The Post Star has a good article on UV tattoos - “They like that they can go ahead and get a dragon done on their arm and have the UV ink put into the eyes or into the flames from the mouth,” Scherbarth said. “When you put them under the light, they almost look neon. They’re very brilliant.”

If you are thinking about getting an ultraviolet tattoo check out this thread at TattooArtists.com. Artists there recommend using Crazy Chameleon ink, which is FDA approved; people have been known to have adverse reactions to other brands of ink.

The China Daily has an article about tattooing in China. Although tattoos have played an important cultural role in China for over 1,000 years, recently, in the 1950s, they began to become associated with crime.

Today groups like the China Association of Tattoo Artists are seeking to reshape that image by improving tattoo safety and guaranteeing artist quality.