A black-and-white photo of a person mid-air in a Superman-style body suspension pose, supported by multiple hooks in their back and legs, smiling joyfully toward the camera. They are suspended horizontally in a large indoor space with high ceilings and visible rigging. A group of onlookers—some seated, some standing—watch with expressions of admiration, amusement, and support. The atmosphere is lively and communal, capturing a moment of shared experience and transformation.

Fineline Scarification

You know, I made what could be interpretted as a disparaging remark about high detail tattooing when I posted the simple Russian branding earlier this week. So I wanted to make up for it and post this picture (by Big Rick) from the recent So Cal BME BBQ — this is Whitespace and gogo_savvy, who both have excellent examples of high quality high detail work.

Comments

30 responses to “Fineline Scarification”

  1. severed Avatar

    I remember both those pieces. It’s nice to put faces with them.

  2. modifiedcanadian Avatar

    yeah, same here. lovely.

  3. Ghostie Avatar

    Thirded. Probably my two favorite pieces of scarification work on BME.

  4. liz Avatar
    liz

    just beautiful. my breath has been taken away. i also remember the two peices but seeing them again, just amazing.

    scarification isn’t my cup of tea and many times i dont like the results aesthetically, but these really open my eyes to what can be done

  5. smurf Avatar

    Oooo…. I just want to touch them…

  6. heliophobe Avatar
    heliophobe

    Those are both awesome and made me smile.

  7. Vicious Avatar
    Vicious

    Do I ever want to run my hands over his chest.

  8. fre_k Avatar

    Both are amazing, though I prefer Whitespace’s on the whole.

  9. Whitespace Avatar

    Please forward all “I wanna touch you” inquiries to whitespace.bmezine.com. I am currently accepting all applicants. 😉

  10. milquetoast Avatar
    milquetoast

    very beautiful work!

  11. VeganZombie Avatar

    Ooh, I met him at the East Coast BBQ, he’s very nice, and I love love LOVE his torso work (it’s on his back too, assumeing I’m thinking of the right person)

  12. redredred Avatar
    redredred

    wow

  13. SnaiLuv Avatar

    They look like 800 times better in person, too. It blows my mind.

  14. kawaface Avatar

    wow. i remember seeing the chest piece, but i don’t think i have seen the guy’s piece…they are both amazing. the detail is crazy! …wow.

  15. Dajoran Avatar

    That is breath-taking like liz said. I am in awe right now.

  16. Whispers Avatar
    Whispers

    Holy SHIT that healed beautifully. Add me to the growing list of “I want to touch them” 😀

  17. ghoul_poon Avatar

    I second the ‘better in person’ comment, truly amazing.

  18. Raevyn Avatar

    I also want to run my fingers over his torso. The scars are so beautiful. – on BOTH people!!!

  19. christopher Avatar
    christopher

    absolutely beautiful.

  20. PrinceOfSin Avatar
    PrinceOfSin

    she has a pretty smile

  21. Nate Avatar

    I really want to know how that fineline was done it looks amazing

  22. Lydia Helasdottir Avatar
    Lydia Helasdottir

    Awesome

  23. Lilee Avatar
    Lilee

    Oh wow. I am in complete awe. These are amazing. and I do want to touch them.

  24. Rockerbaby Avatar

    Fuck his scars ALWAYS look amazing.

  25. LeaveThePoliticsToMadmen Avatar
    LeaveThePoliticsToMadmen

    Just wanted to say..

    first off, Shannon in no way were your previous comments disparaging.. and im not saying that in your defence, im saying it because really, they were not. You did not discard fine-line scarification as not being anything but great, you simply stated your personal taste towards the chunkier, bolder lines. Nothing disparaging in that.

    Second, i LOVE that picture, mostly because of the obvious setting sun look to the picture, and you could almost FEEL the temperature to it, the smell of sunset in the woods.. i dunno, it came with a very warm feeling, and the sunset on the scars just made them pop so beautifully. Not to mention as others have said, its great to see two smiling faces to put to the scars themselves!

  26. Bitcloud Avatar

    Georgeous work… I knew I was scrolling through the pages for a reason – The one on the left is the most beautiful mod i’ve seen to date.

  27. Jasmin Avatar
    Jasmin

    does anybody know if these were cuttings or brandings

  28. miss Avatar
    miss

    i dont really like the raised ones like her’s but i love his, it’s amazing!

  29. _dk Avatar
    _dk

    Absolutely amazing.

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