[WhenIRocktheBeat]

NIKO!!
Hope your healing up well mate. cant WAIT to see your work!!

[Vortec]

I got to tackle the official #1 worst portrait tattoo in the world today. I'm sure you've all seen it a million times online, as had I. I couldn't believe my eyes when this guy walked in and showed me this project. I think my jaw literally hit the floor. He went on to tell me the story behind the portrait; He had just married his beautiful wife and not even a month afterwards she was killed in a horrible house fire accident leaving him to raise their child alone. Shortly after he went to a local tattoo studio to memorialize his wife and was left with this abomination. He later returned to that studio for one more session, thinking that perhaps "he had done something wrong in the healing of the tattoo" and they butchered it even more the second time. Finally, he drove all the way to my studio, Empire Ink, just to meet me and to see what his options were. Touched by his story, I gifted the entire project to him for free. Now he has closure and I have an amazing story to add to my portfolio!

http://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/19...oo_in_the/

[Sneakerphile]

That is one hell of a restoration job. Knowing the story behind the original, I feel really sorry the guy had to have that piece of crap on his arm for as long as he did. Thank god someone was able to fix the problem for him. Top work.

[Tifoso]

Great story.

[pukkabruv]

crackin tattoo, and good on ya mate for doing it for free for him

[Vortec]

Lol, only found the article on the net. That`s why i put the link under it.

[pukkabruv]

oh... well good on ya for linking a nice link

[nikosg]

First session... linework and beginning shading on face.
Done by Teniele Sadd at Korpus Tattoo Melbourne.
A Colab piece with her and Alvaro Flores both from Korpus. This is Teniele's work so far..

[llcoolgee]

Nice one man. What's the story?
(i bet it was/is fucking painful on your ribs)

[Tifoso]

Wow! Shit, Nik, it's HUGE.

Looking forward to the finished product.