Colors on Black Skin (Skin Paintings)

We are often told "black people can't get color tattoos"... That myth should be put to rest... At City of Ink, we do colorful tattoos on ALL skin tones...from light to dark skin...we were trained to take our time and focus on each color at a time...we are doing "Skin Paintings"









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Hand Tattoo..

I been working on this sleeve for about a year now...the next step was covering his hand


I pulled out the sharpie markers and got the design out my mind... He wanted a classic "Laugh Now Cry Later" theme


Once the marker design is laidout and approved by the client... I did the outline.. Making sure it's clean and solid


After the outline I did the shading.. Making sure my machine is running smoothly so it could have soft smooth shading








This piece hook me about 2 hours to do... I also have video of me doing the outline of this tattoo on YouTube.com/miyabailey


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Location:City of Ink

Corey Davis Returns: July 17-23

Corey Davis will be tattooing in Atlanta @ City of Ink from July 17-23! Book your appointment now... 100% custom tattooing





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Lion Tattoo

This piece is a cover up... But I forgot to take the "before" picture...it was a 2 day session... I did the lion first... The next day I did the background & dove....his arm begin swelling so I didn't get a pic of the finished product...but he said he will send me a photo... Once I get it I will post it








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City of Ink: Rick Ross, Wiz Khalifa, & Currency

This Tuesday, Tuki Carter tattooed Rick Ross & Wiz Khalifa for the music video for the "Super High" Remix also featuring Currency... City of Ink had to close the shop to the public so the filming could be done...Tuki did his thing and will also be featured in the video as the tattoo artist.....Rick Ross always looks out for Tuki & City of Ink...so much love to their brother....me & Sophie was on the plane coming back to we missed everything but I heard the blunts were rolled up and the vibe was fun & beautiful...I will post the video once it's sent to me




Tuki adding on to Wiz Khalifa's tattoos




Rick Ross & Currency @ City of Ink this Tuesday... Video shoot

Also Follow Tuki Carter in Twitter @tukicarter


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Location:City of ink

My Last Chicago Tattoos

The last day of the tattoo expo was an easy day...I was tired so I'm glad my last appointments didn't try to over work me... Time was limited, it was my wife's bday so i wanted to take her out on the town for a nice dinner... And my back was in serious pain from tattooing long hours without any real breaks.....enjoy these pieces...








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Location:Chicago

The Last Day at the Body Art Expo

This was the last day at the Body Art Expo.... Chicago people are REALLY cheap when it comes to quality tattoos... So I'm lucky I didn't take "walk-ins" and had my own appointments... My clientele pays me what my art is worth... And I'm very thankful to them.... I wanted to check out Chicago to see if there is a place for a City of Ink there... I love the city but I seen some really really really poorly done tattoos in the city... So I fear the first 4-5 years of business would be all cover-up work and that would make any tattoo artist depressed.. So I'm sorry Chiacgo I doubt I will be opening a shop there.... Too many scratchers and too many cheap customers... A city that beautiful really should have people covered in the best body art.... Instead I seen a lot of hood tattoos and poor quality work...I will have the NY & ATL shop so my Chi clients are always welcomed to visit my other shops...I promise you it will be worth the trip...tattoos are for life....the Body Art Expo was "ok" I still wish more black people would come out and support the black tattoo artists that were trained for them... Instead the black people just went to the booth who had the cheapest prices... Very sad... A cheap price over good quality is crazy to me... But hey to each Its own.... As long as COI supporters came out for me & Sophie... I'm thankful... I will be back many blessings!





















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Location:Chicago