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More tattoo mastery by Gerhard Wiesbeck

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Shannon Larratt

At the start of September I shared some work by the German blackwork master Gerhard Wiesbeck of Time Travelling Tattoo (timetravellingtattoo.com) in Landshut (near Munich). Today I want to share a few more of his incredible pieces. I enjoy Gerhard’s ability to tastefully integrate dotwork with bold solid black, fields of geometry with organic flowing designs, and the sacred with the psychedelic. I’ll tell you though, the thing I often am reminded of when I see these incredible large scale pieces is the advice I always give people about their first tattoo — wait until you’re 110% sure, and then go at it full-throttle, and err on the side of “huge”. Too many people get a small tattoo — and often a very nice and meaningful one — that ends up marring future large scale creations. I know so many heavily tattooed people that I am quite certain wish that they were completely un-tattooed so that they could allow a master like Gerhard Wiesbeck to fully transform them without having to worry about the scars of previous work throwing off the aesthetic.

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21 responses to “More tattoo mastery by Gerhard Wiesbeck”

  1. Ralf Avatar
    Ralf

    I love his work so much.

  2. Ralf Avatar
    Ralf

    I love his work so much.

  3. Ralf Avatar
    Ralf

    I love his work so much.

  4. Anonymous Avatar
    Anonymous

    Few things on the internet make me say “wow” outloud anymore.
    This was one.

  5. Anonymous Avatar
    Anonymous

    Few things on the internet make me say “wow” outloud anymore.
    This was one.

  6. Anonymous Avatar
    Anonymous

    Few things on the internet make me say “wow” outloud anymore.
    This was one.

  7. Vincent Avatar
    Vincent

    The middle picture is soo awesome ! i really dig the heavy black work with then all of a sudden a small piece of dotwork involved , awesome !

    The troath piece is nice as well !

  8. Vincent Avatar
    Vincent

    The middle picture is soo awesome ! i really dig the heavy black work with then all of a sudden a small piece of dotwork involved , awesome !

    The troath piece is nice as well !

  9. Vincent Avatar
    Vincent

    The middle picture is soo awesome ! i really dig the heavy black work with then all of a sudden a small piece of dotwork involved , awesome !

    The troath piece is nice as well !

  10. slayer Avatar
    slayer

    I love this type of heavy blackwork!!!!

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    slayer

    I love this type of heavy blackwork!!!!

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    slayer

    I love this type of heavy blackwork!!!!

  13. Rachelle Avatar
    Rachelle

    I’m with ‘Anonymous’. Wow!

  14. Rachelle Avatar
    Rachelle

    I’m with ‘Anonymous’. Wow!

  15. Rachelle Avatar
    Rachelle

    I’m with ‘Anonymous’. Wow!

  16. Kimberly Avatar
    Kimberly

    Amazing.

  17. Kimberly Avatar
    Kimberly

    Amazing.

  18. Kimberly Avatar
    Kimberly

    Amazing.

  19. Lydia Helasdottir Avatar
    Lydia Helasdottir

    This is absolutely stunning.

  20. Lydia Helasdottir Avatar
    Lydia Helasdottir

    This is absolutely stunning.

  21. Lydia Helasdottir Avatar
    Lydia Helasdottir

    This is absolutely stunning.

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