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The Friday Follow-up

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Today’s follow-up is only four months old, but it’s looking great right now so I figured it was due for a follow-up.  You might remember back a few months to this scarification by Brian Decker.

If you recall, Brian was tipped with 4 live lobsters for doing this piece.  The lobsters that Brian used for comparison are long gone, but the scar remains.  To see how it looks today, just keep on reading.

See what I mean about it looking great?  Hopefully we’ll get more healed photos as the scar turns white.  Keep an eye on Brian’s BME gallery for any updates.

The Friday Follow-up

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It’s time once again for another edition of The Friday Follow-up.  It also marks the return of John Joyce.  His last appearance on the Follow-up was back in February, with this floral leg piece.  Today’s scar is a follow-up to a post from back in December of 2010.

To see how this octopus looks 8 months later, you know what to do.

It’s great to see that even with the scar tissue expanding the width of the scar, a lot of the finer details are still intact.

We’re looking for more photos for the Friday Follow-up.  If you’re a scarification artist, or have scars on yourself, send them in.  Fresh and healed photos are ideal for the follow-up, as it’s a chance to show people how different types of cuttings can heal on different people.

Baa-Ram-Ewe

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As we continue with today’s scarstravaganza, we’ve got something by a new artist.  This ram scarification is only the 4th one that Chris Shelafoe has ever done.  It’s located on the back of a calf, and I’m guessing it’s on someone small as you can see the scale of it next to his thumb.  I’m curious to see how this one heals up as there was a lot of skin peeled off in parts, plus some interesting cuts in the face of the ram.  It also looks to be pretty even which is difficult to accomplish as a new artist in a removal that big.  The pools of blood are giving it a false sense of depth in spots and should be overlooked.

Chris works at Rendezvous Tattoo & Body Piercing in Marquette, MI.

Just a quick update:  A couple of artists have mentioned that this cutting may be too deep in places.  While I’m sure it will heal, they’ve asked me to relay the message that a cutting which removes large sections should be done by artists when they have a bit more experience.

The Slithering Scar

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Over the past few days we’ve had quite a few submissions to the scarification galleries.  So I decided today is going to be only scarification and branding photos.  We’ve got a wide range of artists from all over the world, and to start us off is Lary from Larypiercing in Finland with this snake scar.

Lary actually sent in quite a few photos, and we’ll be seeing him again later today.  He’s also going to be featured in this week’s Friday Follow-up, so keep an eye out for that as well.

Here there be beetles

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When I saw this, the first thing that came to my mind is that scene from The Mummy involving beetles crawling underneath the skin.  This scar by Lary from Larypiercing in Finland is a much more realistic portrayal of a beetle tearing through the skin.  Take a close look at the upper segments of the wings, Lary used cross-hatching to give the scar texture when it heals.

Octoscar

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While it isn’t Friday, I’ve got a follow-up scar for you guys and gals.  Now the follow-up is only a couple of days old, which is why I’m not posting it tomorrow, but that shouldn’t take away from your enjoyment of this scar by Neek Boggs.

As you can see, it’s still pretty fresh, and if I’m not mistaken, you can even see a little bruising around the edges of a couple of the cuts.  Plus, how often do you get to see an octopus wearing a bow?

Circular reasoning

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It’s great seeing artists grow in their work, especially ones like Misty, who continually put their work out into the public and communicate with other professionals in order to improve.  What you end up with is pieces like this, a fantastic Ourobors scarification piece, that show just how much she’s improved in such a small time.

You can see more of Misty’s work in her BME portfolio.  Given that she only started scarification work in the past year, with how well she’s progressing, I can’t wait to see what comes next.

For comparison..

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It’s not often a scarification artist gets to create a life-size portrait of something, especially when it’s in the same room.  Unless of course your name is Brian Decker.  Then you can expect someone to walk in with a lobster asking for a scar over top of some heavy blackwork.

As for the lobster.  He was either released back into the wilds of Williamsburg, or was served with a generous helping of butter.