Below are pictures of my existing eagle tattoo on my outer arm and the available space on my inner arm. I’ve been thinking of adding an owl head to the inner arm area but I’m just not sure how much I like that placement and how it would look. I’ve also included a pic of someone else’s owl on their inner arm to give an idea how it might look although the image would be a little different. Just looking for thoughts and opinions on the inner arm placement and if an owl head might look out of place there or if another design or location would fit better. Thanks much.
My arm:
Someone else’s tattoo:
I’d get something more like this (not sure color or b/g yet):
http://i1010.photobucket.com/albums/af222/inkedn07/realistic-owl-tattoo-m-1.jpg
http://i1010.photobucket.com/albums/af222/inkedn07/Great_Horned_Owl_Montana-1.jpg
Not only that, but in it’s current postion, it’ll be staring back at anyone who happens to be looking at your outstretched arm – generally the position your arm will be in for the tattoo to be visible.
Are you going for the eventual bird sleeve or half-sleeve, and if so – how would you tie them together?
Are you going for the eventual bird sleeve or half-sleeve, and if so – how would you tie them together?
Thanks for the replies. If I do get it there that’s probably how I’d position it and to maximize the detail like yodaddynukka mentioned. And I really never planned on turning it into a half-sleeve so that’s also why I want to make sure having the two individual pieces would still work because I don’t know how I’d tie it together. I also didn’t think I’d add to the arm after the eagle but I just really like birds of prey so who knows. Oleg Turyansky expressed interest in doing the owl so I’d give him freedom but I just haven’t been sure of the placement and color or not. So you guys don’t think even if it was left at two seperate pieces it wouldn’t look out of place and still work?
And @ yodaddynukka, the eagle was done at Hartford County Tattoo in CT by a local artist named Angel.
And @ yodaddynukka, the eagle was done at Hartford County Tattoo in CT by a local artist named Angel.
i think it would be ok if you take it to the right artist. the eagle is done really well so as long as the owl is done well (which im sure it would be with oleg) then it should be fine. i am in the same situation as you are since i have the bio gear half sleeve on my arm along with a nio warrior on my forearm, and also planning to get a samurai mask on my outer forearm i am a little worried about the styles not meshing. but im pretty sure it will work ok…
I have complete faith in the artist, that’s for sure. Like I said, I was just having a hard time at first picturing the owl on the inner arm but if I’m reading the comments correctly, you guys think it would look fine there. I think it’s the different directions of the tattoos I was considering, with the eagle north and south and the owl more east and west, almost perpendicular to each other, but I guess it doesn’t matter. And maybe even have the artist add something to the top of the bicep if he thinks he should to connect the two tattoos a little. So noone thinks the owl would look out of place there, right?
Actually, no, we didn’t talk about the direction. I originally wanted to do it on my calf but he didn’t like that due to the roundish shape of the owl head and vertical shape of the leg (which makes sense), so he suggested inside of arm but didn’t specify direction. I guess I just assumed east/west since it is just the head and it would be looking out when my arm is outstrectched like stubarber mentioned. Otherwise it would be sideways but I understand buttwheat’s point, too. I haven’t persued it much because I was still trying to figure out if I wanted there in the first place. I’m going to email him again though.
My girlfriend and I were just talking about that and even if I get the tattoo at the shop before Paradise, we’ll still likely drive up to the convention for a day just to walk around. She wants to go, too, and would rather not walk around by herself while I’m being tattooed all day. Staying all weekend at the convention might be a little costly so I might try to get the tattoo the weekend before at the shop and then go to the convention for a day just to hang around. I just emailed Oleg again so we’ll see what happens and I’ll definitely let you know. Will you go for the entire weekend? Johan Finne?
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