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.

Eye Tattoo Update — Josh

Following up on the last eyeball tattoo photos, which I have to admit looked a little photoshopped and I had my suspicions that they looked “too good to be true”, Shawn Porter snapped this photo of Josh‘s incredible now all-blue eye tattoo. It is too good AND true! There are now around a dozen people in this community who’ve tattooed their eyes to one extent or another (I’m dying to see Cutthroat’s all-black eye) — will this snowball like tongue splitting, although thought to be a potentially terrible idea, did in 1998?

This tattoo was done by Howie (LunaCobra) of course, using eight to ten injections using two colors of blue ink to get the effect… He tells me tomorrow he’s doing an eye using a mix of red and black ink to do a “demon eye”… Damn!

Comments

132 responses to “Eye Tattoo Update — Josh”

  1. bena Avatar

    not my cup of tea, but it looks damn good!
    and all black..? SWEET!

  2. bena Avatar

    not my cup of tea, but it looks damn good!
    and all black..? SWEET!

  3. cere Avatar

    What procedure did josh use for his? I remember the 3 of you tries 3 separate procedures.

  4. cere Avatar

    What procedure did josh use for his? I remember the 3 of you tries 3 separate procedures.

  5. guzik Avatar

    it’s incredible 🙂

  6. guzik Avatar

    it’s incredible 🙂

  7. Lunar Avatar

    Wow. Just… wow.

  8. Lunar Avatar

    Wow. Just… wow.

  9. Mrunclepants Avatar
    Mrunclepants

    amazing, beautiful

  10. Mrunclepants Avatar
    Mrunclepants

    amazing, beautiful

  11. Emily C Avatar
    Emily C

    Blue is my favorite color!

  12. Emily C Avatar
    Emily C

    Blue is my favorite color!

  13. MR.C Avatar
    MR.C

    does this affect vison at all?

  14. MR.C Avatar
    MR.C

    does this affect vison at all?

  15. shawnporter Avatar

    I worry about the long-term affects of this and hope against hope that until we get more data, other practitioners DO NOT DO THIS. I also hope that clients will come into it knowing it’s at best a highly experimental process and could have terrible consequences, up to and including the loss of sight or severe pigment reaction/complications.

  16. shawnporter Avatar

    I worry about the long-term affects of this and hope against hope that until we get more data, other practitioners DO NOT DO THIS. I also hope that clients will come into it knowing it’s at best a highly experimental process and could have terrible consequences, up to and including the loss of sight or severe pigment reaction/complications.

  17. bfree Avatar
    bfree

    Somebody get me blue slushee pronto. Or, if Josh is around, just get me a straw.

  18. bfree Avatar
    bfree

    Somebody get me blue slushee pronto. Or, if Josh is around, just get me a straw.

  19. Iam: demoiselle Avatar

    I controls the spice.
    I controls the universe.

  20. Iam: demoiselle Avatar

    I controls the spice.
    I controls the universe.

  21. MaybeJuly Avatar

    am I imagining or does the corner of his eye seem to have a blue shade? does that have anything to do with the tattoo?

  22. MaybeJuly Avatar

    am I imagining or does the corner of his eye seem to have a blue shade? does that have anything to do with the tattoo?

  23. Shannon Avatar

    Continuing on what Shawn said about “experimental”, especially if the tattoo is done via injection there is heightened risk.

    That said, my personal assessment is that using traditional tattoo methods that the risk is significantly lower than many other common body modifications.

  24. Shannon Avatar

    Continuing on what Shawn said about “experimental”, especially if the tattoo is done via injection there is heightened risk.

    That said, my personal assessment is that using traditional tattoo methods that the risk is significantly lower than many other common body modifications.

  25. bfree Avatar
    bfree

    Continuing on what Shannon said, my personal assessment is that the eyeball looks blueberry flavoured, and therefor delicious.

  26. bfree Avatar
    bfree

    Continuing on what Shannon said, my personal assessment is that the eyeball looks blueberry flavoured, and therefor delicious.

  27. severed Avatar

    this makes me wonder if using white ink would make an improvement on eyes that have yellowed with age.

  28. severed Avatar

    this makes me wonder if using white ink would make an improvement on eyes that have yellowed with age.

  29. piperpan Avatar

    severed: what a brilliant idea!

    So how long will it be before someone decides it’s “funny” to tattoo their eyes permanently bloodshot? It’s bound to happen… 🙂

  30. piperpan Avatar

    severed: what a brilliant idea!

    So how long will it be before someone decides it’s “funny” to tattoo their eyes permanently bloodshot? It’s bound to happen… 🙂

  31. Shannon Avatar

    Having eyes like this that were red not blue would be truly terrifying…

  32. Shannon Avatar

    Having eyes like this that were red not blue would be truly terrifying…

  33. CoryVictorious Avatar
    CoryVictorious

    I would totally get this done just as a way to scare people. I think an opal type mixture would look incredible.

  34. CoryVictorious Avatar
    CoryVictorious

    I would totally get this done just as a way to scare people. I think an opal type mixture would look incredible.

  35. Steev-O Avatar
    Steev-O

    If I did this, I’d do it with red ink.

  36. Steev-O Avatar
    Steev-O

    If I did this, I’d do it with red ink.

  37. nematzz Avatar

    Red would look awesome… just not on me lol

  38. nematzz Avatar

    Red would look awesome… just not on me lol

  39. silvereden Avatar
    silvereden

    i just finished watching 28 Days Later while sitting here recovering from knee surgery… i can only imagine how intense red eye tattooing would look!

    i’m really quite impressed by this, for something so experimental it really turned out fabulously. huge props!

  40. silvereden Avatar
    silvereden

    i just finished watching 28 Days Later while sitting here recovering from knee surgery… i can only imagine how intense red eye tattooing would look!

    i’m really quite impressed by this, for something so experimental it really turned out fabulously. huge props!

  41. ROAR Avatar
    ROAR

    jesus fucking christ, that looks totally awesome now. shannon; will you be carrying on with your eye tat or is that something you dont want to go through again =p

  42. ROAR Avatar
    ROAR

    jesus fucking christ, that looks totally awesome now. shannon; will you be carrying on with your eye tat or is that something you dont want to go through again =p

  43. p. Avatar
    p.

    looks awesome, but damn i want to see the black one.

  44. p. Avatar
    p.

    looks awesome, but damn i want to see the black one.

  45. munin_and_hugin Avatar

    Demoiselle: I was waiting for someone to say that. I’m sure the Dune fans prefer the blue eyes, and the Star Wars fans the red 🙂 CoryVictorious:I think opal eyes would look spectacular.

  46. munin_and_hugin Avatar

    Demoiselle: I was waiting for someone to say that. I’m sure the Dune fans prefer the blue eyes, and the Star Wars fans the red 🙂 CoryVictorious:I think opal eyes would look spectacular.

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