Katigbak

My first tat at 26…i learned about alibata/baybayin in college. i knew i had to get one. my last name was perfect with it’s very ‘Tagalog’ sound. took me years to decide on where to put it, how big, and what lay out it should have. i figured i’d have it on my left back side going down. i wanted it in brush strokes. the basic idea was all there, but my artist joe did a swell job in putting it all together and adding his own twist. turned out better than i imagined. can’t wait for my next ink.

Inked by Joe Saliendra

PinoyTattoos.com at Daly City Fil-am festival Sunday 6/29

I will be sharing a booth at this event on Sunday 6/29 with Malaya Designs. Call me at 925-396-5969 on Sunday if you can’t find me. Hope to see you there.

Daly City, home of the largest Filipino-American Community in the United States, will host the 14th Annual Filipino-American (Fil-Am) Friendship celebration on June 28 and 29, 2008, at the Serramonte Shopping Center Mall. The Daly City festival remains to be the longest-running Fil-Am event in the Bay Area that offers free admission.

dalycityfilamfestival.com

FHM Philippines - Laika Pangilinan

FHM Philippines posted some photos of Laika Pangilinan’s tattoos and other decorations. They look like flowers. If you didn’t notice, they are on her hips.

More photos after the jump

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Reyes with thin brush

Cindy from San Diego sends in her photo of RE-YE-S (modified Baybayin) I designed for her about a month ago. Even though the brush strokes are thin, you can see the details. The tattoo artist did a great job. Click here to see how a thick brush stoke looks like.

Tattoo done by Sparky from goodfellastattoo.com

Oyo Boy Sotto’s tattoos

“Oyo Boy” is the son of the famous television host, actor and comedian Vic Sotto and actress Dina Bonnevie, nephew of television host and comedian and former Senator Tito Sotto, and younger brother of the actress Danica Sotto. He is considered the King of Afternoon Dramas because of several TV series he made for TAPE Inc. which were broadcast through GMA 7. Despite being seen several times in GMA 7 shows, he never had an exclusive contract with the network. In early 2007, he decided to move to GMA 7’s rival network, ABS-CBN, where he remains today.

(from wikipedia)

It Pagibig in modified Baybayin

Inked by Myke Sambajon

View a video of Oyo Boy after the jump….

Baybayin tattoo creator

One of the major reasons why people hesitate getting a tattoo is not knowing how it will look like. To help you get a better idea how a Baybayin tattoo might look like on your body, I create the Baybayin tattoo creator. View the screencast to see how it works….

Here’s how to use it:
1) Select the body part you want to put Baybayin on 2) Drag the characters over the photo
*You can also drag the photos below. Whant to find out what the characters mean? I purposely left out character translations so that you could learn Baybayin.
*I wouldn’t use the Baybayin images below as you may have a the same tattoo as someone else. Get a custom design instead.
*More body parts coming soon. Questions? Suggestions? Leave a comment

Villaluz

Arvin from Union City, CA sends in his photo of his Chinese/Filipino shoulder piece.

Inked by Nelson from Legacy

Philippine Sun & Baybayin

Here’s a Baybayin design I did for Carina from NYC. It’s KA-I-A (her daughter’s name) in the “Philippine Sun” surrounded by flowers. It already looks great with just the outlines. Hopefully she will send an updated photo once filled in.

PinoyTattoos is looking for a STAR

PinoyTattoos.com is looking for an intern to write posts, edit photos, research, and etc. It’s a great opportunity for someone to learn about blogging, business, social media, and of course Tattoos/Baybayin.

If interested, email info@pinoytattoos.com with a resume, some writing samples, and list of favorite websites. No experience necessary.

And speaking of Stars…….Rhoda sent in photos of her lower back star tattoo. Simple but hot looking.

More photos after the jump

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Philippine sun hand tattoo

Phil from Hawaii sent in photos of his Philippine sun and stars hand tattoo.

Inked at Banzai Tattoo

Filipina tattoo artist - Julie Ann Grafia

The Manila Times recently featured Filipina tattoo artist, Julie Ann Grafia.

In the Philippines, Julie Ann Grafia, or Juki as most people call her, has been a freelance tattoo artist for almost three years now. She got her first tattoo when she was 20 and has since been adding to her body of work. She is addicted to the needle. No pain, no gain.