24/06/2026
THE BEST BANNER COMPETITION .
Please swipe across for info on the simple rules and to meet the allstar line up of Judges.
Hand Painted, Hand Made, Hand Drawn made large digitally will be eligible based on originality.
The convention crew and myself will make notes of the standout banners, i will then select 10 to go in front of our panel of esteemed judges, all 3 are stand out artists in their own fields and are highly experienced.
They will independently mark each banner out of 10.
The highest score will be crowned the winner and get a free booth at
Bristol Tattoo Convention 2027.
Scroll to meet the Judges β¦β¦.
JUDGE 1 - the mighty
Chris Hopewell has a portfolio to die for, hes designed poster artwork for Queens of the stone age, The Foo Fighters, Rancid to name a few as well as being a videographer extraordinaire making videos for Avenged Sevenfold, Wet Leg, Run the Jewells, Radiohead, check out
And he also does the official posters for Bristol Tattoo Convention!
JUDGE 2 -
Joby Carter legendary sign writer, travelling and sign writing with Carters Steam fair for decades, now retired from the road, he runs sign writing workshops, has published 2 amazing books and is still constantly painting everyday.
He will be painting live throughout the convention, be sure to swing by his stand and check him out.
And last but not leastβ¦β¦..
THE KING !
Elvana Elvis Fronted Nirvana
As well as being the unbelievably awesome frontman of Elvana,
The king is a tattoo enthusiast and has a keen eye for quality.
Never before has a UK convention had such an esteemed panel of judges.
We cant wait to see who will be crowned the winner !
