Geek and Nerd Tattoos

Well, this is a fairly new genre of tattoos, and it’s debatable whether this is a step forwards or backwards. While nobody can deny the incredible visuals of the video game world are excellent material for tattoos, with bright colours and cartoon-like styles, is it really a good idea to dedicate your arm to Sonic the Hedgehog, forever? Hmmm…

Sonic The Hedgehog Tattoo Sleeve

Obscurities Tattoos

Some very nice work over at Obscurities Tattoos & Piercings, including the incredible phoenix as seen below…

Phoenix Tattoo

Cool Cheshire Cat Tattoo

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…

Mr X Black Tattoos

Check out the Into You website for some amazing artwork by Mr X. It’s not to everyone’s taste but his extremely bold and simple style is pretty original and impressive, even if a lot of the subject matter is the usual same-old-stuff.

Mr X Bold Black Style Tattoos

Westlife Anyone? No? Really?

Westlife Portraits Tattoo

Well, the tributes to musical geniuses keep appearing. Like the Britney tattoo, this one has to be commended for it’s sheer quality and taste. The ‘Avante Garde harmonies’ (that’s singing out of tune, to you and me) of Westlife really are a cause for celebration.

The identity of the wearer has been obscured for humanitarian reasons.

Britney Spears Gone Mental Tattoo

Britney Spears Shaved Head Tattoo

All I can say is well done to the owner if this tattoo, it is absolutely brilliant.

Britney Spears is an undisputed musical genius and her rise and fall deserves to be commemorated in this way. The Chinese ribs caught between her teeth effect is spot on, too. I really wish I’d thought of this first, though.

Oh well.

Stroll on.

Hate Heart Traditional Tattoo Flash

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!

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?

The Tattoo Flash Shop is Now Open!

Flash Shop Now Open at BodyIllustrated.com

Great news today – the Body Illustrated tattoo flash shop is now open.

It’s a modest start with just the one design available for now, but please bear with us as the library grows – there is plenty of artwork ready to go online for your delight, it’s just a case of finding the time to get it all up there!

All designs will be professionally rendered vector artwork, featuring the fully shaded and coloured version along with the outline. The artwork is in PDF format, so it can be scaled to any size (even billboard size!) and there will be no loss of quality or sharpness!

In the meantime, why not have a look at the fledgling shop…

The Phenomenal Tomas Tomas

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!