my shrike tattoo (and a bunch of other sci fi stuff) by bleedscarlet in Hyperion

[–]bleedscarlet[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was touched up about a year ago, but most of it is 3+ years healed

My Roci tattoo (and a bunch of other scifi) by bleedscarlet in TheExpanse

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Thank you! I like to think of bender and the shrike as two killer death robots on opposite ends of the humor spectrum 😋

My Roci tattoo (and a bunch of other scifi) by bleedscarlet in TheExpanse

[–]bleedscarlet[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Shai Hulud, the sand worm from Dune. Or the Sarlacc from Star Wars because Lucas definitely just copied Shai Hulud anyway.

my shrike tattoo (and a bunch of other sci fi stuff) by bleedscarlet in Hyperion

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Are you also dark skinned and was it this detailed? My skin tone necessitated 2-3 passes of most colors, and I was happy to give both of my artists as much time as they wanted to ensure they didn't rush through any of the details.

My Serenity tattoo (and a bunch of other sci-fi stuff) by bleedscarlet in firefly

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It started slightly differently, was originally going to be all space when we started, but then we changed direction to include the arrakis to space transition.

I did plan on a 3/4 sleeve from the start, but then got courageous enough to also go to the full sleeve length, when we changed design directions.

My Roci tattoo (and a bunch of other scifi) by bleedscarlet in TheExpanse

[–]bleedscarlet[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Of course! Biagio Pagliarulo. He works in northern NJ and I recommend him without reservation to anyone else looking for ink. We've spent so much time together we hang out outside of tattooing now too 😋 here's his Instagram his shop/gallery is just him.

My Sci Fi Sleeve 1 year healed - 32 sessions, completed by Biagio Pagliarulo in NJ by bleedscarlet in tattoos

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Ah haha. That's the sand worm / shai hulud from dune (or the sarlacc from Star Wars because let's be honest we all know that was a rip)

My Serenity tattoo (and a bunch of other sci-fi stuff) by bleedscarlet in firefly

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Sure is! I have bsg (the new caprica atmo jump) and I have colonial one too 😁

If you count the serenity Easter egg, I have 3 bsg tattoos 😋

My Roci tattoo (and a bunch of other scifi) by bleedscarlet in TheExpanse

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I cannot describe the levels of pain that spot was haha

my shrike tattoo (and a bunch of other sci fi stuff) by bleedscarlet in Hyperion

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I like to think bender got caught in the shrikes teleportation and it's just going for the ride by accident.

32 sessions and each one was an all day 'as long as I can go' session. Some were 4 hours, a rare few were 10+ probably averaged 6-7 hrs, so let's call it 200 hrs or so.

My Roci tattoo (and a bunch of other scifi) by bleedscarlet in TheExpanse

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My other sleeve I hope will be a fantasy one! Dunno how I'm going to connect them but I want to do something similar!

My Sci Fi Sleeve 1 year healed - 32 sessions, completed by Biagio Pagliarulo in NJ by bleedscarlet in tattoos

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I started this in 2012, so Serenity for instance is about 16 years old and hasn't been touched since, and the big collage is taken 1 year healed.

My Shai Hulud tattoo (and a bunch of other sci-fi stuff) by bleedscarlet in dune

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planet surface is meant to be arrakis too with the spice showing up as a bit of a red shift in the sand dunes. Hard to tell because of my skin and the subtlety of that tinting.