

His primary source of knowledge? Older women with tattoo markings! “I would start a conversation with anyone who I saw with these slightly faded and spread out markings, trying to understand what they meant, when they got them, where they got them, how they were done etc., and would take some photographs of them if they felt comfortable with it,” Shah describes, adding that his enthusiasm inspired many of his clients to send photos of markings on their grandparents or even people they met on their travels. Vistaprint helps small businesses to market themselves effectively. Shah started incorporating traditional designs into his hand-poke tattoo practice.
BOMBAY INDIA INK ARCHIVE
Today, he runs the India Ink Archive which hopes to document, collect and make accessible what remains of this ancient art form. Intrigued by the process, he decided to try it out he soon bought a DIY stick and poke kit online, and started tattooing himself.

You can scrub paint directly over dry Bombay and the pigment wont budge.

, 5-52, Andheri Kurla Road, Kurla, Bombay 37 J.B.A. Bombay is completely permanent when dry, so its very useful for line work under watercolor or ink. Bombay Agra Road, Ghatkopar, Bombay 39 Indian Gum Industries Private Ltd. A post shared by shomil years ago, Shomil Shah got his first tattoo. Bombay India Ink is a classic, all-purpose line of pigmented drawing inks, excellent for use with metal dip pens, glass pens, and brushes.
