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These aren’t the droids we’re looking for

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Leave it to Brian to yet another nerdy scar that looks incredible.  I talked to Brian shortly before he started work on this piece at the Philly tattoo convention, and asked him about what technique he was going to use.  If you recall the last Star Wars scar he did he combined both cutting and branding to create a phenomenal piece.  Well it turns out that branding wasn’t an option this time around as the smell of burning flesh tends to overpower other scents.

In any case, you can see that even without branding this scar turned out fantastic.

Head on over to Brian’s BME portfolio gallery to see some of the other scars that he did at the convention.

Comments

18 responses to “These aren’t the droids we’re looking for”

  1. Dark Avatar
    Dark

    Scar Trooper, marked by the Empire, like.

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    Dark

    Scar Trooper, marked by the Empire, like.

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    Dark

    Scar Trooper, marked by the Empire, like.

  4. Nathan G aka Sames Avatar
    Nathan G aka Sames

    Thanks Brian for this awesome scar. Can’t wait to get more done on this Star Wars sleeve!

  5. Nathan G aka Sames Avatar
    Nathan G aka Sames

    Thanks Brian for this awesome scar. Can’t wait to get more done on this Star Wars sleeve!

  6. Nathan G aka Sames Avatar
    Nathan G aka Sames

    Thanks Brian for this awesome scar. Can’t wait to get more done on this Star Wars sleeve!

  7. meow Avatar
    meow

    haha, this is the valentine’s card I use every single year: http://tinypic.com/r/28kpzsw/7

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    meow

    haha, this is the valentine’s card I use every single year: http://tinypic.com/r/28kpzsw/7

  9. meow Avatar
    meow

    haha, this is the valentine’s card I use every single year: http://tinypic.com/r/28kpzsw/7

  10. Dorajicha Avatar
    Dorajicha

    Please marry me.

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    Dorajicha

    Please marry me.

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    Dorajicha

    Please marry me.

  13. aleks Avatar
    aleks

    My first tat are about star t star wars t

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    aleks

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    aleks

    My first tat are about star t star wars t

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    peteD3

    i need a frontal view!

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    peteD3

    i need a frontal view!

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