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Tag: Scarification

  • What anime is this from?

    Written by

    Sean Philips

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    Give up?

    You should.

    When I saw this cutting, I wanted to post it, but I assumed it was from an anime or something of that nature. Rather than risk upsetting some anime geek like Mason, I wanted to make sure of what it was I was posting, so I checked with the man who did this cutting. It’s not from any anime,  it was drawn (and cut by)  of one of our modblog regulars, Efix Roy and is based on no character in particular.

    If you want a cutting done by Efix, he is based out Quebec at D-Markation Tattoo & Piercing.

  • And the winner was….

    Written by

    Sean Philips

    Nihilist!

    He was the first person to correctly cite the album featured in this post as Faith No More’s Epic. Since I said whoever named the album correctly would be a “modblog star for a day”, here is his moment of internet stardom. It turns out he has been featured two times previously, but this one is different. This feature is about the man in the pictures, not just the pictures.

    Nihilist, describes himself as:

    “Beer drinkin’, whiskey chuggin’ S.O.B. Ramblin’ man. Love kitties. Hate humanity. Jobless/Homeless. Anarchist. ”

    He seems like my kind of guy. In fact , that’s the kind of description I could have used for myself a few years back during my angsty youth period. Well, except the jobless/homeless part, I have always been way too into gadgets and creature comforts for that.

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    Here’s a tattoo of his that would have definitely been worth a modblog post all on it’s own. This “corporate zombie” was done by Duff at Studio City Tattoo in Studio City, CA.

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    More of Nihilist and his mods (including genital) after the break.

    Another rad tattoo by Duff.

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    Nihilist wanted to make sure I mention Willow Piercer, whom he credits for doing all of his non-tattoo body mods.

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    Just from browsing his page briefly, he seems like a cool guy.  If you are on IAM take a minute and check his page out. If you are not on IAM, why the hell aren’t you?

  • A new spin on tattoo cover-ups.

    Written by

    Jen Savage

    My first reaction to this photo was “OUCH!”  This electrocautery BME logo is forever imprinted into IAM member Chavito.

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    Closer view after the jump.

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  • It’s not from “A Christmas Story”, but it will have to do.

    Written by

    Sean Philips

    This well healed scarification piece on  IAM fanasien is the Auryn Symbol from the movie “The Neverending Story“. It was done by Wayde Dunn approximately 4.5 years before this picture was taken.

    I like this scar for several reasons:

    -It’s bold and should look good for a long time to come.

    -It’s well incorporated into a tattoo, which adds great contrast.

    -It’s a subtle reference to one of my favorite childhood movies.

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    Now if only someone would get “A Christmas Story” themed scar, that would be amazing! Maybe a red ryder bb gun, a orphan Annie decoder ring or a leg lamp, I am leaning towards the leg lamp…

  • Black & Red

    Written by

    Rachel

    It’s surprisingly hard to write a modblog post when a homeless person is outside your window yelling about the color of the bricks on your building. I’m tempted to yell down to him “those aren’t bricks, it’s stucco” just to see what he says.

    Indy sent in some photos of a scarification he did recently in Brussels, Belgium. I’m sure he’ll send in some healed photos once this piece heals up.

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    See more in “Misc. Cuttings“ (Scarification)

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