SIGN MY SKIN
Official Guinness World Record Attempt
Most Signatures Tattooed on the Body
Sign My Skin is a live Guinness World Record attempt where participant signatures are tattooed permanently on one body during major tattoo conventions.
Montreal Tattoo Show • June 5–7, 2026
Quebec Tattoo Show • August 21–23, 2026
One body. Hundreds of signatures. One world record.
THE PROJECT
Sign My Skin is an officially approved Guinness World Record attempt for the Most Signatures Tattooed on the Body.
The project transforms tattooing into a live public experience where people can become part of a world record by signing directly on skin, with their signature then tattooed permanently during major tattoo conventions.
Taking place during the Montreal Tattoo Show and the Quebec Tattoo Show in 2026, the project combines live tattooing, public participation, media documentation, and event activation into a single record attempt environment.
Sign My Skin is designed as both a world record attempt and a long-term documentation project that records every participant, artist, and event connected to the project.
Why this project
Most tattoo-related signature projects and records focus mainly on celebrities, famous artists, or well-known personalities.
Sign My Skin is different.
This project is built around public participation and the tattoo community. Anyone attending the events can become part of the record by signing and having their signature tattooed as part of the project.
The goal is to create a collective piece made by hundreds of people — not only well-known names, but the public, tattoo artists, friends, visitors, and supporters of the project.
Each signature represents a real person who was physically present and became part of the project.
Together, these signatures form a permanent collective artwork created over multiple events and documented from beginning to end.
This project is not only about breaking a record. It is about participation, community, documentation, and creating something permanent together.
THE RECORD
The Guinness World Record category is:
Most Signatures Tattooed on the Body (Male).
During the events, participants will sign directly on skin, and a professional tattoo artist will tattoo each signature permanently.
Each signature is documented, photographed, counted, and added to the official record attempt total.
The record attempt will take place across multiple days during the Montreal Tattoo Show and the Quebec Tattoo Show, with the final total submitted to Guinness World Records for official verification.
The number displayed on this website represents the official number of signatures tattooed during the record attempt events.
RECORD PROGRESS
RECORD PROGRESS
334 signatures tattooed at the Montréal Tattoo Show,
surpassing the previous Guinness World Record mark of 273.
The journey continues at the Québec Tattoo Show — August 21–23, 2026.
The counter will update in real time as new signatures are tattooed throughout the event.
EVENTS
The Sign My Skin Guinness World Record attempt will take place during two of the largest tattoo conventions in Canada.
Montreal Tattoo Show
June 5–7, 2026
Quebec Tattoo Show
August 21–23, 2026
Montreal
Quebec
During both events, the record attempt will take place live on the convention floor, where visitors will be able to watch the tattooing process and participate by signing.
These events bring together hundreds of tattoo artists and thousands of visitors, creating the environment where the record attempt will take place in front of the public.
WORLD RECORD PAVILION
The World Record Pavilion is the central installation where the Guinness World Record attempt will take place during the events.
Inside the pavilion, visitors will be able to:
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Sign and become part of the record attempt
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Watch the tattoo artist tattoo signatures live
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Follow the record counter
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See the progress of the project in real time
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Take photos and witness the record attempt environment
The pavilion transforms the record attempt into a live public experience where visitors are not only spectators, but participants.
Live Tattoo Station
Registration Area
Photo & Media
Live Record Counter
Public Viewing Area
Official Record Attempt
Branding Towers
Sponsor Integration
THE ARTIST
The Sign My Skin World Record attempt is executed by a single tattoo artist.
Throughout both conventions, every participant signature will be tattooed live by the same artist, ensuring consistency, precision, and continuity across the entire record.
This creates not only a world record attempt for the number of signatures, but also a test of endurance, focus, and technical execution over extended hours of continuous tattooing.
Lead tattoo artist for the Sign My Skin World Record attempt.
Responsible for tattooing every participant signature during the Montréal Tattoo Show and the Québec Tattoo Show, working continuously in a live convention environment.
Each signature is carefully tattooed to preserve its originality while maintaining long-term quality on the skin.
Her participation adds a second layer to the project, combining artistic execution with endurance at a level rarely seen in the tattoo industry.
Her role transforms the project into both a world record attempt and a live endurance performance.
Art Trigo
Lead Tattoo Artist
Signature # 0001
Sophie Martin
Montreal, Canada
Montreal Tattoo Show
Tattoo Artist: Mike Brown
Signature # 0002
John Smith
Ottawa, Canada
Montreal Tattoo Show
Tattoo Artist: Mike Brown
Signature # 0003
Emma Clarke
New York, USA
Quebec Tattoo Show
Tattoo Artist: Mike Brown
Signature # 0004
Daniel Sauvé
Quebec, Canada
Quebec Tattoo Show
Tattoo Artist: Mike Brown
PARTICIPANTS
Participants are at the center of the Sign My Skin project.
Each participant signs directly on skin before their signature is tattooed permanently by a professional tattoo artist as part of the official Guinness World Record attempt.
Open to the public, the project transforms individual signatures into a collective living artwork built through community participation.
Participants will be able to sign during the Montréal Tattoo Show and Québec Tattoo Show inside the World Record Pavilion.
Each signature is documented and archived with its signature number, event location, and tattoo artist as part of the official project record.
Participant photos, signing moments, and project progression will also be shared on Instagram throughout the events.
👉 Follow the PARTICIPANTS Highlight on Instagram
@signmyskin
THE PROJECT CONTINUES
The Montréal and Québec events represent the first phase of the Sign My Skin project, where signatures are collected and tattooed live during the Guinness World Record attempt.
Sign My Skin is designed as a long-term project that continues beyond the initial record attempt.
Future phases of the project are planned to allow participation beyond the initial events, including digital participation where people will be able to submit their signatures from anywhere in the world, as well as additional live tattoo events at future conventions.
Sign My Skin is designed as a long-term project that continues to grow beyond the initial world record attempt.
Partners & Sponsors
Sign My Skin is developed in collaboration with partners, sponsors, and industry supporters who help make the Guinness World Record attempt and the World Record Pavilion possible.
The project offers partners visibility through:
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Live event presence
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Branding inside the World Record Pavilion
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Media and content documentation
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Social media and online exposure
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Association with the Guinness World Record attempt
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Long-term content and media assets generated by the project
Partnership opportunities are available for brands, equipment companies, apparel brands, and event partners.
MEDIA
Sign My Skin is documented as a live Guinness World Record attempt, media project, and public activation.
Across the Montréal and Québec events, the project generates:
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Photography
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Video
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Event coverage
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Behind the scenes documentation
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Participant documentation
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Media and press coverage
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Social media content
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Long-term documentary material
All media related to the project will be published here as the record attempt progresses.
ABOUT
Sign My Skin was created as a project combining tattoo culture, live events, public participation, and a Guinness World Record attempt into a single long-term documented project.
The project is developed and organized by Pierre Martel, with a background in live events, media, and large-scale event organization.
Sign My Skin brings together tattoo artists, events, participants, partners, and media into a single collaborative project built around a Guinness World Record attempt.
Beyond the record itself, Sign My Skin becomes a permanent archive documenting every participant, artist and event connected to the project.
Project Founder
Pierre Martel
Montreal, Quebec — Canada