The short answer is "yes", Mr Familton said as he worked on Saturday at the annual event held at the Oamaru Club.
The event attracted just over 200 people, some competing for a top prize. Others were there to meet up with friends in the creative community.
Contestant after contestant lined up to have their walking bodies of art judged by a panel of four, ending with Christchurch’s Matt Parkin taking the category, Ink War, and Dunedin’s Brendan Smith being named the most awarded tattooist on the day.
Mr Familton said the event was a success, but did not get the audience numbers he wanted.
He said the crowd size was similar to last year, but he wanted more people to attend the 11th event next year.
He described the function as a way to bring people together to discuss similar interests.
"Once you get heavily tattooed, you do become different from other people and you do stand out, but that’s part of it ... it’s not a bad part."
Mr Familton (53) got his first tattoo about 15 years ago.
