Saturday Categories

• Best Oriental
• Best Polynesian
• Best Traditional
• Best Neo traditional 
• Small Colour (Smaller than 300mmx300mm)
• Small Black and Grey (Smaller than 300mmx300mm)
• Runner Up - Tattoo of the Day - Saturday
• Tattoo of the Day - Saturday 

Sunday Categories

• Best Ta Moko
• Best Lettering/Script
• Best Geometric
• Best Photorealism
• Best Apprentice
• Large Colour (Greater than 300mmx300mm)
• Large Black & Grey (Greater than 300mmx300mm)
• Best Collaboration
• Runner Up - Tattoo of the Day - Sunday
• Tattoo of the Day - Sunday
• Best of Show 

Healed and Fresh Tattoos: 

• Healed and Fresh tattoos from exhibiting artists are elligible to enter the 2021 Tattoo Competitions.
• Healed Tattoos can not enter Tattoo of the Day.

Exhibiting Artists:

• Only tattoos from Exhibiting Artists at the event can be entered into competitions. 

Tattoo of the Day:

• Tattoo of the Day entries MUST be started and finished on the day of that category.
• Healed work can not be entered into Tattoo of the Day.
• Tattoos done over more than one day can not be entered into Tattoo of the Day.

Best Photo Realism:

• A photo reference must be supplied on-stage for Best Photo Realism.

Best Small / Large Colour & Black and Grey

• All entries in Small Colour and Small Black and Grey will be measured by a 300mm X 300mm Template that the tattoo must fit within. If the tattoo does not fit it will be moved to the Large categories.

Disqualifications:

• Any tattoo found not to be following the rules will be disqualified at the line by a Tattoo Official or Official Judge on-stage.
• If a tattoo is disqualified there is no refund of the entry costs.