Creepily Realistic Body Art by Chooo-San

Tired with digitally enhanced pictures, Japanese art student Chooo-San decided to use nothing but acrylic paint to turn herself into a mutant or cyborg. Six eyes, two mouths or even batteries in her forearms – these are just a few examples of what 19-year-old student  can do without any Photoshop.

Everything started when Chooo-San was studying for her university admission exams. While taking breaks from her studies, she used to draw eyes and other objects on her hands. Finally, she ended up creating a whole portfolio of realistic body paintings.

Her work reminds me of Frighteningly Realistic Tattoos by Yomico Moreno and I bet she would be a great tattoo artist too.

Sacred color Tattoo ink

The new ink range bought to you by Incredible, they are typically Italian in style and quality. Chemically and microbiologically controlled according to the European directive RESAP (2008).


From their first appearance on the market in 2010, to date, the Sacredcolor are used by major Italian and international artists with their, and our, great satisfaction.

Buy Sacredcolor tattoo ink

Until now it seemed impossible to develop tattoo inks within the parameters of ResAP 2008 but having the basic characteristics sought after by tattoo artists. The company Lauro Paolini Tattoo Colours was founded to develop research in this area is important for all of us artists, and we are confident in saying that using Sacred color receive great satisfaction in the application of color (this is the first feeling you get when you begin to use them).

In Sacred color there are no secrets, but a lot of quality in raw materials, much experimentation, passion for our work and the collaboration with a major Italian company who believed in our project and in the reality of the tattoo artist.


We we guarantee over time the resistance to light of Sacred color, which are suitable to be used successfully also on darker skin or subjected to prolonged exposure to sun. Our colors will suffer much less the attacks of all the elements on our skin remains bright and saturated for many, many years.


                                              Lauro Paolini

requirements and criteria for the safety of tattoos and permanent make-up

Resolution ResAP(2008)1
on requirements and criteria for the safety of tattoos and permanent make-up (superseding
Resolution ResAP(2003)2 on tattoos and permanent make-up)
(Adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 20 February 2008
at the 1018th meeting of the Ministers’ Deputies)
The Committee of Ministers, in its composition restricted to the representatives of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria,
Cyprus, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland and the United Kingdom, member states of the Partial Agreement in the Social and Public
Health Field,
Recalling Resolution (59) 23 of 16 November 1959, on the extension of the activities of the Council of
Europe in the social and cultural fields;
Having regard to Resolution (96) 35 of 2 October 1996 revising the above-mentioned partial agreement,
whereby it revised the structures of the Partial Agreement and resolved to continue, on the basis of revised
rules replacing those set out in Resolution (59) 23, the activities hitherto carried out and developed by virtue
of that resolution, these being aimed in particular at:

Tattoo Aftercare

There are a lot of different ideas and theories as to what is the best method of aftercare for your tattoo. I honestly believe that not one particular method will work best for everyone, seeing as everyones biology is different, I believe it takes time and experience to figure out what in particular method works for you.

Here is a set of instructions that I believe works well for many people, and have used this method on myself successfully:

-No more then a few hours after the finish of your tattoo, you should remove the bandage and wash the tattoo. I personally recommend you wash the tattoo with an anti-bacterial hand soap, such as Dial antibacterial hand soap, to reduce your risk of infection. Also use luke-warm water as opposed to hot water, which would burn the tattoo. It is important to wash the tattoo lightly, but be sure to remove all ointment, blood, and any other residue.

-After washing the tattoo, apply an ointment. Some commonly recommended ointments would be Bacitracin, A+D Ointment and Aquaphor. I would recommend staying away from vaseline and petroleum jelly. It is VERY IMPORTANT to only use a very tiny amount of ointment that you lightly rub into a thin, shiny, “barely there” layer over the tattoo. The tattoo should just have a slight sheen after rubbing in the ointment. Using too much ointment can over saturate the tattoo and cause excess scabbing or scabs to come off prematurely. It is NOT “the more the better.”

-I would recommend use of the ointment for around 3-5 days. During these days wash your tattoo every morning right when you wake, and right before bed. It is also important to wash the tattoo several times throughout the day. The more you wash your tattoo, the easier and faster your tattoo will heal. If your tattoo is in a hard to reach area, have a friend assist you, just make sure they wash their hands thoroughly before they do so. If you do not keep your tattoo clean, you run the risk of both infection and excess scabbing which could result in poor healing. During these first few days, depending on where your tattoo is located the tattoo may be prone to swelling, using a bag of ice, elevating the tattooed area, and taking ibuprofen can help reduce the swelling.

-Around the 3-5th day, you should notice your tattoo has formed a thin, hard layer, which will begin to peel. The peeling is similar to that of a sunburn peeling, only the skin will come off in the colors of the tattoo, this is normal. At this stage in the healing process you can switch from using the ointment to a non-scented hand lotion. Aveeno, Curel, and Lubriderm non-scented are some common recommendations. For the next 2 weeks, keep washing the tattoo and use the lotion as needed. Keep the skin moisturized to prevent cracking and bleeding. There may be a couple scabs on your tattoo that take longer to come off then others, some taking up to a few weeks to come off. If this is the case just let the scabs fall off on their own and be mindful not to pull them off prematurely, as this could result in loss of ink. The majority of your tattoos healing should be over in 2 weeks, but it does take up to 4 weeks for a tattoo to be fully healed.

Things to avoid during the tattoo healing process: