BEST OF HEALED BLACK & GREY

• This category is open only to tattoo artists who have a booth in the festival area and are registered as active participants of the festival.
• Fully healed Black & Grey pieces completed by the artist before the festival may enter.
• Each artist may enter this category with only 1 healed tattoo.
• The tattoo must have been done by the competing artist.
• The tattoo must be fully healed.
• The model must be present during the jury evaluation.
• This category is an exception to the requirement of being done in the festival area.
• Pieces competing in this category may not enter the Best of Friday category.

BEST OF HEALED COLOR

• This category is open only to tattoo artists who have a booth in the festival area and are registered as active participants of the festival.
• Fully healed color pieces completed by the artist before the festival may enter.
• Each artist may enter this category with only 1 healed tattoo.
• The tattoo must have been done by the competing artist.
• The tattoo must be fully healed.
• The model must be present during the jury evaluation.
• This category is an exception to the requirement of being done in the festival area.
• Pieces competing in this category may not enter the Best of Friday category.

BEST OF MICRO BLACK & GREY

• The category for minimal size Black & Grey pieces done in the festival area on Friday.
• The tattoo must have been done in the festival area on Friday.
• The maximum size of the tattoo is 10 × 10 cm.
• The piece must be Black & Grey in technique and color structure.
• The overall outer boundaries of the tattoo may not exceed the 10 × 10 cm limit in any direction.
• An official measuring sheet / measurement template will be available at the jury and the competition registration desk.
• Pieces that exceed the size limit will be disqualified.
• The competitor must be an active participant artist with a booth in the festival area.
• The model must be present during the jury evaluation.

BEST OF MICRO COLOR

• The category for minimal size color pieces done in the festival area on Friday.
• The tattoo must have been done in the festival area on Friday.
• The maximum size of the tattoo is 10 × 10 cm.
• The piece must qualify as a color tattoo.
• The overall outer boundaries of the tattoo may not exceed the 10 × 10 cm limit in any direction.
• An official measuring sheet / measurement template will be available at the jury and the competition registration desk.
• Pieces that exceed the size limit will be disqualified.
• The competitor must be an active participant artist with a booth in the festival area.
• The model must be present during the jury evaluation.

BEST OF FINE LINE

• The category for pieces in which the Fine Line style and fine line technique are at the forefront.
• Pieces are evaluated by the jury in terms of line quality, technical execution, design, composition, detail and overall craftsmanship.

BEST OF BLACKWORK & ABSTRACT

• The category for Blackwork and Abstract style pieces.
• Blackwork pieces with heavy use of black, as well as abstract, experimental and original compositions, may be evaluated in this category.

BEST OF SMALL COLOR

• The category for color pieces done in the festival area that do not exceed A4 size.
• The maximum size is 21 × 29.7 cm.
• The overall outer boundaries of the piece must stay within an A4 area.
• Pieces larger than A4 are not accepted in this category.
• The piece must qualify as a color tattoo.

BEST OF SMALL BLACK & GREY

• The category for Black & Grey pieces done in the festival area that do not exceed A4 size.
• The maximum size is 21 × 29.7 cm.
• The overall outer boundaries of the piece must stay within an A4 area.
• Pieces larger than A4 are not accepted in this category.
• The piece must qualify as Black & Grey.

BEST OF TRADITIONAL

• The category for Traditional / Old School style pieces.
• Pieces are evaluated on the style’s characteristic line structure, use of color, composition, execution quality and design integrity.

BEST OF NEO TRADITIONAL & NEW SCHOOL

• The joint category for Neo Traditional and New School style pieces.
• Pieces carrying the characteristic features of either style may be evaluated in this category.

BEST OF AVANT-GARDE

• The category for pieces in which an Avant-Garde approach is at the forefront: experimental, innovative, original pieces that use an artistic language outside classic tattoo approaches.

BEST OF REALISTIC PORTRAIT

• The category for portrait pieces in the Realistic / Realism style.
• This category is organized for realistic pieces that do not exceed A4 size.
• The piece may be color or Black & Grey.
• The maximum size is 21 × 29.7 cm.
• Realistic pieces larger than A4 are not accepted in the Best of Realistic category.
• Realistic pieces larger than A4 compete in the Best of Large Color or Best of Large Black & Grey category, depending on their use of color.

BOUNDARY BETWEEN THE REALISTIC AND LARGE CATEGORIES

• To prevent category overlap;
  • Realistic pieces of A4 or smaller compete in the Best of Realistic category,
  • Black & Grey pieces larger than A4 compete in the Best of Large Black & Grey category,
  • Color pieces larger than A4 compete in the Best of Large Color category.
• The same piece in the same state may not compete in both Best of Realistic and Best of Large Color / Best of Large Black & Grey.

BEST OF LARGE BLACK & GREY

• The category for Black & Grey pieces done in the festival area that are larger than A4 size.
• The piece must be larger than the A4 limit.
• The piece must qualify as Black & Grey.
• Black & Grey pieces larger than A4, including Realistic, may enter this category.

BEST OF LARGE COLOR

• The category for color pieces done in the festival area that are larger than A4 size.
• The piece must be larger than the A4 limit.
• The piece must qualify as a color tattoo.
• Color pieces larger than A4, including Realistic, may enter this category.

BEST OF COLLAB

• The special category for pieces in which at least 2 tattoo artists worked together on the same project.
• A piece may enter only the Best of Collab category.

• At least 2 artists must have actually worked on the project.
• The artists involved in the project must be declared at registration.
• 1st, 2nd and 3rd place awards are given in Best of Collab.