Best Healed entries must be fully healed tattoos and cannot have been completed at the festival.
Done at the Show categories are reserved for tattoos completed during the OC Tattoo Festival.
Best of Show finalists will be selected from eligible winning entries completed at the festival.
Best Up & Coming Artist is open to artists with two years or less of professional tattooing experience. Artist tenure may be verified through their shop owner or manager.
Portrait entries must be accompanied by a reference photo.
First Place and Second Place awards only.
One entry fee is required for each category entered and for each tattoo submitted.
No refunds on contest entry fees.
Judges may move entries to a more appropriate category if necessary.
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