The flash on the wall is just a novelty left over from the early days don’t use it!

With the capabilities of tattoo artists today coupled with the technology and techniques used in modern tattoo studios, there is no reason to rely on tattoo flash, you know…the pictures of hearts and daggers and snakes that hang on the wall.

 

Once upon a time in tattoo studios all across America, the only tattoos that you could choose from were those posted on the walls of the studio. Tattoo flash was and still is a very expensive investment for tattoo studios. It used to be more heavily relied upon by the artist because the number of freehand tattoos was far less. Now the tattoo flash that hangs in studios is more often for novelty or nostalgia than anything else. Tattoo artists will still purchase sheets of flash from professional flash artists, but oftentimes these designs are kept out of sight of the clients and used primarily for reference.

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The flash on the wall is just a novelty left over from the early days don’t use it!