Inker Editorial

The Wipe Down

Conversations with tattoo artists about the experiences, struggles, influences, victories, and defining moments behind the artwork.

Real stories. Real artists. Behind the culture.

Read the first editionQuan G / Alex Nava · 7 pages
Quan G / Alex Nava, cover of The Wipe Down

Why it exists

Behind every tattoo is a person.

The tattoo world already celebrates finished work. The Wipe Down preserves something just as important: the people, choices, and lived experiences that shaped the artists creating it.

Each edition is designed as a digital magazine you can flip through on desktop, scroll on mobile, share, and read as accessible text.

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    Quan G / Alex Nava

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