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This week’s Follow-up is one of the most recognizable band logos in the modified world. I think I’ve seen more Misfits related tattoos than any other band. Anders did this Misfits inspired cutting about a month ago over top of some heavy blackwork.
To see how it’s coming along, keep on reading.
The glare of the flash is a little distracting, but you can see just how well the scar held together. You can get a better look at this and more of Anders’ scars in his BME portfolio gallery.
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That tiny frenchman we all love is currently slicing and dicing his way across Australia. While on the road sticking things into, and cutting things off of people, he’s taking pictures and sending them our way. In his most recent cutting, Efix took some scars that were already present and crafted this incredible Quan Yin.
Keep an eye on Efix’s BME portfolio gallery for the latest updates from his adventures in Oz.
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Now if you thought that the chin scarification from yesterday was bloody. Just think how much blood was shed in this massive undertaking.
This big ol’ scar piece was done across the pond by Ricki Duncan from Bridgend Tattoo Studio, conveniently located in the town of Bridgend, UK.
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A few weeks back at the Philly Tattoo Convention I had the chance to take some photos for Mandic of his chin scarification piece. This cutting by Brian was a pretty bloody affair.
Oh, you want to see the pictures of the cutting? Just keep on reading.
This is about three quarters of the way through the cutting, and also the time that the bleeding was at its worst. The top and bottom parts of the scar and had already been peeled away, and what remained was a stretch of skin right along the tip of his chin.
The tiny hands (well, tinier than Brian’s) belong to Dyscordic, who was assisting.
Finally, here’s how the scar looked just before it was wrapped up.
You can see even more photos of this cutting in the skin removal scarification gallery.
Oh, and you can definitely expect to see this as a follow-up post once it has healed a little more.
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This week in the follow-up we’re going to take a look at a small cutting. As you know, the main point of this weekly column is to show people just how scars and brands can heal over time, as well as showcasing the many talented scarification artists out there. While we have seen scarification used in conjunction with tattoos, either as highlighting or negative space in blackwork, we haven’t seen a scar used to remove a portion of a tattoo.
Toronto’s own Six sent in this series of photos of a small scar he did. The goal was to use scarification to remove a section of the tattoo that the client wasn’t happy with.
To start with, here is the tattoo in question. The issue is that the letter “C” isn’t distinctive enough, and the knuckles can easily be mistaken to read “GOLD”.
Following the cutting, you can see just what was removed in order to give the client the look he was after.
To see how this healed up, you’ll have to keep on reading.
A month later, here’s how things are looking. There is still a bit of redness as it’s only been a month, but you can see just how much of a difference a little bit of scarification can make.
In the scarification galleries you’ll be able to see a close up of the finger, which will give you a better idea of just how Six was able to help out his client.
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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.
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Can you believe the second week in February has come and gone already? Well, with the end of another week comes another scarification follow-up. This week’s scar is not only a follow-up, but it is also a preview for a future Friday Follow-up.
About three months ago, John did this series of flowers Froggifairy‘s leg and hip.
To see how it looks today, keep on reading.
So, it’s been three months. Now when it comes to scarification healing, this isn’t fully healed, but it does allow you to see how things have been progressing.
As you can see, the scabs are off, but it’ll still be some time for it to settle in completely. Given how the other scars on her legs have healed, it’s a safe bet to assume that they’ll lighten up as more time passes.
Now I mentioned earlier that there’s also a sneak preview of a future follow-up post. Well, Froggifairy didn’t just go in to get her scars photographed; she went in to have a second session done on her legs and rear.
There are several more photos of the scars from the first and second sessions. You can find them in John’s BME scarification portfolio gallery.
Oh, and if anyone’s been keeping track, this is the 20th edition of the follow-up. I want to quickly thank all of the scarification artists and those with scars that keep sending in their photos. Because of how scars heal, and that they heal differently on everyone, these follow-up posts give people a better idea of what a healed scar looks like, which is sometimes hard to tell from a fresh cutting. So keep sending in those photos everyone, and lets go for another 20 weeks of incredible scars.
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When people celebrate a special occasion cupcakes are often brought out for the festivities. A single serving of yummy goodness that can be tailor-made to everyone’s tastes. So what better way to celebrate Anders‘ 25th ModBlog post than with a cupcake cutting that he did this weekend.
Remember to stop by Anders’ BME scarification portfolio gallery to see more works by this talented scarification artist.
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Another week, another friday, and another scar to catch up on. Back in August we saw an incredible cutting by Montreal’s Efix Roy. He managed to cut a design of the 8 auspicious symbols of Buddhism into a lucky client.
To see how it healed up, keep on reading.
So, while it may not be completely healed, here’s how it’s looking a few months after the cutting took place.
Efix’s BME scarification portfolio gallery is full of many more of his designs and worth checking out.
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Not to be outdone, Anders the Piercing Guy, also known as Alienboy over on IAM, also submitted some interesting scars over the weekend. This one in particular caught my eye as hand scars are always a little tricky to pull off.
Thanks to Anders’ skill this cutting turned out great. If you want to see how the scar came into being, there are quite a few procedural shots up in his BME portfolio gallery.
