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.

PixelCross-Stitch Rose.

It’s not a geeky relative of Axl Rose I’m afraid, but please do click through for a larger view of this pixellated cross-stitch rose tattoo by Brianna Kelley of Bright Side Tattoo in Copenhagen, Denmark..

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Comments

38 responses to “PixelCross-Stitch Rose.”

  1. Queer Buccaneer Avatar
    Queer Buccaneer

    whoah, this must’ve taken a while

  2. benjaminEdge Avatar
    benjaminEdge

    wow that rules so much

  3. killahkelly Avatar
    killahkelly

    nick baxters way better

  4. Lexi Avatar
    Lexi

    Looks more like a cross stitching pattern to me.

  5. sam Avatar
    sam

    I wish the outline wasn’t as black as it was.. Maybe grey like the insides?

  6. VOMIT Avatar

    Interesting idea, but I really don’t like it. There isn’t enough detail and the color isn’t very good.

  7. rich Avatar
    rich

    don’t like it.

  8. permafaust Avatar

    VOMIT i dont believe there is supposed to be detail, most pixelated pictures ive seen dont have much detail.

  9. maria Avatar
    maria

    yeah, I agree with Lexi, I thought it was cross -stitch

  10. Brittney Avatar
    Brittney

    I think it’s really pretty 🙂
    however, I’d be interested to see it without the black outline.

    gorgeous nonetheless!

  11. Kleptomaniac Avatar

    Amazing idea. I’m in love with this.

  12. rosario Avatar
    rosario

    Looks like a cross-stitch pattern to me. Interesting idea..

  13. Kero Avatar
    Kero

    agreed #5 & #10

  14. Nat Avatar
    Nat

    Yeah, I agree with a few above… looks like a cross-stitching pattern to me. =/

  15. madison Avatar
    madison

    def not pixellated, def cross stiched

  16. alissa Avatar
    alissa

    i dont even think it looks cross-stitched, i think it looks a lot more like a needle-point pattern….

  17. Meaghan Avatar
    Meaghan

    yeah, it looks like the pattern to a cross-stitch or needlepoint, not the actual stitching. It’s cool though.

  18. Laura Avatar
    Laura

    I agree with #6, I’m not really digging the black outline. Would have looked better without an outline at all imo.

    But nice work nonetheless

  19. Scarlet Thread Avatar
    Scarlet Thread

    I agree with the cross-stitchers.
    On that note, ADORE craft-related tattoos, there have been a few the fabulous sewing sleeves and chest pieces on mod blog in the past.

  20. resonanteye Avatar

    nice, I love this kind of stuff

  21. HereKittyKitty Avatar
    HereKittyKitty

    I like it. And I thought of cross-stitch as well.

  22. oppositronic Avatar
    oppositronic

    i don’t think the nick baaxter one is necessarily better, just it has part of it non-pixelated and it is good detail in that part

    also i agree that it looks like cross stitch, but i always thought cross stitch looks like pixelation. perhaps though as others said it would be better w/o black outlines – although i think they add a distinct tattoo angle to the whole pixelation art concept

  23. Greta Avatar
    Greta

    I too thought it looked like a cross stitch patter. I do like the black outline though, I like that it has such a defined edge.

  24. Shaun Avatar
    Shaun

    I like it, but I think I would of liked it more if it wasnt pixelated.

  25. Jordan McQueen Avatar

    wow, thought i needed to put my glasses on for a second there:) lol really cool pixelated tattoo

  26. Almaxaquotal Avatar

    It is the grid that makes it look more like a cross stitch pattern and less like pixel art, each pixel of colour needs to touch, that is how the optical effect of all the blocks of colour ‘blurring’ into each other to look like a picture is achieved. The grid prevents that, so in some ways this fails as pixel art, but is still not an unpleasing design over all.

  27. jessa Avatar
    jessa

    yeah i immediately6 though cross-stitch

  28. PC Avatar
    PC

    Arrechisimo.

  29. Melissa Avatar
    Melissa

    Not to nerd out of anything, but I think that this tattoo might not be pixellated–it might actually be an embroidery pattern. (For cross stitch! Yes, I did this for a while; yes I like books and tea.)

  30. RooRaaah Crumbs Avatar

    Melissa and others – I deleted the text file that came with this tattoo when I posted it, I’m 90% sure it mentioned pixellation but you may well be right!

  31. Xenobiologista Avatar

    *jumps on the “it looks like a cross-stitch/needlepoint/other type of gridded needlework pattern” bandwagon*

  32. chopstixx Avatar
    chopstixx

    Larger view? That only makes the pixelation worse!

  33. trevor Avatar
    trevor

    oh arm chair quarterbacks…. did you realize that most tattoo works needs a black outline to help define the shapes? anyone who actually works in the industry and not just criticizes from their keyboards and jobs at home depot has seen no outline work up close and can attest to how it doesn’t hold up well over time. but hey what do i know?

  34. b.kelley Avatar
    b.kelley

    hey it actually did this tattoo…. its based on a cross-stitch design. its not supposed to be pixelated so im sorry if i didnt pull that off, because it wasnt supposed to look like that in the first place and trevor is right…. black outlines are what keeps tattoos looking good over time ….he does know

  35. b.kelley Avatar
    b.kelley

    oh and thank you for the good comments and criticism its good to hear from both sides

  36. jessy Avatar
    jessy

    love!

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