No matter your rhyme or reasoning, getting a solid, blackwork tattoo is a big deal. Whether its a hand, a leg, a full sleeve, or a portion of, you've committed your body to the ink. Here's a set of some blackwork tattoos of epic proportions, and a list of blackwork tattoo artists from around the globe if you feel so inclined.... image by Junmatsui.
via List of Blackwork Artists

USA

Thomas Hooper, Saved Tattoo, Brooklyn NY Ishmael. Westside Tattoo, Colorado Springs, CO. Shane Murphy, Out Of The Dark World Tattoo, Worcester, MA Michael E. Bennett, 2Spirit Tattoo, San Francisco Roxxi, 2Spirit Tattoo, San Francisco Kimberly Reed, The Butcher Tattoo Studio, Savannah, GA Michael DeMatty of Black & Blue Tattoo, San Francisco, CA. Ed Frazier, Diamond Thieves, Asheville NC

UK

george costache, zink studios, canterbury Deryn, Tenacious Tattoo, Sheffield UK Chris Higgins, Into You Tattoo, UK. Tomas Tomas, Into You Tattoo, UK. Jessi James, Art and Soul Plymouth, Devon. Andy Bowler, Monki Do Tattoo Studio, Belper, Derbyshire, UK Mark Gibson, Monki Do Tattoo Studio, Belper, Derbyshire, UK. Boff Konkerz, London. Kris, Studio IX in Manchester, England.

New Zealand/Australia

Tim Hunt, Pacific Tattoo, Paekakariki, NZ Megan Oliver, Inner Vision Tattoo, Sydney, Australia. Daniel Sharp, Victims of ink, port melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Spain

mark mason, addicted tattoo, barcelona

France

Alexis Calvie, Black Heart tattoo studio, St Raphael, France. Lenad Nada, Mikes tattoo - Lille - France

Italy

Manuel Winkler Clockwork Tattoos Italy

Denmark

Frede, Black Sheep, Odense, DK

Switzerland

Susan, Ink Tank Tattoo, Zurich

Czech Republic

Martin, Hell Fallen Angel, Prague, CZ

Germany

Gerhard Wiesbeck, Time Travelling Tattoo, Germany

Sweden

Patrik, Blue Lotus, Eskilstuna Sweden.

Canada

Jesse Villarreal, Main St. Tattoo in Merced, CA. mikel - 4 truths tattoo sangha - victoria b.c.