Another short blast on this tightening up the top, almost there now after a blazing start midway last year
Quick sketch on before we started
Full healed photos when completed
Tiger backpiece
1st one of the new year a 3 hour heads down got the colour into most of this
below the previous sitting
Bodysuit on the go
Working on this for around 3 years
Making good progress on Richards bodysuit ,joining up the leg and arm ,hard work and well earned …..
Backpiece progress
More on this previously posted backpiece , 2nd sitting since Marches Scottish Tattoo Convention ,digging away on this, blood sweat and tears all the way
Almost over the line here taking it down over the back of the thighs to give it the full scope of a proper back piece ,
Work ,work ,work
Here’s is some ongoing and recent work
Healed lower legsleeve from the summer , small extension to the top 
Dragon legsleeve rear ,on the go …
Finishing up on this one , healed photos soon
And started another mammoth back piece
And made another sitting on this dissolution themed Rams skull
Namakubi , head on head
Enjoyed this severed head on the back of a head , 2hours and 40 minutes for this one , good fun but painful
Leg sleeve in progress……
This leg sleeve is based on a Kuniyoshi print depicting sea creatures from the sea kingdom attacking a pearl diver who has stolen a magical pearl .more photos to follow
This is in progress, I love doing worked based on these old prints , which all Japanese tattooing stems from .In Japanese mythology, the tide jewels– individually, the kanju (干珠?, lit. “(tide-)ebbing jewel”) and manju (満珠?, lit. “(tide-)flowing jewel”)– were magical gems that the Sea God used to control the tides. Classical Japanese history texts record an ancient myth that the ocean kami Watatsumi 海神 “sea god” or Ryūjin 龍神 “dragon god” presented the kanju and manju to his demigod son-in-law Hoori, and a later legend that Empress Jingū used the tide jewels to conquer Korea. Tide jewels interrelate Japanese dragons and wani sea-monsters, Indonesian mythology, the nyoi-ju 如意珠 “cintamani; wish-fulfilling jewel” in Japanese Buddhism.
Tiger backpiece
another full day sitting on this, coming on now and scheduled to be completed at the next scottish tattoo convention
Blood sweat and tears all the way
A Tranquil Horse
i drew this tattoo up as a wedding gift for a long time customer from his wife , symbolising there sons birth in the year off the horse ,the date of his birth and their wedding day -25 ,and their sons initials BB, I was given a free reign and here’s what I made ,
More on this back piece
straight of a flight from Canada a quick shower and then another full day sitting on this ,hardcore dedication to the bodysuit tattoo
Enjoying this one , check previous post for full info on the theme here
The mental and financial strains of the body suit are a true measure of your dedication ,
these days with tattoos being more common and visible ,work on this scale is the next step in maintaining the mystique and awe that tattoos can possess.
Roddy McLean Tattooer 