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April 19, 2010 at 9:02 pm #33490

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@gnarly

This is my first tattoo.
I was a little hesitant to post pictures, but I really like the way it’s coming along, so I thought I’d share.

After a little bit of color..

April 19, 2010 at 9:12 pm #86359

ppornan

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@ppornan

wow awesome ink. is it your first piece? definetly brave for going with the ribs. Who is your tattooist? It looks great but its going to be amazing when finished. whats next? keep us updated.

Patrick

April 19, 2010 at 10:16 pm #86364

Ben1985

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@ben1985

Don’t be hesitant, that is a fine piece of ink. 🙂

April 19, 2010 at 10:16 pm #86365

NeverBSatisfied

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@neverbsatisfied

That’s pretty badass. Pretty hardcore piece, as well as location. How long were you in the chair total up to this point?

April 19, 2010 at 10:36 pm #86368

gnarly

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@gnarly

Thanks guys, I really like the way it’s coming along. So far I have about four and a half hours in. :]

My tattooist is Mike Schweigert, he’s fantastic. He’s an incredible artist, and a really nice guy.

Oh, and yes, it is my first piece.

April 20, 2010 at 1:49 pm #86401

-DMD-

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@dmd

Looks great!!! Where did you get the inspiration for this?

April 20, 2010 at 2:28 pm #86403

mikey_ink

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@mikey_ink

-DMD-;66214 wrote:

Looks great!!! Where did you get the inspiration for this?

In for an answer on this one…

April 20, 2010 at 2:46 pm #86405

gnarly

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@gnarly

-DMD-;66214 wrote:

Looks great!!! Where did you get the inspiration for this?

Thanks :]

Well, I’m a huge nerd, and love history and got the inspiration from medieval religious art,. The name for the scene is a hellmouth, and they occur semi frequently in the medieval time period, and a little bit in the renaissance. The particular inspiration for my tattoo came from woodcuts done by Lucas Cranach and Pieter van der Heyden.

April 20, 2010 at 5:00 pm #86408

captured_ink

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@captured_ink

Hi there,

Thank you for posting that is some cracking good ink. Love the pics. Keep us posted.

April 21, 2010 at 2:11 am #86425

ppornan

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@ppornan

gnarly;66178 wrote:

Thanks guys, I really like the way it’s coming along. So far I have about four and a half hours in. :]

My tattooist is Mike Schweigert, he’s fantastic. He’s an incredible artist, and a really nice guy.

Oh, and yes, it is my first piece.

just checked out your tattooists portfolio online. you picked a great tattooist. i like his tradiitional american work. cant wait to see yours done. hang in there and keep us updated.

Patrick

June 5, 2010 at 1:52 am #88735

gnarly

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@gnarly

I just finished my side today 😀
I’ll post pictures in a few days when I’m not so swollen.

And I noticed my picture were all messed up in my photobcket account, so I’m posting them again.
The Hellmouth

June 5, 2010 at 3:19 am #88737

Gsouder

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@gsouder

1) that tat is NOTHING to be shy about. It looks really good and it looks really good on you. Don’t be shy!

2)Those pics are pretty sexy.

3)No matter how much you explain to me about the hellmouth being historical and religious the ONLY reference to me is Buffy the Vampire slayer, the TV show. Now, you can deduce a few things from this. One, I’m a huge nerd. Two, I’m probably nerdier than you are and Three I was disappointed to not see Spike in you tattoo.

June 5, 2010 at 5:32 am #88742

gnarly

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@gnarly

Okay. So I said I’d post pictures in a couple of days, when it’s not so swollen and gross. But I lied. I’m going to post pictures now.