Skull Face Tattoo.

1. J. Tithonus Pednaud
   November 15th, 2006 at 1:15 am

   Ha, I posted this earlier today as well. This type of tattoo takes major testicular fortitude. Or really drunken stupidity. Either way, it is impressive work.

2. pookie
   November 15th, 2006 at 9:14 am

   ew, why would anyone want to look like that?

3. Paul
   November 15th, 2006 at 9:17 am

   Ok, two very obvious statements:

   This guy has huuuuuge balls.

   If he has a job now, he'd better keep it, because he'll never get another one.

4. Sallie
   November 15th, 2006 at 12:12 pm

   What an ugly idiot!

5. MrPumpernickel
   November 15th, 2006 at 4:57 pm

   Paul, why would he never get another job? Just because one has facial tattoos does not mean that you're destined for unemployment the rest of your life. On the one side there are people who are actually cognitively able to discern between a person, his or her abilities and how that person chooses to look. Then there's also self employment, or quite possibly having enough money so none of this actually matters. Obvious statements? Not at all. Just not very thought through statements.

   Sallie, that's very mature of you. Sure it's up to taste, but why call someone an idiot simply for the reason that he chooses to tattoo himself in a less than conventional (for westerners at least) place? He may or may not be an idiot, but I'd personally take being an idiot any day over being a narrow minded bigot.

6. Chad
   November 15th, 2006 at 11:18 pm

   so if he gets a zit on his nose is the illusion totally destroyed?

7. Hoot
   November 16th, 2006 at 1:30 am

   Why stop at the face? I think he should just continue this skeleton theme over the rest of his body.

8. MrPumpernickel
   November 16th, 2006 at 2:10 am

   Hoot, if you read the comments on Modblog to that entry you would see that it seems like something like that is indeed his plan.

9. ted
   November 16th, 2006 at 8:28 am

   I don't think you need to be a bigot to think a tattoo like that is pretty idiotic.
   I'm sure job opportunities abound in Western culture for someone with a face like that. Perhaps a bone specialist..?
   If not, he can always get a passport, board a plane, emigrate to another, more "accepting" country (is this ok in, say, China?), and get a job there.
   They have circuses there, right?

10. pookie
    November 16th, 2006 at 11:27 pm

    he IS an idiot.

11. Helen
    November 20th, 2006 at 11:53 pm

    Oh his poor mum. ;-/

12. Josh
    April 20th, 2007 at 11:09 am

    Why would u hate yourself that much to wanna do that to yourself?He was ugly before,now he's just disgusting

13. J.F.
    June 13th, 2007 at 9:53 am

    I guess some people really DO NOT know what the hell to do with their lives.

14. Dylan
    June 16th, 2007 at 3:47 am

    So I dont really understand why you are bashing on this guy just because of the way he wants to look. I mean, If i called you ugly, stupid and an idiot, you probly wouldnt like it. And how does the way this guy looks effect your life in any way? You people are only criticizing the way he looks because you dont like the way yourself looks. Im not saying that i would get this tattoo on my face, but it does look pretty cool. But what do I know. Im only 15, i dont know any better...

15. jake
    June 18th, 2007 at 1:13 pm

    Yea, he is a total idiot. Oh well less competition for jobs for the rest.

16. Steve
    June 19th, 2007 at 4:38 pm

    I think it`s just bodypainting!

17. Lily
    July 14th, 2007 at 10:57 pm

    Dylan you are absoultly right...
    at the age of 15 you Do Not know any better.
    Truthfully, I think he might have been an attractive man before he choose to tattoo himself.
    He has certainly limited himself.
    Think about when he gets older; I wonder if regret will set in then.

18. Alex
    July 14th, 2007 at 11:56 pm

    Unfortunately, most teenagers feel that they know *everything* at the age of 15.

19. JC
    July 20th, 2007 at 2:19 pm

    Stupid Americans

20. boomin
    August 5th, 2007 at 6:11 pm

    i agree that you are a bunch of bigots and narrow minded asses. can you possibly think that someone wouldnt think these things through beforehand? there is an entire subculture developing in this country that continues to grow. there are tons of jobs in the art, entertainment, and body modification industries. i happen to know a tattoo artist with his entire face and head done in tribal and it looks bad ass. hes not an idiot. in fact he is one of the most inteligent people i know. he leads a normal life with a wife and kid. if you were to aproach these types of people with interest instead of insults you might learn that they are people, not freaks. stop the ignorance.

21. MrHippie
    August 6th, 2007 at 12:55 am

    Whatever man, this guy is clearly somewhat retarded. I hope his parents and family neglect him now. He probably thinks he'll die young so it wont matter. Whos knows. Actually I lied, cus he dont think. What a fool. It's one thing to have a face tattoo, and another that scares the shit outta people all the damned timed and makes people think he's retarded. If I have pen on my face someime I look down just a little so I can wash it off before it is noticed, but this kid needa burry his face like an ostrich.

22. Mar
    August 8th, 2007 at 7:34 pm

    Definitely an idiot. He did this to try to look tough and scary. He will regret this soon enough. He could work in a circus or something though.

23. Nitocris
    August 13th, 2007 at 4:52 pm

    I bet he could get a job as a bouncer.

24. Holly
    August 14th, 2007 at 11:17 am

    could be terminally ill, that'd be a brilliant thing to do before you go!

25. Dr.NecroPhil
    September 7th, 2007 at 4:31 am

    Yeah, that picture's been haunting me since I saw it on BME... Even had a couple of nightmares about this... I don't know what the fukk was going on in that guy's head and I'm pretty sure I DO NOT EVER WANNA KNOW THAT... =D
    Great work anyway=)

26. McLovin'
    September 23rd, 2007 at 12:58 pm

    Getting your face tattoo'd is a choice. Some people do need to be more accepting, but you can't honestly believe that getting a skull tattooed on your face for the rest of your life isn't going to get some negative connotations. You're the type of people who get a 'fuck you' shirt and then complain because people give you ugly looks for wearing it. I have several tattoos and I got them knowing both the positive and negative consequences. I'm sure he's thought of them as well. There's no need to defend him, he'll be doing plenty of that for the rest of his life. And don't bitch because people still look at tattoos and assume the worst.

27. Chance Oak
    October 3rd, 2007 at 11:17 pm

    I am not trying to defend the individual in the image with this post. He doesn’t need it. I want to why it matters to so much to those of you posting such negative comments about someone you don’t even know?

    I have three tattoos and don’t have any problems with people that get tattoos. Tattooing is a form of personal expression. While I’ll be the first to admit that, as I grow older, I find that I don’t relate to my early tattoos as I did when I first got them. It does not mean that I regret any of them. Each tattoo reminds me of the people, places, things, and feelings that were influencing me at that time of my life.

    I got my tattoos when I was a teenager and through my very early twenties. At that time I had the same concerns that some of you are expressing here: “How will I get a job.” and “What if people think I’m a freak.” So I got them in areas that could be covered by a short sleeved shirt. As I get older though, I realize more and more that it doesn’t matter what people think of my tattoos because I got them for me. Not for you to judge.

    As I get closer to thirty, and am entering another defining moment of my life, I find that that I want to get more tattoos. These tattoos I have planned (three in total) will be clearly visible in my street clothes and some may find them vulgar, but I don’t care, because I am getting them for myself. That is the key point of what the majority of you are missing here. A man or woman’s tattoos are not there for you the make comment or pass judgment on, so keep that nonsense to yourself and mind your own damn business. Appreciate them for what they are or move on.

    Even though I am fortunate to work with individuals with very libertarian outlooks, I don’t have any naive belief that I will be immediately accepted with my new tattoos and, for that reason, I will be sure that I can cover them with a long sleeved shirt. I will cover mine for work only because of attitudes like those in the above posts. How sad is our society that the most acceptable form of self expression is to be like everyone else. Ba ba ba, you sheep.

    For anyone that wishes to question my background and/or social class and make ignorant comments, make a friend request at my myspace page so you can see my background and job profile and find that those with tattoos can’t be defined by these. A tattoo does not make you a social misfit, outcast, loser, or whatever other label you want to use. No matter what that tattoo may be.

    I challenge anyone with a negative comment to take a close look at their self. What clothes do you wear, what music do you listen to, what car do you drive, and how does that define you as a person? Are these decisions made at a personal level? Or are you completely influenced by your environment? Do you comment because of a deep seated jealousy? Jealousy that you lack the personal fortitude to break from the heard and express yourself as you know you want to? I am so sick of hearing such negative crap from people that think their better than anyone else and that their opinion actually maters. Get a life and leave everyone else’s alone. You don’t like the tattoo? So fucking what!!!

28. Jay
    October 19th, 2007 at 11:47 pm

    Well first a tattoo like that would take way more then one visit so the whole getting drunk and thinkin is a good idea is out. I would not want a skeleton on my face but I'm sure this guy thought it was something he should get done. And really the only concerns of people is his employment? Well I'm sure this dude isn't looking to get in at a health insurance company being a mail room boy. It's unique and diffrent. And makes him stand out. I'm sure this dude knew what he was getting into before he did it. and another thing about his folks dis-owning him.... How do you know if maybe his whole family has face tattoos? And I bet this dude dosn't give a fuck about this chain either.

29. Not You
    October 25th, 2007 at 11:53 am

    What an opportunity for performance art when he dies; his tattooed skulls will disintegrate into the real skull.

    Or am I the only one who can see a romantic (as in the view of life, not romance) spin on that?

30. Politbike
    November 6th, 2007 at 11:11 am

    This chap has decided that he doesn't want to be the usual "follow the crowd" type. He has made a personal choice to do something different. Many of the narrow minded bigots probably long to do something eccentric (i.e. ride a motorcycle, grow their hair long, get body piercings, build their own house, go self-employed, etc. the list is endless), but don't have the guts to step out of the rat race. Does this chap go round calling people who are not like him "idiots", "losers", or "retards"? I doubt it. Some of these complainers should mind their own business and get a life. You should respect a person's right to be different (providing it doesn't affect other people), even if you don't agree with it. In other words, what has this chap's facial tattoo got to do with you?

31. Tribal SD
    November 6th, 2007 at 2:52 pm

    Does anyone else think that tattoo is hot? I think its badass and would love to get to know him.

32. BOnes
    November 11th, 2007 at 10:42 pm

    This guy can do what ever he wants to he is grown. He dosent giv3 a damn about what yall think! how about you all post pics of ur selves and we can all can make fun of you!! haha! NO! Anyway the tat is pretty cool. Let him be who he IS! ur who are right.. how would u feel if i said u were and idiot for the way you lived ur life? Come on people.. ... i know u people wernt rasied by monkeys rihgt... you guys should have respect for this man. think of something that u do... would u want people to call you stupied for something that u believed in or something that u really liked! come on people think!

33. Bl!zZ
    November 16th, 2007 at 10:25 am

    he a brave ma'fucka mane aye son u gotz sum ballz kid...

34. milo
    November 25th, 2007 at 4:48 pm

    i think that even though every single person knows not what life holds for him or her...they make decisions early or even later on in life that affect them up until death grabs them off the earth. i dont see why this guy has to be criticized for having a fuckin facial tattoo. its what makes him unique...
    look at michael jackson for example...bleaching his whole body,yet no one would like to talk to him because his image has been exploited by the media and papers...(im not a fan,just an example)

    so anyone that has something to say about a person before actually knowing the person,i suggest you fuck off and go suck an HPV infected dick...and stop being so damn narrow minded and start thinking outside the box....high schools over....:)

35. james
    December 10th, 2007 at 12:44 pm

    This guy is a complete bone head! No pun intended. The only thing this clown wants is for others to look at him and talk about him and post his face all over the internet. And it worked!

    Hmmm, what can I do to compete with this guy to gain more attention. Ohh...I know! I will tattoo a pie hole around my lips and color my tongue brown so that it looks like a terd comming out of my butt face. And I will have Mr. Cool Asshead tatooed on my chest so that I'm not outdone by Mr. Cool Ice.

36. IL Rabbid
    January 15th, 2008 at 6:19 am

    I'd hire'em just BECAUSE he's tatted up like that.

37. deryk
    January 17th, 2008 at 11:45 am

    Its an incredible tattoo the depth and colouring give it a real 3d look. Whoever did it is an artist.

    Now i wouldnt neesarily want a tattoo on my face, but thats my choice, just like it was his choice to have this done. He looks like an attractive young guy, and there are always people who are into different things... shit a guy I knew in his late 50's was in the bondage scene and always had 20 'something girls following after him... to each their own.

    I think too many people are purely caught up with physical appearance and if you look/dress/act different you will be persecuted (sonds like high school to me) People need to be themself, and be a little more open minded.

38. Binky
    January 21st, 2008 at 7:03 pm

    Actually, it looks a lot more like airbrusning than skin inking.

    If it is a tattoo, then the good news is that this guy is not likely to be reproducing; not with any live people anyway.

    ...and who is the liberal thinking employer who is going to have this "bonehead" work for them? I guess it could happen like at a tattoo shop or as a carnie geek eating live chickens (that WOULD work!) Maybe as a lighthouse tender on an desolate island in the Bering Sea. Maybe a radio announcer in a small southwestern Mexican village. Maybe even as tour guide at the dungeon museum of the Tower of London.

    So, I guess there are some employment opportunities for him after all.

    Now, for you parents out there... let this be a lesson as to what can happen if you lock your kid in the basement and feed him catfood until he is nineteen years old...

39. Mew3_FB_PBW
    February 12th, 2008 at 1:29 pm

    First of all, do any of you who call him an idiot actually know him?

    I do know him, and he isn't an idiot. That's one of my friends... he is a very cool guy.

    He has a great job (that pays well) that I wish I had.

    As for the person who says he wont be reproducing...

    He has a GF that is hotter then any girls you've been with, and if you're a girl yourself... then his GF is hotter then you.

    for the person who thinks it's air brush.. sorry, it's a real tattoo... and it looks awesome .. he has his ribs and back done now and it looks great.

    last but not least...

    fuck off Binky, you dont know shit about shit. Your a fucking idiot.

40. mr.honest
    March 5th, 2008 at 7:21 pm

    damn people its HIS face and body.let him do wat he wants to it.others may think its crazy but thats just ur opinion. he's not bothering anybody about it right? hey let the guy do wat he fucking wants!get over it shit.
    live your OWN LIFES!!

41. matte mccormick
    March 17th, 2008 at 1:01 pm

    when he got this he couldve cut his fucken dick off cuz he aint neva gonna get laid now. fucking moron! god this pisses me off so much i want to rattle his fucking bones!

42. A.W.
    April 6th, 2008 at 12:51 pm

    OKAY
    a) F**k you, JC for saying Stupid Americans. Where are you from?
    b) Thank you, Boomin, for setting everyone straight.
    c) Mr.Honest- Learn how to spell before you talk shit, YOU are the idiot!! It is spelled LIVES not LIFES.
    d) Mr. Hippie- Why would you wish his family to disown him? Do you not understand the meaning of the word KARMA??
    e) Honestly, who cares what this guy was thinking, or why he has this tattoo?? He probably did it for this very reason- to shock people and watch their evil, close-minded, BULLSHIT run wild.

43. Chas
    April 10th, 2008 at 1:21 pm

    A halloween mask that can't come off. LOL! No Mensa candidate here.

44. selfmade
    June 16th, 2008 at 10:12 pm

    Fuck What YOU say,i like that guy!!! hes cool at all!!
    nice tattoo,nice idea !
    *thumps up*
    he lives his life,like he wants,you will never can,because you have to do a fucking job,you are in your own prison called yourself

45. Anja Flower
    July 5th, 2008 at 3:44 am

    What right have any of you to insult this man and characterize his body modifications as repugnant? What position are you in to say that this is evidence of stupidity? How do you know that?

    The uncomfortable answer is that you don't, because you simply have not been in his shoes. You have no idea what it is like to be someone with a facial tattoo; you do not know where he was coming from psychologically in modifying himself in this way.

    As a transgender woman, though, I feel I might have some clue about it. Just as I modify my body with Estrogen to become on the outside what I am on the inside, so too might someone tattoo what they are inside on the outside of their body. If that means tattooing their face, I suppose that means they get their face tattooed. Sure, it's a huge, irrevocable decision. I'm sure it was terrifying. And I'm sure he was deeply transformed by it.

    Who are you to assume that transformation wasn't positive?

46. ross
    July 10th, 2008 at 8:56 am

    this is a comment explainging to yall 40 somethin comments that you all obviously have no time to get out or anything like that

    i know im also reading all these comments aswell and i dont really care about my spelling mistakes and shit like that but seriously why do you all care and why are you all arguing over wherther or not this was a good idea

    what would jesus do

47. officedolly
    July 10th, 2008 at 11:49 am

    Unbelivable!I bet he shits himself when he wakes up and looks in the bathroom mirror.I bet he's gutted.

48. Ere
    July 18th, 2008 at 12:56 am

    Sick lookin. Gotta say, really nice work, props to the artist. Though I think he should get his eyelids done if it isn't too much pain. (It can be done safely, though I'm not sure how safely.)

49. carl
    July 18th, 2008 at 11:26 pm

    Not being funny but I'm shocked at the amount of people actually wasting their lives writing bad things about someone they will never meet who proberly doesn't give a shit about what you think anyway as its his body. How fucking sad are you lot. I think its cool and i hope to fuck all you haters catch AID's and die a lonely death.

50. Jamie
    July 20th, 2008 at 11:51 am

    Hahaha, you guys all seriously fail.

    First off, this chap is a tattoo artist. It's his JOB to do this sort of ting to other people, so it's not unusual to have tattoos himself. In fact he has since updated his facial skull to incorporate his entire head. Which can be seen here:

    http://www.neatorama.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/zombie.jpg

    You idiots running your mouth about how "he'll never get a job again" don't know what you're talking about. Ohhh he'll never get a job wah wah. No. He'll NEVER get a job as some pencil pushing, file copying, cubicle grinding office lackey like some of you losers are, and will be! He's going to spend as much of his life as possible doing what he ENJOYS, LIVES, AND BREATHES. Which is creating art.

    This man is an example to us all, he's an individual who knows how to live.

51. kyle
    July 20th, 2008 at 11:57 pm

    you are a fucking rare breed boy how are you gonna get your dick wet looking all fucked up like that?????
    Little dylan 15 years old knows fuck all ok matey....peace

52. lyss
    August 8th, 2008 at 10:29 am

    maybe this guy wants to make his life more difficult. on the one hand, he wanted to feel free to express himself, he did not put any limit to his "art", or whatever it is;
    and the consequence is that on the other hand, he received a sentence of 'tattoo imprisonment in perpetuity'. no way to change his body now.

    thus, he chose to lose his liberty to change his mind and physical appearance, because of his extreme desire of being different, and showing that he is free to do whatever he wants to.
    indeed, he's very brave to have done this. congratulations...

53. megan2478
    August 17th, 2008 at 12:14 am

    I gotta hand it to the guy...this is a pretty ballsy thing to do...it's not my personal taste...although I do like tattoos, this particular one wouldn't appeal to me...but it's VERY nice work...I don't have one of my own, but I can still admire the craftmanship behind a tattoo...I don't think he's an idiot for doing it...I can't base intelligence on something like this because it was probably his way of expressing himself...and in all actuality HE has to live with the choice...if HE wanted the tattoo, why can't he get it? He may also be a tattoo artist (or work in a shop) and in that case this would just be showcasing the shop's work (if they did it)...and it's not *hurting* anyone else is it? Like one person said *shrug* if you don't like it don't look...

54. yehlin
    October 20th, 2008 at 4:34 pm

    why judge? i mean i wouldnt do that but it was his choice, im sure he knows, he cant get a job. But he is an artist im sure he tats or something. leaave the guy alone, i think he is sic, i love that he doesnt give 3 fucks what YOU have to say.

55. Julieannasworld
    December 6th, 2008 at 5:30 pm

    I would totally do him!

56. piratecol
    March 16th, 2009 at 11:55 am

    Im amazed at the rank ignorance and unintelligence of some of the comments to this tattoo. Why do you people all think 'we' are going to grow up and regret our tattoos. Most of us are already grown. Im 37, have a good job and lots of tattoos and plan on getting many more. I love my life and I love the tattooed freaks that share my life with me. To me you people always just sound repressed and envious because none of you had the balls to live your lives the way you wanted to. Anyhow why does he need to 'get a good job'? just so he can do something he hates for the rest of his life to pay a crippling mortgage etc etc. I live on a boat now and live the life of riley. I tried for years to do the whole house, wife, mortgage thing, it sucked!!!! I have never been happier. So to all you straights out there I would advise you to c'mon in the waters lovely because only you can taste the sour grapes. Love to anyone who dares to be different X

57. ozzy
    August 24th, 2009 at 8:42 pm

    he must live in a free contry.

58. icedearth
    September 2nd, 2009 at 8:06 pm

    "Nazarene, what can you offer?
    Since the hour you vomited forth
    from the gaping whomb of a woman,
    you have done nothing but drown mens' soaring desires
    in a deluge of sanctimonious morality.
    I was conceived of a jackal.
    Your pain on the cross was but a splinter
    compared to the agony of my father.
    I will drive deeper the thorns into your rancid carcass,
    you profaner of Isis.
    Cursed Nazarene,
    I will avenge thy torment."

59. Matthew
    September 15th, 2009 at 12:05 am

    He is far from an idiot. I see him more as a visionary. Turning himself into a zombie is something I'm sure a lot of horror fans dream of, but none of them actually go through with it. This is art in its purest form. And as you all know, some of the greatest artists were criticized for their different outlook on life before they became praised and accepted.

    Amazing work.

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