Branded Body Art
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Body Art By Burning
In modern day body art, the technique is being explored as a way of making a monochromatic, permanent skin design which is more organic in line and color than what is created by tattooing.
Done properly, branding isn't nearly as painful as people imagine because at the appropriate temperatures, the surface nerves are killed. However, brands are much more serious to heal than a tattoo and take months if you intend to heal them so that they leave a visible scar. This is one form of body art where you REALLY want to make sure the artist has training, because if it's done wrong, you wind up with a big blob of scar tissue and skin damage.
Types of Branding
- Strike Branding - this is where a branding iron is made, heated and then pressed against the skin. DO NOT USE ANYTHING MADE FOR BRANDING ANIMALS, WOOD OR FOOD UNLESS YOU WANT A GIGANTIC BLOB OF SCAR TISSUE.
- Electro-Cautery Branding - this technique is done using a medical device originally designed to stop bleeding by sealing the bleeding blood vessels.
- Direct Fire Branding - this method involves putting something in direct contact with the skin and lighting it on fire so that it leaves burns.
Modern Discussions of Body Art Branding
The last book I actually contributed to, and it includes pictures of my own brandings.
Branding Links and Info
- Multi-Strike and Electro-Cautery Branding
- Featuring branding, the deliberate use of burning for aesthetic body decoration. Includes multi-strike branding, electro-cautery method.
- Leg Branding
- I had 3 rings branded around my calf on September 3rd, 2000, Labor Day Weekend, with an electrocautery by Steve Haworth along with assistant Beki.
- Fakir Intensives - Basic Branding Course
- The Basic Branding Course is designed for those who wish to expand their skills in the Body Arts by learning "The Kiss of Fire".
- Aftercare from Infinite Body
- The healing of a branding goes through two stages: a initial healing period during which the skin is open and scabbing (2 - 6 weeks), and a longer period during which the scar tissue forms and stabilizes (2 - 12 months).
- NecroRogIcon » Blog Archive » My Branding
- I love my branding! I've wanted one for years, and when a friend said that she was learning how to brand and needed an initial 'victim' to test her skills on, I jumped at the opportunity.
- Branding
- Much as designs can be inked or cut into the skin, they can also be burned. Designed and executed by an experienced body artist, branding can produce subtle and organic body art designs.
Let Us Know What You Think Of Branding!
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Branding Q&A
I got the following question sent to me recently and thought I'd share my reply with all of you...Q: Is it safe to get branded right on your spine? Could it cause damage?
A: I would not recommend branding right over the spine at all. It really doesn't have enough meat and padding to support a brand well. And, since these are deliberate 3rd degree burns down into the middle skin layers, I personally would not brand someone right on their spine. On the off chance that an accident happened and a deeper burn occurred, it would be probably be lawsuit-level damage.
Brands are best done on the areas of the body that are flatter with more muscle and body fat. The shoulder blade area of the back is more suitable as it has much more muscle mass on it. Upper arms, thighs and calves are also good locations. Remember the more this area flexes and moves, or gets rubbed by clothing, the harder and more painful it is going to be to heal. And healing a brand takes forever compared to a tattoo.
To Brand or Not To Brand
not the usual body art
This can sometimes be a hotly debated topic. People either seem to like the idea or are really horrified by it. Let us know what you think!
How do you feel about branding?
Fetching blurbs now... please stand byI really like branding
techster says:
to celebrate our 40th anniversary my wife and i were torn between tattos and brands- we finally settled on brands that contain each others initials- I am branded with hers, she with mine and then we registered them with livestock brand registry now we are legally each other's property.
Posted November 05, 2011
justwondering says:
could you brand an area that has veins? i.e. your wrist? could it be harmful to the veins?
Posted November 03, 2011
Grace says:
i say "oooowwwwww!"
Posted October 16, 2011
Alex says:
Okay, seeing that there wasn't an iffy spot here, I chose like. I consider myself a slave, and my owner has stated in the past that once I can get out to him to become his property he wants to brand me... to be honest the idea really scares me, yet seems fascinating at the same time
Posted July 11, 2011
Sarah says:
To each his own...I want some branding on my back but that is only because if I got my smaller designs tattooed they would be covered by my larger design piece that is going to start at my right rib cage, go over my left shoulder, down my back and down my left leg ending at my foot.
Posted May 29, 2011
Getting burnt is not my idea of body art
Chunkylover53 says:
Branding hurts like hell, dont do it
Posted December 06, 2011
Close2Art says:
it has a meaning to some people and perfomed in ceremonies but not for me recreationally...great lens thumbs up... RWJR
Posted August 07, 2011
says:
No Way!! I'll stick to tattoos!
Posted April 28, 2011
MyAroma says:
Way too extreme! The result is not particularly appealing either. I like tattoos better.
Posted November 21, 2010
luvmyludwig says:
I am by no means against anyone else having themselves branded, but it's not for me. I have a tat now, and want some more in the future. I would also love to have a few piercings. To each his own, but no way, no how, do I want to be burned on purpose. :)
Posted August 08, 2009
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