Posted January 26th, 2010 by justBcoz in Kids []
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As commissioned by Son#1.

The brief:
Something very personal. Contained within a circle.
Symmetrical. Black and grey.

The result:

v1

He’s very happy with it :-)

It’s going to go in the middle of his back. Now, to find the right artist …

justBcoz
  1. that looks awesome!!!

    what do the numbers (birthdate?) and letters represent?

  2. justBcoz says:

    Thank you!

    Yes, the numbers are his birthdate – 17/04/1991 – and the letters are his initials – JPBR. (It should have been JPB-DR, but that wouldn’t have been symmetrical, so I dropped the last part of “Bromilow-Downing.”

  3. oh right! should have guessed it was along those lines! :)

  4. StevenMcD says:

    I know a great artist but he’s up here in Joburg :( awesome design though :)

  5. justBcoz says:

    Thanks Steve … probably the most nerve-wracking design I’ve done!

  6. francois says:

    very cool design! friend told me about Mirrage Tattoo the other day… ( http://www.miragetattoo.co.za ) maybe worth checking out their work.

  7. TotallyCooked says:

    Derek Baker or Marcus from Metal Machine – pity you never took him to the tattoo convention this weekend gone. Could have had Paul Booth colour him in :)

    check them out on Facebook

  8. justBcoz says:

    Thanks, francois … I’ll check them out.

    @TotallyCooked … yeah, I wanted Metal Machine! But dammit, they aren’t available this week.

    I was amped for the convention, but he decided he didn’t want to go. Bummer.

  9. Chris M says:

    Very very cool! I love the JPBR and the 17.04.1991 reference :)

  10. Dad says:

    Great design. Just hope he does not go too big with it.

  11. justBcoz says:

    Thanks, Chris.

    @Dad … I think what you see here is pretty much the size he wants, perhaps a teeny bit bigger than actual size.

  12. Cazpi says:

    Awesome. Yes, absolutely awesome :P

  13. justBcoz says:

    @Cazpi … thank you!

    :D

  14. Dad says:

    Thats not too bad. Just try and make sure it is below back neck line so that it is covered by a shirt collar.

  15. justBcoz says:

    It’s going to be slap bang in the middle, so below shoulder blades … it’ll always be covered if he wears a shirt.

  16. cath says:

    That’s absolutely gorgeous!

  17. Mom says:

    Love the design but it’s still not going to change my mind re tats! :-)

  18. Sally says:

    I really like it, well done
    I have a friend who had her whole back done in CT and swears by her Tattoo artist, I can get the number if you need someone

  19. justBcoz says:

    @cath @Mom @Sally Thanks :-)

    He’s leaving tomorrow, so he’ll have to take it with him and get it done over there …

  20. Angel says:

    Did you find someone? How does it look?

  21. justBcoz says:

    Unfortunately he wasn’t able to get it done before he left so he’s taken the design over with him to get it done there.