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Monster Engine Tattoo

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Shannon Larratt

Hey, check out this great Monster Engine (specifically) tattoo that Herger (he calls it “the beast with two hearts”) had done by Boris Tattoo in Zalaegerszeg, Hungary. If you don’t already know Monster Engine, it’s interpretations of childrens’ drawing by Dave Devries.

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12 responses to “Monster Engine Tattoo”

  1. carolyn Avatar
    carolyn

    That is just about the most rad thing I’ve seen in a long time. Excellent execution of the original painting, too.

  2. J-Knuckles Avatar
    J-Knuckles

    That was my first experience with monster engine… Wow. Funniest, most amazing thing I’ve seen in a while. I want to buy an original.

  3. Tommy Avatar
    Tommy

    I LOVE the Monster Engine.

  4. wish_I_were_a_dragon... Avatar
    wish_I_were_a_dragon…

    wahhhh thats creepy!

  5. kawaface Avatar
    kawaface

    this is sort of…disturbingly cute.

  6. milquetoast Avatar
    milquetoast

    oooh, I really like this

  7. L1ZZARD Avatar
    L1ZZARD

    Cute!

  8. Billy Fury Avatar
    Billy Fury

    That mouth is most captivating. My favourite piece of the whole picture in fact

  9. Herger Avatar
    Herger

    He He He

    Jep, i admit that it might be a little bit creepy indeed… but the thought behind the whole thing was to separate my sleeve into 3 sections (childhood, time as a teenager & current ‘adult’ state), each of whom do represent my fascination related to comic & fantasy themes. And seeing that certain interpretation of a childrens’ drawing for the first time, totally blew me away… for me definitely the best & most logical consequence to get the beast tattooed.

  10. dave devries Avatar
    dave devries

    hi, i’m dave devries, the artist of the monster engine….wow this was really cool to see my work as a tattoo. i liked your title as well.

  11. Herger Avatar
    Herger

    Oh, that of course is awesome!

    Really glad you like it. Guess the fact, that i adore your work, is pretty obvious & needless to mention, isn’t it hahaha

  12. Dave DeVries Avatar
    Dave DeVries

    Herger, thanks for your kind words. I was truly amazed when I saw that you did this. I’ve had people tattoo my DC and Marvel Comics work before but you are definitely the only person I’ve seen who used The Monster Engine as inspiration. Boris did a wonderful job on this–I was really impressed. My niece Alyson was the child who drew the picture and she was blown away by the tattoed version. She drew it when she was 6 I think but she’s now 11. She’s been telling her friends about it. In any event, thanks for sharing. Can I post your picture on my new Monster Engine site? It will go live in mid January. I’ll link you as well. Thanks!

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