Josh Chesler

In just about every tattoo shop in L.A., you can find someone who does acceptable traditional/neotraditional pieces (whether custom or based on flash) and likely an artist who can do a detailed black-and gray-tattoo. At dozens of parlors, there are fine art tattooers who do painting-like work and grossly trendy......

Adam Warmerdam moved to L.A. in 2004 as a promising young artist looking to learn some graphic design skills. Twelve years later, he’s finally found a home for his art, but in a very different place. “I learned that computers really weren’t my thing,” Warmerdam says. “I decided graphic design......

To this day, people will still walk into Yer Cheat’n Heart Tattoo in Hermosa Beach and talk to Lisa Bracero like she’s the receptionist. Sure, it doesn’t happen as much as it used to, but plenty of folks still expect their tattoo artists to be big, bearded, burly men. “There......

Arguably the most famous tattoo shop in L.A. is open again for the first time in over a year, and it’s more representative of its leading lady than ever before. Kat Von D’s High Voltage Tattoo is open for business in its old space once again after being damaged by......

Since shows like L.A. Ink and Ink Master brought tattooing from the subculture to the suburbs, tattoos have never been more popular. It seems like there’s a new tattoo shop on every street corner in every neighborhood these days, but a quick Google search will prove that not all tattoo......