The eternal question: Hanya or Oni? My friend Thorsten sent in three emails this morning full of scarification goodness but didn’t specify what kind of demon this fellow is, so I’ll have to just leave it up to you guys. The piece was done in two sections (left and right) and healed beautifully. I’ll be … Continue reading
In tattoo iconography, the rose is one of the most highly recognizable “old school” designs. To get it just right is deceptively hard. Too realistic, it looks gaudy. Too simple, and it looks like cabbage. It’s especially difficult to pull off a good rose design when you don’t have shading and color to give it … Continue reading
Rata just sent over a whole bunch of new cuttings; the first to get featured is this tattoo/scarification hybrid. The outlines were standard scalpel scarification, with the shading portions done with a tattoo machine. This technique has a lot of promise- we’ll check back with Rata to see how things heal up.
Keylan holds the record for being both the youngest and the tallest artist ever to work a SW event. This shot (taken by the ever-bearded Atom Moore at SW3) features the lanky Levine and a very fresh tiki mask cutting/removal. My schedule has been VERY hectic lately- I’d like to apologize to everyone who ordered … Continue reading
I sat here for a few minutes trying to come up with some clever title for today’s update; Efix from Quebec City is responsible for the work, but as for a title…. nothing came to me. I kept thinking of a Journey album cover, so in the spirit of the design…. Efix has been turning … Continue reading
I promised Tiana that I wouldn’t embarrass her on her birthday by making a post here on the scarblog. But since her birthday has come and gone…. Here’s a great shot that Atom took at the SW3 event in Philly. I’m fairly sure the removal piece was done by Ryan Ouellette of PBA. I probably … Continue reading