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How did he do that linework?

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It’s no secret that I’m a big fan of Lionel from Out of Step, an artist working across Europe. This amazing piece was done on Kna‘s wife while Lionel was guest spotting at Temple Tatu in Brighton, UK. Be sure to click the picture to zoom in so you can see the tattoo’s crazy linework… I’m assuming that the hair’s calligraphy was done with a fairly radical custom needle configuration, almost like a custom brush. The entire tattoo took a bit under three hours to do.

Wow that looks like marker!

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If it wasn’t from a tattoo artist that’s submitted plenty of photos to BME, I would have assumed that this submission from Brian O’Keefe (Tattooed Planet, Tempe, Arizona) was drawn on by marker! Assuming I haven’t read the email wrong, and this is tattooed, it’s an excellent example of no-outline redwork, which is notoriously difficult to tattoo.

Garuda Mask Collaboration Scarification

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I wasn’t going to post today, but I got this amazing collaboration scarification (seriously, click that if you’re wondering why “collaboration” is emphasized) photo from Ron Garza (www.rongarza.com) and Wayde Dunn (www.waydedunn.com) and had to share it (who tour regularly; check their sites for schedules). The cutting (here’s a closeup) is on Justin and is based on a photo of a Garuda mask that Ron took in Indonesia, which he and Wayde redrew for scarification.


L-R: Ron, Justin, Wayde.

Heart-shaped ear cartilage preserved in resin

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Howie encased the heart-shaped cartilage punch left-overs he did on Helen at the Laundry in Brisbane, Australia. I wonder if it’ll stay looking like this, or if it will decay or change underneath the resin? And could this be implanted as an implant? I don’t see why not, assuming the silicone is biocompatible. Now I’m thinking I have to get something punched out so I can wear it as jewelry… or implant it!