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.

Josh’s Facial Cutting

Josh sent me a letter about his facial cutting which is pictured below after it was done — there are some great gory action shots after the break as well,

This is a project Russ did on my face about five months ago. The three bars are one for each of my sisters — one older, the bigger bar, and two younger ones represented by the smaller bars. It was one of the most enjoyable experiences I have had mod-wise, excluding my facial tattooing [done after the cutting].

If you visit Josh’s IAM page (his main gallery, currently), you’ll see that he’s in the process of doing an entirely fish themed concept body transformation — his face has already been started with scales. He’s planning on doing scalp scarification so his hair grows into a permanent scale pattern, and implanting three dimensional “gills” on his neck as well.

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Comments

58 responses to “Josh’s Facial Cutting”

  1. Dylan Avatar

    its very nice .

    even his nose tattoos are nice.

  2. Dylan Avatar

    its very nice .

    even his nose tattoos are nice.

  3. Giles Avatar

    That is stunning.
    I agree the nose tattoo is quite something too.

  4. Giles Avatar

    That is stunning.
    I agree the nose tattoo is quite something too.

  5. Little_brother Avatar
    Little_brother

    A nose tattoo with that placement is a realy nice accent for the face. Beautiful

  6. Little_brother Avatar
    Little_brother

    A nose tattoo with that placement is a realy nice accent for the face. Beautiful

  7. cold_promethean Avatar
    cold_promethean

    The final product is great. The thing these type of mod’s always make me realize is what a great relationship you have to have with your artist. The amount of trust involved with a cutting so close to the eyes speaks volumes about the trust between this guy and Russ Fox.

    I love the ink on the nares as well.

  8. cold_promethean Avatar
    cold_promethean

    The final product is great. The thing these type of mod’s always make me realize is what a great relationship you have to have with your artist. The amount of trust involved with a cutting so close to the eyes speaks volumes about the trust between this guy and Russ Fox.

    I love the ink on the nares as well.

  9. Shannon Avatar

    Be sure to check out his page to see where he’s continuing on too… His scales are quite something as well.

    (If they’re not on his page I apologize, but either way they look great)

  10. Shannon Avatar

    Be sure to check out his page to see where he’s continuing on too… His scales are quite something as well.

    (If they’re not on his page I apologize, but either way they look great)

  11. Heretic Avatar
    Heretic

    I’m suddenly hungry for bacon……….

  12. Heretic Avatar
    Heretic

    I’m suddenly hungry for bacon……….

  13. if6was9 Avatar
    if6was9

    Bravo Russ! 😉

    Those eyes …

  14. if6was9 Avatar
    if6was9

    Bravo Russ! 😉

    Those eyes …

  15. if6was9 Avatar
    if6was9

    And I love the symbolism Josh.

  16. if6was9 Avatar
    if6was9

    And I love the symbolism Josh.

  17. ADiSH Avatar
    ADiSH

    I would love to see it healed, it looks great

  18. ADiSH Avatar
    ADiSH

    I would love to see it healed, it looks great

  19. PirateNwmn Avatar
    PirateNwmn

    The nostril tattoo is very subtle, I like it.

    Dunno how I feel about the fishy conversion mods. But I think the scale implants could be nifty.

  20. PirateNwmn Avatar
    PirateNwmn

    The nostril tattoo is very subtle, I like it.

    Dunno how I feel about the fishy conversion mods. But I think the scale implants could be nifty.

  21. Dylan Avatar

    i just visited his page and i think the fish transformation is great.

  22. Dylan Avatar

    i just visited his page and i think the fish transformation is great.

  23. serenity Avatar

    I absolutely love the nostril tattoo, beautiful! And those photos are magnificent too!

  24. serenity Avatar

    I absolutely love the nostril tattoo, beautiful! And those photos are magnificent too!

  25. mark Avatar
    mark

    Wow, I love that nose tattoo!

  26. mark Avatar
    mark

    Wow, I love that nose tattoo!

  27. Chaq Avatar
    Chaq

    Serenity and Mark said it perfectly: that nostril tattoo is fucking stunning.
    He’s a gorgeous man too, in my opinion.

  28. Chaq Avatar
    Chaq

    Serenity and Mark said it perfectly: that nostril tattoo is fucking stunning.
    He’s a gorgeous man too, in my opinion.

  29. Jurppa Avatar

    the tattoo and the cutting works great together, cant wait to see a fully healed pic up.

  30. Jurppa Avatar

    the tattoo and the cutting works great together, cant wait to see a fully healed pic up.

  31. wipebloodwithblood Avatar
    wipebloodwithblood

    LOVE THIS!!! nose tattoo is amazing and i love the scarification. especially the during shots

  32. wipebloodwithblood Avatar
    wipebloodwithblood

    LOVE THIS!!! nose tattoo is amazing and i love the scarification. especially the during shots

  33. aivi Avatar
    aivi

    Gorgeous man, I love all his mods and how they accentuate his features without being too dominant.
    I like the gory bloody action pictures 🙂

  34. aivi Avatar
    aivi

    Gorgeous man, I love all his mods and how they accentuate his features without being too dominant.
    I like the gory bloody action pictures 🙂

  35. if6was9 Avatar
    if6was9

    um, Modblog, those are nice photos. Photographer credit?

  36. if6was9 Avatar
    if6was9

    um, Modblog, those are nice photos. Photographer credit?

  37. Shannon Avatar

    Josh’s roommate shot the pictures as far as I know but I’ll leave it to him to confirm that…

  38. Shannon Avatar

    Josh’s roommate shot the pictures as far as I know but I’ll leave it to him to confirm that…

  39. if6was9 Avatar
    if6was9

    Whew, it’s you.

    You never know. 😉

    How’s that for conspiracy theory 🙂

  40. if6was9 Avatar
    if6was9

    Whew, it’s you.

    You never know. 😉

    How’s that for conspiracy theory 🙂

  41. Starlight Avatar
    Starlight

    Gorgeous man, gorgeous mods. I love when people’s work really compliments their features – it all looks very organic! And I have to mention how hot he is – it’s men like this who make me want to move to Canada!

  42. Starlight Avatar
    Starlight

    Gorgeous man, gorgeous mods. I love when people’s work really compliments their features – it all looks very organic! And I have to mention how hot he is – it’s men like this who make me want to move to Canada!

  43. Dreadlocksmile Avatar

    Very impressive scarification and concept design.

    I love the subtlety of the nostril tattoo.

    Both designs really compliment the features of his face.

    Another great ModBlog post!!!

  44. Dreadlocksmile Avatar

    Very impressive scarification and concept design.

    I love the subtlety of the nostril tattoo.

    Both designs really compliment the features of his face.

    Another great ModBlog post!!!

  45. Nintendo-Nut Avatar
    Nintendo-Nut

    Ya photo credit goes to my old roomate David Davis, if I fnd any site info on him I’ll be sure to post it, thanks for the comments guys I really have tried to make all my facial mods fitting and subtle, but still right there for you to see. Even with the scale work now a huge part of my face, people still like to come up to me and really kinda see what they can find

  46. Nintendo-Nut Avatar
    Nintendo-Nut

    Ya photo credit goes to my old roomate David Davis, if I fnd any site info on him I’ll be sure to post it, thanks for the comments guys I really have tried to make all my facial mods fitting and subtle, but still right there for you to see. Even with the scale work now a huge part of my face, people still like to come up to me and really kinda see what they can find

  47. JustJen Avatar
    JustJen

    He’s fantastic!
    I love his nose too.
    Yum.

  48. JustJen Avatar
    JustJen

    He’s fantastic!
    I love his nose too.
    Yum.

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