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.

Now that’s an explicit tattoo!

Well, I think my tattoo has healed enough and is close enough to done that I can post it here. This was done over four sessions by Shane Faulkner at King of Fools in Toronto (an amazing tattoo artist that’s done almost all of my work), and is based on a Tom of Finland painting combined with several pieces of artwork from BME/HARD as well. Anyway, it’s kind of tricky to take a picture of your own chest, but here you go:

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Yes, I am also a fan of gay mermen

ModBlog returns for real tomorrow or Tuesday. I hope everyone had as fun a weekend as the dudes in my chestpiece!

Comments

322 responses to “Now that’s an explicit tattoo!”

  1. ammosally Avatar
    ammosally

    Wow… amazing work… would love to see the arm piece as well…

  2. ammosally Avatar
    ammosally

    Wow… amazing work… would love to see the arm piece as well…

  3. Lydia Avatar

    The work is amazing. But yeah.. ummmm.. interesting choice for a chest piece.

  4. Lydia Avatar

    The work is amazing. But yeah.. ummmm.. interesting choice for a chest piece.

  5. Mims Avatar

    And I thought I was the only one who was into big bloody cock on my chest……What a humbling entry.
    🙂

  6. Mims Avatar

    And I thought I was the only one who was into big bloody cock on my chest……What a humbling entry.
    🙂

  7. Meg Avatar

    well…you were kind enough to make them well endowed….beautifully done i must say.

  8. Meg Avatar

    well…you were kind enough to make them well endowed….beautifully done i must say.

  9. Zhayde Avatar
    Zhayde

    Wow, I don’t even know what to say. This tattoo is so amazing!

  10. Zhayde Avatar
    Zhayde

    Wow, I don’t even know what to say. This tattoo is so amazing!

  11. jared Avatar
    jared

    what happened to tattooing your nipples? You wrote at one point that you thought it made tattoos look more complete, and I’d say yours would look better with them shaded in.

    not to detract from it, it looks great! just wondering.

  12. jared Avatar
    jared

    what happened to tattooing your nipples? You wrote at one point that you thought it made tattoos look more complete, and I’d say yours would look better with them shaded in.

    not to detract from it, it looks great! just wondering.

  13. Shauncey Fury Avatar

    Dude. you should totally have him go in and update your chestpiece in the tattoo to reflect your new chest piece. haha.

  14. Shauncey Fury Avatar

    Dude. you should totally have him go in and update your chestpiece in the tattoo to reflect your new chest piece. haha.

  15. Dann Avatar

    i love it. amazing artist.

  16. Dann Avatar

    i love it. amazing artist.

  17. Melissa Avatar
    Melissa

    I love that it doesn’t even look like it was done on skin.

  18. Melissa Avatar
    Melissa

    I love that it doesn’t even look like it was done on skin.

  19. Lunar Avatar
    Lunar

    The work on the colours is wonderful. I do love very colorful tattoos !

    (you should have tattooed this tattoo on the representation of yourself on the tattoo… Infinite tatoo ^^)

  20. Lunar Avatar
    Lunar

    The work on the colours is wonderful. I do love very colorful tattoos !

    (you should have tattooed this tattoo on the representation of yourself on the tattoo… Infinite tatoo ^^)

  21. allison inge Avatar
    allison inge

    this just makes me smile so big.
    “hey what the hell are you doing in my barn?!?”

  22. allison inge Avatar
    allison inge

    this just makes me smile so big.
    “hey what the hell are you doing in my barn?!?”

  23. milky Avatar
    milky

    brilliant

  24. milky Avatar
    milky

    brilliant

  25. Bradly Avatar
    Bradly

    Nice work …pitiful scene (in my own thoughts) for a chest piece …to each his own…

  26. Bradly Avatar
    Bradly

    Nice work …pitiful scene (in my own thoughts) for a chest piece …to each his own…

  27. Frester Avatar

    amazing work! unfortunately my weekend has been full of research papers and projects 🙁

  28. Frester Avatar

    amazing work! unfortunately my weekend has been full of research papers and projects 🙁

  29. edible Avatar

    thats great! i reconized the painting from the book i have … homo art.
    haha very good work though

  30. edible Avatar

    thats great! i reconized the painting from the book i have … homo art.
    haha very good work though

  31. Kmerathetra Avatar
    Kmerathetra

    I agree with #6, Shannon. You should definitely go for the nipples, as well…at least eventually. It looks awesome!

  32. Kmerathetra Avatar
    Kmerathetra

    I agree with #6, Shannon. You should definitely go for the nipples, as well…at least eventually. It looks awesome!

  33. Empress Avatar
    Empress

    That really is an amazing piece of work, Shane is a really good artist. The detail and shading are great.
    I love the way hes managed to blend all the different scenes into one amazing piece of art.
    Which painting did you model it on Shannon it would be nice to see where some of your idea came from?
    Its obvious you have put so much thought into what you wanted the end result to be.
    I agree with someone above it would be nice to see more of the art work on your right arm.
    Did you model any of the characters on yourself, if so which one:)
    Hugz x.

  34. Empress Avatar
    Empress

    That really is an amazing piece of work, Shane is a really good artist. The detail and shading are great.
    I love the way hes managed to blend all the different scenes into one amazing piece of art.
    Which painting did you model it on Shannon it would be nice to see where some of your idea came from?
    Its obvious you have put so much thought into what you wanted the end result to be.
    I agree with someone above it would be nice to see more of the art work on your right arm.
    Did you model any of the characters on yourself, if so which one:)
    Hugz x.

  35. oestrebunny Avatar

    fantastic piece

  36. oestrebunny Avatar

    fantastic piece

  37. Shannon Larratt Avatar

    edible – Yeah, it’s the inside cover of “ART OF PLEASURE” 🙂

  38. Shannon Larratt Avatar

    edible – Yeah, it’s the inside cover of “ART OF PLEASURE” 🙂

  39. Malice Alice Avatar

    That’s a lot of penis! Very well done, I like it.

  40. Malice Alice Avatar

    That’s a lot of penis! Very well done, I like it.

  41. Jordan Meeter Avatar

    The colors are so vibrant, I love them.

  42. Jordan Meeter Avatar

    The colors are so vibrant, I love them.

  43. XinX Avatar
    XinX

    WOW!! That looks absolutely amazing! Congratulations.

  44. XinX Avatar
    XinX

    WOW!! That looks absolutely amazing! Congratulations.

  45. kawaface Avatar

    wow…that looks great.

  46. kawaface Avatar

    wow…that looks great.

  47. HELLS_MoNkEy Avatar

    Really rich colours, lovely 🙂

  48. HELLS_MoNkEy Avatar

    Really rich colours, lovely 🙂

  49. Lane Jensen Avatar

    Wow, that tattoo was done very well.

  50. Lane Jensen Avatar

    Wow, that tattoo was done very well.

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