This article is from the Tattoo FAQ, by Stan Schwarz with numerous contributions by others.
The following is a list of artists who are personally reviewed by RAB
readers. This list is now maintained in a database, and this list
is generated out of the database.
An interactive interface to the database is available at:
http://cosmo.pasadena.ca.us/stan/tattoo-faq/display.php
A posting on this FAQ does *not* constitute approval, and is the
personal opinion of the reviewer. For liability purposes, it is YOUR
responsibility to check out the artist. Because I only accept personal
recommendations, this list is limited to those who are known to people
who read RAB There are many excellent artists who have not made it on
this list yet. Just because an artist is not on this list doesn't mean
they're not recommendable. Consider the reviews in this list along the
lines of a restaurant or movie review--YMMV.
If you do not see any artists from your area, I suggest you read the
previous section of this FAQ on HOW to check out a shop yourself.
Another way to is to ask a person with a nice tattoo, which artist did
the work. This by the way, is always a very nice question to ask and
will often elicit a totally different response from the tattooed person
(since comments usually tend to be things like "Is that real?" "Did it
hurt?"). Asking who the artist was that did the work is a compliment
both to the person and his/her artist.
To submit a review, use the online review form at:
http://www.rabbithole.org/artist-form.html
ANYONE can review an artist for this section. If you like your artist,
get his name out on the Internet by writing a review!
*RIGHT OF REPLY*
Anyone mentioned here in the artist review who feels they have been
misrepresented or who wish a "right of reply" are invited to send email
to me at <stan@cosmo.pasadena.ca.us>. I can include rebuttals to
negative reviews if they are properly concise. But the best defense
is to get a satisfied customer to submit a good review.
*Note to Artists*
You cannot review yourself or your own shop. Every so often I
get a self-review, and just file it. The whole point of this
is to get reviews written by customers.
 
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