Fear Not

Jeremy recently had this tattoo done by Dave Wallin at Tattoo Culture in Brooklyn, NY. He explains,

There were several characteristics I wanted for my first real piece. Mostly, I was looking for an interesting way to put text on my skin, specifically the phrase “fear not,” which has been an aspirational motto for me even in my darker hours. I decided to try it in negative space. For the background I came up with leaves as something organic and asymmetrical, and vaguely chaotic. Plus I thought it looked cool. Design-wise, I wanted something flat, with no illusion of depth, and I really wanted no black ink or outlines. I was told that this would result in spreading over time, and I said that was fine with me. If the tattoo decomposes into mulch, so much the better!

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36 thoughts on “Fear Not

  1. “…For the background I came up with leaves as something organic and asymmetrical, and vaguely chaotic. Plus I thought it looked cool…”

    i really love tattoos with no black outline – looks great!

  2. “…For the background I came up with leaves as something organic and asymmetrical, and vaguely chaotic. Plus I thought it looked cool…”

    i really love tattoos with no black outline – looks great!

  3. “…For the background I came up with leaves as something organic and asymmetrical, and vaguely chaotic. Plus I thought it looked cool…”

    i really love tattoos with no black outline – looks great!

  4. “…For the background I came up with leaves as something organic and asymmetrical, and vaguely chaotic. Plus I thought it looked cool…”

    i really love tattoos with no black outline – looks great!

  5. ..is that why most people get black outlines? To prevent spreading? I always wondered that.

  6. ..is that why most people get black outlines? To prevent spreading? I always wondered that.

  7. ..is that why most people get black outlines? To prevent spreading? I always wondered that.

  8. ..is that why most people get black outlines? To prevent spreading? I always wondered that.

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