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Mats Andersson of Lomma, Sweden decided to show his love for Thinking Putty in a serious way. Although Crazy Aaron would have preferred placement on the cheek or forehead of his acolyte, he nevertheless accepted Mats offer to be forever emblazoned onto his calf.

Hi Crazy,

I took the liberty of copying your logo of the website (the smiling Aaron head).

Then i had a friend clean it up a bit and render it in just greyscales. I'm planning on making it 8cm in diameter, that's about 3.3 inches. And i'll probably place it on the outside of my right ankle. :-)

//Mats

Since I believe we shouldn't be haphazard with permanent ink, I pointed Mats over to a high-resolution version of our logo.

Here is the result:


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Tattoo - Outline
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Tattoo - The Man Doing the Job
Tattoo - Outline
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After shaving the section of his leg, the outline is applied.
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Tattoo - The Man Doing the Job
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This is the tattoo guy. We don't know his name but we will call him Ingovar because he is Swedish and I like that name.
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Tattoo - Detail Work
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Tattoo - Almost finished...
Tattoo - Detail Work
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After the outline has been traced, the detail work of stippling the Crazy Aaron beard begins. Ouch!
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Tattoo - Almost finished...
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The finished product...sort of. What will it look like in the end? Only time will tell!
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Mats also sent me a few videos of the process for your entertainment:


Tattoo Movie 1 - 1024K WMV

Tattoo Movie 1 - 250KB RealPlayer

Tattoo Movie 2 - 1.1MB WMV

Tattoo Movie 2 - 275KB RealPlayer

Tattoo Movie 3 - 1024K WMV

Tattoo Movie 3 - 460KB RealPlayer

I had written to Mats asking him for a photo of the finished product and received this response:

Hi Crazy,

Getting better by the day. I actually had to go on a 14 day long treatment with antibiotics after I realized it was infected.

It’s all good now though, got a few small areas that needs to heal, then I’ll take the pictures of the finished product.

//Mats

So I waited patiently for 14 days and then received this message:

Hi Crazy,

What a story this turned out to be!

Last time we spoke I had the infection going and went on the antibiotics cure. Well, here’s the kicker. I actually had to be hospitalized due to the bacteria entering the bloodstream. I think it’s called sepsis in English? Anyway, I’m allright now, but the tattoo refuses to heal completely. I’ll snap a picture of it real soon and send you.

Take care.

//Mats

So, I hope to have a final picture for everyone to see very soon. Mats has really gone through the wringer in the name of Crazy Aaron and it won't go unappreciated. I'll post updates, Mats' own story, and more pictures very soon!

Best,

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