Extinct Tattoos

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Hi Hive folks,

I already have a couple of large tattoos, one on each arm, that wrap around my upper arm and shoulders. But recently a series of serendipitous circumstances led to me organising to have two more large tattoos on the back of my calves on my lower legs.

Circumstances are that I am a blood donor but recently I had two anaemic results in a row (tested by my doctor and everything is fine) but I am not allowed to donate for a year and in the UK you can’t donate for six months after having a tattoo, so a perfect time to get one.

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I knew I wanted a dinosaur tattoo but didn’t know what or where I wanted it but then I saw these design ideas by Brett and thought that they would work for me, so I asked him to make me a couple of designs. ![2B4B066F6C4840C6938576158725DE52.jpeg](

And finally I believe in supporting local talent and covid has prevented tattooists from working for months so I wanted to do my bit by employing mine now so he is still around in the future, I encourage you all to do the same, buy local and buy now.

I am also a great believer in getting people that are more experienced and talented than I to do what they are good at, so my tattoos have all been designed by the awesome tattooist and friend of mine Brett known as Anokzone on socials.

Essentially I tell him what I want and he does the design, I pretend I have some input, but usually I ask for my suggestions and alterations to be undone as Brett’s skills and tattoo designs are en-point and my suggestions tend not to improve matters.

Anokzone on Instagram

My right is an imagining of an enormous prehistoric ten tentacled decapodiaformes (technically not an) octopus known as a pohlsepia mazonesis. ![75B6432A91B741008A8FB445CD227E58.jpeg](

My left is an imagining of an enormous prehistoric four tusked proboscidea (technically not an) elephant known as a gomphathere.![EA5D5CE3A16B454F98437CE1363C72B4.jpeg](

My calves are going to be abstract designed dinosaur skulls

My left calf is of a coelirosauria therapod species known as tyrannosaurus rex. Which was started this week.![63DF5AABA64E493C8B0E0EF4593353E3.jpeg](

My right is going to be a ceratopsidae species known as a triceratops. Which will be next, before adding the colour at a later date.![09147E10750A4797A90A1EAEEE5EF7A9.jpeg](

To honour my new dino tattoo I watched Jurassic Park while undertaking the drinking game where you have a shot every time the camera zooms in on Dr Alan Grant’s (Sam Neill) face, it’s harder than keeping up with Withnail and I.![9DB7B3F402D5440DA91C0D570B87F9CA.gif](