Black and Gray tattoo technique has entered a true renaissance in recent years with the popularity of artists like Tom Renshaw and Cable TV star Kat Von D.  The realism that can be captured with the style is truly amazing and enthusiasts from all over the world have immortalized loved ones in tattooed portraits.

Featured here is another fantastic example from artist Christian Masot at Silk City Tattoo in Hawthorne, NJ of an airman from the 81st Fighter Wing, stationed at RAF Bentwater for most of their operational life in the protection of England flying F-101 Voodoos and F-4 Phantoms.

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Taking a break from the warbirds and military planes, here is a classic Waco biplane tattoo playfully tattooed in with some swirling clouds.  Artist Jessie Hopeless of Exile Tattoo in Kansas City, MO is responsible for the fun execution of this colorful tattoo.

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We’re continuing with the light postings this weekend with this fun pop-art prop-driven fighter plane etched on the inside wrist by artist Scot Winskye of Inkwell Tattoo in La Grange, KY.

I particularly like the clean, thick lines Scot uses to outline the piece — making the tattoo stand out well.  See, small tattoos can have just as much visual impact as big ones! 

And are a bit less painful to boot!

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We’ve had so many warplanes on here that we figured it’s time to lighten the mood a bit with a cartoon-version of a classic warplane — the Supermarine Spitfire.  This funky warplane with a bit of an attitude was created by artist Ricky at Artkore Tattoo in Normal, IL

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While I was channel surfing a few weeks ago, I came across a documentary on tattooing airing on MSNBC.  I won’t mention the show here because I thought it was rather silly — with a quack on there trying to “explain” the psychological reasoning behind those who are tattooed… complete hooey.

What DID catch my eye though, was a colorful chestpiece tattoo featuring an F4U Corsair when the camera panned through a tattoo convention.  After a bit of searching, I found an image of the piece on the site of artist Megan Hoogland of Cactus Tattoo in Mankato, MN — I subsequently fell in love with her work!

So here is the star tattoo of the television show… make sure to click on the link below to see a larger version!

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