This Tattoo Artist Can’t Draw And That’s Precisely Why Her Clients Choose Her
When you decide to get a tattoo, choosing the right artist is nearly as important as picking the design and spot. I mean, if someone is to ink you they better have the experience and skill required to produce something nothing short of amazing, right? After all, this is going to be on your body forever. Well, experience, yes, but skill? Not necessarily. Helen Fernandes isn’t good at drawing but people are still lining up to get her tattoos. And they’re so bad, they’re good. Continue reading »
Serbian Photographer Exposes Stunning Photos Of Daily Life In Moscow, Russia You’ve Never Seen Before
Welcome to Boogie’s Moscow. These are people sculpted by a brutal, concrete landscape, fighting to survive. This is a world of football hooligans, gang tattoos, boxing… Yet this is not misery porn: There is an inherent vitality in the violence–the enduring toughness–of these images. There is dynamism, there is esprit de corps, there is strength. Continue reading »
Absolutely Amazing Tattoo Tights For Impressive Outfit
Tattoo Tights series was created by Tel-Aviv based Etsy shop Tattoo Socks. They offer dozens of different original designs in both opaque colors and sheer flesh tones for a particularly realistic tattooed look. Continue reading »
These Photographs Of Tattooed Senior Show That Body Art Looks Beautiful On Everyone
According to Ingrid Meijering: “‘TattooAge. Never too old.’ is a photography project, where we photographed 25 elderly people with tattoos in their living rooms. In these photographs, they show their tattoos and share the stories behind them: from a gift from a grandchild to a memory of a lost loved one. Some of these people had their first tattoo at the age of 80. Continue reading »
Fully Tattooed, This Young Polish Man Is A Real-Life White Walker
With his body 90% tattooed in gray, including his eyes, and a white dyed beard, Adam Curlykale has become a true White Walker, thanks to an impressive series of body modifications. Continue reading »
Tattoo Artist Métamose Creates Visual Poems On Skin
The pseudonym of this Paris-based tattooist comes from the word metamorphosis (“métamorphose” in French). By deleting the “morph” part, Métamose wants us to search for our own transformation through connection with others. In his work, this versatile contemporary artist explores themes of destruction, fragility and deformation. Continue reading »
Tattoo Artist Andrea Raudino Creates A Masterpieces Inspired By The Japan And Pop Culture
A selection of the striking tattoos of the Italian artist Andrea Raudino, aka Nemo, based in Florence. Some amazing creations strongly inspired by Japanese aesthetics and filled with references to pop culture. Continue reading »
Realistic And Expressive Drawings By Dino Tomic
Talented Croatian artist Dino Tomic (previously featured) likes to draw with pencils, although he is more famous for his tattoos. He is mostly known in Norway, where he works in a tattoo parlor. Continue reading »
Serbian Barber Trims Celebrity Portraits On Customers’ Heads
Mario Hvala, a barber from Novi Sad, Serbia, recently made international headlines for trimming a detailed portrait of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on the back of a client’s head, but that was only his most recent achievement. He has been creating “hair tattoos” for the last eight years, and there’s nothing he can’t trim on the scalps of his customers. Continue reading »
Meet Lisa Jelizaveta – Russian 7 Year Old Tattoo Artist That Will Make You A Wonderful Tattoo
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Ever wanted a tattoo? But you were so unique you had a seven year old child do it? Well lucky for you there is Lisa from Yakaterinburg that is a real talent for this. All the way up to now she has been training on bananas, however at the latest tattoo convention in Russia she had her first client, her Dad. Continue reading »
“Rebels Without A Pause” – Intimate Portraits Of Britain’s Aging Rebels And Mavericks
After seeing a man in his 60s wearing a leather harness dancing at a gay club, photographer Muir Vidler realised he wanted to celebrate the people that never let their age define who they are. From the ‘world’s most-tattooed senior woman’ to a Jurassic mod, here are his band of rebels. Continue reading »
Tatted Up In Victorian Times: Fascinating Photos Show The Work Of One Of Britian’s First Tattoo Artists Sutherland Macdonald
Victorian pictures always show stern-looking faces with people covering their bodies from head to toe in long clothes. But vintage images have revealed how some people living in 19th century Britain had a love of huge tattoos covering their entire chests and arms. And all of the pictures from the Victorian era show the inkings carried out by one of the first ever tattoo artists – Sutherland Macdonald. Continue reading »
Vintage, Rare, Candid, Funny, Beautiful, Weird And Awesome Celebrity Photos
A young Princess Diana playing tennis:
Here is a collection of vintage, rare, candid, funny, beautiful, weird and awesome celebrity photos. Photos showing celebrities in a way that you are maybe not used to see them. Enjoy! Continue reading »
Tattooing Freckles On Your Face Is The New Beauty Craze, And They Look Surprisingly Beautiful
Ever looked in the mirror and thought, “Hey, I really want to cover my face with tattoo freckles?” No? Well, me neither, but as you can see from the pictures below, a lot of other people clearly have. Continue reading »
Guy Shows Off His Amazing World War II Cover Up Tattoo
In the early 2000s everyone was getting tribal tattoos, but when this man looked at his tribal tattoo in 2017 he was filled with regret, so he decided to switch it up. Continue reading »
Zombie Boy Launches “Platform 15” At Thorpe Park’s New Halloween Attraction In London
Zombie Boy, who holds a Guinness World Record for most bones inked on a human body, gave Londoners a fright this morning as he was spotted at commuter hotspots across the capital to promote Thorpe Park’s new Halloween attraction in London. Continue reading »
When A Bad Tattoo Is Transformed Into Something Great
If you got yourself an unfortunate tattoo, it’s not the end. These pictures of cool cover-up tattoos will give you some ideas. Continue reading »
Tattoo Artist Makes Cool Temp Tats For Sick Kids
Benjamin Lloyd, a tattoo artist from New Zealand announced on his Facebook that if he got 50 likes he would make cool temporary tattoos to the children at Auckland’s Starship Children’s Hospital. He got over 400,000 likes and delivered on his promise. But no one was more delighted than the kids. Continue reading »
Bloody Boudoir Ladies By Jessica Harrison
Ceramic figurines are like little reflections of ourselves. Historically modeled after royalty, famous actors, and unusual characters from every day life, they can show us who we are and where we come from. Scotland based artist Jessica Harrison sees figurines in much the same way, but beauty is only skin deep. Continue reading »
Monochrome Bodypainting Project “Exoskeleton”: Brilliantly Textured Body Paintings Turn The Human Form Into A Walking Work Of Art
Artist Yusk Imai has a long-held fascination with human anatomy, and he displays this reverence for the body in an unconventional painting project called Exoskeleton. The skin is his canvas as hands, arms, legs, and shoulders are covered in intricate textures that mimic reptile scales, brushed metal, and feathers. Imai’s meticulous handling and solid black painting is reminiscent of the blackout-style tattoo trend we’ve recently admired. Unlike those tattoos, however, his work is created with acrylic ink and water-based markers, making its existence fleeting. Continue reading »
Hilarious Illustrations Of Real Movie Typos By Austin Light
Writer, illustrator and designer Austin Light has come up with a unique collection of real movie title typos turned into funny illustrations. The funny new movie scenes even feature short plot synopses of the silly movies. Continue reading »
Renowned Tattoo Artist Inked Clients Through a Hole in the Wall Without Ever Meeting Them
Normally, a lot of careful planning goes into getting a tattoo. Or, at the very least, people looking to get a tattoo become familiar with their design of choice. Tattoo artist Scott Campbell, however, has added an element of surprise to this process with his performance project called Whole Glory. Unlike the typical client/artist relationship, complete strangers slid their arms into a hole with no knowledge of what Campbell would draw, and no say in the matter, either. Continue reading »
Revealing Portraits of Heavily Tattooed People Who Normally Cover Their Whole Bodies
For many people, their skin is a canvas on which to display beautiful body art. Some folks are satisfied with one or two tattoos, but others keep going until entire areas of their body are camouflaged in colorful ink. British photographer Alan Powdrill documents these brazen bodies in COVERED, an homage to those willing to go to the tattooing extreme. His series features two images per person: one where they’re bundled head-to-toe, and another where they’re showing off their complex tapestry of tattoos.
Photo © by Alan Powdrill
“My tattoos are part of who I am and I’ll always love my bodysuit now and when I’m 80. The love I get for what I look like is what it’s all about.” (Victoria, 37)
The revealing photographs demonstrate the complexity of human identity. To these people, clothes symbolize just one part of their lives. Powdrill’s subjects wear suits, tailored jeans, and pressed shirts—they are business professionals, hardworking laborers, and responsible parents. Wearing these garments make us view them in a certain way, one that reflects a “civilized” demeanor. But when they’re undressed, if offers a different aspect of their lifestyle, and begs the question: do we change our attitude towards a person once we discover they’ve got a giant tiger across their back? Also, can any one image truly reflect the complexity of a human’s character? Continue reading »
25 Photos Of An Insane ’66 Plymouth Barracuda
The dudes over at Deus Ex Machina customized this monster ’66 Plymouth Barracuda with 480hp 273 on a 4 speed in the coolest way possible. What a looker – Mad Max would be proud. Continue reading »
One Of The Most Creative Instagram Accounts You Need To Follow Immediately
Based in Jakarta, Indonesia graphic designer Jati Putra Pratama is the creator of one of the most visually interesting (and frequently stunning) Instagram accounts we’ve seen a long time. Thanks to a little bit of Photoshop trickery and magic, he’s been able to construct a series of dreamlike images that often verge on the surreal. Continue reading »