Tag: tattoos
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Breast Cancer Survivor’s Scars Beautifully Concealed by Tattoo Artist
Since 2010, David Allen has been tattooing women who have undergone mastectomies. Typically recreating the nipple shape, mastectomy tattoos have been around for some time. David’s work, however, uses design principles to draw attention away from the scarring by tattooing images of flowers and other flora. This process has quickly become a new, viable option to…
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Tattooed Seniors: What Will Your Ink Look Like When You’re 60?
Many people balk at the idea of getting a tattoo for fear that it’ll look bad when they grow older. While that’s a matter of personal taste, these older tattooed folks are here to show you that their tattoos are just as awesome now as they were back then. What’s your favorite? And don’t forget,…
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Parents Tattoo Their Legs to Match Their Daughter’s Birthmarks So She Doesn’t Feel Different
Most parents will do absolutely anything for their children, but a couple of caring parents in the UK have taken it one step further by getting huge red tattoos on their right legs to match the birthmark that their 18-month-old daughter Honey-Rae has on her leg. There has been a lot of controversy about parents Tanya and…
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Gorgeous Photos of Rescue Dogs with Their Tattooed Owners
Photographer Brian Batista had a challenge – to combat the prejudices associated with people with tattoos AND to raise awareness for rescue dogs. So in a moment of pure genius, he decided to roll the two into one and take photos of tattooed hoomans WITH their rescue dogs! Brilliant. Brian writes more about this project,…
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More Amazingly Surreal Tattoos by Expanded Eye
The work of artist duo Jade Tomlinson and Kev James of Expanded Eye (previously) spans paintings, installations, street art, sculptures and most importantly tattoos that blend line work, typography, and geometry. Based in London, the pair approaches each tattoo as a piece of art, firmly establishing a narrative and purpose behind each design before making a commitment.…
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Free Tattoo Friday for a Woman with Down Syndrome
When Suzie Barry walked into Hamilton’s Muscle and Ink tattoo studio in New Zealand and asked to have her stick-on tattoos put on her arm, tattooist Jason Ward happily obliged. “The first time she came in, she just walked in, slapped a couple of stick-on tattoo packets on the desk and asked me to put them…
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Artist Creates Amazing Freehand Tattoos On The Spot Without Any Sketches
For some, getting a permanent tattoo can be a huge commitment – it is, after all, for life. But what about a tattoo that you never even got to see before it was applied to your skin? Because that’s exactly what Jay Freestyle, a talented tattoo artist in Amsterdam, does – he creates his art…
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Creative Tattoos That Make Clever Use Of The Body!
The rising popularity of tattoos and the easing of the taboo surrounding them means that more and more people are choosing to express themselves with creative body art ideas that are meaningful to them. Although tons of new styles are being developed by tattoo artists, we wanted to explore a specific type – tattoos that…
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Beautiful Tattooed Porcelain Figures by Jessica Harrison
As part of a new body of sculptural work, artist Jessica Harrison has created a series of delicate porcelain figurines depicting idealized women in ball gowns, with one glaring difference from the collectibles found in your grandmother’s curio: each sculpture is covered neck to wrist in ornate sailor tattoos. This juxtaposition is not unfamiliar territory for Harrison…
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Artist Shows Us What Celebrities Would Look Like Covered in Tattoos
In Chennye Randall’s ongoing series Shopped Tattoos, the Seattle-based artist imagines what celebrities, world leaders, and fictitious characters would look like if they were covered in tattoos. Not just a small one on the bicep, but designs on the collarbone, hands and face, and both arms. While we know that it’s Photoshopped, the manipulation is both…