Piercing Needle

This tattoo went out to our piercer. He's a blast to work with and has been wanting piercing tattoos forever. One day, I told him I'd draw him up a needle with a mad face.

He looked at me like I was nuts.

Then I drew it and he wouldn't go a day without asking when it would be inked, so we got it done. The lining on this piece is so thick because I used a 9-shader with my voltage set high. The higher voltage makes the needle jump faster, making it act like a liner, even though the 9 needles aren't pointing at the same spot. I did use a 9-magnum, but only to lighten up the color near the center of the shapes. This design takes up the man's left calf.