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Cool Cheshire Cat Tattoo

admin — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:00:46 +0000

We came across this really cool design on flickr.com.

Great little tattoo design!

It’s a great little loose design that uses skin space really well – not too much ink makes it really effective.

See the bigger picture here…

Hate Heart Traditional Tattoo Flash

admin — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 09:42:51 +0000

Hate Heart Modern Traditional Tattoo Flash Design Available for Purchase and Instant Download

There’s yet another addition to the tattoo flash shop, in the form of a traditional old school ‘hate heart’ tattoo flash design. This is an old classic that’s been given a modern update, making it a truly indispensible design! The line art is included along with the full colour artwork and also included is a version without text, adding to it’s versatility!

This design makes a really cool companion to the love heart design. It would be an ideal pair of designs suitable for opposing shoulder blades, pecs, hands, feet, neck etc!

Brand New Tattoo Flash in the Shop – Love Heart!

admin — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 16:01:51 +0000

Classic Old School Love Heart Tattoo Flash

There’s another addition to the tattoo flash shop, in the form of a traditional old school love heart tattoo flash design. This is an old classic that’s been given a modern update, making it a truly indispensible design! The line art is included along with the full colour artwork and also included is a version without text, adding to it’s versatility!

At only $2.99 it’s a steal, so why not treat yourself to the definitive version of an old classic?

Amazing Swallows by Toni Moore

admin — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 09:51:29 +0000

There’s no doubt that swallows and the whole old school tattoo aesthetic are well and truly back in fashion. There’s no shortage of swallow designs doing the rounds at the minute, but these gorgeous designs from Toni Moore at Modern Body Art are the best we’ve seen in a long time – truly graphic and illustrative and she has a great eye for colour. There’s plenty more on offer at the website from other artists too, making it a goldmine of inspiration!

Amazing Swallows by Toni Moore

The Phenomenal Tomas Tomas

Jonny — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 10:54:48 +0000

Amazing Tattoos by Tomas Tomas

This is without a doubt the most amazing body of work I’ve seen for a long time. The only way to describe the work of Tomas Tomas is completely original! To me, the reason his designs work so well is the juxtaposition of the strong, heavy yet elegant geometric shapes against their subtle shading. Tattoo art generally seems to shy away from geometry and straight lines in favour of more organic, flowing designs that complement body shapes, so it’s a real treat to see something so at odds with the usual approach working so well!

Von Glitschka Tattoo Design Process

Jonny — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 21:34:26 +0000

This is a great post by one of my favourite artists. Although he’s not a tattoo artist, a lot of his designs are very tattoo inspired in their symmetry and iconic feel. This blog post shows the whole process from client brief through acquiring references to design and completion of the tattoo, which was a private commission. Very interesting post and a great design at the end of it!

Von Glitschka Work in Progress