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Red Rose on Grayscale stem

BIAGIO

Published on: 22/05/2013

Biagio free-handed this rose and stem to follow the lines of the back and sit well on the body.

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This is a piece Biagio free-formed designed for Austin of the band "Black Tide". Austin wanted some bio-organic work with a zombie-like feel to represent Man#39;s desire being the root of all evil. Biagio freehanded the design to portray the eye of a man, turning evil, looking at the object of his desire, a woman, that transitions into a zombie showing off the result of the desire. This is the beginning of a whole sleeve that represent the theme of Man#39;s desire is the root of all evil.

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Creeping Dragon

BIAGIO

Published on: 06/04/2013

My client gave me the challenge to tie his arm tattoo with his kanji on his opposite shoulder with a dragon crawling. Thought I would maximize the space in order to not comprimise the look of the dragon. The difficulty was in getting a 3-dimensional dragon to not look awkward transitioning from the back to the arm. I decided to keep the heaviness of the piece on the back of the body, back of arm, to help the transition. All aspects are completely from my head with no reference. Getting to do work like this makes what I do an absolute pleasure.

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Reaper Releases Pit

BIAGIO

Published on: 05/04/2013

This piece was designed for my client to pay homage to his Pitbull with some elements of roses which he likes and a reaper to reflect the death he escaped from in his own life. All work is freehand and original. I utilized reference for the skull, roses and dog. The tattoo started as a cover-up of a name over his nipple. The original design incorporated the nipple into it, eventually the client wanted to cover his entire nipple and thus we proceeded to mask his nipple in darkness.

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