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Over the past 6 months we’ve been following the progress of Southtownbaby’s scarification work. As a new scarification artist she’s been sharing with the community and listening to the feedback. In her latest scar, she tackles the image of Santa Muerte, the Mexican saint of death.
You can see more of Misty’s work in her BME Portfolio Gallery.
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Today’s follow-up marks the return of the Thunder from Down Under! It’s been almost a year since we’ve gotten a follow-up from Wayde, and this one makes up for the lack of updates. This H.R. Giger inspired piece was done at Scarwars ’07 in Philadelphia.
To see how it looks 4 years later, you know what to do.
It’s safe to say that after 4 years, this scar has healed. Of course, time will still change the appearance, but as it stands right now, it’s looking good. The way the skin has healed up has given the design a lightened pigment compared to the rest of the skin, allowing it to blend in with his leg. There are a few more close-ups of the scar in Wayde’s BME Portfolio Gallery.
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Today’s BMEtv video takes up back up to the Gold Coast where the BME World Tour Team met up with Anders the Piercing Guy. This video was originally set to go up on May 30th, but there were some problems with the video. Since then, they’ve been corrected, and it’s ready to go.
To check out the video, keep on reading!
If you’ve missed any of the videos so far, you can check out the rest of them in the BME World Tour Video Gallery
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Today’s other follow-up is brought to you by the letters B and D. Over the past couple of years, Brian Decker has been experimenting with combining scarification with branding. Following the initial cutting, he’ll go over parts of it with a hyfrecator, as a form of shading or accent. Below you can see how successful this technique has been. The scar/brand was done over a year ago, and the results are remarkable.
Be sure to check out Brian’s BME Portfolio Gallery to see more of his scarifications and brandings.
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TGIF. The weekend is almost upon us, which means it’s time to see some scars. Now with this being the opening weekend for the final Harry Potter film (until they reboot the series in 5 years for American audiences) I figured it would only be appropriate to have two follow-up posts today. So in honor of the boy wizard with the scar, here’s today’s first follow-up.
This cutting by Lary from Larypiercing in Finland was done about 3 months ago. If you want to see how it looks today, you know what to do.
As you can see, after only 3 months the scar has started to form up really well. It’ll be interesting to see if the keloiding develops any further or if it has reached the peak of it’s growth.
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Can you believe it’s Friday already? Where did the week go?
This week’s follow-up comes to us from that wacky Aussie Anders. This anchor scarification was done over 18 months ago, which means that this scar is pretty much healed, although with it being on a finger, anything can still happen.
To see how it looks today, you know what to do.
For such a high-traffic area, that came out remarkably clean and distinctive. I’m also shocked at how even it healed seeing as how it’s located right on the joint.
Have you got photos of your scars both fresh and healed? If so, submit them to BME today and you could end up being featured in an upcoming Friday Follow-up.
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For this fine Thursday morning I’ve got something new from Misty‘s ever growing BME portfolio gallery.
It took about 2 hours to do the cutting, and if you can’t tell by the above photo, it’s located right above the sternum, a place known for producing some interesting scars on people. Here’s a closer look at the rose itself.
I can’t wait to see how this one heals up.
If you were wondering how you could get your own BME portfolio gallery, simply send an email to Jen, [email protected], and let her know. Artists of all kinds are welcome to set up their own galleries, as well as studios, suspension crews, and more. Once you’ve got your gallery set up, all you have to do is label all your photo submissions with your own tag using the handy uploading tool, and you’re good to go.
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Well, it is Friday, which means it’s time for this week’s scarification follow-up. Today’s scar is unique in that it was the artist’s first scarification piece ever (that wasn’t done on herself). The artist of course is none other than Hooklife and IAM’s own SouthTownBaby. So for Misty’s first scarification piece she cut an anchor into her client.
We’ve seen other scars by Misty, and for someone who is still new to the art, she can nail circles like a pro. Oh, and the rest of it is pretty awesome too. Let’s see how it looks a couple of months into healing.
It looks like it’s coming along just fine. You can check out more of Misty’s work in her BME Portfolio Gallery.
Also, to all those scarification artists, and those of you with scars, remember to keep sending in those fresh and healed photos to the gallery. Scarification follow-ups are the posts that I get the most request for in a given week but I can’t do them without your photos. So log in to your free account with BME, and start uploading those photos.
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Growing up in Canada means I didn’t have a lot of exposure to firearms growing up. In fact, Canadians are only allowed to own and use three different types of weapons. From an early age we’re given a bolt action rifle and expected to hunt for our own food in the wilderness. As we get older and stronger, we are given clubs, as it is the preferred hunting technique for baby seals. Finally, when we’re 12 we can apply for a license for a shotgun, provided we can show proficiency with shooting zombie targets in the head. According to Brian, this is an M16 which is one of those newfangled assault rifles that reloads automatically through some form of American witchcraft.
A little birdie once told me that it’s easier to get an assault rifle in New York than it is to get a hand gun.
