Tattoo artist gives sick kids awesome airbrushed tattoos
New Zealand artist Benjamin Lloyd updated his Facebook page on Sunday with a short message: “Nothing brings me more joy than boosting a kid’s confidence with a custom tattoo 50 likes and ill [sic] go to starship hospital and tat all the kids up.”
Within 10 minutes, Lloyd received his 50 likes and then some. In fact, the post has garnered more than 425,000 likes, with many commenters leaving praise.
“Props to you for doing something so wonderful. You will be the light on the kids faces for weeks to come!” wrote Kelli Sweitzer-Hock.
“So amazing to see artists like yourself in our city who give back especially to children. Seriously amazing job!” commented Danyelle Gates.
To those who expressed concern about the effects of inking young kids, Lloyd assured them that the tiny tats aren’t permanent. He airbrushes the works of art onto his little clients using a custom ink that washes off in the shower, so they get all the coolness without the commitment.
While he hasn’t laid out plans with the hospital yet, he hopes to visit some time later this week.
Click through the gallery to see his previous designs and let us know what you think by tweeting to @YahooStyleCA.
