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  • Ghost in the Machine

    Written by

    Rob

    Every once in a while a tattoo will come along that is so realistic, you begin to question whether it really is a tattoo.  Most of the time this happens with small animals or insects that appear to be crawling over the skin.  This piece by Viktor Sigil is definitely not a small animal.  The middle photo in particular is the one that stands out.  The black background helps give the tattoo the feel of an optical illusion, so if you focus your gaze on the middle of the photo, it seems as if his arm has been replaced by the machine.

    Viktor works at Self Sacrifice in London.

  • The Flying V

    Written by

    Rob

    No this isn’t a guitar post.  Nor is it a Mighty Ducks post.  It’s an ass suspension post!

    This was taken at the recent Black Fly Tattoo suspension BBQ hosted by The Sinner Team from Moscow.

    Come to think of it, from this angle it looks more like a flying “A”.

  • The Friday Follow-up

    Written by

    Rob

    Alright scar fans, it’s Friday, which means it’s time for the weekly scarification follow-up.  Today’s scar was featured back in March, and is a take on a traditional Mehndi design.  Jesse Villarreal from Main Street Tattoo and Body Piercing in Merced, CA is the artist.

    To see how it’s looking 8 months after this photo was taken, you know what to do.

    You can see how the line width of the cuts has affected the healing in placed.  From what Jesse says, this is actually just the first part of a larger piece that he’ll be starting on soon.  So keep an eye out for more follow-ups on this particular scar as the weeks unfold.

  • Nice headband

    Written by

    Rob

    I really did think this was a headband the first time I saw the photo.  Turns out it’s actually DarlaMayDisaster’s leopard print spot tattoo.

  • Farewell summer

    Written by

    Rob

    Alright so it might still technically be summer, but for most people, when September hits, the kids go back to school and days at the beach are done.  I know that if I drive about an hour north of where I am I’ll be able to see the trees start to change colors and that fall smell is in the air.  So summer may be on its way out, but we still have photos to remember those lazy hazy days.

    That would be ShuggaBee, with work by Nick Dyer, Chris Churchill, and Katrina, P.

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