As much as modern and fine art tattooing dominates my favorites from the convention, some of the more traditional work really stood out as well:
(Thanks again to tan0k for all the pictures from the St. Petersburg Tattoo Convention)
More great tattoos from St. Petersburg (4/7)
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8 responses to “More great tattoos from St. Petersburg (4/7)”
i wish his sleeve didn’t end as abruptly. pet peeve of mine, i guess
i think of all the “more great tattoos from St. P” pics up currently, this is the only one that is really great. all the other ones just seemed like good work, but really bad concepts.
Certainly this is the most accessible piece; very classic, nice work.
Personally I don’t like the content but the work is awesome.
Truly amazing. Wonderful.
This is freaking awesome.
veery fuckin cool…love the backpiece ..wow, inspiratioal stuff.
who did the work?
Nice work, is it just me that can see Jack Skellington upside down in the bottom of the backpiece???