Full Back Piece Thread

[Duffa]

Speaking of Miyazo ;) http://www.miyazo.com/welcome.html

^^ wow. just wow.

In the series I posted above, Horistune talks about how important the background is, and how when a client comes to him with an idea its the first thing he thinks of. Well, I think he has passed on those ideals to Miyazo perfectly - every time I look at his backgrounds I could get lost for hours

[kylegrey]

I'm more a fan of the traditional american look of a bunch of tattoos all over with probably stars and dots or that type of filler.

I know this is the back piece thread ,but seeing Josh Arment's back in person and seeing Cory Lenherrs clients front demonstrates to me the power of this look .American badass with a Japanese vibe.

[hogg]

I'm a huge Miyazo fan--his stuff is so incredible!

And @kylegrey, I don't think anyone will be mad that you posted the above pics. So killer.

[kylegrey]

Cool thanks mate ,cause after I posted I thought to myself, my last sentence could also apply to you .

[hogg]

Cool thanks mate ,cause after I posted I thought to myself, my last sentence could also apply to you .

Ha! [inside joke]We'll see how long it takes me to squat 185 "to fifty" today--then you can tell me if I'm an American badass.[/inside joke]

[Scott R]

@greg

Hoggs duelling tigers and just the right amount of bare torso with covered arms is definetly a bad ass look. I doubt that was the goal ,But when in doubt its best to look bad ass lol

[Hrubarb]

Thanks! Is this the Black Widow spider on SOG's Facebook page? That's pretty sweet! All the pictures they were uploading while he was guesting there were impressive. Ben Grillo is awesome.

Yup that is the one. Post some pics of the background

[Hrubarb]

I know this is the back piece thread ,but seeing Josh Arment's back in person and seeing Cory Lenherrs clients front demonstrates to me the power of this look .American badass with a Japanese vibe.

Those are tough as nails, too bad that guy looks like such a p*ssy (just kidding)! I have screenshots of this (come to think of it the only things I have pictures of on my iPhone are tattoos and my kids)

[hogg]

(come to think of it the only things I have pictures of on my iPhone are tattoos and my kids)

And really, what else is there? :)

[asradin]

I'm starting my backpiece with Stewart Robson tomorrow. Excited is an understatement :)

[Iwar]

I'm starting my backpiece with Stewart Robson tomorrow. Excited is an understatement :)

Lucky you! What are you getting and how big are you going? Hope you'll share pictures with us along the way (if you and Stewart don't mind showing "in progress" work of course)

[asradin]

I'm getting a tiger and panther circling each other and fighting. When he did a rough drawing on my back it filled up the space nicely so there might not be room for background. It's going from the top of my back/bottom of neck to half way down the back of my thighs hopefully. 4 hours of outlining tomorrow. Can't wait. Plus it will match all the stuff on my front that Stewart has done :D

[Iwar]

That sounds fucking AWESOME @asradin!!! I'm jelous as hell, but I don't envy the pain you must suffer through. Jesus! I definitely prefer backpieces that goes all the way down to the back of your thighs, and that's what I'm also aiming to get some day. I'm not sure, but I think it was Stewart that at some point said that if you don't go down to the back of your thighs, what else are you going to get there that will look better, or something along those lines. Sorry if I accidentally misquoted you @Stewart Robson

Plus it will match all the stuff on my front that Stewart has done :D

Oh, please do share!! :D

[asradin]

@Iwar I think you quoted him correctly. I'll get my girlfriend to take a good picture of my torso and I'll post it up on here in the appropriate thread. I think my back is going to be interesting but totally worth it.

[Stewart Robson]

@asradin: I guess I should finish drawing it instead of making posts on forums then....

[asradin]

@Stewart Robson Nah, just draw it up infront of me like the last few ;)

[Stewart Robson]

@asradin touché!

A pile of reference, thumbnails sketches and red wine later, I haven't ruled out that possibility. I'm stoked though.

[asradin]

@Stewart Robson I can't wait, only thing that sucks is doing a stupid shift at work until 9am tomorrow but I don't care. Can't wait to see my cats and the incredible drawing

[Ursula]

Just came across this today. It's my man's back done by Jeff Rassier. It's almost done now, the picture is kind of old.

Also can't wait to see that backpiece Stewart

[ChrisM]

Just came across this today. It's my man's back done by Jeff Rassier. It's almost done now, the picture is kind of old.

Also can't wait to see that backpiece Stewart

@Ursula I think I remember seeing the drawing for this on Jeff's blog. I loved it then and I'm loving it now! Your man is a lucky man. I'd love to get something from Rassier someday.

[ChrisM]

Found it. So cool.

Rassier back piece drawing one

Rassier back piece drawing two

[Ursula]

Next time I get a chance I'll try to post some more recent photos.

[asradin]

So yesterday was interesting. By the time I started my back piece I'd been up for 30 hours working. But the lining is pretty much done. Here's the link to his blog:

Panther vs Tiger in Progress – Stewart Robson

The sparrows were a suggestion from @Stewart Robson and from the Amund Dietzel book and I think an excellent idea. Can't wait to get the lining finished and start on the shading :)

[Duffa]

@asradin - man, what can I say? Thats fucking bad ass!! Speaking of ass, how was it down there? (*waits for the innuendo to start flying, but seriously didn't know what else to say/how to ask the question? haha)

AND respect for sitting through that after 30 hours of being awake. One last question, how long was the session?

[asradin]

@Duffa It wasn't too bad, It feels really pinch to start with but after a few lines you get used to it and for me it started to tickle. The nastiest bits were by the kidneys and getting round to the ribs. Although I think my lack of sleep made the pain worse but it wasn't unbearable which is a good thing for me.