Tattoos

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https://www.tattoodo.com/tattoos/1849006

When you're planning out a tattoo, do you find the artist and then decide what you want, or do you come up with an idea and then find an artist whose style matches what you want? If the latter, how do you find that artist? Do you just search through the local shops or social media to find someone whose style matches what you want, or is there some sort of database where you can search artists by style and location?

I've got a series of medieval animal illustrations that I'd like to turn into a sleeve. It's fully designed (aside from whatever twist the artist wants to put on each one to match their style), but picking an artist who can trace a printout seems as if it would do them a disservice for the work they're putting into it. I'd love to not have to drive for ten hours to get what will likely be multiple days of work, and searching for artists that do engraving or woodcut styles don't seem to have a web presence anywhere nearby.

The isopods were inspired by a species nicknamed "Brickwork" which have a pattern going down their backs. Some of my favourite looking little land shrimps.

Been going through a really rough time lately and I spontaneously decided I wanted a visible tattoo. Got a lion to symbolize strength, resilience, and courage, and chose to have its teeth bared to remind me to fight.

My arms are skinny af so the tattoo is relatively small...approx 9 x 7.5 cm or 3.5 x 3 in. So I'm wondering how well it will age.

I was telling myself it was gonna be my only tattoo but I kind of want another lol. There is one where I had always liked the design but was too socially anxious to get it and didn't know where I'd want it. But I'm kind of thinking since my tattoo is upper right inner forearm that I want the other on my left lower outer calf/leg. But I want to wait a bit for it haha to see if there are any other life changes coming up (unfortunately may have more soon).

Please be gentle haha!

Our rabbit is sick and fighting infection and I liked this image anyway

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/36979074

Artist IG: dokgonoing

https://kozo.art/skin

Original art from an old nature journal

Done by David Maynard of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio

Done by Meg Weatherwax at Electric Kitten tattoo in Seattle. Great vibes.