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.

Gears Scarification

I like Branislav’s skin removal by hell.cz:

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44 responses to “Gears Scarification”

  1. goodnade Avatar
    goodnade

    his navel looks different in the two.

  2. goodnade Avatar
    goodnade

    his navel looks different in the two.

  3. carolyn Avatar
    carolyn

    goodnade, I noticed that too.. might be because his stomach looks a bit more muscular in the second as well.. different skin stretching and all that.

  4. carolyn Avatar
    carolyn

    goodnade, I noticed that too.. might be because his stomach looks a bit more muscular in the second as well.. different skin stretching and all that.

  5. Shannon Larratt Avatar

    Look at the background — in one he’s lying on a massage table and in the other he’s standing/sitting.

  6. Shannon Larratt Avatar

    Look at the background — in one he’s lying on a massage table and in the other he’s standing/sitting.

  7. haas Avatar
    haas

    gawd…this picture is going to make work go by faster today. thanks, shannon. ::drool::

  8. haas Avatar
    haas

    gawd…this picture is going to make work go by faster today. thanks, shannon. ::drool::

  9. trinityva Avatar
    trinityva

    Am I the only one who noticed he missed a belt loop?

  10. trinityva Avatar
    trinityva

    Am I the only one who noticed he missed a belt loop?

  11. Anselm Avatar
    Anselm

    Trinityva- I don’t think he missed so much as skipped. That’s not the “main” portion of the belt, it’s the tail after it goes through the buckle.

    Goodnade- I think a lot of the “difference” is from the lighting angles. It’s probably the same navel, but the oblique (ooh, big word!) light in the second one makes it look deeper.

  12. Anselm Avatar
    Anselm

    Trinityva- I don’t think he missed so much as skipped. That’s not the “main” portion of the belt, it’s the tail after it goes through the buckle.

    Goodnade- I think a lot of the “difference” is from the lighting angles. It’s probably the same navel, but the oblique (ooh, big word!) light in the second one makes it look deeper.

  13. Xalia Avatar

    Wow. Beautiful work… and a beautiful canvas too…

  14. Xalia Avatar

    Wow. Beautiful work… and a beautiful canvas too…

  15. squid Avatar
    squid

    holy hot bod!

  16. squid Avatar
    squid

    holy hot bod!

  17. idyllicchick Avatar
    idyllicchick

    Ohh!!! What a beauty!!

  18. idyllicchick Avatar
    idyllicchick

    Ohh!!! What a beauty!!

  19. lilish Avatar
    lilish

    Why is it that most muscular guys have that “cut out” shape at the hips, while most muscular girls don’t?

  20. lilish Avatar
    lilish

    Why is it that most muscular guys have that “cut out” shape at the hips, while most muscular girls don’t?

  21. Homicidal Nymph Avatar

    Because of the way the pelvic bone is shaped? The pelvis on a girl goes out to make hips (you know, uterus and vagina and giving birth and all that), and the pelvis of a guy goes in because his genitalia is external…I’m just guessing here.

    But man is he hot. I love guys with scarificaiton…

    I want to see it healed!

  22. Homicidal Nymph Avatar

    Because of the way the pelvic bone is shaped? The pelvis on a girl goes out to make hips (you know, uterus and vagina and giving birth and all that), and the pelvis of a guy goes in because his genitalia is external…I’m just guessing here.

    But man is he hot. I love guys with scarificaiton…

    I want to see it healed!

  23. Raevyn Avatar

    omg this is hot. and the scarification is really nice too 😛
    but yah. holy hot body.
    i LOVE the “cut out” V look with guys’ hips.

  24. Raevyn Avatar

    omg this is hot. and the scarification is really nice too 😛
    but yah. holy hot body.
    i LOVE the “cut out” V look with guys’ hips.

  25. nyne Avatar

    Hot.

    I want to get gears on me eventually as well.. eventually.
    Awesome.

  26. nyne Avatar

    Hot.

    I want to get gears on me eventually as well.. eventually.
    Awesome.

  27. outmywindow Avatar
    outmywindow

    I’ve been thinking about a gear-themed tattoo for a while now. Not quite exactly sure how I want to design it yet, though.

  28. outmywindow Avatar
    outmywindow

    I’ve been thinking about a gear-themed tattoo for a while now. Not quite exactly sure how I want to design it yet, though.

  29. jOELTRON Avatar

    outmywindow: cool thought, have it like the inside of a watch or grand father clock. Lots of lil’ cogs would be amazing.

  30. jOELTRON Avatar

    outmywindow: cool thought, have it like the inside of a watch or grand father clock. Lots of lil’ cogs would be amazing.

  31. Adam aka Orderly Confusion Avatar

    More flesh removal! I want to see a suit made of all this removed flesh…

  32. Adam aka Orderly Confusion Avatar

    More flesh removal! I want to see a suit made of all this removed flesh…

  33. EternalLife Avatar

    Guys wearing jumpers…*drifts off* mmmm…

    But my Canadian friends laugh when I say ‘jumper’. Apparently it’s ‘sweater’ 😛

  34. EternalLife Avatar

    Guys wearing jumpers…*drifts off* mmmm…

    But my Canadian friends laugh when I say ‘jumper’. Apparently it’s ‘sweater’ 😛

  35. Winch Avatar
    Winch

    Adam… You really need to stop watching ‘Silence of the Lambs’ and ‘Texas Chainsaw massacre’ etc… scary beans!

  36. Winch Avatar
    Winch

    Adam… You really need to stop watching ‘Silence of the Lambs’ and ‘Texas Chainsaw massacre’ etc… scary beans!

  37. outmywindow Avatar
    outmywindow

    Joeltron: Great idea, but I prefer my designs a bit bolder. I think on the right person though, that could be awesome! Besides, I feel like getting a tattoo of the cogs of a more traditional timepiece would be a bit of a lie on me since I wear a binary wristwatch:

    http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/watches/6a17/

    Haha!

  38. outmywindow Avatar
    outmywindow

    Joeltron: Great idea, but I prefer my designs a bit bolder. I think on the right person though, that could be awesome! Besides, I feel like getting a tattoo of the cogs of a more traditional timepiece would be a bit of a lie on me since I wear a binary wristwatch:

    http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/watches/6a17/

    Haha!

  39. L1ZZARD Avatar

    jumpers.. haha.

    Looks like that’s healing nicely?

  40. L1ZZARD Avatar

    jumpers.. haha.

    Looks like that’s healing nicely?

  41. jOELTRON Avatar

    outmywindow: I love your design too.

    Phat watch too. Have you seen their BCD clocks? I have one above my monitor, great night-light whilst coding. 🙂

  42. jOELTRON Avatar

    outmywindow: I love your design too.

    Phat watch too. Have you seen their BCD clocks? I have one above my monitor, great night-light whilst coding. 🙂

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