Longest Tattoo Session
Record Holder
Metric
Date Achieved
Location
Atlas Record ID
Darren “Sraw” Arellano
67 hours, 45 minutes
1 February 2025
Arvada, Colorado [USA]
20425007
Record Narrative
In the pale hum of Three Eyed Studios in Broomfield, Colorado, a man named Darren Arellano set out to challenge the boundaries of body and will. For seventy-two hours, he lived within the drone of the tattoo machine — a sound that devours sleep, time, and mercy.
Of those seventy-two hours, 67 hours and 45 minutes were spent tattooing — relentless, focused, unbroken — with only 4 hours and 15 minutes of rest allowed by rule and by the frailty of human endurance. In that span, Darren shattered the previous record of 61 hours and 37 minutes, set by Giovanni Vassallo in Genova, Italy in 2022 and certified by Guinness World Records.
Nine witnesses rotated in solemn shifts, two at all times, as the cameras captured every second — every tremor of fatigue, every moment of transcendence. Hydration and sanity were measured like currency. The artist became both surgeon and sufferer, his body trembling, his focus absolute.
Tattooing, stripped to its essence, is not mere decoration. It is a dialogue with pain — an act of endurance that blurs the line between art and ordeal. In those long hours, Darren was not only tattooing others; he was inscribing the human capacity to persist into the skin of time itself.
And when the final machine fell silent, history had been rewritten — not with ink, but with willpower.
Thus, the mark remains — not merely on flesh, but upon the very chronicle of human endurance. It stands in time:
The Longest Tattoo Session - 67 hours and 45 minutes, set by Darren “Sraw” Arellano in Arvada, Colorado, USA on 1 February 2025 in a session that began 30 January 2025.
Transparent Adjudicator's Statement
Summary of Claim
The claim asserted that Darren “Sraw” Arellano completed 67 hours and 45 minutes of continuous active tattooing within a fixed 72-hour session, thereby exceeding the previously recognized benchmark of 61 hours and 37 minutes.
Evidence Submitted
Evidence reviewed included more than 72 hours of dual-angle continuous video footage, signed witness logs documenting observation in rotating shifts, and time-synchronized environmental data confirming session duration. A verification hash and proof file were generated in accordance with Atlas Verification Protocol AVP-72.
Comparative and Cross-Archive Benchmark Review
The Atlas adjudicator team conducted a cross-archive review of verified world record databases to identify the longest previously recognized tattoo session. The longest located benchmark was 61 hours and 37 minutes, achieved by Giovanni Vassallo in Genova, Italy in 2022 and certified by Guinness World Records. Public documentation did not specify whether that duration reflected total elapsed session time or active ink-to-skin tattooing time. To ensure measurement clarity, Atlas formally defined the category metric as total verified duration of continuous active tattooing time within a fixed session window, excluding mandated rest periods. Under this defined metric, Darren “Sraw” Arellano’s 67 hours and 45 minutes of verified active tattooing surpassed the previously documented benchmark.
Verification Methodology
The Atlas adjudicator team conducted a full technical and forensic review of over seventy-two hours of continuous footage captured from two fixed camera angles. Frame continuity analysis confirmed real-time progression without interruption or compression anomalies. Checksum validation confirmed data integrity with no evidence of alteration or temporal skipping. Witness logs were cross-referenced with video timestamps to confirm that at least two independent observers were present at all times. Witness identities were verified through government-issued identification and visual confirmation within the recorded footage. Identity of the record holder was authenticated through photographic identification, verified business ownership of Three Eyed Studios, and timestamped confirmation at the beginning and conclusion of the session. Metadata, ambient audio waveform consistency, and environmental continuity were analyzed to confirm an uninterrupted seventy-two-hour time window.
Adjudication Findings
Video evidence confirmed 67 hours and 45 minutes of continuous active tattooing within the seventy-two-hour session. Witness verification logs corroborated continuous monitoring in accordance with endurance protocols. Identity and location were authenticated through official documentation and recorded timestamps. No evidence of digital manipulation, footage insertion, or post-production alteration was detected. The attempt met all eligibility and documentation standards under Atlas Verification Protocol AVP-72.
Conclusion
Atlas World Records hereby certifies that Darren “Sraw” Arellano achieved the world record for Longest Tattoo Session with 67 hours and 45 minutes of continuous tattooing within a seventy-two-hour session in Arvada, Colorado, United States, concluding on 1 February 2025. This performance stands as the longest verified active tattooing session under defined and documented endurance standards.