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Black Anchor Academy - July 9, 10 and 11 at Black Anchor Collective

Black Anchor Artists Nikko Hurtado, Carlos Rojas, Jamie Schene, Aric Taylor, Mat Hurtado, and Ben Ochoa invite you to take part in a very special 3-day comprehensive workshop taking place at Black Anchor Collective in Hesperia, California on July 9th, 10th, and 11th. Only 15 spots will be available for purchase as this event is designed to be an intimate setting. Over three days Nikko, Carlos, Jamie, Aric, Mat, and Ben will teach seminars on a variety of subjects designed to improve your skills in color theory, tattoo techniques, photography, painting, and promotion. After the seminars every student will have an opportunity to put their skills to work as they tattoo hands-on with all of the Black Anchor artists. You must currently...

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Nikko Color Portrait Workshop Wrapup

We just wrapped up a great color portrait workshop at Black Anchor this past weekend. A heartfelt thank you to Danny, Misty, Harold, Lambert, Carlos, Shaun, Jarrod, Gabriel, and Mark for attending this great workshop. Each time we have these intimate learning seminars at Black Anchor we always strive to make the experience unique and educational. We want to thank our sponsors Bishop Tattoo Supply, Stencil Anchored, Trekell Art Supplies, Critical Tattoo, A Pound of Flesh, and Fusion Ink for providing us with the best products in the industry.

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Carlos Torres and Nikko Hurtado Tattoo Giveaway at Golden State Tattoo Expo

As you may have heard - Nikko Hurtado and Carlos Torres will be hosting the first annual Golden State Tattoo Convention this January in Pasadena, California. We are too excited to have this convention in our hometown that we are gearing up for a huge giveaway at the convention - Nikko and Carlos will be giving one lucky winner a Free Collaborative Tattoo at the convention! This giveaway includes:  2 Weekend passes to the Golden State Convention in Pasadena, California  FREE Collaboration Tattoo by Nikko Hurtado and Carlos Torres on Saturday at the conventionHow to Win:Giveaway starts Monday, December 14th and will last till Friday, January 8thFor every “ Nikko x Carlos Mini Print Set" you purchase at www.NikkoHurtado.com you will get one entry into the sweepstakes. Buy...

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