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Dan DiMattia Backpiece

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Shannon Larratt

Niknak recently had her already extensive work by Dan DiMattia of Calypso Tattoo in Liege, Belgium. This latest session is about ten hours of work, and you can see lots more pictures on her IAM page.

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112 responses to “Dan DiMattia Backpiece”

  1. scenic solitude Avatar
    scenic solitude

    Wow, absolutely beautiful.

  2. scenic solitude Avatar
    scenic solitude

    Wow, absolutely beautiful.

  3. scenic solitude Avatar
    scenic solitude

    Wow, absolutely beautiful.

  4. scenic solitude Avatar
    scenic solitude

    Wow, absolutely beautiful.

  5. Kat777 Avatar
    Kat777

    omg…i am sooo in love with dot work, but i have yet to hear of an artist in the states who does this…
    beautiful work!

  6. Kat777 Avatar
    Kat777

    omg…i am sooo in love with dot work, but i have yet to hear of an artist in the states who does this…
    beautiful work!

  7. Kat777 Avatar
    Kat777

    omg…i am sooo in love with dot work, but i have yet to hear of an artist in the states who does this…
    beautiful work!

  8. Kat777 Avatar
    Kat777

    omg…i am sooo in love with dot work, but i have yet to hear of an artist in the states who does this…
    beautiful work!

  9. Lauren Avatar
    Lauren

    This is gorgeous! Brilliant work 🙂

  10. Lauren Avatar
    Lauren

    This is gorgeous! Brilliant work 🙂

  11. Lauren Avatar
    Lauren

    This is gorgeous! Brilliant work 🙂

  12. Lauren Avatar
    Lauren

    This is gorgeous! Brilliant work 🙂

  13. vespa.lover Avatar
    vespa.lover

    That is a beautiful piece of work. Pointalism is a very interesting form of art–it’s nice to see it translate so well into other mediums. Mad props.

  14. vespa.lover Avatar
    vespa.lover

    That is a beautiful piece of work. Pointalism is a very interesting form of art–it’s nice to see it translate so well into other mediums. Mad props.

  15. vespa.lover Avatar
    vespa.lover

    That is a beautiful piece of work. Pointalism is a very interesting form of art–it’s nice to see it translate so well into other mediums. Mad props.

  16. vespa.lover Avatar
    vespa.lover

    That is a beautiful piece of work. Pointalism is a very interesting form of art–it’s nice to see it translate so well into other mediums. Mad props.

  17. [iam]indifference[/iam] Avatar
    [iam]indifference[/iam]

    just plain and simply beautiful!!!

  18. [iam]indifference[/iam] Avatar
    [iam]indifference[/iam]

    just plain and simply beautiful!!!

  19. [iam]indifference[/iam] Avatar
    [iam]indifference[/iam]

    just plain and simply beautiful!!!

  20. [iam]indifference[/iam] Avatar
    [iam]indifference[/iam]

    just plain and simply beautiful!!!

  21. Ellie Avatar
    Ellie

    Amazing.
    Simply amazing.

  22. Ellie Avatar
    Ellie

    Amazing.
    Simply amazing.

  23. Ellie Avatar
    Ellie

    Amazing.
    Simply amazing.

  24. Ellie Avatar
    Ellie

    Amazing.
    Simply amazing.

  25. Tapsa Avatar
    Tapsa

    Is this hand or machine made? Whichever it is it looks great.

  26. Tapsa Avatar
    Tapsa

    Is this hand or machine made? Whichever it is it looks great.

  27. Tapsa Avatar
    Tapsa

    Is this hand or machine made? Whichever it is it looks great.

  28. Tapsa Avatar
    Tapsa

    Is this hand or machine made? Whichever it is it looks great.

  29. Nani Avatar
    Nani

    I totally love her arms..

  30. Nani Avatar
    Nani

    I totally love her arms..

  31. Nani Avatar
    Nani

    I totally love her arms..

  32. Nani Avatar
    Nani

    I totally love her arms..

  33. PiercingBunny Avatar
    PiercingBunny

    Beautiful work! 🙂

  34. PiercingBunny Avatar
    PiercingBunny

    Beautiful work! 🙂

  35. PiercingBunny Avatar
    PiercingBunny

    Beautiful work! 🙂

  36. PiercingBunny Avatar
    PiercingBunny

    Beautiful work! 🙂

  37. Nic Avatar
    Nic

    Thanks for all of the lovely comments! Tapsa-it’s all by machine. My arms and the flower on the top left of my back are all by Tomas at Into You in London.

  38. Nic Avatar
    Nic

    Thanks for all of the lovely comments! Tapsa-it’s all by machine. My arms and the flower on the top left of my back are all by Tomas at Into You in London.

  39. Nic Avatar
    Nic

    Thanks for all of the lovely comments! Tapsa-it’s all by machine. My arms and the flower on the top left of my back are all by Tomas at Into You in London.

  40. Nic Avatar
    Nic

    Thanks for all of the lovely comments! Tapsa-it’s all by machine. My arms and the flower on the top left of my back are all by Tomas at Into You in London.

  41. Darah Avatar
    Darah

    Goddamn, that is gorgeous.
    A friend of mine went to Thailand recently and had a lotus inked on her back using this method. It looks great as well.

  42. Darah Avatar
    Darah

    Goddamn, that is gorgeous.
    A friend of mine went to Thailand recently and had a lotus inked on her back using this method. It looks great as well.

  43. Darah Avatar
    Darah

    Goddamn, that is gorgeous.
    A friend of mine went to Thailand recently and had a lotus inked on her back using this method. It looks great as well.

  44. Darah Avatar
    Darah

    Goddamn, that is gorgeous.
    A friend of mine went to Thailand recently and had a lotus inked on her back using this method. It looks great as well.

  45. NakedMeagan Avatar
    NakedMeagan

    gorgeous

  46. NakedMeagan Avatar
    NakedMeagan

    gorgeous

  47. NakedMeagan Avatar
    NakedMeagan

    gorgeous

  48. NakedMeagan Avatar
    NakedMeagan

    gorgeous

  49. Tapsa Avatar
    Tapsa

    Ah, ok, thanks for the answer!

  50. Tapsa Avatar
    Tapsa

    Ah, ok, thanks for the answer!

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