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Celebrate Seattle Tattoo Expo with locally-inspired ink

The Seattle Tattoo Expo is coming this weekend — and we’re on pins + needles.

The event runs from Fri., Aug. 19-Sun., Aug 21 at the Seattle Center Exhibition Hall and will feature artists from all over the country, burlesque shows, and contests.

To celebrate, we made a small gallery of some of our favorite Seattle + PNW-inspired ink designs that include the mountains, city skyline + a Seahawks fan still salty about the Super Bowl XLIX loss.

We also took our SEAtoday pride to another level with an augmented reality + tattoo design app. In your face, Post Malone.

A tattoo of the Seattle city skyline on someone's arm with a "Poetic Justice" t-shirt in the background

The full Seattle skyline can take up a sleeve. | Artist: Ronald Jackson from @slimjonesink; client: @loud.en.clear

A tattoo that says "Seahawks Shoulda Run It" with an image of Marshawn Lynch

Someone thinks Marshawn Lynch needed to get the ball on the goal line. | Photo and art by Travis Broyles from
Unknown Tattoo Co. in Snohomish

Augmented reality shows tattoos that say "SEA TODAY" and "Pride in Place" on a face, with an orca illustration

Just having a little fun with the mobile app Tattoo by Bodyshark. | Photo by SEAtoday staff

Have your own locally-driven skin art to show off? Email us a pic and we may feature it in an upcoming newsletter.

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