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Nothing says scratcher….

Written by

Sean Philips

..like a crappy tattoo of a tattoo machine.

So if you are or ever plan on being a tattooer and you also plan on getting a tattoo of a tattoo machine, make damn sure it is a good one like this one by Randy Polillo of Dynasty Tattoo in Newfield, NJ.

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Comments

19 responses to “Nothing says scratcher….”

  1. Guilt of Eve Avatar
    Guilt of Eve

    That is super bad ass.

  2. Mr. Mister Avatar
    Mr. Mister

    Nice! I love this, especially with that burst of orange ink.

  3. Mac Avatar
    Mac

    Really cool in a surrealist kind of way.

  4. shit.the.bed Avatar
    shit.the.bed

    When I first skimmed over the topic, and first sentence I thought you were hating on this tattoo. I was like “dude, that shit is amazing, Sean’s a moron. Then I read the rest and was like, oh nvm.

  5. Noemi Avatar
    Noemi

    it looks so phallic

  6. Noemi Avatar
    Noemi

    lol .. comic sans … im assuming you guys are just doing it ironically now

  7. chappy Avatar
    chappy

    i would have put a black outline on the machine frame… otherwise it looks like 2 different tattoos with one faded. But a very good tattoo nonetheless!

  8. newman Avatar
    newman

    very well done.. i’m hoping it’s not finished though.. needs an awesome background.

    it’s a pet peeve of mine to see such beautiful tattoos with no background.. nothing to make it “pop!”

  9. smokesequence Avatar
    smokesequence

    The chrome effect is really nice.
    It difficult to paint so I can imagine it would be odd to tattoo.

  10. DTM Avatar
    DTM

    loving the line weight variation from the foreground to the background.. it messes with the eyes at first till you start to realize its meant to shift your focus..
    Id just be getting pissed about the overspray on the machine if it were mine…lol

  11. Khimney Bear Avatar
    Khimney Bear

    Thats pretty sweet homes! i love the funk of the tattoo

  12. goldust Avatar
    goldust

    Whoaaa!))) I want something like this on me)))

  13. inkfaery Avatar
    inkfaery

    Oh wow, it does shift focus- that’s impressive

  14. Sean Philips Avatar
    Sean Philips

    You think comic sans is bad wait till I start writing entire entries in wing dings!

  15. ElloSara Avatar
    ElloSara

    Depth of field in tattoos = sexy.

  16. ElloSara Avatar
    ElloSara

    Depth of field in tattoos = sexy.

  17. Randi Polillo Avatar
    Randi Polillo

    Thanks a lot for all the kind word folks….I really appreciate it! Had a lot of fun with this one…. it’s on a fellow tattoo artist….. (Jersey, from Eternal Ink)

    -Randi Polillo
    Dynasty Tattoo and Body Piercing
    Newfield NJ

  18. Jonny Needles Avatar
    Jonny Needles

    You know thats just a stick on Randi!

    http://www.dynastytattoos.com

    Thanks for giving Randi the recognition Sean

    Jonny Needles

  19. Messy Avatar
    Messy

    The first Tattoo Machine Tattoo that i really like!!!!congrats to the owner of this ink!

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