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Tag: Scarification

  • You know who’s not worried about the rapture?

    Written by

    Sean Philips

    Tibetan Monks, and most of the rest of the world for that matter. I mention the monks because they tie into my religious theme and this piece was merely described as “Tibetan”.

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    This extremely clean scar (especially for it’s location)  was a collaboration between Christiano Aielli and Lewis Dodd.

    PS: My apologies for the brief repost of the pistol scarification piece. Some how I missed that on modblog previously and when I searched to check that it hadn’t been posted, none of my key words triggered it. Thanks, Jon P for pointing it out.

  • A long, long time ago…

    Written by

    Sean Philips

    ..in a land far, far away a friend of mine, known as “lord of the blade” sent me this picture of an itty bitty flesh removal key. It was the tiniest flesh removal detail he has ever attempted to pull off.  I held onto this picture in my chamber of secrets (my bme email box) for many, many moons (since last December) until it was just the right time to post. Now is that time.

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    The piece below it was also by Ryan, and was done five years prior. I can’t wait to see how the key looks in five years, and since I forgot about this picture in my email inbox for so long one of those years is almost over!

  • That Brian Guy

    Written by

    Rob

    It seems that Brian Decker guy has been busy again.  Here’s his latest scar/brand piece.

    It’s mostly a scar piece, but Brian finishes his work up with some branding which gives the scar a different texture, making it appear to be shaded.  You can see more of Brian’s work in his BME Portfolio Gallery.

  • A Different Kind of Corset

    Written by

    Rob

    Here’s a fresh/partially healed corset scar which was done by Azl from Tattooatouage in Montreal.  I know that he did the bulk of the scarring, but the two large ones at the top look more surgical in nature.  Of course that could always be the look that the owner wanted.

  • The Friday Follow-up

    Written by

    Rob

    This week’s follow-up features one of BME’s newest members, Kcir.

    This Gorgon cutting was done a couple of months ago down in Houston, TX.  To see how it’s looking now, you know what to do.

    Given that this is only a couple months old, it may end up lightening a little more.  The details all held up, so it’ll be interesting to see if it fades to the skin tone while still being visible.  You can check out more of Kcir’s scarification work in the galleries.

  • Electroscardiogram

    Written by

    Rob

    This little abstract scar was sent in by mzellekaktus.  They’re crediting Skin of Steel as the artist from a shop called Angel Tattoo in Nice, France.

    I’m sure this symbol is probably well known, but as I’ve shown time and time again, I’m not always in the know about everything.  In any case, it looks pretty original to me, and I hope that we get a follow-up on this one.

  • The Friday Follow-up

    Written by

    Rob

    This week’s follow up was requested a few times, so even though it isn’t as old as some of the scars we’ve been seeing the past couple of weeks, it is still a look at a healing scar.

    You’ll probably remember this Hellraiser scarification/branding by Eroswastika..

    Keep on reading to see how it’s looking now.

    It’s interesting to see how the sections that were branded are healing significantly different than the sections that were just cut.

    Ighlif also put the implants into those hands.

  • Measure twice, cut once

    Written by

    Rob

    Last week we saw Southtownbaby‘s incredibly awesome Green Lantern scar.  This week we’re taking a look at her very first cutting (that wasn’t on herself).  For a first time scar, I’d say she did a fantastic job.

    On a side note, I saw the Green Lantern scar healing up over the weekend.  You’re going to love it when the photos get sent in for the follow-up.

  • In brightest day…

    Written by

    Rob

    In brightest day, in blackest night,

    No geeky scar will escape my sight.

    Southtownbaby is one nerdy artist.  She’s been piercing for a few years now, and has started getting into scarification work.  This piece in particular was done on a friend, and from what I can see she’s doing a great job.  So keep an eye on the scarification galleries for more of her work.  And before you ask for a follow-up on this one, it’s already in the works.  Hopefully we’ll see it either this week or next.

  • Cutting Delicately

    Written by

    Rob

    Oftentimes the scars that are noticed the most are the large ones.  Size of course is one factor, as is the level of detail allowed in a large scar.  Yet sometimes a small scar can be just as noticeable, especially when you have an artist like Brian.

    According to Brian this was an extremely delicate piece to cut out.  I’m not 100% sure of the positioning, but if he says it’s delicate it’s safe to assume it’s a small scar.

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