Best Tattoo Courses In Houston Near Me

4worldlovers: Texas Body Art is a custom award winning tattoo shop located in Houston with 27 years of history behind it.

We have multiple talented tattoo artists ready to design your tattoos. Offering an upscale,clean,friendly environment. Many doctors, lawyers, NFL football players, musicians, and other groups of families visit in comfort and style. Jackson first opened this shop at its first location located on Hwy 6 in 1998 (closed 3/2020), and opened the studio on Jones road in 2004. Many guest artists have come through TBA over the past 10 years to create some fabulous work. Artists including :

Edward Lee, Frankie Face, Soren Lind, Tattoos by Tio, Lenny Renken, Sam Barber, Chris Martini, Chris Blinston, Myke Chambers,

Jeremy Miller, Elmo, Chris Thomas, Sideshow, Dan Henk, Tye Harris, Daniel Gailey, Jeremy Miller,

Dave Tedder, Geary Morrill, Adam Normand, Puppet, Sean Ozz Oliver, Rocky Arellano, Doug Birkmire, Enigma, Clynt Costley, Maze,Zack Ross, Sammy Hayden, Ben Amos, Manu Raccoon, Jesse Cavazos and others.

TBA on Jones has been remodeled over the years and is now 3000 SF with 10 stations and a piercing studio next door called Biolab Piercing Studio it won 4 years in a row for best piercing studio in Houston.

Texas body Art practices the safest measures of safety in all of its operations of tattooing and piercing. Tattooing is done with single service needles and discarded after use as well as ink caps . Artists are trained in recognizing Blood Borne Pathogens and exercises careful standards of prevention. All surfaces are covered with barrier films and safety covers. The highest standards are upheld with sterilization records as well as Health and safety certificates available upon request.

4worldlovers:
Serving Houston since 1979, in the same location. Houstons first Licensed Tattoo Studio, run by (sole proprietor) the world famous Larry Shaw. Larry has been slingin ink for 40 years, 34 right here in Houston. Shaws is one of the oldest & most famous Tattoo Studios in Houston. Known the world over for finest tattooing and most original designs. "No limit but what you limit yourself to in tattooing."


When tattooed at Shaws its a single service usage. Single service usage, meaning everything that is used is sterilized. Nothing is put together until you are being serviced, everything comes out of a sterile bag, which is numbered & dated. Pigment (color) is poured in individual capsules & thrown away - Tattoo needles are thrown away in a biohazard container along with gloves-towels-kleenex, everything used to do the tattoo. All biohazard is picked up weekly - all autoclaves are monitored weekly & recorded. All instruments are sterilized at 270 ° F, 30 PSI for 55 minutes from a cold start. So you are insured the safest & best way of a trouble free tattoo. Be sure you get the best.

Everyone working at Shaws is certified in the continuing education in the prevention of disease transmission in tattooing and related body art disciplines making sure everyone applying the tattoo is up to date on the latest safety & sterile procedures to date. Shaws is ran with the highest standards & integrity in tattooing.

Mr. Shaw works basically by Appointment. He's in the studio, Tues.-Fri. 10 am to 2pm. If you would like him to work on you please call & set an appointment, 713-528-1255. Other than that the shop is open 10am 'til Midnight, 7 days a week. Walk-ins welcome. Also working in the studio is Larry's youngest "Lil Larry Shaw II." Also applying their skills part time are Dave Obregon, Allen Espinoza, Joel Macias, Jeremy Robard and Kandi Huffman. So you are sure to get a professional quality tattoo day or night, from Houstons most experienced crew. Shaws "Where the elite & underworld meet"

Shaws is one of the oldest & most famous tattoo families in the U.S.A. known all over the world. The most from coast to coast. Shaws also just sold the oldest Tattoo Studio in the world in Long Beach, California. "World Famous Bert Grimms Tattoo Studio" 22 Chestnut Place in Long Beach, opened in 1927. This is where the Shaws were before coming to Houston in 1979. Bert Grimm was Bob Shaw's mentor Bert Tattooed for about 65 yrs. Bob, which is Larry's Dad - Lil Larry's Grandpa, Tattooed for over 50 years before leaving for a better place. Bob helped pass & set the standards on Tattooing & the Technique on sterilization back in the 60's. Bob was also the President of the Worlds Largest Tattoo Association - National Tattoo Association when he passed away on Mar. 17, 1993. He was the 3rd inductee into the Tattoo Hall of Fame - which was called the Golden Age Award - honoring those tattooing for 50 yrs - which was later changed to the Bob Shaw award. Bert was the 1st inductee into the Hall of Fame. Our other family member was the #9 inductee in the Hall of Fame, he was Col W.L. Todd, who worked with the Shaws from the late 50's to his passing on June 12, 1994. Also, to keep the tradition alive Mr. Larry Shaw was presented the Lifetime Achievement Award in 2009 at the Body Art Expo in Houston, TX. He was also given the Bob Shaw Award in April 2013 in South Dakota by the National Tattoo Association. So you can see (quite) a history in tattooing. The Shaws have been around for a long time. We specialize in Traditional, Oriental, Tribal, Fine Line & Custom Tattooing.