January 7, 2012 at 4:17 pm #38325
smokinmonkey
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@smokinmonkey

So here is my first tattoo, had the wings outlined yesterday. Middle piece was finished late December. I’m already planning to add to it and it’s not even completed.

I would like advice on what to add to the tattoo. My artist suggested an arching sunrise over the top / behind but I’m not so sure as I want to keep it plain lines etc.

All advice / suggestions / critics welcome

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/11208068/IMG15.23.17_07-01-2012.jpg

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/11208068/IMG15.24.25_07-01-2012.jpg

January 7, 2012 at 5:07 pm #119298
buttwheat
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@buttwheat

Just some simply sunrise coloring as a background extending a couple of inches out from it. Get the rest colored in in typical native colors.

If you want to add to it throw in a salmon, a dug out canoe, a killer whale ect.

January 7, 2012 at 5:10 pm #119299
kittykat200
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@kittykat200

dont listen to the killer whale suggestion lol deary me! if you want to add to it, go to your artist and ask what they think and they will be able to fit something else into the original composition 🙂 good luck x

January 7, 2012 at 5:19 pm #119300
buttwheat
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@buttwheat
kittykat200;104716 wrote:
dont listen to the killer whale suggestion lol deary me!

Don’t listen to kitkat she has no clue about northwest native American artwork.

killer-whale.jpg

January 7, 2012 at 5:39 pm #119301
smokinmonkey
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@smokinmonkey

Fast replies! I thank you.

I’m not into colour at all, so I want to keep it black with minimum shading. I kind of wish I got it a little bigger than it is cause I feel when it’s finished it will be missing something at it’s current size.

As I said the artist suggested a sunrise arch in the background but we didn’t talk about it he just mentioned it in passing. I will ask him more about it when I go for filling in 2 weeks.

Hopefully someone here can suggest some ideas as well though 😉

January 7, 2012 at 5:57 pm #119302
kittykat200
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@kittykat200

to put all those elements together wouldnt go with the symmetry of what he already has, killer whales are generally more circular and confuse the issue of a bird tattoo imo. so like i said not a killer whale 😛

January 8, 2012 at 3:15 am #119311
buttwheat
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@buttwheat

Sorry I must have miss understood what you wanted.
If you don’t want color there is not much to add to that part of the tattoo. all that I can think of is to add more totem pole type stuff.

How about a bear?
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Or a frog
FrogTotemII.gif

January 8, 2012 at 6:05 pm #119333
kittykat200
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@kittykat200

i think the frog would work if you put it underneath? and it doesnt have to be green i guess, you can always have it the same colours as your current piece?

January 8, 2012 at 7:00 pm #119334
mrchen
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@mrchen

congratulations on your first piece, looks solid, welcome to the forum

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