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Tag: Koi

  • A fish of a different colour

    Written by

    Rob

    As many of you know, every Friday ModBlog features a follow-up post for scarification pieces.  It’s made possible thanks to the contributions of artists, as well as those who have the art on their skin.  What we don’t see a lot of is images of tattoos in progress, sent in alongside the completed tattoo.  Thanks to Hoiers, and his submissions, this week we can show you a piece as it transitions from line work and shading, to a full colour piece.

    This koi is by Artjoms Saviljevs from Rigas Tinte in Riga, Latvia.  As you can see in this first image, the majority of the outline is done, as is some of the grey shading.

    And here’s what it looks like with a splash of colour added.

    You can check out more of the artist’s work in the oriental-style tattoo gallery.

  • Peace on Your Wings

    Written by

    Jordan Ginsberg


    It’s hard not to be reminded of Keith Alexander’s beautiful koi backpiece when I see works like this, but this project by Aod from Divine Ink Tattoo in Bangkok, Thailand, is a nice variation on a familiar theme. In a lot of ways, actually, the muted colors and general sparseness in the piece pictured above are more to my tastes—this is 15 hours in, though, so we’ll see if it evolves further from here.

    See more in “Oriental-style Tattoos“ (Tattoos)

  • I Tried to Save the Old Pail

    Written by

    Jordan Ginsberg


    This backside-piece made the long trip from Japan, bravely avoiding raccoons, herons, common housecats and a recession in which people can no longer afford to build backyard ponds. Glad you could make it.

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