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Josh
made the decision to have a full sleeve of Mötley tattoos, no
doubt inspired by the sleeve work of Nikki Sixx and Tommy Lee. The
new inkings follow on down his right arm under his previous
Theatre Of Pain tattoo. Upon close inspection, you can see outlines of:
- Generation
Swine pig icon from 1997 on the inside of his bicep (centre pic
top)
- Greatest Hits album cover
caricatures from 1998 (right pic top)
- Shout At The Devil pentagram
from the cover of the 1983 album on his elbow (left pic middle)
- Skull and cross bones from
the Dr. Feelgood logo in 1989 (right pic middle)
- The face of band mascot Allister
Fiend from the Dr.
Feelgood tour book 1989/90 (right pic low)
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This finished
piece is on Josh's inside right forearm. It's a mind blowing 1997
Generation Swine-era portrait of Nikki Sixx with his bass guitar. Nikki would wear
that long orange coat as he sang Find Myself to kick off
concerts on the Mötley Crüe Vs. The Earth tour in support of that
album. You can also see Nikki's kanji tattoo on
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Now you
can see the finished face of Allister Fiend with the green tiles
from the 1989 Dr.
Feelgood album cover used as fill for the sleeve. The skull and crossbones has
also been shaded now. Be aware that grey ink often looks brown
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The green
tile fill now also rounds off Josh's shoulder and provides the
background for the 1998 Greatest Hits album cover caricatures,
which is next to be completed. Note that the tragedy mask now has
the pentagram on its forehead, as per the Theatre Of Pain album
cover. |
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More green
tile ink completes the sleeve wallpaper now extending down behind
the Nikki Sixx portrait on Josh's inside forearm. |
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Here's a
good shot of the Generation Swine pig icon on the right
inside bicep, which is still to be shaded for completion. |
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Now you
can see a closer image of the Generation Swine pig icon from 1997 on the right
inside bicep, which has just been shaded with colour. Remember
that the brown will turn to grey once healed. |
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Here's a
shot of Darren McKeag pushing the ink into Josh's New Tattoo
album cover logo on his right chest.
This session was filmed by VH1 for use in their TV show
called Fanclub. You can see their camera set up in the top left
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Josh's
sleeve is now complete. Here's a pic of his shaded Greatest Hits
caricatures which was taken at the end of that inking session. |
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Josh
was originally planning to have the cover of Generation Swine inked on his right
chest but decided on 2000's New Tattoo cover instead, feeling it
will better suit the traditional style Japanese bars forming the background.
You can see how the bars are blended into the green tiles around
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Phone
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