Inked Mag Staff
July 28th, 2017
You Need to See This Collaboration Between Paul Booth and Steve Butcher
These Two World Class Artists Came Together to Create a Tattoo That Will Blow Your Mind Over the past several months, collaborative tattooing has become one of the fastest growing…
These Two World Class Artists Came Together to Create a Tattoo That Will Blow Your Mind
Over the past several months, collaborative tattooing has become one of the fastest growing trends in the industry. A collaborative tattoo is created when two or more artists come together to create a cohesive large scale tattoo on a single canvas. For instance, world class artists Sam Barber, Jak Connolly, Steve Butcher, Matt Jordan, Benjamin Laukis, Dave Paulo, and Yomico Moreno recently have joined forces to create a tattoo gang called the Rat Pack, in which they join forces to create incredible back pieces that showcase each of their unique styles of art. Just this past week, two of the most well-known artists in the industry, New Zealand realism artist Steve Butcher, and horror icon Paul Booth came together to create a 13 hour back piece that you need to see to believe.
This past week, tattoo legends Paul Booth and Steve Butcher collaborated on an epic back piece.
The idea for a collaboration was brought up by the client himself and the back piece was completed in one sitting.
And while these two tattooers may have different styles, they worked together throughout the tattoo to make their work as cohesive as possible. The tattooers switched sides and sections of the tattoo periodically during the session, making sure that every detail was a team effort.
Typically, a back piece would take months to complete by a single artist, however, with two artists working away on it at the same time the client was able to walk away with a finished piece after one 13 hour sitting.
The finished product of this collaboration is utterly incredible and shows why tattooers decide to work together because the final piece is something that the world has never seen before. Stay tuned for more collaborations between tattooers such as Booth and Butcher in the future and consider getting double teamed by a pair of artists in the future.
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