Tattoo of Black Panther in Flames

American / Traditional Tattoos, originally uploaded by Jim Miner.

Vibrant colour and contrast in this tattoo of a black panther, shot several times with arrows and surrounded by fire

Full Back Tattoo of Black Koi Fish

Koi: after two sessions, originally uploaded by Frenkieb.

This full back tattoo of a black koi fish is still unfinished but looks great so far. A few key highlights in colour really jump out against the black ink including the bright red Asian characters on his left shoulder

Interesting Arm and Shoulder Tattoo Design

my arm as of last tuesday, originally uploaded by qichao.

This upper arm tattoo is very unique including, if I'm not mistaken (correct me if I'm wrong), two miniture Woody Allen tattoos flanking a watchful eye underneath shaking hands and - what I think is a mason's symbol. I imagine there's a lot of personal stories behind the choice of symbols

Japanese Sleeve Tattoo

Japanese Sleeve Tattoo, originally uploaded by shaire productions.

I nice pic of a Japanese sleeve tattoo of a Samurai warrior. Solid ink coverage on the hair. (I'm a big fan of the solid ink when it's done right)

Sorry again for the slow-down in posting. Life doesn't stop just 'cause you're bloggin! Maybe one day this can be a full-time job but certainly not yet!

Traditional Handpoke Bamboo Tattoo

Self-portrait: New Skin, originally uploaded by A.Gibson.

This traditional full back tattoo on a female includes a mermaid design.

Shoulder Tattoo on Pinup Model

Pinned Up, originally uploaded by May_Queen.

Shoulder tattoo on female model with flowers and flames and what I think is a lion in the middle. (My animal knowledge is somewhat limited :)

Heavy Ink Back Tattoo of Wings

241104-067, originally uploaded by http://www.flickr.com/people/aspectsoflight/.

Wings tattoo in Heavy Ink on the back of this man as well as a small neck tattoo.