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When it comes to hand tattoos, Keegan has a knack for giving himself pieces that people will stop and take notice. 2 years ago he freaked former ModBlog writer Jordan out with his Dali inspired palm tattoo. This time around he’s given himself a wooden hand!
There’s a few more photos in the hand tattoo gallery that are definitely worth a gander. And if you happen to be in Toronto, you can check out the hand in person at Forever Yonge Ink.
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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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According to Efix, this skull is massive. Unfortunately, I can’t tell where it is on the body, so it’s hard to get scale. Plus if you’ve ever met Efix, a lot of things are big to him.
Now Efix is going to be in Australia over the next few weeks, so if you’re down there, stop by and say hi. I’m not sure if he’s fully booked or not, but I know he likes to have visitors. Also, he’s been dying to be a BMEBoy for a while, so if you can get a really good photo of him, send it in. In the meantime, check out more of his work in his BME portfolio gallery.
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A little while back, the gang from Ascension Body Mods got together for some suspensions. Below you can check out Lesha.FFG hanging out in the warm New Mexico sun. You might recognize Lesha from her unique scarification that was featured a couple of years ago.
After some discussion with Sean and TrickyDick, we decided to name this “The Invisible Chair”. Of course if there is another name for it, please let me know as the three of us couldn’t think of it.
Anyway, Steve was the one who threw the hooks for Lesha, and he was also the one to cut down her legs so she could transition into a suicide. For those of you who have never seen a transition before, keep on reading as Steve sent in a video of the transition.
There are a lot more videos available in the video galleries, and as you can see by this video, they’re not all related to the hard galleries. So if you’ve got some videos you’d like to submit, send them in!
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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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I’m pretty sure there’s a good number of readers who would kill to wake up next to this every morning..
This would be none other than Karina Pires, a regular contributor to the BMEGirls gallery, and a happy resident of Brazil.
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Playing with needles, or just piercings in general, is a huge aspect of our community. Couples play with each other, some do it for the aesthetics, and others do it just for themselves. In any case, play piercings are a staple of ModBlog and the modified world. While I was tempted to go and find a play piercing in a heart shape, I thought this photo suited today much better than just another heart shaped modification.
The girls are stunning, and the photo gives off a circus type vibe. Yet at the same time, with the colors and the subject matter, a case can easily be made for this photo to be relevant to Valentines day, even if it’s just to showcase a pair of women showing off their appreciation of play piercings.
This was sent in by the photographer, SweetNausea, who herself was the subject of a love related ModBlog post last year. Lliezel Ellick from Wildfire Piercing in Cape Town, South Africa did the piercings.
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This week on BMEtv we’re checking in with a couple of long time BME/IAM members, who also happen to be accomplished tattoo artists working out of Sacred Skin Tattoo in Brisbane, Australia.
In the second video today, we have Swirly Wanx Sinatra, an English tattooer that made the move to Australia a number of years ago after meeting his bride through IAM.
To check out the video, just keep on reading.
If you’ve missed any of the videos so far, you can check them out in the BME World Tour Video Gallery
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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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One of the most common tales from Greek mythology is that of Medusa. With her head of snakes and gaze that could turn any man to stone, she’s been recreated in film and art for centuries. Layylayy added this Medusa by Todd Noble from Black Cobra in Salisbury, MD to her leg and has since then caused anyone to look at it to stop everything they were doing and stare into her fierce gaze.
