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
Photo by Atom Moore. I was just thinking to myself that the ol’ SW blog needs more Jesse V. Shot by Atom Moore at the 2006 event, Jesse was working on a huge lotus cutting on my friend Jezebel. The finished piece can be seen after the jump. Jesse is expanding his THRIVE STUDIOS; you … Continue reading
Back in June we featured a henna cutting by John Joyce (which you can see here) . He promised updated photos, and since JJ never lies- here it is. Upper half healed, fresh lower half.
Atom snapped this photo at SW2 in SoCal. It’s one of my favorite photos from the events; focusing on the person wearing the branding/cutting brings out the personalities that make the Scarification community so amazing and usually makes for a much better image than an up close shot of cut/branded skin. Cautery branding usually takes … Continue reading
I just received an email from my buddy Rata (Ratabodyart Studio in Argentina) chock full of photos for the scarblog. I grabbed a nice floral cutting for his introductory post; clean even lines that healed perfectly. You’ll be seeing more from Rata in the next few weeks for sure. Email:ratabodyartcrew@hotmail.com Web: http://www.myspace.com/ratabodyartcrew Healed photo after … Continue reading