Writer’s note: I would like to thank Micki & Jiji Sturkey for their patience with me while I start a new school year. I apologize for the delay in this post. Two and a half years ago, Micki and Jiji Sturkey opened OceanViewBodyArt in Atlantic City, New Jersey, and they haven’t looked back since. Atlantic [...]
Vickie Lipscomb is a fantastic grandmother. How many other people would wait in line for half an hour so that their grandchildren could get tats? A little over a year ago, Lipscomb took her granddaughter to a fair in Helen, Georgia. They found a temporary airbrush tattoo booth, and her granddaughter had to have one. [...]
Good news for the temporary airbrush tattoo industry: anyone with an airbrush is getting requests for tats. 18 years ago, Alan Miller started airbrushing t-shirts, hats, and helmets. A little more than a year and a half ago, he started receiving several requests for airbrush tattoos, so he did some research and added tats to [...]
We’ve all heard how to take care of a temporary airbrush tattoo a thousand times. “Do not rub or scrub the tat. After showering, pat the tat dry and apply powder to it. If clothing rubs against the tat, it will have a tendency to wear off faster.” But do these techniques really work, or [...]
Derek Fontanilla stumbled across the airbrush tattoo industry over three years ago when he bought a couple tats for his daughters. Intrigued by the process, he went home and did his research. Six months later, with his wife’s support, he bought a kit and started tatting. Fontanilla’s first gig with his new business was a [...]
Smiles are few and far between in the business world these days, but step into Jeff Wisz's airbrush tattoo booth and smiles are what you’ll find. Because really, who can hold in a smile when the owner of a booth suggests that a big burly man get a Hello Kitty tat? Wisz has owned Look’ [...]
You may know Craig Entrekin as Etool from the forum, but do you know where that name comes from? Entrekin’s business, Etool’s Temporary Airbrush Tattoos, has been in business for the past year, but the military’s entrenching tool, or e-tool, has been around for much longer. The e-tool is a shovel used in the military [...]
“Have fun and always be professional!” That’s the advice that Jason and Stacey Mullins were given, and for the past four years they have done just that. Their temporary airbrush tattoo business, Kentuckiana Face and Body Art, is located in Sellersburg, Indiana and is their source of supplemental income. Stacey saw an ad for the [...]
You may know Tony Skulitz as the helpful one1wizard from the forum, but in real life he is the owner of ATattoo4U in North Port, Florida, a successful temporary airbrush tattoo business of one year. Skulitz created his own system which he uses while traveling from city to city for street shows and festivals. He [...]
Five years ago, Lloyd Rodgers and his wife, Kim, decided that they were tired of retail, so they turned to the market with the most disposable income: kids and teenagers. They got on the phone with Kirk Knapp, ordered an Entrepreneur System, and Toppers & Tats was born. For the past five years, they have [...]
