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BMEGirls make Fridays so much better.
I’m continually reminded that Friday is traditionally BMEGirls day, and it’s not that I don’t want to post them on Fridays, I just don’t see the point of making everyone wait until Friday. Then there are the weeks where Friday rolls around, I check the newest submissions, and I find a shot like this one of the ravishing Allison.
Photo credit goes to Glofoto Photography, Shot at Ocean Mystique’s Ink gallery in Virginia Beach. The artist for her arm is Gabe from Adrenaline Tattoo Club in Tuscon.
Behold the lotus
My friend Hannah sent me this NSFW picture of her newest tattoos, for the unedited picture, you know the deal…..
…keep on keeping on.
Taking flight
Michael from Kipod Tattoo is back again, this time with an exquisite back piece. I want to say this is a bird of paradise based off the trailing green feathers, but the body isn’t positioned the way they normally are and there is no crest on the head. Although thinking of what kind of bird this is takes second place to just how incredible this looks.
I love how it isn’t intended to be centered in her back, giving the bird a better sense of motion. Michael’s also nailed the blending on the feathers without using any outline, a nice technique that gives the tattoo a sense of being painted on. You almost get a sense that at any moment the bird will come to life and fly off.
If you do get a chance, head on over to the Kipod portfolio gallery. Michael and the rest of the staff there are consistently putting out high quality work, and thankfully they’re willing to share with us.
Back in Black(light)
It’s been a while since we’ve seen UV ink tattoos on ModBlog, and while there have been advances in the inks, I’m sure there are still two sides to the debate as to whether or not to use them. Putting the debate to the side, this UV ink chest piece sent in by Kreynold is pretty impressive. If you can’t read the writing it says “I am Blessed” above a crown.
Now that’s a bloody nose
Seeing as how the last post was all about fighting, let’s keep the theme going. I remember when I was a young kid, my dad told me if I ever got into a fight to hit the other kid square in the nose. It’ll drop them to the ground and fill their eyes with tears.
Now when Seeingred got punched in the nose, his eyes certainly watered up, and a lot of blood started flowing. Of course he got his nose punched a little differently than a couple of kids in a fight would be capable of.
Dorian Vilify from Custom Steel and Ink in Flint, MI was the guy who got to punch him in the nose.. with a 2g punch.
Put ‘em up
The lost art of fisticuffs. Where men would settle their differences face to face, and not at 20 paces. Nowadays we have MMA fighting where instead of standing on their feet facing their opponent, these men roll around on the ground giving each other hugs. Who would have thought that the simple phrase “let’s hug it out” would transform the art of hand to hand combat into something so undignified.
Thankfully Xusha is here to show you the basics of the fighting, as well as the star implant she has.
Taking Five
There isn’t too much to say about this photo of adidasfan. He’s just a guy taking a rest who happens to have an awesome checkerboard mohawk. Oh, and I suppose his heavy blackwork arms are pretty awesome as well.
Joseph McVeigh from Fineline Tattoo in Springfield, MO is the artist behind those 3/4″ squares.
Home is where the art is
Few things are as visually distinctive as a skyline. To many, they’re a portrait of home, or at least their home city. Sure there may be recognizable buildings that people will automatically identify with a city, but a skyline on its own gives the viewer the full picture. Think of the NYC skyline. It’s probably the most famous one in the world, simply because of how often it is used to reveal New York as the setting for a film. Any movie filmed before 2001 had a distinctly different NY skyline than the one we see now, and people notice this because of how recognizable they are. It’s like seeing the photo of a person you’ve known all your life only with a single feature drastically changed.
As you can see below, BadBadDreams has a strong connection to the city of Taipei, Taiwan. Ainslie Heilich from Vintage Karma in Stroudsburg, PA was the artist responsible for creating this reproduction of the Taipei skyline on their arm.
Does the city you live in have a distinctive skyline? I know that Toronto’s skyline is pretty recognizable, even though in the past 5 years it has changed dramatically with the building of a lot of high-rise condos right in front of Canada’s wang (the CN Tower).
Puppy Love
Last week we got a chance to see the beautiful Karina in the middle of a suspension. This week things are a little bit mellow as she’s lounging around at home. She also happens to have one of the most adorable pugs I’ve seen in a while.
I’m pretty sure anyone would be that happy laying next to her.
What’s that you say? You want to see another picture of her? Keep reading to see exactly why the puppy is smiling.
Oh Brazil, why is your gene pool so incredible?