It is hard to compare because there is a lot of variables, but in a broad overview I’d say that in general hand poked tattoos take longer to make than machine tattoos. The hand poke process is ...

some tattoo artists specialize in this done-by-hand style. Most people may associate tattoo machines with getting inked, but stick and poke tattoos, sometimes called hand poked tattoos ...

Dot by dot, Rachel Paton's tattoo art is a lesson in the beauty of patience. The hand-poke tattooer adheres her work to clients' bodies using the no-machine-necessary stick-and-poke process.

From three to 10 years old, Sai Antonio says she was abused by a man known to her family. Then she used art to dissociate but ...

Pinchuk taught herself the art of homemade tattoos, also referred to as stick-and-poke, a technique that involves a hand-held needle with ink to create a precise mark, instead of an automated ...