, subjects, and locations of tattoos, typographic tattoos are an extremely popular style of tattoos. Typography tattoos have been a go to for many, many years. As technology has advanced over the years, the creation of thinner tattoo needles allows finer and more delicate tattoos. This meaning that the thinner needle creates a more precise line and expands the creative possibilities in design. In 2018, the most popular typeface families are typewriter and cursive styles which includes the fine-line trend. The cursive style has been very popular as they remain the classic typeface that does not date. One of the most trending styles of cursive tattoos are the fine-line scripts. These fine-line scripts are very popular as they are minimal and can often be hidden well, as they are most popular on the wrist and rib cage. This meaning that the fine-line tattoos are often done in black or grey as they convey a simple and minimalistic style. The large rise of fineline scripts are in response to popular celebrities, like Kylie Jenner and Hailey Baldwin, sharing images of their tattoos on social media. In order for cursive styled tattoos to be legible and still have the original designed form, you should make sure that you outline and it is not too small. The best way to get a tattoo that you are in love with is to hire an artist. By hiring an artist, you ensure that the tattoo is not only perfect but has a creative flare. Lettering artists will ensure that your tattoo is trendy and that the cursive fonts remain legible over time.
Typewriter styled typefaces are rising in popularity as they incorporate the “vintage” aesthetic trend into the tattoo. Many of the typewriter types are used in minimal tattoos of one or two lines of text. The text is more commonly not accompanied with images as the visual style of the tattoo is, as though it was typed in a paragraph through a typewriter. Another reason for this is that as time passes and the tattoo begins to fade, the typewriter typeface will remain legible while any cursive type will eventually become difficult to read. Therefore, typewriter styles have become very popular as they are timeless, remain legible as time passes and creates a beautifully simple design.
“King”, October 2018, Photographer: Marissa Yourelis
TATTOO: IS YOURS TRENDING?
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“Bouquet”, October 2018, Photographer: Sumaiya Rahman
“Dream”, October 2018, Photographer: Marissa Yourelis
“1999”, October 2018, Photographer: Marissa Yourelis
Editor: Wenwei Chen Image: Wenwei Chen, 2018
INTERNATIONAL TATTOO : MULTICULTURALISM WENWEI CHEN, 22ND, OCTOBER 2O18
BRIEF INTRODUCTION
Tattoos have been being as yet a significant piece of numerous right up ‘til today, and many individuals have at least one tattoos on their bodies. Various societies grasp tattoos, and they can hold up under a wide range of implications. Truth be told, it is straightforward now and then to recognise a man from a specific culture as a result of the plan of their tattoo or where their tattoos are put on their body. Tattoos have a rich history, and in this article, this article will investigate how tattoos are seen in various societies and precisely how noteworthy they can be.
SAMOA
In the Samoan culture, tattoos vary in plan from men to ladies. Men’s tattoos are symmetrical and
and thick, with a few squares and lines being drawn on their bodies from their knees to their midsection. Propositions tattoos are classified “pe’a.” Ladies have their tattoos attracted from underneath their knees to the upper thigh, and their plans are designated “malu,” these have a tendency to be more multifaceted than those of the men. Tattoos in Samoa are given utilising outright dark ink with unique carefully assembled instruments.
MAORI CLAN
The Maori tattoos are probably the most wellknown plans on the planet. From rugby players to standard individuals, numerous individuals from New Zealand have at least one ancestral tattoos. These tattoos are known as the “Ta Moko” and are drawn on the face for men and on the lips, nostrils, and button for ladies.
INTERNATIONAL TATTOO: MULTICULTURALISM
Right: CHINESE Bottom Left: SMOA Bottom Right: MAORI CALN
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BUDDHISM
The Buddhist culture is famous for the Mandala tattoos that are typically unpredictably drawn circles that portray the universe, time everlasting, and fruition. These outlines are adaptable and as they can shift from individual to individual.
JAPAN
Japanese culture was not exceptionally open to tattoos, and they were and kept on being related to wrongdoing and packs. They bear closeness to Chinese tattoos with respect to their examples; images, and different highlights. Numerous posses in present-day Japanese society have tattoos on their entrire bodies. Also, Japanese tattoos are often relate to their secret societies and organizations.
U.S.A.
From Hawaii to the Local Americans, tattoos in America don’t merely speak to the popular culture or elective resistance culture. Numerous Local Americans support the fantasy catcher tattoo to avert bad dreams, and other American societies have divine beings and creatures among different outlines. For some different Americans, tattoos can speak to an assortment of things that incorporate self-articulation and patriotism.
INDIA
When numerous individuals consider India and tattoos, they consider Henna. This is finished by recolouring the hands or legs with henna leaf glue and was usually done as a feature of marriage customs. With the developing popular culture impact, henna has turned out to be prominent even among non-Indians, and plent of individuals have the changeless tattoo adaptation drawn staring them.
Top Left: SCRIT Top Right: JAPANESE Bottom Left: Olde English Bottom Right: Mandala
Editor: Wenwei Chen Image: Wenwei Chen, 2018
CHINESE TATTOO ARTIST : ZHUSHIN KUO 郭助信 Editor: Wenwei Chen Image: Endless Tattoo, 2018
Top Left: “Love does not decide life and death for cause and effect“ Top Right: ”Our Child" Bottom Left: ”My Best to Go" Bottom Right: ”Righteousness“
CHIENSE TATTOO ARTIST: ZHUSHIN KUO
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CHIENSE TATTOO ARTIST: ZHUSHIN KUO
LIFETIME
Since Zhushin graduated from Baoqiao University, which is a famous art colledge in Taipei, Taiwan, he became a free tattoo artist. He kept travelling around the world to reach his dream until he met his wife Deva, who is also a Taiwan based tattoo artist. Soon Zhushin settled down in the biggest tattoo studio called Endless Tattoo with Deva.
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TATTOO APPROACH
Zhushin is good at style and tradition, and uses ink to embellish the image with real feelings. Both the photo and the tradition are based on realism, to present the picture and make the tattoo look more realistic. The use of changes in the dark side to pursue a three-dimensional sense, so that the tattoo picture is more realistic and vivid, at a glance.
HIS DESTINATION
Kushin is a huge fan of Japenese comic book, specifically in the late 20 century. He was quite influenced by this kind of portrait realistic comics, black and white but with great details and emotions. According to Zhushin, Worst Zero is his favourite which gave him a deep impression on expressing a sense of youthfulness. Even til now, the famous quote “As it is a big universe, there are much more hidden figures that you can imagine.�
Editor: Wenwei Chen Image: Profile Picture privided by ZHUSHIN, 2018
BEING IN LOVE :TATTOOS FOR COUPLES Lydia Li, 2nd OCTOBER, 2018
Love is a powerful thing. The feelings of love can be seen as the most powerful drug in the world. Feel tattoos are crazy? Love can push people do the things they never think before. Tattoos can stay with you forever, therefore how to choose the suitable signs for immutable love, here are some tips:
AREA
Do not want to show off or bombast? Couples can choose small and tiny tatto. The places can be hide under hair or clothes. For example, back of ears, under arms, on the claviculate and so on.
FONT
Font for these tattoos can be different between boys and girls. Boys can use heavy line and font, for example: Black Family, Graffunti, Ruriania and so on. Girls can choose tiny or skinny line: Anglina, Lisbon Script and so on. “Royal�, October 2018, Photographer: Lydia Li
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CONTENT The content for tattoos can be the date for the meet day, the date for the other half's birthday, the most memoriable thing in your life. Try to tatted that out, tattoo will not disappear, even the memory can not be remeber.
COLOR
Red can be seen as fervency and passion. Black can be seen as loyal. There actually a large amount colors to chose. But most people did in the classical color: red and black. These colors represent stabilise relationship between couples.
“Couple in Jugle”, October 2018, Photographer: Lydia Li
SIZE
The size of the couple tattoos depends on the work, age and lots of different facts. If work place does not allow huge and heary tattoo, do a light linework it's also a good choice.
ATTENTIONS
Consider well before going to do it! Most tattoo shop accepect walk in, however if you perfer one of the artist do your tattoo please booking it one week before. By the way, you can let the artist do the personalise design tattoo, that's will be meaningful and special.
“Pick Up”, October 2018, Photographer: Lydia Li
TALK :BEST PAROLR IN SYNDEY Lydia Li, 2nd OCTOBER, 2018
Today let's we talk with the best tattoo store in Sydney- Authentink Tattoo Studio. Authentink Tattoo studio was setting up in 2015, how can they become one of the most famous and populor tattoo shop in only three years? How is the studio daily works looks like? All the things you interested in will be answered in this special interview.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS: Jieya(journalist):Hello, firstly thanks for accept this interview. Everyone know best tattoo shop in Sydney is Authentink, however this store was setting up three years ago, how is that possiable? Everyone is interested about it. Therefore we schemed this specia interview today, we collect some questions from your followers and our readers.First question is: what is the reason your setting up a tattoo shop?
isn't it? My next question is what is the attitude for the thoese young adult get tatted?
Jack(the founder of Authentink): Well, the reason to begging is really simply. Just like the way to keep the memory, kind of eternity, passion or a symbolise. JY: So what your mean is the meaning of tatoos
JY: That's make sense. What is the most popular style thay used in your store?
Jack: To be honest, i don't recommend young adult getting tattoos. The thought will change after few years later, most of young adult feel regret after they get tattoos. Tattoo's meaning is eternity, which is hard to remove. So please consider is that tattoo really got a meaning.
Jack: That's depends on the age group and gender, young boys usually choosing old school
TALK: BEST PARLOR IN SYDNEY
“Authentink�, October 2018, Photographer: Authentink
or hevry lines. They want kind of tattoos that can be show off. Usually, female choosing dotwork, watercolor or tiny linework. The content usually be flower, unicorn, constellation and so on. These tattoos usually carry their girly sweet dreams. In most situation if girls doing tattoos in sentence that's mean they are in or just out the hardest day in their life, so we usually asking them are the sure to get this tatted forever. JY: So, your studio is not just a shop it is base on the spirit and hunmity. So the next question is what is the your daily work in studio? Jack: My main job is doing design right now, some consumers doing booking before they come in. They usually bring some ideas about
what they want to do. I need to do the design and contact they untill they satisfacted. So, actually i'm just keeping drawing and designing the idea. By the way, i will do a book of collocation that can let the walk in customer selected from. JY: That's sound great. Thanks for your time . Jack: Thank you.
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TRANSFORMATION : VISUAL TO TYPOGRAPHIC Dijle Ozer, Monday 8 October 2018
Many tattoo artists across the world assist individuals in being able to hide embarrassing and regretful tattoos, such as their ex-boyfriend’s name. They have used outstanding calligraphy and typographical lettering to create another tattoo of words that can be covered up from the image underneath. Various types of creative processes are used, for example being able to employ bold letters to cover large tattoos or the tattoo artist’s recommendations of what could be done. Many individuals will come in regularly to get the tattoo done. This depends on the skill and time efficiency of the tattoo artist. “Angel”, (Laura), 18 Ocotober 2018, Photographer: Dijle Ozer
There have been several controversies of whether tattoo artists are considered to be typographers. However, with attention to detail and the understaning of typography, artists have gained influences from past typographers. This gives them a whole new introduction of being able to communicate certain tattoo messages from typefaces. Many tattoo artists come from an art backround, which has led them to practice within the fields of typographical elements, including size, kerning, typefont and the list goes on. Tattooing has come a long way since the early years, as there are more skills and practice put into this form of art. Individuals are able to enjoy their tattoos through this creation that moved from stages of simple drawings to detailed lettering.
“Tied Up”, 23 Ocotober 2018, Photographer: Lydia Li
TRANSFORMATION: VISUAL TO TYPOGRAPHIC
Many tattoos often involve butterflies, roses or someone’s birthday. However, nowadays it has become more typography based through the mix of both words and images to represent a personal memory or just for the aesthetic pleasure. Celebrities all over the world, such as Hailey Baldwin have numerous tattoos all over their body, as it is a celebration of unique art. From this, typographical artists have used different typefaces to convey the emotion of the message being written. These include fonts like, cursive for either an aesthetic trending view or for a date, and even a Sans Serif font for something more playful.
Life is beautful, 21 Ocotober 2018, Photographer: Dijle Ozer
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The transformation from visual tattoos being able to change into typography, has led not only the art world, but also the tattoo world to expand their designs. It has become a major influence all over the world through social media platforms like Instagram. This gives individuals an opporturnity to gain ispiration and see the 2018 tattoo trends. Therefore, can tattoo artists become typographers? The answer is yes.
Life is beautful (Rose), 21 Ocotober 2018, Photographer: Dijle
DESIGN : A TATTOO
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TO GET A FREE TATTOO!
The person with the most unique tattoo will have the opportunity to get it done with the best team in Sydney!
You must be 18 years or over to enter the competition. Simply enter your details on the next page and email it to SydneyInked@hotmail.com We will announce the winner on the 1st of November 2018 on our Instagram, @inkedmagazine This will notfiy our team, in order for us to send you a voucher to show at the front counter. Entry closes on the 31st of October 2018. Address: 5 Oxford Street, Paddington, Sydney NSW, 2021
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