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Michael Hussar and Nikko Hurtado Present a Painting and Tattooing Color Realism Workshop in November

Artists Michael Hussar and Nikko Hurtado invite you to take part in a very special 2-day once-in-a-lifetime painting and color portrait workshop taking place at Nikko's tattoo studio, Black Anchor Collective, in Hesperia, California on November 2nd and 3rd. Only 10 spots will be available for purchase as this event is designed to be an intimate setting and limited engagement.  Over two days Michael and Nikko will work with students not only in the group, but also one-on-one to teach them the tricks and techniques used to create signature color portraits in painting and tattooing. Michael Hussar will host the first day of the workshop to work on painting techniques. Everything will be covered in this course including: Searching for reference, Creating your own references,...

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Changes are coming!

There is a massive revamp under way. Not only will our website soon be different, but so will our apparel! We are gearing up for our next launch and we have learned valuable lessons this past year and are going to change a few things. We will go into more details later - but we guarantee that you will see and FEEL the changes!  We are very excited about all the stuff we have coming up - and thank you for all your support!

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Win A Portrait Tattoo By Carlos Rojas at Black Anchor Collective

Artist Carlos Rojas and Black Anchor by Nikko are proud to release "Skull" by Carlos. In fact we are so excited about this shirt that everyone who purchases this design will be entered to win a Portrait Tattoo by Carlos Rojas! One lucky winner will Receive a Free Portrait Tattoo by Carlos Rojas at Black Anchor Collective in Hesperia, CAHow to Win:Giveaway starts Monday, June 22nd at 12pm PDTFor every "Skull" shirt by Carlos Rojas that you purchase you will get One (1) entry in the drawingAll orders placed between June 22nd at 12pm PDT and June 28th at 12pm PDT (or while supplies last) will be entered to win. Official Rules and Regulations 1. There will be only One (1) Winner selected by random drawing. 2. 1 entry = 1 shirt...

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Franco Vescovi x Nikko Hurtado Collaboration Tattoo Giveaway at Ink-n-Iron

Artists Franco Vescovi and Nikko Hurtado are teaming up to give one lucky winner a FREE collaborative tattoo at the 2015 Ink-n-Iron Tattoo Convention in Long Beach.  On Friday, June 12th and Saturday, June 13th come to either the Black Anchor or Bishop Rotary booth to fill out your FREE entry form. Only 100 entries will be allowed each day - so get there early! You can enter once a day at each booth. Winner will be chosen live and at random the Saturday night and will be tattooed at the convention by both Franco and Nikko on Sunday, June 14th.

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