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!”
Wow, that looks amazing
Wow, that looks amazing
Wow, gorgeous!
Wow, gorgeous!
wow, crazy!
wow, crazy!
It looks almost like an airbrushing.
I love it.
It looks almost like an airbrushing.
I love it.
beautiful!
beautiful!
nicely done 🙂
nicely done 🙂
Not your typical! I love it!
Not your typical! I love it!
it’s really pretty.
it’s really pretty.
This is awesome, I just love tattoos that are done in an unconventional style.
This is awesome, I just love tattoos that are done in an unconventional style.
oh.my.god.i.LOVE IT!!! that is sooooooooo beyond beautiful
oh.my.god.i.LOVE IT!!! that is sooooooooo beyond beautiful
Oh man that dosent even look real! I love it!
Oh man that dosent even look real! I love it!
This looks amazing! Just done or already healed?
This looks amazing! Just done or already healed?
WOW. Really beautiful.
WOW. Really beautiful.
#12… it’s bleeding…
Very pretty, though!
#12… it’s bleeding…
Very pretty, though!
#14: It’s not bleeding, that’s part of the tat.
Looks absolutely gorgeous.
#14: It’s not bleeding, that’s part of the tat.
Looks absolutely gorgeous.
awesome
awesome
I love this so damn much!
I love this so damn much!
Looks like candle wax. Very nice.
Looks like candle wax. Very nice.
Gorgeous –
Now I have a question — I’ve been told repeatedly by more than three artists, that non-outlined work runs the threat of “bleeding” and looking fuzzy moreso than something with at least a thinner outline. True or no?
It’s never made sense in my mind – but while explaining concepts to others I’ve always been stopped and been told I should just accept the black outline —- possibly why I’ve got lots of scars and no tattoos 😉
Just curious — this one’s very pretty.
Gorgeous –
Now I have a question — I’ve been told repeatedly by more than three artists, that non-outlined work runs the threat of “bleeding” and looking fuzzy moreso than something with at least a thinner outline. True or no?
It’s never made sense in my mind – but while explaining concepts to others I’ve always been stopped and been told I should just accept the black outline —- possibly why I’ve got lots of scars and no tattoos 😉
Just curious — this one’s very pretty.
clarification — I meant the ink bleeding out, not literally bleeding…
clarification — I meant the ink bleeding out, not literally bleeding…
I think it’s more of an illusion of bleeding out than the ink actually migrating. It does give the tattoo a softer edge though. Go for it if that is what you want.
I think it’s more of an illusion of bleeding out than the ink actually migrating. It does give the tattoo a softer edge though. Go for it if that is what you want.
this is… amazing..
this is… amazing..
that is absolutely stunning.
that is absolutely stunning.
this is fantastic. i thought it was scrification at first, then sharpie or paint. then i read the caption, and WOW!
this is fantastic. i thought it was scrification at first, then sharpie or paint. then i read the caption, and WOW!
gorgeous!
gorgeous!