This tattoo — which must look great in person where you can see it move, and I think will age really nicely (because it’s heavy and simple) — was done by Vern (“The Mad Hatter”) at Backdoor Studio in Sacramento, California. I wish I could post a video of this tattoo in motion — if you have a big tattoo, I’d be thrilled if you could send us a video of how it moves on your body… You can send them to Roo at [email protected] (let him know it’s for ModBlog if you do).
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60 responses to “Articulated Bald Eagle Backpiece”
it looks amazing, i wonder what do the wings look like when his arms aren’t raised.
it looks amazing, i wonder what do the wings look like when his arms aren’t raised.
it looks amazing, i wonder what do the wings look like when his arms aren’t raised.
it looks amazing, i wonder what do the wings look like when his arms aren’t raised.
Wow. That is really really great looking. Would love to see it in movement!
Wow. That is really really great looking. Would love to see it in movement!
Wow. That is really really great looking. Would love to see it in movement!
Wow. That is really really great looking. Would love to see it in movement!
wow!
wow!
wow!
wow!
sorry no like.
sorry no like.
sorry no like.
sorry no like.
The wings look way cool but the proportions on the bird are all off.
The wings look way cool but the proportions on the bird are all off.
The wings look way cool but the proportions on the bird are all off.
The wings look way cool but the proportions on the bird are all off.
its fantastic and a great idea but it kinda feels like more attention was paid to the face/body/tail of the eagle than the wings, possibly just because they are so simple. Would have loved to see the wings more detailed or just a more simplified design overall.
its fantastic and a great idea but it kinda feels like more attention was paid to the face/body/tail of the eagle than the wings, possibly just because they are so simple. Would have loved to see the wings more detailed or just a more simplified design overall.
its fantastic and a great idea but it kinda feels like more attention was paid to the face/body/tail of the eagle than the wings, possibly just because they are so simple. Would have loved to see the wings more detailed or just a more simplified design overall.
its fantastic and a great idea but it kinda feels like more attention was paid to the face/body/tail of the eagle than the wings, possibly just because they are so simple. Would have loved to see the wings more detailed or just a more simplified design overall.
The linework for the wings are really shakey. Nice concept, just not done properly.
The linework for the wings are really shakey. Nice concept, just not done properly.
The linework for the wings are really shakey. Nice concept, just not done properly.
The linework for the wings are really shakey. Nice concept, just not done properly.
it almost looks to me like the wings are older, like they were by themselves before… then the body was added in later, maybe to cover up the ends of the wings or something…
it almost looks to me like the wings are older, like they were by themselves before… then the body was added in later, maybe to cover up the ends of the wings or something…
it almost looks to me like the wings are older, like they were by themselves before… then the body was added in later, maybe to cover up the ends of the wings or something…
it almost looks to me like the wings are older, like they were by themselves before… then the body was added in later, maybe to cover up the ends of the wings or something…
purely amazing
purely amazing
purely amazing
purely amazing
i like the placement but not the subject. bald eagles never were a big source of inspiration to me. i think a huge frickin’ bat would be sweet. someone do that.
i like the placement but not the subject. bald eagles never were a big source of inspiration to me. i think a huge frickin’ bat would be sweet. someone do that.
i like the placement but not the subject. bald eagles never were a big source of inspiration to me. i think a huge frickin’ bat would be sweet. someone do that.
i like the placement but not the subject. bald eagles never were a big source of inspiration to me. i think a huge frickin’ bat would be sweet. someone do that.
I agree. The body looks like a coverup, or at least an afterthought.
And is it just me or is it a different color than the body?…The wings look very pure black while the body seems more purple-ish. It’s like the difference between black ink and a black ballpoint pen.
I would prefer just wings…Cool concept, though.
I agree with Shannon. Looks like it’ll age nicely.
I agree. The body looks like a coverup, or at least an afterthought.
And is it just me or is it a different color than the body?…The wings look very pure black while the body seems more purple-ish. It’s like the difference between black ink and a black ballpoint pen.
I would prefer just wings…Cool concept, though.
I agree with Shannon. Looks like it’ll age nicely.
I agree. The body looks like a coverup, or at least an afterthought.
And is it just me or is it a different color than the body?…The wings look very pure black while the body seems more purple-ish. It’s like the difference between black ink and a black ballpoint pen.
I would prefer just wings…Cool concept, though.
I agree with Shannon. Looks like it’ll age nicely.
I agree. The body looks like a coverup, or at least an afterthought.
And is it just me or is it a different color than the body?…The wings look very pure black while the body seems more purple-ish. It’s like the difference between black ink and a black ballpoint pen.
I would prefer just wings…Cool concept, though.
I agree with Shannon. Looks like it’ll age nicely.
I like the idea.
Would love to see it move.
I like the idea.
Would love to see it move.
I like the idea.
Would love to see it move.
I like the idea.
Would love to see it move.
This would have been alot nicer looking if executed well, it almost looks like three different people did it,
one doing the wings with really shaky line work and not enough detail
the second doing the body and they did an ok job on it for it’s size
and the third doing the tail and doing an amazing job on it.
My girlfriend is an artist and she draws lots of birds so I know the amount of attention and detail it takes to get feathers to look true to life and I think whoever did the tail did a good job on it
This would have been alot nicer looking if executed well, it almost looks like three different people did it,
one doing the wings with really shaky line work and not enough detail
the second doing the body and they did an ok job on it for it’s size
and the third doing the tail and doing an amazing job on it.
My girlfriend is an artist and she draws lots of birds so I know the amount of attention and detail it takes to get feathers to look true to life and I think whoever did the tail did a good job on it