Jesus with crown of thorns

jesus_crown450.jpg

Hey, this one was fun. I did this on Bob's back. Who is Bob, you ask? (or not) Bob is an ex-Marine sniper who decided to fill his body with tattoos at the age of 70 something. Most are military related, and he wanted to "balance out" his body with some other imagery.

I decided to throw in white. I'm not a big white guy, but it fit with the piece.

Also, because it's a picture of Jesus, I was able to add my own touches to his face and shape. Which, in turn, is so much easier than an exact portrait.

Now I need someone to let me get all distorted and Byzantine.

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Dude... i'm a HUGE fan of Byzantine iconography. We should talk.

rob schwager   on May 27, 2008 8:09 PM

try and post a healed picture. sometimes white can be surprising.

aivanne   on May 28, 2008 2:21 PM

Looks great!

How was it tattooing an old dude? My tattoo-artist tattooed a 80-yr old and he said that his skin was the worst he'd ever tattooed on.

Vince   on May 28, 2008 3:02 PM

really nice portrait...bravo!!

xtophe   on May 30, 2008 6:00 AM

I was worried about his older skin, but it was on his back... so that helped. And, thankfully, the guy is incredibly fit for his age. Sure he has sagging skin, but not where I got to tattoo him.

I did start way low. I turned down everything and worked my way up to a comfortable needle speed. I would have been in trouble if I would have treated his skin normal though.

David Allen   on May 31, 2008 12:03 AM

you're not a big white guy?

Lonny Hurley   on May 31, 2008 4:41 PM

"I did start way low. I turned down everything and worked my way up to a comfortable needle speed."

my mentor taught me that at the very beginning. i think it's a smart way to approach b&g for sure.

aivanne   on June 4, 2008 12:55 PM

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