Jordan Blake, Author at Tattoo Engineer

28 Tribal Tattoos With Deep Roots

April 3, 2026

I spent eight months diving into tribal tattoo imagery before I understood the real problem. It was not finding designs. It was matching…

April 3, 2026

I spent months studying Irezumi and modern Japanese-inspired tattoos before getting my own koi. The hard part I found was not picking a…

April 3, 2026

I spent eight months pinning Korean-inspired tattoos before I realized the hard part was not picking a pretty picture. It was choosing a…

April 3, 2026

I spent months narrowing down Chinese-inspired tattoo ideas that actually hold up healed, rather than just looking good on a fresh Instagram post.…

April 3, 2026

I spent months tracing Sanskrit script across portfolios and wrist shots before I realized the real problem wasn’t choosing a phrase. It was…

April 3, 2026

I spent months planning my spine piece. The problem I kept running into was not picking a pretty design. It was picking one…

April 3, 2026

I spent months deciding on my first rib tattoo. The real hurdle was not the design. It was knowing which styles actually last…

April 3, 2026

I spent months learning how hand tattoos actually behave, not how they look in the studio photo. I learned that a great hand…

March 19, 2026

I spent months collecting name-tattoo examples before my own piece. The real issue wasn’t the design — it was matching style, placement, and…

March 19, 2026

I spent months staring at calendars before I realized the trick with Roman numeral tattoos: the date itself is simple — the choice…