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Tattoo Time Lapse: Skull on Shin by Shawn Will

Shawn Will is a tattoo artist from Houston, Texas who works at Red Dagger Tattoo Studio. In this speed tattoo video, Shawn Will inks a guy’s calf with a skull surrounded by art supplies. In the tattoo design, the tattoo artist has creatively used the skull’s cheek bone as a pencil holder. This is a pretty cool tattoo idea, but personally I don’t like that the artist used the same grey-ish ink in both the skull and the tubes of paint. The eye sockets could have been a lot darker too.

As far as the symbolism of this tattoo is concerned… Skulls are usually a symbol of death, mortality and the spiritual world. (You can learn more about skull tattoos in Skull Tattoos give Death Life on Skin) Perhaps art is so important to the client that you can prise his paint brushes from his cold, dead hands? The human skull is hidden beneath layers of skin, fat and muscle so perhaps the design is a statement that the artist has hidden depths to his talent. Though the symbolism of this tattoo isn’t blatantly clear, it probably has a personal meaning for its wearer.

Take a look at Shawn Will’s facebook page for more tattoo art by this artist.

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October 30, 2012 Catherine Nessworthy Mayhem & Muse

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Ed Perdomo’s Cartoon Tattoos aim to Cheer You Up

Ed Perdomo’s Cartoon Tattoos aim to Cheer You Up

Ed Perdomo grew up in Colombia, South America, and discovered his passion for tattooing at a young age. In an interview with Tattoo Planet, Perdomo says that although tattoos were frowned upon in Colombia during the 90s, he and his friends built their own tattoo machines out of toy parts, mechanical pencils and Chinese ink. […]

November 1, 2012 Catherine Nessworthy Mayhem & Muse

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David Hale Tattoos his Illustrated Spirit

David Hale Tattoos his Illustrated Spirit

David Hale is an American tattoo artist who lives in Athens, Georgia. He owns and runs his own tattoo shop; LoveHawk Studios, where he creates individualized tattoos based on his illustrations. Hale’s designs are inspired by the natural world, affected by his imagination and inked onto the canvas of human skin. See more tattoos in David […]

October 23, 2012 Catherine Nessworthy Mayhem & Muse
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