Blackwork skull held inside hand-drawn geometry, full back tattoo by Scotty Massa
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Blackwork Geometric · Full back

Skull & Geometry

Memento mori in heavy blackwork, the skull held inside a lattice of hand-pulled geometry.

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Full leg sleeve of chrysanthemum blooms woven through dotwork mandalas by Scotty Massa
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Geometric · Full leg sleeve

Chrysanthemum Leg Sleeve

Chrysanthemum blooms woven through dotwork mandalas from hip to ankle - soft petals meeting hard structure in one continuous read.

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Symmetrical dotwork mandala tattoo across the chest and shoulder by Scotty Massa
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Dotwork Mandala · Chest

Sternum Mandala

A mandala opening across the chest and onto the shoulder - soft dotwork held symmetrical to the body's own centre line.

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Leopard and floral rib tattoo flowing into ornamental blackwork across the hip and thigh by Scotty Massa
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Ornamental · Ribs, hip & thigh

Leopard & Ornament

A leopard and wildflowers on the ribs giving way to ornamental blackwork over the hip and thigh - one whole side read as a single piece.

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Realistic lion framed by dotwork mandalas down the shin, leg tattoo by Scotty Massa
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Geometric · Leg

Lion & Mandala

A realist lion held between dotwork mandalas down the shin - soft fur set against hard geometry.

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Dotwork mandala tattoo spanning the shoulder blade and upper arm by Scotty Massa
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Dotwork Mandala · Shoulder & back

Shoulder Mandala

One unbroken mandala flowing over the shoulder blade and onto the arm - dotwork shading weighted to move with the shoulder, not against it.

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Mehndi-inspired ornamental mandala half sleeve tattoo by Scotty Massa
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Mandala · Half sleeve

Mehndi Half Sleeve

Henna-inspired ornament carried into permanence, flowing from elbow to shoulder in one continuous rhythm.

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Dotwork owl dissolving into sacred geometry tattoo on the calf by Scotty Massa
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Dotwork · Calf

Owl Mandala

An owl dissolving into sacred geometry, stippled dot by dot so the gradients breathe across the calf.

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Stormtrooper helmet crowned with mandala work, geometric blackwork full-arm tattoo sleeve by Scotty Massa
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Geometric Sleeve · Full arm

Stormtrooper Sleeve

A stormtrooper helmet crowned with mandala work and carried down the arm in bold blackwork panels - pop culture held inside sacred geometry.

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Solid blackwork ornamental mandala on the elbow and forearm, tattoo by Scotty Massa
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Blackwork · Elbow & forearm

Elbow Mandala

Solid blackwork ornament tapering from the elbow down the forearm - heavy ink and negative space doing all the talking.

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Serpent with honeycomb and starburst geometry patterned skin coiling down the forearm, tattoo by Scotty Massa
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Geometric · Forearm

Serpent & Geometry

A serpent coiling down the forearm, its skin patterned with honeycomb and starburst geometry - movement drawn in still shapes.

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Dotwork mandala tattoo settling across the wrist and onto the back of the hand by Scotty Massa
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Dotwork Mandala · Wrist

Wrist Mandala

A dotwork mandala closing over the wrist and onto the back of the hand - jewellery you never take off.

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Dotwork mandala tattoo on the front of the throat by Scotty Massa
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Dotwork · Throat

Throat Mandala

A dotwork mandala set square at the front of the throat - a bold placement carried by clean symmetry.

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Honeycomb hexagon grid tattoo with portrait, mandala and panther panels on the thigh by Scotty Massa
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Geometric · Thigh

Honeycomb Thigh

An open honeycomb running down the thigh with a few cells already filled - a portrait, a mandala burst, a panther - and room left to grow.

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Suminagashi paper-marbling inspired flowing ink tattoo along the arm by Scotty Massa
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Ornamental · Arm

Suminagashi Flow

Inspired by Japanese paper-marbling - ink set in motion down the arm and frozen mid-current.

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Large blackwork back tattoo in progress during a session with Scotty Massa
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Blackwork · Back, in progress

In the Chair

A back piece mid-session - the part most people never see, where line and patience do the quiet work.

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