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Posted by Tom |
Sep 7th, 2010
One of my more recent...
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Posted by Tom |
Sep 7th, 2010
It is always sad to do tattoos of departed loved ones. Especially when they are so young. I don’t respect any tattooer that attempts portraits when they know they can’t do them...
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Posted by Tom |
Sep 7th, 2010
Lots of tattooers don’t use much white because they say it doesn’t show up well or last, but it does. I feel like it is ‘sandbagging’ to avoid it. Especially in flowers and...
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Posted by Tom |
Sep 7th, 2010
This tattoo was one of the first renditions of a classic religious painting. It is my favorite version of St. Michael. I like the spear instead of the sword and the chained devil. I have done my own version recently with a sword. I have done...
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Posted by Tom |
Sep 7th, 2010
This tattoo is from the original movie poster. He was my favorite ‘monster’ because Larry Talbot was such a tortured soul with a...
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Posted by Tom |
Sep 7th, 2010
This tattoo is another Horimouja design. You can see more about this one further...
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Posted by Tom |
Sep 7th, 2010
This tattoo is another one of my favorites. It was a success all the way around. The colors were bright and the values were balanced. The white really...
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Posted by Tom |
Sep 7th, 2010
He lived game. An Aussie credo. I like Ned...
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Posted by Tom |
Sep 7th, 2010
This tattoo is on Johnny Leftwich, the son of Glen , the owner of my Wolfman and Frankenstein which can be seen in the fantasy gallery. He is an up and coming special effects and make-up artist moving to New York. It was inside a cd cover but...
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Posted by Tom |
Sep 7th, 2010
Some skulls with zombie theme, mostly...
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Posted by Tom |
Sep 7th, 2010
Everyone recognizes one of the hottest television characters of the...
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Posted by Tom |
Sep 7th, 2010
I really like the line work on this...
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Posted by Tom |
Sep 7th, 2010
This tattoo is on my friend Mike Hobbs, a talented bassist currently with a regional group, 4 Play. He brought in a couple of Ruth Thompson angel posters (beautiful artwork) and we did them on his calf. You can see the finished project in the...
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Posted by Tom |
Sep 7th, 2010
Probably my favorite mythological character, Cernunos, the celtic God of the woods. His image has been carved in stone over cathedral doors to show the celts that they were welcomed (so they could convert them) in a Christian church, and embraced...
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Posted by Tom |
Sep 7th, 2010
This tattoo is my version of the Chinese phoenix. I am looking forward to adding...
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Posted by Tom |
Sep 7th, 2010
This was a tough tattoo to do but I love the...
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Posted by Tom |
Sep 7th, 2010
This is my favorite of the Ned Kelly’s, and one of my alltime favorite tattoo’s. It was taken from the only rendition of the shoot-out done at the scene. I managed to even get his spurs on his boots. When he was hung (they couldn’t kill...
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Posted by Tom |
Sep 7th, 2010
Pet portraits are as important as people portraits. This one has an interesting story. He became a boon companion to my customer while he was in Iraq and helped him through a tough period. I can’t remember if he and his friends were able to...
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Posted by Tom |
Sep 7th, 2010
I think this one was based on a t-shirt design also. I remember totally redrawing it. I like the snake skeletons and...
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Posted by Tom |
Sep 7th, 2010
This portrait was done on a dark complexion. I do a lot of work dark skin and do the same amount of detailing as with tattoo’s on light...
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Posted by Tom |
Sep 7th, 2010
I really like the color on this...
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Posted by Tom |
Sep 7th, 2010
One of my favorite flash artists is Pedro Alvarez. I embrace inspiration from any source. I look forward to doing more cultural subjects. I would love to do some Vishnu art. I have a wonderful sourcebook if anyone is...
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Posted by Tom |
Sep 7th, 2010
This tattoo is a freehand piece add-on to another freehand piece. I really didn’t have any idea of what to do, so I just drew the design on as I went. I don’t like to go into any project without a good plan of execution in my head. Although...
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Posted by Tom |
Sep 7th, 2010
This tattoo is from the Horimouja book. I love these and look forward to doing...
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