best black&gray/religious artist in brooklyn

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frankie4984
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Mon Sep 22, 2008 9:34 am

For my first tat I'm looking to get a black and gray of st michael on my arm (shoulder to elbow). Its going to be based off of an image I found online but I want an artist that can really expand off a picture and my ideas and come up w/ something unique. I've gone through dozens of portfolios online, including the household names (i.e., gupta, kern, o'donnell, booth, etc.) but maybe someone on this board is familiar w/ some1 in the brooklyn area a little less famous that does brilliant work. Willing to dish out the cash but I'd rather not have to wait a year. Thanks in advance.
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Wed Sep 24, 2008 4:00 am

nick caruso would probably do you right -- www.nickcaruso.com.

and, though he's not in brooklyn, have you looked into ave caesar? he's a bit more under the radar than some of the guys you listed but has the fineline b&g down pat and might be game for a religious tattoo (cause someone like kern or booth won't touch them) -- www.caesartattoo.com.
frankie4984
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Wed Sep 24, 2008 8:38 am

wow, ceasar's online stuff looks awesome, thanks for the tip i'll check him out ... have you had any work done by him?
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I don't think any of the regulars here have, but I do sort of know someone who does and he's very happy with the result.
frankie4984
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Sun Sep 28, 2008 4:31 am

decided to go with caesar, met with him yesterday ... we talked for a couple hrs (90min on the tat and about 30 non related stuff), i went in w/ one direction in mind and he took me in a totally diff. one, his insight/adivce/creativity was great, i could tell i was talking to an artist ... he seems like a great guy and he was reasonably priced as well ... anyways thanks for the great tip I would have never found his place otherwise and if anyone is interested i'll post a pic afterwards, 1st session in a couple weeks probably
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Sun Sep 28, 2008 7:09 am

Definitely post pics. Always great to see work by different artists.
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Sun Sep 28, 2008 12:23 pm

excellent. glad i could be of help. can't wait to see pix.
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