Amanda Wachob’s tattoo art
Working out of New York, tattooist Amanda Wachob takes the a fine art approach to the medium, creating flowing, colourful works on the human form canvas. [Via Change The Thought]
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In New York-based tattoo artist Amanda Wachob’s hands, a limb, chest, neck or back is not so much a body part as a very real — and permanent — canvas on which to create her wistful, soft and decorative artwork. Her tattoo work is beautifully original, with not a skull or crossbone (or ‘Hey Mum’, for that measure) in sight. Read more
Wow, wow, wow (or should that be ‘ow, ow, ow’?) There’s really no other way to sum up the tattoo work of English-born New York-based artist Thomas Hooper, who studied Drawing at The London Institute of Art & Design before moving to NYC to pursue his interest in stunningly creative and elaborate body art. Read more
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When I was a kid, I used to love watching behind-the-scenes documentaries about my favorite movies, showing character designs and initial scene paintings. Animation art designer Samuel Michlap posts his sketches and discusses his processes on his blog, making for fascination reading for anyone interested in the industry. Read more
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