Celebrating body modification culture since 1994.
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At this point in the web’s history, niche tattoo sites are not that uncommon — dragons, firefighters and more firefighters, tattoos based on the art of Amy Brown and more… There’s a new one I’d like to mention, care of Ryan over at Dinosaur Comics, and that’s the Webcomics in Tattoo Form gallery site. It’s still just getting started, but check it out by clicking below.
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Is it just my imagination, or does Skimask‘s partner in this party-gag trick look somewhat unsure about whether their involvment in it was a good idea or not? (Click for uncensored version).
And I was thinking… since angels got invented by God a long, long, long, time ago (or so the story goes), is it reasonable that they might actually look like thuggish winged cavemen? I think the idea makes sense, and this tattoo agrees.
I’m pretty sure someone will email me telling me what graphic novel this is from… Anyway, although my name is not Vazquez, living here in Mexico, this backpiece roughly sums up my plan for the remainder of the day. I’m the one on the left.
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Certainly tattoos and music go hand in hand, and every time I update there are band logos, portraits, song quotes, and other musical tattoos. But rock’n’roll is more than just a catalog of sounds — it’s a philosophy, and sometimes people choose to simply declare their affiliation to music as a whole… thus this mini-gallery of declarative rock’n’roll word tattoos!
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Oops… dunno how that last one slipped in there…
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“This is a snakeskin jacket, and for me it represents
a symbol of my individuality and my belief in personal freedom.”
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Sorry I haven’t updated much in the past few days. We’ve had a guest down here in La Paz so Rachel and I have been busier than usual, and Jordan’s internet connection is out… Anyway, I’ll start off with a cut-out heart tattoo that I really like even though it’s pretty over the top emo, and which I have no doubt will start being copied a day or two after this entry goes up.
For the record, this original (?) piece is by Ron Aytes of Three D Oils and Ink in Valparaiso, Indiana. Here’s another one I like, this one by Brett Osborne (IAM:bretticus) of Pure Body Arts in Brooklyn…
Live to Squeak, Squeak to Live
I get tattoo pictures of snakes daily, and every time I get one I think how much better of a tattoo it would be if there were some ladders thrown in. Well, thanks again to Brett (see above), my wish was answered.
Next, on IAM:nuclearsummer, vagina monsters go to war with a flying penis… tattoo courtesy of Dave Knight at Tattoo Mania in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. As far as I can tell the penis monster is winning, but war is a sticky thing and penises tend to blow up unexpectedly, so the outcum is anyone’s guess.
How about an assortment of Volkswagen tattoos? VW pride!
Yes, the last one is on his nutsack.
Finally, this slogan tattoo wouldn’t even make me look twice if I saw it on the street here in Mexico, or even in the US. However, this piece actually hails all the way from Planet Tattoo in Kiev, Ukraine, by Dmitry Mitsik… I suppose Latin Spirit is everywhere?
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Another roundup of poorly done kanji tattoos, caught by our friend Tian at Hanzi Smatter who runs an excellent blog on the subject of misused kanji.
 They think it means: “Sheep” Actual meaning: “Not yet, have not” (huh?) |
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Thanks Tian!
