Schedule of events
August 28, 2008
4:00pm: Piercing Certification Course by Orange County Health Department This course will be conducted by Sylvette Morales. The hour and a half course is $60.00 per person. To pre-register please click here. If you have any questions please call Danny Knight or Chris Collins at triedandtruetattooexpo@yahoo.com
6:00 pm: Doors Open Open to the public // FREE admission
11:00 pm: Doors Close Doors Closed to the Public
11:00pm-2:00am: Meet & Greet at the Hotel Bar Come down to the hotel bar and lobby area to meet the artists!
August 29, 2008
12:00 pm: Kid's Corner Opens Kid's Corner has Facepainting, Temporary Tattoos, and Coloring Contest Entries!
12:00 pm: Daycare Services by Kid's Nite Out Open We are pleased to announce daycare services at the Tried and True Tattoo Expo. Kid's Nite Out will be providing fun activities for kids ages 1-12 for the fee of $11.50 per hour (2 hour minimum). The daycare services are availble Friday, August 29th & Saturday, August 30th 12:00pm-11:00pm and Sunday, August 31st 12:00pm-8:00pm. Kid's Nite Out is a fully licensed and trained company here to provide parents the opportunity to get tattooed and know your kids are well taken care of. they will also schedule private in-room services, available 24 hours a day! We hope you enjoy the convenience provided when planning your time at the Tried and True Tattoo Expo. Please click here for pre-registration.
12:00 pm: Doors Open
12:00 pm: Art Gallery Opens
2:00 pm: Joe Capobianco's "Dirty Little Secrets" Seminar "Dirty Little Secrets" is a three hour color realism seminar. The course is $150 per person. For more information or to register, please contact Joe Capobianco at joe@joecapobianco.com
5:00 pm: Deadline for Kid's "Best Color" Contest Entries All kid's coloring contest entries should be submitted to the Kid's Corner for judging.
5:30 pm: Kid's "Best Color" Award Ceremony Kid's "Best Color" award winner will be announced!
6:00 pm: Registration Deadline for Tattoo Contest Entries All entries for Small Color, Large Color, Black & Grey (including tribal), Bio-mechanical, and New Skool must be registered by 6:00 pm.
6:00 pm - 2:00 am: Tried and True Tattoo Expo Block Party Hooters and Adobe Gila's will be hosting the Tried and True Tattoo Expo Block Party at Pointe Orlando on the Second Level featuring live music and drink specials!
7:00 pm: Tattoo Contest Judging Begins Judging for tattoo contest categories: Small Color, Large Color, Balck & Gray (including tribal), Bio-mechanical, and New Skool begins.
10 PM: Award Cermony Begins Awards announced for Small Color, Large Color, Black & Grey (including Tribal), Bio-mechanical, New Skool, and Tattoo of the Day.
10:00 pm: Bert Krak & Martin Lacasse "Watercolor" Seminar This seminar last two hours and is $160 per person. Artists are asked to please bring their own brushes. For more information or to register for the class, please contact Bert Krak at bertkrak@hotmail.com
11:00 pm: Doors Close
August 30, 2008
To be announced: Bj Betts "Lettering" Seminar Attendees will recieve a copy of BJ Bett's "Lettering 3"
scheduled for release at the show.
Artists are asked to please bring thier own pencil and pad.
10:00 am - 12:00 pm: Danny Knight, Mike "Shag" Kruze, Jerry Reigger, Josh Ford, & Todd Hlavaty "Tattoo Machine" Seminar This seminar runs two hours and is $400 per person. For more information or to register please contact Danny Knight at danny@danny-knight.com or Mike "Shag" Kruze at shag@shagbuilt.com
12:00 pm: Doors Open
12:00 pm: Art Gallery Opens
: Kid's Corner Opens Kid's Corner has Facepainting, Temporary Tattoos, and Coloring Contest Entries!
12:00 pm: Daycare Services by Kid's Nite Out Open We are pleased to announce daycare services at the Tried and True Tattoo Expo. Kid's Nite Out will be providing fun activities for kids ages 1-12 for the fee of $11.50 per hour (2 hour minimum). The daycare services are availble August 30th 12:00pm-11:00pm and Sunday, August 31st 12:00pm-8:00pm. Kid's Nite Out is a fully licensed and trained company here to provide parents the opportunity to get tattooed and know your kids are well taken care of. they will also schedule private in-room services, available 24 hours a day! We hope you enjoy the convenience provided when planning your time at the Tried and True Tattoo Expo. Please click here for pre-registration.
5:30 pm: Kid's "Best Color" Award Ceremony Kid's "Best Color" award winner will be announced!
6:00 pm - 2:00 am: Tried and True Tattoo Expo Block Party Hooters and Adobe Gila's will be hosting the Tried and True Tattoo Expo Block Party at Pointe Orlando on the Second Level featuring live music and drink specials!
6:00 pm: Registration Deadline for Tattoo Contest Entries All entries for Worst Tattoo, Portrait (Color or Black & Grey), Traditional, Asian, and Cartoon must be registered at this time.
7:00 pm: Tattoo Contest Judging Begins Judging for tattoo contest categories: Worst Tattoo, Portrait (Color or Black & Grey), Traditional, Asian, and Cartooon begins.
9:30 pm: Tattoo Contest
10:00 pm: Deadline for "Tattoo of the Day" Contest Entries All entries for "Tattoo of the Day" should be registered at this time.
10:00 pm: Award Cermony Begins Awards will be given for Worst Tattoo, Portrait (Color or Black & Grey), Traditional, Asain, Cartoon, and Tattoo of the Day.
11:00 pm: Doors Close
August 31, 2008
12:00 pm: Doors Open
12:00 pm: Kid's Corner Opens Kid's Corner has Facepainting, Temporary Tattoos, and Coloring Contest Entries!
To be announced: Shane O'Neill "B&W and Color Realism" Seminar Price to be Announced
5:00 pm: Deadline for Tattoo Contest Entries All entries for Best Sleeve, Backpiece, Overall Male, and Overall Female must be submitted by this time.
6:00 pm: Tattoo Contest Judging Begins Judging begins for the following categories: Best Sleeve, Backpiece, Overall Male, and Overall Female.
7:00 pm: Deadline for "Tattoo of the Day" Contest Entries All entries for "Tattoo of the Day" must be submitted by this time.
7:00 pm: Award Cermony Begins Awards will be given for Best Sleeve, Backpiece, Overall Male, Overall Female, and Tattoo of the Day
8:00 pm: Tattoo Contest
8:00pm: Doors Close