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Below is another amazing piece from Matt Cunnington Westside Tattoo - Brisbane, QLD - Spa, Beauty & Personal Care | Facebook
I ripped this image from the snippet of his interview in the latest TAM Matt Cunnington Tattoo Artist Magazine Issue #33 Interview Preview « TAM Blog the rest of the body suit is also pretty crazy and the interview is done by Mr C.K

Hey @Cork I'm not sure what Rachis' real last name is, but could it be Rachi Brains @ Blackthrone Tattoo?https://www.facebook.com/blackthronetattoo
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After further searching 'Park' could very well be her last name lol, carry on. (It does look like her style)
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Aaaaaaaaaand one more thing ;)
Done by Matt Cunnington @ Westside Tattoo - Brisbane, QLD - Spa, Beauty & Personal Care | Facebook

This should be on a shirt lol

Steve Byrne BOOM! Steve Byrne Tattoo | Facebook

@MadeIndelible - never apologise for posting awesome backpieces haha ;)
Horitsune II


Horiyasu:

Not Sure on these 2:

Just came across this on my interweb travels and figured it would be a fitting pic to share for my 600th Post :)
By the always amazing Lina Stigsson

This thread hasn't been on top in awhile so...

Done by Hans Schröder, Malmö Sweden

Aaron Coleman (not sure if these have been posted before or not?)
Immaculate Tattoo - Home

By Stuart G. Cripwell Spider Murphys Tattoo :: Welcome
Who else gets the feeling that this bad boy will hold?

I wish I had something intelligent to say, or at least a witty comment or observation... but all I can say is - F@#k Me. By Mike Rubendall kingsavetattoo | Just another WordPress.com site

An interesting Grime back piece Skull & Sword

The patterns/details in the skull are really crazy, they look almost like vortexes or something? (especially in the cheek bones)

400th post, figured I should make it a good one ;)

By Mr Bailey Hunter Robinson. I can't stop looking at the flower in her hair
Copper Beehive – Tattooing by Bailey Hunter Robinson
And of course, I had to drop some Japanese stuff in here. I've recently discovered this artists work, and I'm really enjoying checking it all out Hori-ai


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Horihito

ŽhÂŽt ‰‘ã’¤‚Ð‚Æ | ƒ^ƒgƒD[ƒXƒ^ƒWƒIuTATTOO STUDIO BAKUv (Hope this is the right link)
Not a back piece but figured I could chuck it in here and I doubt anyone will mind
By Horimasa

Xam
The Family Business Tattoo Shop

I know @hogg posted a link to Asakura Horiyasu's site earlier in this thread but I was bored and had been meaning to post some photos of his for awhile so here they is ;)



And as always, go here: Asakusa Horiyasu Studio

Speaking of Miyazo ;) http://www.miyazo.com/welcome.html

^^ wow. just wow.



In the series I posted above, Horistune talks about how important the background is, and how when a client comes to him with an idea its the first thing he thinks of. Well, I think he has passed on those ideals to Miyazo perfectly - every time I look at his backgrounds I could get lost for hours

These are by Horitsune II from Osaka Japan. The first is on his pupil Miyazo and the second is on tattooer Rob Admiraal (The piece on the lady is one of Robs' clients/his work)

^^ So friggin good!!!

I tried to find a better photo of Robs' backpiece, but good luck finding much if any of Horitsune IIs' work online. There is a series of videos though called 'Onko Chishin' and are well worth checking out, so do it ;)

I was about to say "How can there be no Judd Ripley in this thread?" and then saw that Perez had posted something awhile ago ;) so here is a bit more
Judd Ripley

Or did you mean this?

I completely understand, but i will say this. Two words: @Iwar Fundoshi lol He has now set the bar pretty high though

Might just leave this here ;)
Alex “Kofuu” Reinke Horikitsune | heartbeatink.gr

Aaron Coleman (not sure if these have been posted before or not?)
Immaculate Tattoo - Home

I can say this from me personally. I really don't mind answer the same questions we all had in the beginning of getting tattooed. We've all been there. Yes there is repeat questions, because honestly most people share similar fears or doubts. I know sometimes I (or us as a whole) come off a bit rough when we say "go ask the artist(s)" but realistically I feel that, us "internet strangers" would not be giving the most accurate advice. There is only some much information we know or can share without just basing guesses on personal experiences, which really would be just throwing out opinions. Things like "how long will it take", "How much time was that", "Can this image/idea be done", really are best left up to the actual artist doing the tattoo. I know personally I cannot give a quote for price/time, or tell you what can be done. This I feel applies as well to just about all other LST members (unless they happen to the be artist you are getting tattooed by!).
I'd say my biggest "rules" I like to enforce on LST as a moderator are as follows:
1. Be nice!
2. Do not ever talk money!
Treat this place as if it was a gathering of friends. Friends don't talk disrespectfully to each other, and I have yet to really start talking money with my friends, outside of the casual "if I won the lottery" conversation.

@finegentleman You should email Luca Ortis, who did the first tattoo you linked to.
He's a nice guy and a very professional and businesslike tattooer.
If you're serious about getting a tattoo like this, most tattooers wouldn't mind a few newbie questions. We all have to start somewhere.
If you're asking so you can have fuel for a chat session with your buddies, keep asking strangers on the internet. Maybe they'll start arguing amongst themselves - that'll be fun for about zero seconds.

He's in Arizona. And if you want to see a few of his tattoos, as well of plenty of others that are beyond amazing, buy the Bloodworks: Bodies book set. Two full bodysuits of his in there.

There may be one or two backpieces floating around on the internet other than those, but other than that, you won't find much, if anything. And that's for a very particular reason.