The ancient skin art of henna body painting has recently come under fire as some people who get painted then have adverse reactions. It turns out the big problem is not the henna at all, but the addition of a modern chemical by artists attempting to speed up the process.

In this thriller from Germany, new police officer Paul Schrader must unravel the mystery behind a series of murders. The only common clue is that each of the victims had a tattoo removed... before their deaths.

Ever wanted to sport a fabulous piece of skin art, but didn’t want the real deal? Or blur the line between reality and your character with stick-on tattoos as part of your Halloween costume.

The boom in body piercing popularity gave birth to whole new piercings. You may have pierced ears, but what kind of ear piercings do you really have? A tragus? Conch? Helix or Industrial?

This 1981 movie stars Bruce Dern as a tattoo artist who becomes obsessed with fashion model Maude Adams. His obsession leads to kidnapping and nonconsensual tattooing.

Some of the most popular movie tattoos recently seen are the tribal dragon designs worn by Matthew McConaughey as Denton Van Zan in REIGN OF FIRE.

In THE SALTON SEA, Val Kilmer portrays a man who reinvents himself as a police informant to find his wife's killers. He embraces all aspects of his new life, including lots of tattoos.

Tattoos are popular with musicians, both as skin art and as song lyrics. Here are a few songs that sing the praises and heartbreak of the tattoo.

This page lists Japanese kanji that refer to people. You will find the characters the words mother, father, son, daughter, teacher, friends and more.

Under names like micropigmentation and dermagraphics, tattooing sometimes appears in the world of medicine. Dermagraphics are growing option for post-mastectomy reconstruction.