A client walked into Brandon “Fox” Layng‘s studio, Fox Tattoo Designs in Bowmanville with a photo of a painting. The only thing he said was that it was “The exact moment everything changed”. Since doing the tattoo Brandon has looked high and low as to the origins of the original piece, so if you recognize it speak up, as he’d like to know a bit about the painting he reproduced.
That is the question. The human question. Much like this human question hand-poked piece by Max Harris. Given Hamlet’s famous soliloquy is about him questioning his own life, and contemplating what happens after death, it really works well with this design. Taking a look at these lines, you can see how the figure not only appears as a question mark, but also as a man ascending in a resurrection pose, an image linked to both death and rebirth.
To die, to sleep;
To sleep, perchance to dream – ay, there’s the rub:
For in that sleep of death what dreams may come,
When we have shuffled off this mortal coil,
Must give us pause – there’s the respect
That makes calamity of so long life.
At first glance I thought this was a Green Day tattoo, but given the stylistic differences between this original by Viktor Sigil and the art used for one of Green Day’s album, it’s safe to say this isn’t a band tattoo.
Viktor works at Self Sacrifice in London, England.
When someone submits a “Beard Love” tattoo? Granted Lauranomaly probably loves all beards, so it’s not really pandering, but it sure is a good way to get me to take notice. Anyone else think BME needs a beard gallery?
This will probably also be the finest use of the “Hearty Beards” tag.
Or is it hand in heart?
Whatever it is, it is an interesting design by Darigo Bonatto, yet another artist from Self Sacrifice in London.
Photographer Chris M Day has a knack for shooting BMEGirls. Especially ones enjoying a hot summer day at the beach. The only information I have about this set is that it was taken on a beach in New Jersey. Unfortunately no information about the model, but don’t let that distract you from her beauty.
Earlier today we saw Max Harris’ self-done hand poked tattoo on his hand. As I mentioned earlier, that was just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to Max’s self done tattoos. This incredible colour wheel on Max’s chest is another self-poked tattoo. For his next trick, he’s going to tattoo his own back.
Joey Pang‘s brush stroke tattoos have always been incredible, but this single stroke is phenomenal. I just wish we had a closer shot of the bottom section so we could see the detail she put into it. She has a way of taking a tattoo machine and turning it into a giant paintbrush, the result of which is this single bold stroke that fits his body so well.
And we’ll put a round in your head before you can come back and bite one of us.
I’m a sucker for zombie tattoos, and this one is my new favorite. Instead of going for the vampire bite on the neck, this gentlemen opted for a zombie bite on the shoulder. With a bite like that, he’ll probably live for a few hours, maybe even days before he turns. Not somebody you want to get locked in a bunker with.
Joshua Ross from Mind’s Eye Tattoo in Emmaus, PA is the artist behind this flesh wound.
Jackie Rabbit has quickly established herself as an artist to watch out for. We’ve seen a lot of her work on ModBlog over the past few months, and for good reason. Her art doesn’t always fit into one genre, yet it all comes out looking great. This one in particular is an interesting one as it’s her first time using UV ink. Sadly the darkened image is a little blurry, which I’m assuming is the result of the low light, however you can see that she used the UV ink to highlight the bodies of the fireflies and the edges of the leaves. For a first attempt, I’d say she did a great job.
