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Wow that looks like marker!

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Shannon Larratt

If it wasn’t from a tattoo artist that’s submitted plenty of photos to BME, I would have assumed that this submission from Brian O’Keefe (Tattooed Planet, Tempe, Arizona) was drawn on by marker! Assuming I haven’t read the email wrong, and this is tattooed, it’s an excellent example of no-outline redwork, which is notoriously difficult to tattoo.

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108 responses to “Wow that looks like marker!”

  1. oz Avatar
    oz

    sorry to be a party pooper, but iv’e looked at the other works that are on his portfolio, and i’m sorry to say that i can’t believe that the guy who did them has the the skill to do that kind of a tattoo.

    and if i’m wrong, i apologise.

  2. oz Avatar
    oz

    sorry to be a party pooper, but iv’e looked at the other works that are on his portfolio, and i’m sorry to say that i can’t believe that the guy who did them has the the skill to do that kind of a tattoo.

    and if i’m wrong, i apologise.

  3. Zeph Avatar
    Zeph

    I saw you! – and I wish I’d said hi, Ms ‘No I Really Didn’t Sharpie My Shoulder’.

    I saw this tattoo a long way from Tempe, but can confirm exactly how really, ridiculously amazing in looks daylight. : )

  4. Zeph Avatar
    Zeph

    I saw you! – and I wish I’d said hi, Ms ‘No I Really Didn’t Sharpie My Shoulder’.

    I saw this tattoo a long way from Tempe, but can confirm exactly how really, ridiculously amazing in looks daylight. : )

  5. Bryan O'Keefe Avatar
    Bryan O’Keefe

    Hello people,
    This is Bryan, your Mesa neighborhood tattoo artist.
    And with all of the questions, “is that real?”.
    I attest to all of you , it is real, i have three and a half hours worth of tattooing it. It is done with a 7 and 11 mag shader needles, i did not use an outline, that would have wasted sooooooooooo much time. Thanx to all of you who commented.
    I appreciate it !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Bryan R. O’Keefe, ESQ
    Club Tattoo, Mesa, AZ

  6. Bryan O'Keefe Avatar
    Bryan O’Keefe

    Hello people,
    This is Bryan, your Mesa neighborhood tattoo artist.
    And with all of the questions, “is that real?”.
    I attest to all of you , it is real, i have three and a half hours worth of tattooing it. It is done with a 7 and 11 mag shader needles, i did not use an outline, that would have wasted sooooooooooo much time. Thanx to all of you who commented.
    I appreciate it !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Bryan R. O’Keefe, ESQ
    Club Tattoo, Mesa, AZ

  7. Rich Mans Drug Avatar
    Rich Mans Drug

    This is probably my favorite tattoo on modblog, ever.

  8. Rich Mans Drug Avatar
    Rich Mans Drug

    This is probably my favorite tattoo on modblog, ever.

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