Baybayin prints for sale

Want one of my Baybayin design on your wall? Comes with matboard frame. Only $9.99. More designs coming soon. Besides the usual words, I will also be taking orders for custom transliterations. Frame size is 8″x10″. Leave a comment if your interested in one.  Do you like the top or bottom better? Salamat!

The meaning of Brandon Vera’s Baybayin tattoos

Some of you may have caught the UFC’s Brandon Vera fight tonight against Reese Andy and wondering what his tattoos are. On his back are Mundo (Earth), Hangin (Wind), Tubig (Water) and Apoy (Fire).

Below is what looks like an interesting transliteration - GO-D

Filipina in Baybayin

One of the most common requests….Filipina in Baybayin. I like how the LI & NA characters have extend tails. I never thought of designing it that way. I may try it on my next Baybayin design request.

Gia & Ava Sampaguita

Michelle from Canada sent in a photo of a Baybayin tattoo I designed for her. On the left is Gia and Ava in traditional Baybayin. Want one like this?

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

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.

Brandon Vera’s back tattoos

With people looking up Brandon Vera’s tattoos after his UFC 85 loss, here’s a clear photo of his back.

Props

I think the stoppage was premature based on ref Dan Mirgliotta decision not to stop the Kimbo Slice fight last week in the 2nd round. Read about it…