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.

Full body scarification projects

These gorgeous large-scale brands were done by Noah Babcock at Evolution, Inc in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Beautiful work.

Comments

28 responses to “Full body scarification projects”

  1. RainbowLightning Avatar

    Wow, those both look amazing.

  2. JenO33 Avatar
  3. Dustin Avatar
    Dustin

    Those are the two toughest motherfuckers I’ve ever seen. I got both my forearms branded on the same day – NOTHING compared to what these two gents have – and I wanted to die during the healing process.

    Outstanding work on the top project!!

  4. Max Brand Avatar

    that looks sooooooooooo itchy!

  5. wickedgame6 Avatar

    I totally love the first one because of the way it doesn’t look risen. the second one looks great. :]

  6. meg Avatar

    im not sure how stoked i am about this, maybe its cause the scars will all come out differently cause they were done at different times, something about that bugs me. but beautiful art regardless

  7. manini Avatar

    I love the sleeve of the second one and the healing on the first one and how he used the Eye of Horus around his nipple.

    Just wow.

  8. Ms. Vanity Avatar
    Ms. Vanity

    I definitely prefer the designs in the top picture. The chest scars in the bottom set remind me too much of armor… too macho. His beefcakeness certainly heightens the effect. The intensity of the redness also freaks me out..

  9. Meiju Avatar
    Meiju

    Those are AMAZING! I can’t even imagine what that must have felt like…

  10. josh Avatar
    josh

    i really like the look of scarring on the fellow in the upper photo. the work on the guy on the lower photo looks good as well, however i do prefer how the scars of the on the fellow in the upper because it seems to flow better with his body, and are more subtle. all and all good work all around i would be pleased with the results of either, just the upper shot appeals more to my personal aesthetic.

  11. Dorian Antes Avatar
    Dorian Antes

    I just met Noah this last weekend! Great guy with a beautiful studio.

  12. rebecca Avatar

    wow.. everyone is so tough! i would cry if i had my chest cut like that– not to mention the aftercare!

  13. Marshall Avatar

    That’s a lot of heat! Nice work.

  14. .disturbed. Avatar

    I love this piece!! It’s really nice. 🙂

  15. miss_b Avatar
    miss_b

    I think it’s so amazing how the individual human body can respond to something in such a different way to the same kind of trauma or stimuli! Beautiful work but I’m absolutely terrified of branding.

  16. jessie Avatar
    jessie

    i feel like just the raised keloids like in the second set would hurt or at least discourage much movement. but i don’t have any scarring of that nature so if someone who does could respond that’d be great.

  17. beans Avatar

    I love the result of the top one. If I could somehow guarentee that the scars would turn out like that on my skin, I would be covered in cautery brands! Love em.

  18. Vern Avatar

    Wow, the second one looks amazing.

  19. vi Avatar

    amazing work of arts… and I also love the spiral jewelry in the nipples in the first photo.

  20. AmyL Avatar
    AmyL

    I really like the scars on the arm of the second man, they look intense and I doubt I could handle that! Hats off to both of them!

  21. rori Avatar

    did the first guy lose like a ton of weight or something?

  22. rori Avatar

    oh and i love the paleness of the second guy

  23. Chitlens1 Avatar
    Chitlens1

    Absolutley breathtaking.

  24. Fred Avatar
    Fred

    I hope it isn’t the scars that made that man so saggy.

  25. me Avatar
    me

    Wow, that’s so hardcore. I love the second one, with the contrast between the very red, raised scars and the pale flesh, intense!

  26. Noah Babcock Avatar

    thanks everyone for all the positive comments. i’ve been branding for almost seven years now, and am just now starting to get my work on the internet. BTW, the fisrt guy is around 65 in this picture, so he’s just saggin cause he’s old!

  27. bob fox Avatar

    i think the scarification project looks so cool whot he has had done so far and its a difrent way of geting a full boday suit all so i donn think people wold have thote of covering there holl boady with scarification so good on you i think you will be the first person to go for this so i hop to see the finished projet bin the fucher on bme mod blog from bob fox

  28. haley Avatar
    haley

    @jessie i have a keloid scar, and it doesn’t hurt, but occasionally it will itch.

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