but Inatsu says the general process of getting a stick and poke tattoo should be as follows: 1. The artist disinfects the skin. 2. The artist applies a stencil of the design to the skin 3.

“I don't use machines in any part of my entire designs. And as I start to receive your message from ‘what do you want’ I just use paper and pen,” Catalan said. “Everything is by hand.

These days, they’re more popular than ever and the designs are becoming seriously ... and one of those is handpoked tattoos – also known as stick and poke, or stick’n’poke.