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.

Tigerman

This is the first session of tiger stripes in an ongoing project by Adam Burdine at Live Electric Tattoo in San Marcos, TX.

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Comments

38 responses to “Tigerman”

  1. Sarah Avatar
    Sarah

    this is hott.

  2. Sarah Avatar
    Sarah

    this is hott.

  3. max Avatar
    max

    i like it up to the hand

  4. max Avatar
    max

    i like it up to the hand

  5. Nelson Avatar
    Nelson

    they should have got this guy for that Comcast digital voice commercial “Sorry John, you tiger now!”

  6. Nelson Avatar
    Nelson

    they should have got this guy for that Comcast digital voice commercial “Sorry John, you tiger now!”

  7. jamie Avatar
    jamie

    haha sorry roger you’re tiger now!
    i laugh for like 10 fucking minutes every time i see that.

    this looks seriously amazing though.
    i love it.

  8. jamie Avatar
    jamie

    haha sorry roger you’re tiger now!
    i laugh for like 10 fucking minutes every time i see that.

    this looks seriously amazing though.
    i love it.

  9. soup Avatar

    yeah the hand is a little funny.
    I pretty much never like tattoos that have animal print stuff… but I really like this. it may just be the red around it but it looks pretty realistic to me.

  10. soup Avatar

    yeah the hand is a little funny.
    I pretty much never like tattoos that have animal print stuff… but I really like this. it may just be the red around it but it looks pretty realistic to me.

  11. cirrin Avatar
    cirrin

    Wow. That picture is amazing. The tattoo looks great and it definitely fits on him!

  12. cirrin Avatar
    cirrin

    Wow. That picture is amazing. The tattoo looks great and it definitely fits on him!

  13. nope Avatar
    nope

    yeah, i thought of that comcast commercial too 🙂

  14. nope Avatar
    nope

    yeah, i thought of that comcast commercial too 🙂

  15. deerheart Avatar

    i really like the patterns.

  16. deerheart Avatar

    i really like the patterns.

  17. ken Avatar
    ken

    this is great!

  18. ken Avatar
    ken

    this is great!

  19. Oliveira Avatar

    For the non-Americans here, what is the Comcast commercial? :$

    This is great. And I think I just decided what I want to do with my right hand 😛 (only in colour)

  20. Oliveira Avatar

    For the non-Americans here, what is the Comcast commercial? :$

    This is great. And I think I just decided what I want to do with my right hand 😛 (only in colour)

  21. Heather Avatar
    Heather

    It looks like he’s holding the tiger’s tail!

  22. Heather Avatar
    Heather

    It looks like he’s holding the tiger’s tail!

  23. DuckieVamp Avatar
    DuckieVamp

    That is such a great picture

  24. DuckieVamp Avatar
    DuckieVamp

    That is such a great picture

  25. silvereden Avatar
    silvereden

    purrrrrrrrrr…… so sexy.

    aesthetically it’s a very appealing design, the stripes are just big enough to look “proper” and not too busy or crowded.

    i’d really like to see what his throat looks like.

  26. silvereden Avatar
    silvereden

    purrrrrrrrrr…… so sexy.

    aesthetically it’s a very appealing design, the stripes are just big enough to look “proper” and not too busy or crowded.

    i’d really like to see what his throat looks like.

  27. sic Avatar
    sic

    great piece of work, really fits him good 😉

  28. sic Avatar
    sic

    great piece of work, really fits him good 😉

  29. nope Avatar
    nope

    oliveira – the comcast commercial features a guy (roger) who is standing in a room in his underwear. his body is covered in big black tiger stripes and he’s talking a new cell phone to a tattoo artist. roger tells the artist that he’s talking on his new comcast digital phone. the tattoo artist says “i’m sorry roger, you’re a tiger now.” and roger is like “but i’m on my new phone…”

    i’m sure you could find it on youtube if you really care 🙂

  30. nope Avatar
    nope

    oliveira – the comcast commercial features a guy (roger) who is standing in a room in his underwear. his body is covered in big black tiger stripes and he’s talking a new cell phone to a tattoo artist. roger tells the artist that he’s talking on his new comcast digital phone. the tattoo artist says “i’m sorry roger, you’re a tiger now.” and roger is like “but i’m on my new phone…”

    i’m sure you could find it on youtube if you really care 🙂

  31. Penny Avatar
    Penny

    love it!

  32. Penny Avatar
    Penny

    love it!

  33. sparrowgirl Avatar
    sparrowgirl

    Lovely! But how tempted would you be to give him the nickname “Tigger”? 😉

  34. sparrowgirl Avatar
    sparrowgirl

    Lovely! But how tempted would you be to give him the nickname “Tigger”? 😉

  35. rawmeat Avatar
    rawmeat

    I likes the swirly shoulder :o)

  36. rawmeat Avatar
    rawmeat

    I likes the swirly shoulder :o)

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