Greetings, Body Art Fans!

Are you getting some Halloween spirit? This year, try something new and tattoo your pumpkins! Whether you carve or paint, tattoo flash actually can make for a really unique piece of holiday decoration. I'm working on mine this week.

New and Recommended Articles:

Tattoo Pumpkin Carving Patterns
How about a pumpkin this year that has a tattoo-theme to it? A whole variety of pumpkin stencils lend themselves to body art-style pumpkin carving!

Tattoo TV hits the road with TATTOO HIGHWAY
Hit the road with a traveling tattoo artist in the television show TATTOO HIGHWAY, and take a slightly-more-colorful-than-usual look at America.

Michael Jackson's Cosmetic Tattoos
Many people wondered what sorts of strange things might be revealed when the details of Michael Jackson's autopsy came out. But what they didn't expect was to learn the King of Pop was tattooed.

Hot Links:

• Horror Halloween Face Painting
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• Super Simple Halloween Face Paint
  Face paint is one of the best ways to make a quick costume for Halloween. Here are some tips for classic face designs such as a clown, a cat and a butterfly.
• Confessions of a Body Art Collector
  From fringe subculture to paid permanent advertising, body art has really changed in the last twenty years. Take a look at tattooing and piercing from a collector's point of view.
• So, You Wanna Be A Vampire...
  Here is the DIY guide to being a vampire. Get some historical background about vampires, read tips for makeup, watch videos that show you how to do different types of vampire makeup, explore ideas for costumes and find links to great accessories like contact lenses and fangs. You can get your goth on or become a full-fledged blood-sucker, as suits your tastes.

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Rae
Body Art Editor
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