Monday, January 31, 2011

North American Tribal Tattoo




Tribal tattooing is commonly used in Native American tribes to designate the location within the tribe. The men of the Illinois Indian tribe, for example, would normally have tattoos of weapons of war on their bodies. Women, on the other hand, had tools. The tools of war were found to outperform the tools. These tribal tattoos have been minimized.

Timucua tribes, on the other hand, a heavily-used tattoos. These tattoos are represented in the list, as well as their social role, their family lines, their tribal affiliation, their wealth, power for their actions and their acts of courage. Their tattoos were simple lines and circles, intricate patterns and designs.

The Memorial Rose Tattoos




One of the popular reasons to get a rose tattoo is to serve as a memorial. Why roses symbolize love, Rose Tattoo, whose name or names of those who passed the act perpetual memorial. Those who receive the monument Rose Tattoo, is the perfect way for them to create a permanent memorial, which is always with them.

Typically tattooing memory involving one or more roses. A band is somehow wrapped around the rose or pink, with the name or names of the deceased written on the tape. It could also include date of birth and date of death of the person. Or he can say something like: "In memory of ..."


Bikers Tattoo



Biker tattoos can be simply a means of expression. In this case, only the sky is the limit when it comes to designs a biker can choose. However, there are a couple of pictures and models that are the most frequent cycling.

Perhaps the most popular photo selection biker tattoos is the skull. This design has a number of possible changes, including the flaming, red eyes, barbed wire, or the use of snakes within the picture. The skull may also contain a banner beneath it before, or even passing through it that contains the person's name or the name of a specific type of motion.


The Dragon Tattoo



whose original title was more effective and "Men Who Hate Women" (a name much more appropriate given the nature of the book) - the second day. After reading the Millennium trilogy (this is part of one) last year by Stieg Larsson was always waiting for the film version of books. They made the film, both on the big screen or small (in fact, I think this film was originally a two-part TV-movie re-edited in the film version), because they are on top, with plenty of puzzle solving and plot twists, the melodrama, violence and full of well-drawn characters with the plot moves forward fast pace. Behind the books is, of course, a number of serious issues as racism, misogyny and patriarchy, sexual violence, and globalization - a reminder that all is not well in social democratic Sweden, the country is often a country of enlightened and liberal views, unlike our own.



Sunday, January 30, 2011

Sell out??

Why is art the only profession where your colleagues think you need to starve and not sell any of your art, merchandise or services to maintain their respect? Your respect won't feed my family or keep a roof over my head. I'm not going to apologize for being successful. I am just going to be grateful.

50ft Woman tattoo.

50ft Woman tattoo. iPhone pic. Sorry.

SketchKard 5/12

SketchKard 5/12. Pentel Stylo, pocket brush, and Copic sketch markers for color.

#15-18/365.

#15/365. 5x7 inches. 2011. For my good friend Frankie Caraccioli ATC.
#16/365. TSL/ATC Seal (deal). 24x24 inches on scrap wood. 2011. Available for purchase.

#17/365. Sailor Jerry flash sheet 1P. 11x14 inches. 2011. Available for purchase.
#18/365. 3x4 inches. 2011.

Saturday, January 29, 2011

SketchKard 4/12

SketchKard 4/12

tattoo picture of a human face



they can seem like a great way to memorialize someone you love who's no longer with us. But there's nothing that can seem quite as wrong, or ugly, as a portrait tattoo done badly.

art face portrait tattoos



Some things are easier to portray in portraits than others. Movie or cartoon characters where the image was originally drawn or designed fare much better than straight up portraits of people. Images of beloved pets also tend to come out much more accurately than images of people

New Portraits tattoo

New Portraits tattoo
New Portraits tattoo
New Portraits tattoo
New Portraits tattoo

Doing good portraiture is one of the hardest artistic challenges in drawing or painting and being able to do really good tattoo portraits is even more difficult. Not only is it a realistic art style, but a tattooist doesn't get the chance to reshade, change or fix the portrait as they are working on it

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

SketchKard #1/12 for KIRV2

SketchKard #1/12 for the first 12 KIRV2 DVD orders. This one's going to AUS! Thanks!

Free SketchKard for first 12 Pre-Orders!

First 12 KIRV2 pre-orders get a free original signed and numbered "SketchKard" from me!
There are a few chances left!

Monday, January 24, 2011

Back to the blog...

I've decided to focus on blogging again. I think it's way more informative and content driven. If you are a fan of my work, please subscribe. This is where I'll be the most active.
Thanks for visiting!

festival tattoo design



japanese tattoo design

 japanese tattoo design
japanese tattoo design

Freehand archangel tattoo in progress

Freehand archangel of justice tattoo in progress.

SOD 1.24.11

Sketch of the day "back in the village".
Sketchbook Pro and Photoshop.

Thursday, January 20, 2011

justin bieber bird tattoo design

justin bieber bird tattoo
justin bieber bird tattoo design
justin bieber bird tattoo images

celebrity britney spears tattoo designs

Singer, songwriter, actress. Born on December 2, 1981, in Kentwood, Louisiana. For more than a decade, Britney Spears has been one of the most successful—and sometimes controversial—solo acts in popular music. For a time, however, she was better known for her personal struggles. Spears launched her latest comeback in 2008, releasing a new album and setting out on a world tour.

Britney spears tattoos pictures
The middle of the three children, Spears developed an interest in performing at a young age. "Ever since I was 7 or 8 years old, my mom would have company over, and I was always performing for everybody in front of the TV. . .Even when I went to school, I was always the weird child; I would go outside and instead of playing, I wanted to have 'Star Search' competitions," Spears told Hollywood Reporter.

Britney spears tattoosWhen she was eight, she auditioned for a spot on the Disney Channel's The New Mickey Mouse Club. Spears did not get the part, but she did eventually achieve one childhood dream: showcasing her vocal talents on the popular entertainment competition Star Search in 1992.

Britney spears tattoos lips

fearne cotton tattoo design images

Fearne Cotton is an English television presenter and DJ. Born in North wood, London, she grew up in the north-west London suburb of East cote. She was raised by Lyn and Mick Cotton, and has a younger brother called Jamie. Self-described as a "mouthy little girl", Cotton began taking ballet classes from the age of five and attended weekend drama school at ten.

fearne cotton star tattoo designAfter being discovered in a nationwide talent search, she began her presenting career in 1998, at the age of 16, with early morning GMTV children's show The Disney Club and later Diggit. She soon found herself fronting several children's programmes for CITV, including Draw Your Own Toons and Mouse, a show aimed at encouraging children to use computers.

fearne cotton Chinese tattoo designIn 2002 she presented Finger Tips, an arts and crafts programmer for children, with co-presenter Stephen Mulhern. In 2003 Cotton started presenting Top of the Pops:Saturday with her The Saturday Show co-presenter, Simon Grant.

fearne cotton foot tattoo design

celebrity rihanna new thigh tattoo design

Barbadian singer Rihanna was spotted showing off her bikini body and a new pistol tattoo on her thigh while on holiday in Honolulu, Hawaii. Rihanna, 22, who already has over a dozen tattoos on her body, got the new addition, which is not permanent, for her role in the movie Battleship,
which she is currently shooting, the Daily Mail reported.

rihanna new thigh tattooThe singer will be starring as a naval officer in the action flick, which is loosely based on the popular board game, and it follows an international fleet coming together to save earth from alien invaders.

rihanna pistol tattoo design
Rihanna the movie will also star True Blood actor Alexander skarsgard and Friday Night Lights star Taylor Kitsch, as fellow naval officers alongside model Brooklyn Decker, and is expected to be released in 2012.

celebrity miley cyrus finger tattoo design

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Miley Cyrus finger tattoo design

lady gaga new unicorn tattoo on thigh

female celebrity tattoo design
lady gaga new thigh tattoo
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celebrity tattoo design

britney spears new neck tattoo design

britney spears neck tattoo 2010
britney spears new neck tattoos
britney spears tattoos

cheryl cole tattoo designs

cheryl cole tattoos
cheryl cole tattoo on hand

female celebrity wrist tattoo designs

Penelope Cruz wrist tattoos
Lily Donaldson wrist tattoo
Kristin Cavallari wrist tattoos
Ashlee Simpson wrist tattoo

awesome tattoos-the ink way to define awesome

awesome tattoo design images
awesome tattoo design picturesHow many times have you seen someone’s tattoo and exclaimed, “That’s awesome...!” Well even you can get that awesome tattoo if you just make a few right choices.

The beauty of the tattoo is not decided by its size or complexity of the design, but by the idea behind getting it done. So first and foremost choose what do you want to convey by getting that tattoo done. The next step is choosing the right theme for it.

Once that is done you can now go down to styles and specifics. Once you have decided upon the tattoo design, the inking style, the color theme, make sure that you choose the right body part for it to get inked on.

This is completely a personal decision as to where to get the tattoo inked, but it can play a major role in the look of your tattoo.

urban tattoo-thrilling and unique

urban tattoo designsurban tattoo imagesUrban tattoo has no particular style. It is a customized version of tattoo design that does not have any orthodox pattern; at the same time, urban tattoo can easily be called a trend setter.

The tattoo enthusiasts often mix unique frame of mind with the original idea and produce fantastic urban tattoo wherein the youngsters actually apply their creative ideas as per their desires – birds of feather tattoo, white ink tattoo, ghetto tattoo, pin-up girl tattoo, organgsta tattoo are some famous urban tattoos.

The present example of urban tattoo is a timeless art. Inked on the right arm, this tattoo simply attracts thousands of nods.

tattoo ideas-for perfect tattoo design

free tattoo ideascool tattoo ideasThere are plenty of ideas available inking a tattoo on your body but to get some of the best tattoo ideas one will have to research thoroughly.

It is very important that you get convinced about the type of design you are opting for as it is going to stick with your body for the rest of your life. If you are unsure about getting a permanent tattoo then you can first try out a temporary tattoo design.

If you think you will be able to carry it off then you can go for a permanent tattoo. The ideas that you choose should be quite innovative and something close to your heart.

mermaid tattoos-get the mystical look

mermaid tattoos designsmermaid tattoos imagesMermaids are meant to be extremely beautiful and mysterious at the same time. By getting mermaid tattoos you will also be able to show your feminine beauty to the world in a better way.

They are supposed to be existing in story books and the character is famous for its memorizing beauty. Mermaid tattoos generally have long haired creatures which has the lower body of a fish and the upper body of a female.

You can blend the mermaid tattoos with a watery background or can add corals, treasure chest and fishes along with the mermaid. The tattoo artist can make use of many colors to make it look pretty on your body.

viking tattoos-manly and thuggish

ancient viking tattoosviking tattoos designsA Viking is a type of Norse explorers which can also be called a warrior, pirates and merchant. The actual symbolic meaning of Viking-tattoos is still unknown but several symbols for their times are famous till date.

Some of them include crosses, triskeles and swastiks to knot work designs. Viking tattoos can also be combined with tribal to Celtic or dragon to skull designs. They will look very unique and attractive at the same time.

These tattoos are small in size and hence can be inked on any part of the body. So go ahead and ink some ancient culture on your body.

ms 13 tattoos-get the gangster look

ms 13 tattoos street gang tattoos
ms 13 tattoos meaningsMS-13 also known as Mare Salvatrucha is the name of the large gangs located in Central America and United States. They consisted of several people like Salvadorans, Guatemalans, Hondurans, and other Central Americans.

The member of MS-13 gang use to ink MS-13-tattoos on their upper body to flaunt their gang. They also used to get crossbones, daggers, dices or even teardrops to mark the presence of MS-13.

There were several creative designs that these gang members used to ink on their body art just to show their loyalty towards the gang. Some of the tattoos also used to expose their specialties throughMS-13 tattoos.

family tattoos-show the love towards your closed ones

If you are very much close to your family and want to show your love to them then you can think of family tattoos. You can choose from the conventional tribal designs to modern designs.

family tattoo designsYou can also show the family tree of ancestors or some of the things that depict your family. Generally people who opt for family-tattoos want to show to the world of how proud they are to born in such a beautiful family.

You can also just write the names of the people whom you are close to on your hand or back etc. you can also have a picture of your family on your body.

family tattoo ideas

collar bone tattoos-brag about your design

Collor bone tattoos are the tattoos that are placed below the neck and by your shoulders. That is one of the most visible parts of the body so if a person wants to flaunt his tattoo this can be an ideal place.

collar bone tattoos neckCollar bone tattoos designs are very interesting and look very attractive. Having a tattoo in this area can be quite painful as compared to other parts of the body. So become sure of yourself before inking a tattoo on your collar bone.

collar bone tattoosMany people go for star design or ink the names of their loved ones or themselves. So, show off your collar bone tattoos by choosing some great design that reflects your personality.

collar bone tattoos designs

bows tattoo-endearing way to enhance your look

Bows tattoos are amazing way of expression and showing the tattoo art work. These tattoos are particularly chosen by the women as they really look pretty. There are various designs that may portray delicate nature or the various sides of the women.

ribbon bow tattoosYou can choose from the wide range of bows-tattoo design according to your personality. These tattoos look extremely cute as well as sexy. The extravagant tattoo designs have made them really popular and that is why more and more people are inking them on their body.

pink bow tattoosEvery colored ribbon has different symbols so make sure that you do proper research before inking one on your body.

bow tattoos designs