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Real Numbers From a Working Artist]]></title><description><![CDATA[A quality custom tattoo in Huntsville runs anywhere from a few hundred dollars for a small piece to five figures for a full back piece — and most shops will make you sit through a consultation before they'll tell you anything. 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We sat down and asked him everything people ask in his consultations. He didn't sugarcoat any of it.]]></description><link>https://www.ivostattoos.com/post/cover-up-tattoo-questions-answered</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a8f26e0825ed3ec4d70aeae</guid><category><![CDATA[Cover-Ups]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 19:43:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/99d438_fd28cb1fa2714074b5020147f1f59cff~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_790,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ivo Angelov</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tattoo Myths I Correct Every Single Week]]></title><description><![CDATA[Faded tattoos, Instagram cover-ups, AI designs, fine line everywhere: eight tattoo myths I correct in almost every consultation in Huntsville.]]></description><link>https://www.ivostattoos.com/post/tattoo-myths-corrected</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a8f3e666e0678c59a4fecf4</guid><category><![CDATA[Process & Pricing]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 19:43:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/99d438_ad0b2a18daa84cf6871cc7823462e2a4~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ivo Angelov</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Honest First-Tattoo Advice From a Guy Who's Heard Every First-Tattoo Question]]></title><description><![CDATA[How much it hurts, how to prep your skin, which placements age badly — straight first-tattoo advice from a black and grey realism artist in Huntsville.]]></description><link>https://www.ivostattoos.com/post/first-tattoo-advice-huntsville</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a8f3e67b8cc6999fe075f56</guid><category><![CDATA[First Tattoo]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 19:43:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/99d438_4c98be9830e444529ba469e7ac2c0f11~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ivo Angelov</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Opaque Realism vs. Classic Black &#38; Grey — What's Actually in the Ink?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Black and grey sounds like one thing. It is two. The difference between classic dilution and opaque grey pigment — and why only one of them can cover an old tattoo.]]></description><link>https://www.ivostattoos.com/post/opaque-vs-classic-black-and-grey</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a8f3e68d2a5268a5fb673e2</guid><category><![CDATA[Black & Grey Realism]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 19:43:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/99d438_433b579708a5463b9d3d73a5355fe907~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ivo Angelov</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to Plan a Tattoo Sleeve That Doesn't Look Like a Sticker Bomb]]></title><description><![CDATA[Panels, elements and connectors: the sleeve-planning system I walk every client through — and the mistake that turns an arm into a garage sale.]]></description><link>https://www.ivostattoos.com/post/how-to-plan-a-tattoo-sleeve</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a8f3e6932db6cbd6a2ac0a8</guid><category><![CDATA[Sleeves & Large Projects]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 19:43:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/99d438_7a24e4aba73e4903a5a0f14cf0db6011~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ivo Angelov</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA["Why Won't You Show Me My Design Before the Appointment?"]]></title><description><![CDATA[You see your design on tattoo day, not before — and you see several versions of it. 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