Toronto man gets Michael Phelps' mean mug tattooed on his leg

A Toronto man has Michael Phelps’ mean mug tattooed on his body.

Chronic Ink owner Ricky Fung and fan of the swimmer got the, now, infamous Phelps’ face permanently inked on his calf. The artwork was posted by Chronic Ink and the tattoo artist Livia Tsang.

And then my boss let me tattoo Michael Phelps on him. #phelpsface _________ #tattoo #blackandgrey #bng #portrait #bnginksociety #realism #realismtattoo #portraittattoo #michaelphelps #rio2016 #olympics #toronto #torontotattoo #swimming #chronicink #inked

A photo posted by LIVIA TSANG (@liviatsang) on Aug 11, 2016 at 5:52pm PDT

And it wasn’t long before the man himself recognized the Torontonian’s work. On a Facebook live event, the gold medal Olympic swimmer gave a shoutout to Fung and Tsang’s art.

“Whoever got that tattoo, that tattoo is amazing,” Phelps said, around the 48-minute mark. “That is so cool, I never thought that would happen.”

Phelps’ mean mug was captured by cameras at the Rio Olympics as the American prepared for the finals for the 200-meter butterfly against Chad le Clos. The face has now become a global meme – and a tattoo.

And Phelps’ stinkface/meme face is part of Tsang’s impressive portfolio of art. Check out a few of the Toronto artist’s work below.

Another sports portrait today. Carmelo Anthony on the outer forearm for my friend @justsin. Just a little swollen 😅 better photos to come once it’s healed. _________ #tattoo #carmeloanthony #newyorkknicks #teamusa #olympics #basketball #realism #realismtattoo #rio2016 #blackandgrey #bng #bnginksociety #chronicink #torontotattoo #inked

A photo posted by LIVIA TSANG (@liviatsang) on Aug 15, 2016 at 9:00pm PDT

Thanks @baileyannmariemyers for sending over this healed photo of the Howl’s Moving Castle piece from last month! I had a lot of fun working on this piece 😊 ___ #tattoo #healed #healedtattoo #ghibli #studioghibli #howlsmovingcastle #howl #colour #colourtattoo #illustration #torontotattoo #girlswithtattoos #inked #chronicink

A photo posted by LIVIA TSANG (@liviatsang) on Jul 16, 2016 at 12:55pm PDT

Day of the Dead portrait in progress. Thanks Javier! _____ #tattoo #portrait #dayofthedead #diadelosmuertos #rose #realism #realismtattoo #blackandgrey #bng #WIP #inprogress #torontotattoo #chronicink #inked

A photo posted by LIVIA TSANG (@liviatsang) on Jul 6, 2016 at 4:15pm PDT

Look who came to get tattooed today! Thanks @shawnmendes for being a gem.

A photo posted by LIVIA TSANG (@liviatsang) on Jun 27, 2016 at 12:53pm PDT

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