If you’re a regular OV reader, you probably know by now just how much I like Devil tattoos. Serious devil tattoos, silly ones, as long as it’s an evil red imp… I’m into it. This fella was done down at Ink Smith & Rogers in Jacksonville by the talented Dave Wulff, who you should follow on Instagram here.
He’s doing a bunch of guest spots lately, so check out his IG page for the next stop!
Posted by Shawn Porter on January 19, 2013
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As my latest tattoo from Robert Ryan heals (and coincidentally enough, it’s of this fella above’s arch nemesis) I find myself being very protective of the remaining skin that I have left to tattoo. I’ve posted ‘painted into a corner’ updates before; that I’m rapidly running out of available spots and that every new tattoo is one less that I’ll ever be able to get.
It makes me happy that I’m so close to being ‘done’ but there are just so many folks out there doing killer work who I know I’ll regret not being tattooed by- folks like Michael Bennett, Adam Shrewsbury and Ohio’s Jacob Des.
Every time Jake busts out a new painting (and it seems it’s daily- he’s the hardest working painter in Tattooing sometimes) I realize that saving him a little spot is a necessity.
So enjoy this one from Mr. Des. It’s the devil, and who doesn’t love the devil?
Posted by Shawn Porter on June 25, 2012
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I did it again;
I had sworn off watching any more episodes of Spike TV’s INK MASTER after wannabe reality-show badboy Al Fliction had to ‘close shop’ and go home. I had thought there was no more to see. But I relapsed. Episode 4 came and went but I couldn’t resist episode 5; Traditional American.
Bold line. Heavy black shading. Limited color palette. A timeless tattoo you could read from 20 feet away.
The episode ended poorly.
The artists by and large put on good tattoos, but they missed the point entirely.
You can’t say the same about this lil devil from Michael Bennett of Faith Tattoo in Santa Rosa. He’s put a fun spin on it, but bold lines? Heavy black shading and tightly packed solid color? I’d ask why guys like Michael aren’t on Ink Master, but I think that it’s pretty obvious.
You can find out more about Michael at his blog.
Posted by Shawn Porter on February 20, 2012
http://occultvibrations.wordpress.com/2012/02/20/whats-happening-hot-stuff/
Chad Koeplinger tattoos a dang good devil.
Here are two examples of that truth.
You can check out the life and times of Mr. Koeplinger via his IN FULL EFFECT blog.
You can find the devil in the details.
Posted by Shawn Porter on August 30, 2011
http://occultvibrations.wordpress.com/2011/08/30/giving-the-devil-his-due/
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