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:
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!
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322 responses to “Now that’s an explicit tattoo!”
Looking at the piece, i always get the impression of seeing a ‘big brother is watching you’- tattoo… urging the main characters of the scene to live their dreams in a more ‘secret’ environment instead of ‘accepted, safe & relatively public’.
But hey… of course i might be terribly wrong on that one hahaha
Nevertheless: definitely an awesome tattoo & biiig congrats to both… the artist & the owner!
Looking at the piece, i always get the impression of seeing a ‘big brother is watching you’- tattoo… urging the main characters of the scene to live their dreams in a more ‘secret’ environment instead of ‘accepted, safe & relatively public’.
But hey… of course i might be terribly wrong on that one hahaha
Nevertheless: definitely an awesome tattoo & biiig congrats to both… the artist & the owner!
i love the colors in this piece. i wonder how the whole piece will look like in a few years though ..
& i don’t think the nipples need to be tattooed over 🙂
i love the colors in this piece. i wonder how the whole piece will look like in a few years though ..
& i don’t think the nipples need to be tattooed over 🙂
Great piece! Nice shading, etc.
But if it were me, I would ‘ve tattooed your nipples.
Great piece! Nice shading, etc.
But if it were me, I would ‘ve tattooed your nipples.
i think you could have done that nipples as well 😉
i think you could have done that nipples as well 😉
It is a work of art. The colors are amazing. I really, really hate the subject matter though but that’s okay.
It is a work of art. The colors are amazing. I really, really hate the subject matter though but that’s okay.
That’s FANTASTIC… one of my favourite tattoos ever.
The colours are amazing.
If I was going to get an explicit tattoo, it would be homo-erotic CBT all the way… in fact the only reason I don’t HAVE a tattoo like that is lack of funds….
That’s FANTASTIC… one of my favourite tattoos ever.
The colours are amazing.
If I was going to get an explicit tattoo, it would be homo-erotic CBT all the way… in fact the only reason I don’t HAVE a tattoo like that is lack of funds….
haha HAHAHAHAHa nice colors tho! im still stunned, lol
haha HAHAHAHAHa nice colors tho! im still stunned, lol
i can’t stop scrolling back up to look at this…i wish i could think of some theme i like enough to cover my skin with in this large of scale…it’s marvelous
i can’t stop scrolling back up to look at this…i wish i could think of some theme i like enough to cover my skin with in this large of scale…it’s marvelous
I thought you said you’d tattoo over your nipples? Either way, cool tattoo!
I thought you said you’d tattoo over your nipples? Either way, cool tattoo!
Lots of us are *gay* when we are drunk. But this fine art work would make me feel gay when I’m sober. Beautiful scene, Shannon.
Lots of us are *gay* when we are drunk. But this fine art work would make me feel gay when I’m sober. Beautiful scene, Shannon.
Love your chest piece. It is very dramatic and provocative art. I agree the nipples need to be shaded or something else for it does take away from the impact of the awesome piece on your chest. Maybe just remove the nipples and tat the area when fully healed. Hmmmm.
Love your chest piece. It is very dramatic and provocative art. I agree the nipples need to be shaded or something else for it does take away from the impact of the awesome piece on your chest. Maybe just remove the nipples and tat the area when fully healed. Hmmmm.
I love the design to this tattoo… original.. I still love it, its an explicit tattoo with class
I love the design to this tattoo… original.. I still love it, its an explicit tattoo with class
Outstanding work though I’m left to ponder why a man who photoshops out nipples would choose to leave his colorless…
Outstanding work though I’m left to ponder why a man who photoshops out nipples would choose to leave his colorless…
#72 Stretcher – The brand of pigment won’t make a difference if you don’t have a capable artist to put the pigment in properly. (not saying you don’t have a capable artist)
#72 Stretcher – The brand of pigment won’t make a difference if you don’t have a capable artist to put the pigment in properly. (not saying you don’t have a capable artist)
I guess I’ll just throw it out there since no one else has (or those who have didn’t get their comments posted. Which could possibly be the same case for me.) I don’t like it. I’ll admit the colors are really amazing and vibrant but that’s it. For a while I thought it was a joke on all of us by shannon and his photoshop skills. Unfortunately I was wrong. But if he likes it then that’s what is important.
I guess I’ll just throw it out there since no one else has (or those who have didn’t get their comments posted. Which could possibly be the same case for me.) I don’t like it. I’ll admit the colors are really amazing and vibrant but that’s it. For a while I thought it was a joke on all of us by shannon and his photoshop skills. Unfortunately I was wrong. But if he likes it then that’s what is important.
erm, yeah….
whatever floats your boat, i thought you were a pioneer for body art and modification, body beautiful.
but alas, it seems to me you are out for simple shock value, blatant content, simply un-inspired. and not even your nipples, this is hard core, in the softest way.
Each to their own, and sorry for the out burst, but only seemed like kissing ass was done so far…
erm, yeah….
whatever floats your boat, i thought you were a pioneer for body art and modification, body beautiful.
but alas, it seems to me you are out for simple shock value, blatant content, simply un-inspired. and not even your nipples, this is hard core, in the softest way.
Each to their own, and sorry for the out burst, but only seemed like kissing ass was done so far…
and…..
how do you take your kid swimming?????
AND, when do you explain to her what it means?
and…..
how do you take your kid swimming?????
AND, when do you explain to her what it means?
redrobin – You seriously think BME/HARD is about “shock value”? Give me a break. That’s like saying that people have sex because they want to be involved in things that are too terrible to be put on television.
redrobin – You seriously think BME/HARD is about “shock value”? Give me a break. That’s like saying that people have sex because they want to be involved in things that are too terrible to be put on television.
looks like it’s straight out of a comic book, great work!
looks like it’s straight out of a comic book, great work!
.. kid ?? Oh my
.. kid ?? Oh my
I got the piece on my chest (versus, say, my leg) so that I could control who I show it too and who I don’t show it to. Obviously I’m not about to show it to kids!
I got the piece on my chest (versus, say, my leg) so that I could control who I show it too and who I don’t show it to. Obviously I’m not about to show it to kids!
The “oh noes think of the childrens” crowd always amuses me. They seem to think that bringing up kids is all about token gestures – no nudie tats on the parent, the sight of a happy person suspending will kill their little minds, etc, etc.
Actually, bringing up kids is all about a LOT of hard work, love and care. Considering the childhood Shannon is giving Nefarious (the paintings they do together spring to mind) she might possibly be well-adjusted enough to deal with one tattoo??
She’s like 4 isn’t she? Well then, there’s no way she’ll know what it is, and if explained in an age-appropriate way, it won’t bother her one bit.
Someone who can’t find simple beauty in sexual scenarios, especially one depicted so well, has some serious issues. I could make a very long list of every sexual/”shock value” painting by the kind of famous artists that fill the museums and galleries.
So much “great art” is inspired by sex… blood… y’know all those primal urges?
*bangs head against wall*
The “oh noes think of the childrens” crowd always amuses me. They seem to think that bringing up kids is all about token gestures – no nudie tats on the parent, the sight of a happy person suspending will kill their little minds, etc, etc.
Actually, bringing up kids is all about a LOT of hard work, love and care. Considering the childhood Shannon is giving Nefarious (the paintings they do together spring to mind) she might possibly be well-adjusted enough to deal with one tattoo??
She’s like 4 isn’t she? Well then, there’s no way she’ll know what it is, and if explained in an age-appropriate way, it won’t bother her one bit.
Someone who can’t find simple beauty in sexual scenarios, especially one depicted so well, has some serious issues. I could make a very long list of every sexual/”shock value” painting by the kind of famous artists that fill the museums and galleries.
So much “great art” is inspired by sex… blood… y’know all those primal urges?
*bangs head against wall*
oo that was long…
oo that was long…
“Someone who can’t find simple beauty in sexual scenarios, especially one depicted so well, has some serious issues.”
You know, this is what kind of bothers me about IAM. Not enough to ever leave it, definitely not, but it’s a little irksome. You’re welcome here, and won’t be mocked, unless you think differently. (How ironic) I don’t necessarily think sexual acts like the ones depicted in Shannon’s tattoo are beautiful. I am a rather vanilla person in the bedroom and have a low sex drive. Does that mean I have some serious issues because I can’t appreciate the tattoo’s scenario?
“Someone who can’t find simple beauty in sexual scenarios, especially one depicted so well, has some serious issues.”
You know, this is what kind of bothers me about IAM. Not enough to ever leave it, definitely not, but it’s a little irksome. You’re welcome here, and won’t be mocked, unless you think differently. (How ironic) I don’t necessarily think sexual acts like the ones depicted in Shannon’s tattoo are beautiful. I am a rather vanilla person in the bedroom and have a low sex drive. Does that mean I have some serious issues because I can’t appreciate the tattoo’s scenario?
Jessica – Of course *you* don’t have to appreciate the acts in the tattoo!!! There’s nothing wrong with being “vanilla” and not *personally* relating to more unusual forms of sexuality (I don’t get the impression you’re saying people shouldn’t do it at all). People should have the sex lives that make them happy, not the sex lives they’re being told are cool/normal/healthy/freaky/whatever.
I hope that people who don’t like the content can appreciate that the tattoo makes *ME* happy, but I’m very aware that the subject material is a big turn-off to many, and that’s fine, because the tattoo is not for them.
I know there are people on IAM (and really, everywhere — I don’t think it’s an IAM thing) that would like to see very specific codes of behavior and expression applied (generally the ones they adhere to) on a subcultural level (and really, is this a subculture or a bunch of people not in a subculture with that being their binding characteristic?). Anyway, personally I think people should do what makes them happy, makes the people around them happy, and doesn’t hurt anything in the process … and if that’s what you’re doing, GOOD!
Jessica – Of course *you* don’t have to appreciate the acts in the tattoo!!! There’s nothing wrong with being “vanilla” and not *personally* relating to more unusual forms of sexuality (I don’t get the impression you’re saying people shouldn’t do it at all). People should have the sex lives that make them happy, not the sex lives they’re being told are cool/normal/healthy/freaky/whatever.
I hope that people who don’t like the content can appreciate that the tattoo makes *ME* happy, but I’m very aware that the subject material is a big turn-off to many, and that’s fine, because the tattoo is not for them.
I know there are people on IAM (and really, everywhere — I don’t think it’s an IAM thing) that would like to see very specific codes of behavior and expression applied (generally the ones they adhere to) on a subcultural level (and really, is this a subculture or a bunch of people not in a subculture with that being their binding characteristic?). Anyway, personally I think people should do what makes them happy, makes the people around them happy, and doesn’t hurt anything in the process … and if that’s what you’re doing, GOOD!