The Scottish Tattoo Convention

Unleashing our first poster for 2025, and its this beaut by , of , Spain. We are working on the line up, and we have confirmed most of the team from this year, as well as some amazing first timers. Not exaggerating when we say theres a few “wish list” Tattooers coming to Edinburgh in March. To avoid clashes, we have gine a week early, so its 22/23 March, at 02 academy, Edinburgh.
We’ll release a part line up in a week or two, and tickets will go on sale next week, from as usual.
Tag a pal, get yer steps in, and start saving…. It’ll be a belter

Some candid shots by , from last weekend. Hard to believe its next year before we get to do it all again! Take a look throuhh the gallery here https://we.tl/t-B50IusNOCp. Tagr and share, #

Best Scottish Tattoo was by .mistress of , Newcastle. The attention to detail in this piece, and the quality of the Tattooing was mind blowing

Small black and grey certainly lived up to the name, the smallest Tattoo won! An amzing realistic Croc by of , Swindon.

Large colour was an impressive category, won by .art of . The team are cleaning us out of awards!!! Great piece, well deserved

The last of Saturdays winners are of , Edinburgh and Best of day was won by representing , Leeds. Absolutely beautiful work as always

Best realism also went to Aberdeen, and .andrzejewski_tattoo of …. An amazing sleeve, perfectly executed

Large black and grey was won by , Aberdeen for this stunning backpiece. Well deserved

We are delighted to have Kirstie, the original m**h lab oompa loompa joining us for a few hours on Saturday…. She’ll be doing selfies and personalised messages. Price TBC….. Get all the Wonka gossip straight from the source

Competitions run all weekend, and are open to everyone! Best of day must be Tattooed or completed at the show. Prizes are handmade by the freeball fireball, of , Stockholm. Best of Day Saturday also wins an amazing Sgian Dubh, handmade in Scotland by , and an XXL armrest, from . Sunday best of day wins a wireless Epich machine, courtesy of and an XXL armrest…..
But will we have custom Buckie this year?? You’ll have to wait and see

Here we go!!! The floorplan for the weekend, so you can all find where you need to be. As always, this is subject to change, but it’ll get ya where ya need to be. A stellar line up this year, so guaranteed you will get a belter, whether you have prebooked an artist or you like the excitement of a walk up. Its gonna be a helliva weekend, and we cannae wait yo see everyone

Gonna make a separate post for the floor plan, and the aftershow, but here is the running order and list of vendors, as well as some other vital info for the weekend ahead….. cannae wait to see everyone! We have food and drinks onsite, closest cash machine is next door in Asda. # tattooconvention

Excited to host Tattoo legend of . Ronny is renowned for bright colourful work, and will be working at STC2024. Check out his progile, and contact him for appointments. # edinburghtattoo

Another bunch of booth buddies, and STC regulars, its a pleasure to welcom , , , and back to the STC. A great bunch of artists, and rhe nicest people to have wround over the weekend. Definitely check out their profiles, and msg them for appointments and info. Tickets are on sale from

Bavk to the artists features, and we have 3 of the team joining us, with , and bringing their varying styles. Alex is known for his colourful, weird and wonderful take on Tattooing, while Dani does beautiful fineline black and grey. Charlie brings rock solid british style Traditional, making them a versatile bunch. Contact artists for appointments and info, Tickets are on sale now from

We are fortunate to have Terry Manton, launching his new book, “Pioneers of British Tattooing” at the STC. Anyone who has had the pleasure to hear Terry speak about Tattoo History will attest to his knowledge and Passion. Terry will be set up in the mezzanine Gallery space, and his book will be available to buy. Make a point of stopping by and having look at this book, its a belter!

The dynamic duo, & will be joining us for STC2024, putting out some amazing work, as always. Marta is renowned fornher bright and bold Circus girls, and Mosh is always sought after for his new school influenced work. Check out both their profiles , and contact them directly for appointments. Tickets are available from

Merch drop!!! We’ll have these beauts available at the show, with designs from , and …. Spring is coming, treat yourself to some new threads.

Beautiful Japanese inspired work, all the way from Bergamo, Italy, courtesy of .morte of . This is Tattooing at its finest, and check out his painting and prints on his profile too. Contqct artists for appointments and info, tickets in sale from

STC first timer of , Valencia brings a great aesthetic, with bold, fun designs. He taking appointments now, contact him for info, grab a ticket from

Glad to have back with us, we’ll be distributing samples at the show, and there will be prizes for the competitions. Check them out,

As well as Tattooing, Body Piercing, live entertainment, book launches, art exhibitions, we also have some amazing vendors joining us. We’ll feature a few over the next few days, and first up is . Beautiful Tattoo influenced rugs, that will tie any room together, or hang them on the wall. Check out their profile, and grab one at the show. Tickets are on sale now,

We welcome Italian Tattoo legend, of back to the STC. Tattooing for over 30 years, he is well versed in most styles, but check out his profile, and contact artists directly for appointments and info. Tickets are on sale now from

Sunday’s studio profile is the team from , .sylwia , and . Another versatile bunch, putting out great work in a myriad of styles. Check them out, and contact them directly for appointments and info. Tickets are on sale now from

Another pair of belters, working in contrasting styles, we have .tattoos and , of , London. Fabio works in a graphic style, inspired by fantasy and comic art, while Andrea mixes up a few styles, including Japanese, Traditional and Borneo style tribal…. We love a bit of versatility at the STC, contact artists for appointments and info, grab a ticket from