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After doing a little research into Kabuki, it looks like this villain mask is the closest I can get to the real deal without a lengthy trip to Japan.

Tattoo by Brandon Bond at All or Nothing Tattoo in Atlanta, GA

Jack contacted us with photos of this super-collab tattoo he had done at Tattoo Jam this year. I think I’ll let the gentleman tell you a bit about the piece himself:

This charity piece was donated by the All or Nothing crew (Brandon Bond, Tony Mancia, Dave Tedder),  Paul Booth and Darrin White also offered to take part. They didn’t break it up into sections, instead using quite a novel approach, as Brandon, Tony and Dave blood-lined the piece first. Which means (sorry, I’m sure you know this already) that they used just water to lubricate the needle and outline the design on my skin, which left a red bloodline for the time that they were doing the tattoo, but goes away when it heals.

If you study the tattoo, you’ll notice that there are no lines, just clever shading. So it meant that all of the artists could just tag each other in and out (about 30 minutes at a time)–it took about 6-7 hours to do.

All of the artists were involved in the shading and blending. The only areas I know to be attributable to specific artists were the white lining (Paul and Tony) and the large extended background areas above, below and around the rose, which were done entirely by Paul.

Check out photos of Jack receiving this amazing tattoo on Facebook.

Collab tattoo by: Brandon Bond, Paul Booth, Tony Mancia, Dave Tedder and Darrin White

The All or Nothing Tattoo website was recently updated, including this collaboration piece that Dave Tedder and Brandon Bond have recently worked on. They note the piece isn’t completed, it’s actually going to be a full sleeve.

Also worth mentioning is that Dave and Brandon want to do more black and grey tattoos. If you’re interested, drop them an e-mail for additional information.

Today we bring you something a little different, but still related to the tattoo world. We’ve often discussed activities that tattoo artists are involved with outside of the shop, but this story goes beyond a hobby. The Atlanta Pitbull Rescue is a passion for Brandon Bond, owner of All or Nothing Tattoo, so much that he’s even made a documentary called Vicktory of the Underdog. The documentary focuses on Brandon, and all of his dog rescue efforts – specifically three dogs rescued from the Michael Vick case.

Animal Planet is starting a new series called Pitbull and Parolees, which was featured in the Vicktory of the Underdog documentary. The first episode is tonight at 10pm EST. I’m not entirely sure of Brandon’s involvement in the first episode, but I’m willing to bet he plays a major role in the series as a whole.