The World Record Ink Master’s Oliver Peck Holds

Oliver Peck is credited with beginning the particular Friday the thirteenth development, however he advised Vice it comes from a protracted historical past of comparable tattoos with a stunning story. In accordance with the artist, sailors would steadily tattoo themselves with the quantity 13 to keep off unhealthy luck. “Dangerous luck would come your means, it could see the quantity 13, see that unhealthy luck is already there, and it could go on by,” he stated. Peck additionally determined to do the particular tattoos after discovering out about artist David Lum’s Halloween specials, and he has even gotten the tattoos himself on a number of events.

Flash tattoos for Friday the thirteenth have picked up recognition over time, and a few tattoo retailers discover themselves managing lengthy strains and extra clients than traditional due to the custom. A part of the enchantment is the low value: The flash tattoos solely value $13, in comparison with minimums of about $50 or $80 at some retailers (through Vice).