Dallas Tattoo Artist Archives - Carl Hallowell (Horisho)

How Much is a Japanese Full Back Tattoo?

Posted by CHallowell
On November 29, 2023

How Much Is A Full Back Japanese Tattoo Cost? As to the popular question of “how much is a Japanese full back tattoo?”, the answer is variable in many ways, some of these were pointed to above. But we will concern ourselves here with the authentic Traditional Japanese tattoo, and leave cheap imitations as well […]

How Long Do Japanese Back Tattoos Take?

Posted by CHallowell
On November 29, 2023

How Long Does A Back Tattoo Take? The traditional Japanese back tattoo will take many hours to complete. Dedication, patience, and long suffering are tested as the wearer slowly makes the journey to completion. Depending on the image and the size of the wearer, the full irezumi, or Japanese back tattoo, will take between 50 […]

Meet the True Tattoo Artist

Posted by Carl Hallowell
On February 22, 2018

Can’t believe I’ve been a Dallas tattoo artist 23 years now. Sometimes it just amazes me- that’s over 8000 days. Yep, tattoo artists can do math, especially percentage-based math, as we give a percentage of what we do every day to the shop we work for. That is why we accept tips in the tattoo […]

Established 1995

Posted by Carl Hallowell
On April 8, 2015

Before the Sailor Jerry books came out, before the Tattoo tv shows, before the internet, and cell phones, before computers were everywhere, before credit card scanners, before the revival of the rotary tattoo machine, before a tattoo color kit included ten shades of green, before the tattoo internet chatrooms made trade secrets public, before there were ten tattoo magazines, before the death of the […]

Walk-In Tattoo

Posted by Carl Hallowell
On January 22, 2015

Tribal Tattoo This customer came in with a misplaced cross and tribal tattoo that was not too well done. He dreamed of a tribal half sleeve but didn’t know how to go about getting it done. I covered the old cross and tribal with a new design; next, I added on down the arm with […]

Japanese Tiger & Cherry Blossom Tattoo

Posted by Carl Hallowell
On December 15, 2014

Tora & Sakura Sleeve Tattoo Designs Working that elbow, pounding in the color. Dipping and working, dipping and working. From one color to the next. Instead of swinging a pickaxe, guiding the machine, as it taps out design after design. Instead of shoveling snow at home, I’m shoveling in color inch by inch at my […]

Japanese Tiger

Posted by Carl Hallowell
On December 12, 2014

Tattoo Background Complete At the inception of my website, I was excited to post in-progress tattoos. It really helps to illustrate the progress one must make towards attaining their goal. It also represents the amount of work a tattooer can get done in a session. It is also a badge of honor for those who […]

Traditional Japanese Sleeve

Posted by Carl Hallowell
On November 8, 2014

Gods of Thunder It is not my intent on this website to attempt to inform the reader on the esoteric idols of traditional Japanese tattooing; to understand, you must already know. This kind of arcane knowledge comes at a higher premium, it shouldn’t be coughed up carelessly. The ones that need to know will find […]

Traditional Japanese Tiger Tattoo

Posted by Carl Hallowell
On September 27, 2014

Tiger, Rocks, Water, Clouds, and Flowers This outline stage tattoo went on one of our local musicians whose music is a mixture of Country, Soul, and Rock. All those hours of sitting behind the drum set and his guitars have made this one tough sonofabitch. We were able to outline the whole 3/4 length of […]

Open for Business

Posted by Carl Hallowell
On September 3, 2014

Carl Hallowell Tattoo Is Open For Business Tattooing is a seasonal business, a trendy business, a feast or famine business. Tattooing is a great partner, a cruel mistress, the actual sound of the pastimes of the gods. Tattooing is many things because it involves an ever-growing number of participants. Money, fashion, and fads dictate much […]

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