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  • The Other Friday Follow-up

    Written by

    Rob

    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.

  • The Friday Follow-up

    Written by

    Rob

    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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    Event: Author and photographer Ina Saltz in NYC

    Written by

    Jen Savage

    I just received the following press release and I’m passing it along to you fair readers.  Should you  be in New York City, you may want to check this out.  Please feel free to write in with any photos and your impressions of the event if you do check it out.

    Ina Saltz on Tattoos, Flash Art, Intellectual Property Rights, and Insights Into the Art of Tattoos

    Join author and photographer INA SALTZ for a behind-the-scenes look into the ever-expanding world of typographic or intellectual tattoos (including a sneak peek at images Ina is collecting for BODY TYPE 3!). Amazing photographs of those who have chosen to represent their deepest feelings with the indelible permanence of ink embedded under their skin will be shown, and the powerful stories behind the tattoos will be told. Ina has been documenting typographic tattoos since 2003, when she first spotted a tattoo of the word happy in lowercase, 120-point Helvetica on a graphic designer while traveling on a cross-town bus in New York City.

    Thursday, July 21, 2011
    from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.

    Pratt Institute Manhattan
    144 W. 14th Street, Room 213
    New York City
    Between 6th and 7th Avenues

    Sponsored by Graphic Artists Guild NY Chapter.

    $20 members, $30 non-members, $10 student/senior members, $15 non-member students and seniors. Free to Pratt students, faculty & staff.

    For more information on Ina, visit: www.bodytypebook.com

    To register, or for more information about this event, visit:

    http://www.artyho.com/event/summer-of-fonts-ina-saltz-on-tattoos-flash-art-intellectual-property-rights-and-insights-into-the-art-of-tattoos/

    or Graphic Artists Guild NY Chapter:

    http://www.graphicartistsguild.org/theguild/guild-chapters/new-york-chapter/

  • It’s an ameizying day

    Written by

    Rob

    Oh hey look, it’s Meizy!

    BMEHard subscribers get access to all of the photos in the BMEGirls gallery.  Getting a subscription is simple too!  You just need to sign up for your free account, and either pay the monthly fee, or send in your own photos for free access!   Check out the BME FAQ page for all the details regarding subscriptions.

  • Lets play a guessing game..

    Written by

    Rob

    Alright, so I was going to make this a guess what, but it would have been painfully obvious.  Instead, we’re going to play a game called “How Flat Is It?”  Below you will see a (censored) photo of a penis in a plastic press.  You’ve seen these things before, so it’s nothing new.  With that in mind, how flat do you think he managed to get himself?

    Make your guess, and read on to see if you were right.

    Now here’s the first image uncensored…

    And here’s how flat it is..

    That’s what?  About 2mm?  Pretty darn flat if you ask me.

    And if it isn’t obvious by now, this is a selection from our CBT – Cock Torture gallery.

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