The Drawing Designing Tattoo Art Creating Masterful Tattoo Art from Start to Finish by Fip Buchanan, Marc Balanky

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Stylized Elements Help Convey Feeling


Thedragonistheprimarysubjectofhisforearm.Ithas
blankeyeswithout pupils to giveita morespirit-like
feel. Again,the water is usedas background and for
flow.


Adding Color


Flowersareusedtoaddcolor,andthestargazerlilies
arethetypeofflowersatthekoipondtheclientandhis
daughtervisit.Theygounderandoverotherelementsin
thecompositiontohelptieitalltogether.Theyarealso
thefocus of theinner bicep, which can onlybe seen
whentheclientturnshisarminawaytointentionally
showtheviewer.Theinnerarmisalsoagreatplacefor

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