AWARDS AND CATeGORIES
FRIDAY 1ST NOVEMBER
• BEST SMALL COLOUR (30cm and under)
• BEST SMALL BLACK AND GREY (30cm and under)
• BEST FINE LINE (10cm and over)
• BEST DOTWORK/GEOMETRIC/PATTERN/TRIBAL
• BEST BLACK WORK
• BEST LETTERING
• BEST OF DAY
SATURDAY 2ND NOVEMBER
• BEST LARGE COLOUR (30cm and over)
• BEST TRADITIONAL
• BEST NEO-TRADITIONAL
• BEST ORIENTAL
• BEST JAPANESE
• BEST OF DAY
SUNDAY 3RD NOVEMBER
• BEST REALISM
• BEST LARGE BLACK AND GREY (30cm and over)
• BEST OF DAY
• BEST COLLABORATION
• BEST OF SHOW 👑
CONTEST RULES
• Only Artists who have a booth at the Iron Gate Tattoo Convention 2024 can participate in the contests.
• Each artist can enter a MAX of 1 tattoo per category.
• Best of day, Best of Show and Best Collaboration must be started and finished at the show.
• Small Black and Grey, Small Colour, Lettering, Black Work, Fine Line, Large Colour, Large Black and Grey, Neo-Traditional, Traditional, Japanese, Oriental, Realism, Dot Work/Tribal/Geometric/Pattern can be healed.
• The first 2 for each category will be awarded. First Place and Runner Up (Except Best of Day)
• Maximum of 20 entries per category.
SCHEDULE
Friday - Starts at 5:00pm
Saturday - Starts at 5:00pm
Sunday - Starts at 4:00pm
Tattooers are all competing at the highest level, and we can’t wait to see all the incredible tattoos at The Iron Gate this year! Last year’s competition was insane and this is going to be a showcase that you don’t want to miss!
There will be thousands of dollars worth of tattoo prizes to be won and as for the prestigious Iron Gate Award, we’ll be doing a post and reveal closer to November! YEAR OF THE DRAGON has something special at hand.
Keep an eye out on all the exciting updates as we get closer to the event.