<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[dragoscalmuc]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dragos Calmuc]]></description><link>https://www.dragoscalmuc.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 10:40:41 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.dragoscalmuc.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Ask your artist, not AI, to design your tattoo]]></title><description><![CDATA[As an artist with over a decade of experience in tattooing and many more years in design and drawing, being asked to tattoo an AI-generated project is no fun. I'll tell you why. ]]></description><link>https://www.dragoscalmuc.com/post/ask-your-artist-not-ai-to-design-your-tattoo</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a4b9ffda178a38b32c8a950</guid><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 12:00:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e7b754_0037212c1a7e45109534962c853834cd~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dragos Calmuc</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to choose an artist based on their healed tattoos]]></title><description><![CDATA[The tattoo I create for you is as much yours as it is mine. So, of course, I want it to heal perfectly. I always ask my clients to send photos of my healed pieces. First, I want to check everything is alright. During the healing process, especially if the instructions are not followed by heart, the tattoo can suffer. No matter how well worked it's been, the healing process is as important as the tattooing. I will have a different post about the healing process, but for now let's focus on how...]]></description><link>https://www.dragoscalmuc.com/post/how-to-choose-a-tattoo-artist-based-on-healed-pieces</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a3791ac79a870ae10248468</guid><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 08:13:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e7b754_4fbd668720bd4a9ca55e682de0003de2~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dragos Calmuc</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>