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El Che

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Rob

The monochromatic image of Che Guevara created by Jim Fitzpatrick is one of the most recognizable portraits in the world.  However, that portrait was not the only image of Che and it is refreshing to see a portrait tattoo of him that doesn’t use the “standard” image.  Zoran from Tattoo Hard Core in Serbia added this image of Che to the political and patriotic tattoo gallery.  He made the interesting decision to use yellow and black as opposed to greyscale to craft the image, giving the tattoo the feel of a faded photograph.

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5 responses to “El Che”

  1. Matt Avatar
    Matt

    I really dig the yellow. I don’t think I’ve seen a tattoo in that kind of style before.

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    DangerBitch

    Wow, that looks amazing!

  3. Anarkhos Avatar
    Anarkhos

    Finally, a Che tattoo that isn’t that cliché icon portrait! And it looks amazing.

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    jellonoodle

    serbian people doing awesome tattoos of Che Guevara i love this

  5. LenaK Avatar
    LenaK

    Que viva el che!

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