"It's a white whale, I say!"

June 22, 2011 at 3:23 pm #36880

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@bcarp

Couple of years back got a Moby Dick tat on the outside of my left leg. Have added to it over time, and got it finished in a 3-hour sitting yesterday (OUCH!!!). It’s now sort of a lower-leg “sleeve” with Cpt. Ahab (from the same set of Rockwell Kent illustrations) added on the inner side, and the spaces filled in with Polynesian style tribal work.

Check out the various stages, and the final result here, and let me know what you think!

June 22, 2011 at 4:53 pm #105723

DOJAGUY

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@dojaguy

LOOKS NICE MAN! what was your motivation? just liked the story?

June 23, 2011 at 12:46 am #105730

BCarp

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@bcarp

DOJAGUY;89283 wrote:

LOOKS NICE MAN! what was your motivation? just liked the story?

Indeed! My favorite novel of all time (as well, the 1956 movie version w/ Gregory Peck). Plus, always been interested in nautical history – especially whaling….

June 23, 2011 at 2:46 am #105731

msmercury

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@msmercury

Very, very nice tattoo! All flowed together very well. Interesting idea you had there.

June 23, 2011 at 2:52 am #105732

buttwheat

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@buttwheat

Cool idea man congrats.

June 23, 2011 at 3:40 pm #105748

DOJAGUY

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@dojaguy

You planning on adding any more to it bro?

June 23, 2011 at 5:24 pm #105758

BCarp

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@bcarp

DOJAGUY;89315 wrote:

You planning on adding any more to it bro?

Nope, I’m calling this one finished. Time to move on to some cover-ups and restorations of some old ink I’m sporting from decades past!

June 23, 2011 at 5:30 pm #105759

DOJAGUY

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@dojaguy

YEAH IM doing the sleeve in my album as a coverup… all those tatts we thought were cool when we were younger lol. now that im older with money, might as well cover it up with some bad ass work right? what else you planning on getting?

June 26, 2011 at 3:48 am #105938