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Pride Small Tattoo Day
A One-Day Small Tattoo Event in Honour of St. Margaret’s Bay Pride. In honour of St. Margaret’s Bay Pride, Roy is offering a rare one-day small tattoo event at Classique Ink and Aesthetics in Upper Tantallon, Nova Scotia. Pride Small Tattoo Day is created for people who want a small tattoo with meaning, care, privacy, and intention. This is not a traditional flash day. No chaotic walk-ins. No loud shop energy. No rushed sticker tattoos chosen in 30 seconds under pressure. Thi
Roy Tattoo Art
Jun 14 min read
The Body as Archive
A Community Conversation on Tattoo, Identity, Memory, and Permanent Art. Most tattoo conversations begin too late.Usually after the image has already been chosen. After the Pinterest board already exists. After emotion has already made the decision. But permanent work deserves a different kind of conversation. The Body as Archive is an intimate community education session by Roy at Classique Ink and Aesthetics in Upper Tantallon, Nova Scotia, Canada, created for people who wa
Roy Tattoo Art
May 313 min read
Tattooing Every Skin Tone: Designing for Colour, Contrast & Longevity
Every skin tone can carry beautiful tattoo work. The question is not whether colour will “work” on your skin. The real question is whether the tattoo is designed with your skin in mind from the beginning. At Roy Tattoo Art, colour is never chosen randomly. It is studied through skin tone, undertone, contrast, placement, body movement, healing, and the kind of story the tattoo is meant to hold. A tattoo is not placed on paper. It lives under the skin, moves with the body, soft
Roy Tattoo Art
Aug 11, 20254 min read
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