The world's most tattooed man paid a visit to Oxford to catch up with a well-known tattoo artist who works in the city.

Curly, Lucky Diamond Rich and Mr Duncan X

Lucky Diamond Rich, who had his first tattoo 15 years ago, was recognised as the world's most tattooed man by a tattoo magazine earlier this year, after being covered in black.

The Australian sword-swallower, who also juggles chain-saws and knives, said: "There's not one bit of skin on my body which is not tattooed."

He first met up with Curly, who runs the Tattoo Club of Great Britain, a tattoo parlour in Cowley Road, about eight years ago when Curly worked at the Into You tattoo parlour in London. Into You tattooist Mr Duncan X also visited Oxford on Tuesday.

Lucky Rich, who lives in London, said Curly would put more designs on his body.

It took 200 hours to turn his body black. He has undergone 600 hours of tattooing throughout his life, but is not impervious to pain.

He said: "I'm not superhuman. The longer the sessions you undergo, the more of a tolerance you get."