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Meet the judges
  • Emmilion Irons
    Netherlands
  • inkmann
    United States
  • Ganso Galvao
    Brazil
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contest CATEGORIES

BEST OF FRIDAY
  • best healed tattoo
  • best small till a4
  • best black n grey
  • Best new artist*
  • *under 3 years
best of saturday
  • best blackwork tattoo
  • best small color till a4
  • best graphic tattoo
  • best fineline tattoo
  • Best anime tattoo
  • best lettering tattoo
best of Sunday
  • best large more than a4
  • Best traditional
  • best collaboration
  • best of show

COMPETITION CONDITIONS

  1. All tattoos entered into the contest must be started/finished at the Convention area. There is an obligation to finish tattoo piece during Convention. Finished/healed tattoos can be registered into a different category. And Tattoo artists cannot make touch up to healed tattoos, no exceptions.
  2. Tattoo models must be present during registration.
  3. All tattoos entered into the contests must be performed by artists in attendance at the convention
  4. Artists can register in each category with only 1 tattoo.
  5. Healed tattoos can be registered into the only Healed Tattoo category.
  6. Both the tattoo artist and the collector must be present to receive their trophies. Awarded artist cannot leave Convention area till reward delivery.
  7. Photographers from multiple tattoo and life-style magazines will be present to photograph contest winners and participants. The International Brussels Tattoo Convention reserves the right to publish these photographs for promotional and for documentation purposes. All artists confirm this in advance.
  8. If the number of applications to the competition categories is below 5, the category will be canceled.

DISQUALIFICATION

  1. Any tattoo found not to be following the rules will be disqualified at the line by Official Judge on-stage.
  2. Any artists found exploiting the rules or loopholes will be disqualified.