White whale.

...This ivory leg is what propels me,
Harpoons thrust in the sky.
Aim directly for his crooked brow,
And look him straight in the eye! 

Marks white whale. Matt Verges inspired.

Fan #1

This week I finished funny portrait of my colleague Thomas on one and only Fan #1. This guy has just few open spots left here and there but he kept space left for this special occasion. And now he will be taking Thomas everywhere.

Further Bjoyd came to show his healed touched up tattoo.

And I had worked another session on Yuri's sleeve.

Howdy

This week:

Babette's cowboy... finished.

Stefan's  Witchblade tattoo... almost finished.

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 And Tim's gorgeous Pin-up thats still needs some dental treatment and a visit by a hairdresser.

A story of two bullfinches and broken mirror continues

Ok at least one tattoo related pic. Bara has now her 1st session behind and my hands are itching to put some colors next time. 

So to be continued...

Sneak peek part 2

Almost a year ago I started Alice in Wonderland sleeve with Yuri. Yesterday we had another productive session and this time it was time for The Hatter. 

When finished I�ll post the whole piece after long photo-shoot session.

And since I show you work in progress I want to share some other projects I�m working on.

That tiger is up to something...

Dragon contra Phoenix fight.

 

Koi fish half sleeve.

A huge dragon leg sleeve.

 

And Matt Verges inspired Moby Dick piece.

 

Butt frog tattoo exchange

Yesterday I tattooed the godmother of my sister. She makes crazy delicious and crazy good looking cakes. Just incredible tastes of all kinds of flavours and a huge sugar bomb. That's what we all could use yesterday: a big sugar calorie bomb.
She is also nuts about frogs... can't explain it, all I can tell is that she collects all kinds of different frog figures. No Kermit's. Just frogs, like those green ones that swim in the European rivers. And she wanted to get a green frog as a tattoo.
So we kind of traded cake for a butt frog tattoo.

And here the mighty delicious Kynst cake before it got cut and eaten. Yummy!!!

Sneak peek

An old classmate of mine came by today to work further on his leg. We shared our comic obsession during school and he always mention  to get Cover image from Witchblade tattooed. 
So here a small sneak preview of how it turns out till today.

And then a bit of  Greek mythology...

Free models for celtic tattoos

Two new models for celtic tattoos available on my website

Celtic bracelet tattoos with the word "Love" written with celtic ornamental fonts.

A celtic pendant with a celtic cross in middle.

Blues is the colour

 Something I manage to finish few weeks ago on a very devoted blues fan.

Celtic tattoos

Celts once covered a large area of Europe and had their own languages and culture, not to mention religion. The symbols they used in those days are incorporated into the highly popular Celtic tattoos used today.


The Celts worshipped gods and goddesses, animals and the land, and as they were exposed more and more to Christianity, their symbols and shapes started to change into crosses and stars. One of the reasons for this adaptation was to avoid conflict with Christian beliefs. But, these adapted elements are what remains and what is most seen in traditional tattoos.


Celtic Knot Patterns 
Although many traditional Celtic designs are copied in tattoos, perhaps one of the most recognizable and coveted tattoo is the knot. Knots resemble interwoven vines and are arranged to form a particular shape, for example a heart, but their shape can be almost anything a person can think of, from circles to the more complex star shape.


A Celtic knot also carries with it the symbolism recognizable by anyone who has even a slight knowledge of Celtic art which is that it represents continuous life as well as the season's cycles and the complexity of nature.


Animals were very important to the Celts, animals such as butterflies, dogs and geese. Butterflies were especially held in very high esteem by the Celts because of their beauty. Dogs symbolize loyalty and good luck while eagles are linked with death, so are ravens and other birds. Horses were sacred to the Celts and a tattoo depicting a horse is linked to mystery and magic. Power can be symbolized by a Celtic art tattoo of a bear while the dragon is associated with both power and magic. Sometimes an animal will be the main focus in a tattoo while others may form on a part of the background.


The number three, 3, has always featured highly in Celtic designs and is typically found somewhere in the design, at times even hidden deeply within it. It can be small or large.


Cross 
The Celtic cross is without doubt perhaps the most recognisable of all Celtic designs and is a very popular tattoo subject. They are highly religious in their nature and quite often Celts will wear the design as a proclamation of their ethnic roots.


The Celtic tree of life is quite self-explanatory, it follows the same style as the knot and the cross but it is composed of interweaving lines which form branches around a tree trunk. It represents the beginning and end of life and also the eternal nature of the world we live in.


Claddagh 
A Claddagh, though maybe not as well known is popular and is perhaps more recognizable to those of Celtic and Irish heritage. Consisting of two hands clasping a heart covered by a crown. When represented graphically in the form of a tattoo, it stands for everlasting love and loyalty.


Author: Tim Lazaro


Source: ezinearticles.com

celtic bracelet and pendant tattoo

celtic bracelet tattoo

celtic pendant tattoo

Free dragon tattoo designs (II)

Chinese symbol for the year of the dragon (H�nz�: ??; pinyin: l�ngni�n)

Japanese symbol: War (Kanji: ??; hiragana: ????; reading: sensoo)

Chinese (traditional chinese) / japanese ideogram: Dragon (Japanese: Kanji: ?; hiragana: 1 ?? 2 ??? 3 ???; reading: 1 tatsu 2 ryuu 3 ryoo) (Chinese: H�nz�: ?; pinyin: l�ng)

Chinese dragons tattoos:

• Tianlong (Chinese: ??; pinyin: tianl�ng; Wade�Giles: t'ien-lung; literally "heavenly dragon"), celestial dragon that guards heavenly palaces and pulls divine chariots; also a name for Draco (constellation)
• Hong (Chinese: ?; pinyin: h�ng; Wade�Giles: hung; literally "rainbow"), a two-headed dragon or rainbow serpent
• Teng (Chinese: ?; pinyin: t�ng; Wade�Giles: t'eng) or Tengshe (simplified Chinese: ??; traditional Chinese: ??; pinyin: t�ngsh�; Wade�Giles: t'eng-she; lit. "soaring snake") is a flying dragon without legs
• Shenlong (Chinese: ??; pinyin: sh�nl�ng; Wade�Giles: shen-lung; literally "god dragon"), thunder god that controls the weather, appearance of a human head, dragon's body, and drum-like stomach
• Longwang (Chinese: ??; pinyin: l�ngw�ng; Wade�Giles: lung-wang; literally "Dragon Kings") divine rulers of the Four Seas
• Fucanglong (Chinese: ???; pinyin: f�c�ngl�ng; Wade�Giles: fu-ts'ang-lung; literally "hidden treasure dragon"), underworld guardian of precious metals and jewels, associated with volcanoes
• Bashe (Chinese: ??; pinyin: bash�; Wade�Giles: pa-she; literally "ba snake") was a giant python-like dragon that ate elephants
• Dilong (Chinese: ??; pinyin: d�l�ng; Wade�Giles: ti-lung; literally "earth dragon"), controller of rivers and seas; also a name for earthworm
• Yinglong (Chinese: ??; pinyin: y�ngl�ng; Wade�Giles: ying-lung; literally "responding dragon"), winged dragon associated with rains and floods, used by Huangdi to kill Chi You
• Shen (Chinese: ?; pinyin: sh�n; Wade�Giles: shen; literally "giant clam"), a shapeshifting dragon or sea monster believed to create mirages
• Jiaolong (Chinese: ??; pinyin: jiaol�ng; Wade�Giles: chiao-lung; literally "crocodile dragon"), hornless or scaled dragon, leader of all aquatic animals
• Panlong (Chinese: ??; pinyin: p�nl�ng; Wade�Giles: p'an-lung; literally "coiled dragon"), lake dragon that has not ascended to heaven
• Huanglong (Chinese: ??; pinyin: hu�ngl�ng; Wade�Giles: huang-lung; literally "yellow dragon"), hornless dragon symbolizing the emperor
• Feilong (Chinese: ??; pinyin: feil�ng; Wade�Giles: fei-lung; literally "flying dragon"), winged dragon that rides on clouds and mist; also a name for pterosaur (compare Feilong kick and Fei Long character)
• Qinglong (Chinese: ??; pinyin: qingl�ng; Wade�Giles: ch'ing-lung; literally "Azure Dragon"), the animal associated with the East in the Chinese Four Symbols, mythological creatures in the Chinese constellations
• Longma (Chinese: ??; pinyin: l�ngma; Wade�Giles: lung-ma; literally "dragon horse"), emerged from the Luo River and revealed Bagua (concept) to Fu Xi
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  Chilong (Chinese: ??; pinyin: chil�ng; Wade�Giles: ch'ih-lung; literally "demon dragon"), a hornless dragon or mountain demon
• Qiulong (Chinese: ??; pinyin: q�ul�ng; Wade�Giles: ch'iu-lung; literally "curling dragon"), contradictorily defined as both "horned dragon" and "hornless dragon"

Source: wikipedia.org

Free tattoos with chinese dragons, and chinese symbols for dragons on seiza.ro

Chinese symbol for the year of the dragon (H�nz�: ??; pinyin: l�ngni�n)

Chinese symbol for the year of the dragon (H�nz�: ??; pinyin: l�ngni�n)

Kanji tattoo: Human emotions

Japanese word:???? (?????? = kidoairaku), human emotions. Ideograms meanings (from left): 1. ? Joy. 2. ? Angry. 3. ? Sorrow, grief. 4. ? Good mood, comfort.