International Puerto Rico Tattoo Convention 2025
Tattoo Competition Schedule
Friday, December 5
• 3:00 PM – Registration opens for all competition categories
• 7:00 PM – Judging begins
• 8:30 PM – Registration closes for all categories
• 10:00 PM – Tattoo of the Day winner announced
Saturday, December 6
• 1:00 PM – Registration opens
• 6:00 PM – Judging begins
• 8:30 PM – Registration closes
• 10:00 PM – Tattoo of the Day winner announced
Sunday, December 7
• 1:00 PM – Registration opens for all competitions
• 3:00 PM – Registration closes for all competitions
• 3:30 PM – Judging begins
• 7:30 PM – Best of Show – IPRTC 2025 winner announced
December 5 2025
Best Traditional
Best Neo-Traditional
Best New School
Best Lettering
Best Bio-Mech
Best Blackwork
Best Oriental
Best Color
Best B & G
Tattoo Of The Day
3:00 PM Tattoo Competition Registration
7:00 PM Competition Starts
8:30 PM Competitions Registration Closes
December 6 2025
Best Values
Best Linework
Best Saturation
Best Composition
Melanated Dark Skin B&G Tattoo (Fresh/Healed)
Melanated Dark Skin Color Tattoo (Fresh/Healed)
Best Dark Art Tattoo (Fresh/Healed)
Best Realism (Fresh/Healed)
Best Surrealism (Fresh Healed)
Built To Last (10+ Years Tattoo)
Best O.G Tattoo (30+Years Artist) (Fresh/Healed)
Best Color (Fresh/Healed)
Best B & G (NO Opaques Fresh/Healed)
Best B&G w/ Opaques (Fresh/Healed)
Best B&G / Color Fusion (Fresh/Healed)
Tattoo Of The Day
1:00 PM Tattoo Competition Registration
6:00 PM Competitions Starts
8:30 PM Competitions Registration Closes
December 7 2025
Best Sleeve (Arm / Leg)
Best Chestpiece / Backpiece
Best Overall Collector Female
Best Overall Collector Male
Best Color (Fresh ONLY)
Best B&G (Fresh ONLY)
Tattoo Of The Day
Best Of Show 2025
1:00 PM Tattoo Competition Registration
3:00 PM End Of Registrations for Competitions
3:30 PM Competitions Starts
7:30 PM Best Of Show Anouncement
All tattoos MUST BE HEALED except where noted as well as Tattoo of the Day and Best of Show !!!!
*Categories for FRESH tattoos or that allow FRESH tattoos are EXCLUSIVE for ATTENDING ARTISTS.
Best Traditional - Limited Color Palette such has Primary colors, additive Primary colors and limited secondary colors.
Neo Traditional - Done with a two dimensional shape with NO three dimensional depth.
Best B&G - Only Black Ink and Water. NO Color added at ALL ! No Opaque Greys, No Muted Colors
Best B&G w/ Opaques
Realism- aimed to depict life accurately and truthfully, focusing on everyday people and their surroundings.
Surrealism- aimed to challenge conventional reality and explore the subconscious, dreams, and irrationality.
Surrealist art Examples:
* Unnatural juxtapositions: Familiar objects and people depicted in nonsensical contexts
* Dreamlike features: Hyper-realistic scenes inspired by dreams and nightmares
* Automatic techniques: Spontaneous creation without conscious thought to unlock unconscious images
* Uncanny combinations: Unexpected scenes like flowers exploding from guns
* Surprising features: Cars in unexpected places like underwater or in clouds of smoke
Best B&G / Color Fusion Black & Grey with Color Fusion, (Opaques Included)
Best Composition & Balance - Things that will be strongly considered on this category will be BACKGROUND, COMPOSITION, FLOW & ELEMENTS !
Built To Last-
Tattoo MUST be 10+ Years Healed (Must submit Proof)
Best OG Tattooer- Tattoo MUST be done by an artist of 20+ Years of Experience (Must Submit Proof)
Best Dark Art Tattoo-
Must be Dark Art,Freehand, completely Original(NO AI)
Best Overall Female Collector- To be consider will be the collector based on COVERAGE and QUALITY of the work !
Best Overall Male Collector - To be consider will be the collector based on COVERAGE and QUALITY of the work !
NOTE: Tattoo of the day MUST BE done the same day AT The CONVENTION!, CANNOT be entered the next day or WORKED in more than ONE day ! Those may be entered on BEST OF SHOW !
ALL TATTOOS DONE at the show Can Enter Best of SHOW!