Saturday
Blackwork (1st & 2nd Prize) • Made at the convention
Color (1st & 2nd Prize) • Made at the convention
Best Old School • Made at the convention
Neo Traditional (1st & 2nd Prize) • Made at the convention
(Sur)Realistic Black & Grey (1st & 2nd Prize) • Made at the convention
(Sur)Realistic Color (1st & 2nd Prize) • Made at the convention.
These above categories can only be entered by participating artists on this convention.
Best Healed Tattoo • Made before the convention
Best of Saturday • This award is only between winners of first 6 categories .
This is also the order of the contests
Sunday
Blackwork (1st & 2nd Prize) • Made at the convention
Color (1st & 2nd Prize) • Made at the convention
Neo Traditional (1st & 2nd Prize) • Made at the convention
Best Oriental • Made at the convention
(Sur)Realistic Black & Grey (1st & 2nd Prize) • Made at the convention
(Sur)Realistic Color (1st & 2nd Prize) • Made at the convention
Best Collaboration • Made at the convention
These above categories can only be entered by participating artists on this convention.
Best Healed Tattoo • Made before the convention
Best of Sunday • This award is only between winners of first 7 categories .
Best of Show • This award is only between all category winners from Saturday and Sunday except Best Healed. Artist and Client must be at the show for this contest.
This is also the order of the contests.
How does the jury work at Ink n Art Events
Our Jury Members determine / judge through a system with 'Tokens' based on: Design-Composition-Color/Contrast-Quality. In short, the one with the most 'Tokens' is the winner of the category/contest.
Description Categories:
• Blackwork: all styles blackcolor (ornamental style,mandala, lace, curly tribal or filligree) and Black & Grey tattoos with a maximum of 15% colors.
• Color: Tattoo with or without outlines blended colors allowed.
• Realistic: Realistic tattoo with or without outlines blended colors.
• Old School: Old school (tattoo) refers to a Western or traditional American tattoo style featuring bold black outlines and a limited color palette.[1] This limited color palette typically included yellow, red, green and black. Purple Blue Brown.
• New school: is a tattooing style originating as early as the 1970s and influenced by some features of old school tattooing in the United States. The style is often characterized by the use of heavy outlines, vivid colors, and exaggerated depictions of the subject. New school also represents a transition towards openness in the sharing of techniques in tattooing.
• Freehand: All styles and colors allowed. Hand drawn design right on the skin.. No transfer allowed.
• Oriental: asian traditional style, bold outlines, unlimited colors.
• Traditional: tattoos without tattoomachine. (tebori, handtapping, handpoke).
• Neo Traditional : American Traditional values, blended with touches of New School, Art Nueavo, and or realism.
• Portrait: Photo realism , must be a face expresion of a human or animal.
• Ornamental: Done in any ornamental style, for example mandala, lace, curly tribal or filligree.
• Best of Day: All winners from all categories for Saturday or Sunday.
• Best of Show: Between all winners of a categorie except Best Healed from both days Saturday and Sunday.
To compete in all categories artist and client must be present during the contest.
How does it work?
• Register a maximum of 5 pieces per artist.
• Tattoos must be done for at least 75% during the convention or have been worked on for at least 5 hours except for the Non-Fresh tattoos in order to participate in the contests.
• Artist and customer with the tattoo must be present. 5-member jury determines / judges through a system with ' tokens ' based on Design-Composition-Placement-Color/Contrast-Quality. No costs for participating in these contests!
