This Ursa Major backpiece was done about a year before this photo of it was taken, by Jeff Croci at Graven Image in Mountain View, CA, and took about fifteen hours in all to complete.
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17 responses to ““The Bear Within””
Wowww, that’s crazy! Really well done. Not sometimes I’d get done, but totally awesome nonetheless.
*something!
Very cool!
Wow, i love the way the red is done…
are those colours really that bright and beautiful or does our old friend photoshop have to take some of the credit?
Thats a pretty intense design!
That is fucking awsome!
reminds me of Earthworm Jim scenery a bit. fucking gorgeous.
The colours in this are rad.
wow… the colors, the style… i luuuuuuv this 🙂
This is one of the most unique & beautiful tats I’ve ever seen. Nice!
Wow not only is the design awesome but the staying power of those colors is amazing.
I can’t believe how vibrant the white is!!!
WOW. I think this ranks as one of my all-time favorite tattoos.
that looks impressive 😛
I love the colours!
Hmm reminds me of 2Advanced.com V2 that was subsequently copied by every other flash designer under the sun. Hopefully the same won’t happen to this guy.
awesome, the colors have stayed so bright! 😀