This fan got Connor McDavid's face tattooed on him & it looks photo-realistic

Every tattoo has a meaning. Whether it’s a work of art with a deep, personal meaning, or just something you got for fun, that ink on your skin is always going to remind you of a certain time in your life.

The second round of the 2016-17 Stanley Cup playoffs, that’s when tattoo artist Kyle Ghost Keeper decided he was going to get his next tattoo.

“Once I saw them get Ryan Getzlaf and Ryan Kesler upset during the playoffs, that made me so happy and I was like I love these guys, I love this kid. Just to see Getzlaf lose his cool was amazing,” said Ghost Keeper, a tattoo artist at FY Ink in Toronto.

“I thought the kid was something special and at that moment he became one of my favourite players of the modern NHL and I got this idea to get an NHL superstar/legend leg sleeve and figured I would start with Connor.”

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This week, Kyle got his new tattoo, and it was a massive tribute to Connor McDavid.

Over a 17-hour session split between two days, Kyle had an incredible McDavid portrait tattooed on him by Q, a famous tattoo artist from Korea who is currently doing some guest work at FY Ink.

“I was raised by Oilers fans in Vancouver and then settled in Toronto, so I’ve got a few teams to cheer for,” said the Toronto-based tattoo artist, “but it’s hard being a Canucks fan right now.”

Over the two-day session, Ghost Keeper shared live updates through his Instagram account, which featured Q’s incredible work in progress.

When it was all said and done, the pain and waiting was all worthwhile as he walked away with quite possibly the best sports related tattoo we have ever seen.

You don’t need to be a fan of tattoos, Connor McDavid or the Edmonton Oilers to appreciate this incredible work of art. It’s so realistic you start to wonder how it’s even possible for someone to perfectly recreate a portrait like that on someone’s body, but it’s definitely possible and it was done by Q.

Kyle plans on dedicating his leg to NHL legends and superstars and he’s leaning towards a goalie for his next piece. At the moment he’s planning on adding Patrick Roy to his leg sleeve next, but we’ll have to wait a little while for that next addition.

“That will most likely happen next year, I need a bit of a break after a 19-hour session,” he said with a laugh.

NBA player portraits lead the way when it comes to athlete portrait tattoos, but Kyle Ghost Keeper and Q are going to quickly change the trend if they keep collaborating for incredible pieces like this one.

(H/T & Photo Courtesy - Q Tattoos/Kyleghostkeeper)