Thanks all, going back under the needle after Christmas for the back of the leg, thinking a light house. Something like this, in color of course. (By the way not my artwork, I found it on google – props to the artist)

Mehh not sure if the post worked, tried to do it all from my phone. If they don’t show up I’ll post them from work tomorrow.

Yea not looking for “Cheep” work I want a good tat and I am prepared to pay for it. Ill look around. I know there is more than 1 Nikko in this world 😛 – Thanks for the replys!

Well I am talking about line work. He uses shades of lots of colors. Iono maybe I am just over thinking it. Color looks super sick right after its done but all color fades. When you use so many shades of color in “color realism” style tattoos. Some of the color shading is so light to achieve the look he is going for. See the example below. Its SICK SICK artwork and a awesome tat, a tat I would love to have. But notice how there is very little line work, you can see the dark black shadow that defines the cheek but uptowards the top where the orangish hair is. The right side looks like it will hold up better over time than the left. Again, I still think its top notch work. We just contemplating my next “Style” xD

Amok- I see what yer saying, I think part of the issue is the picture quality.

Thx for the replies !

No I agree, but 2.5 years to get my first tattoo ( when Im already 28 ) is a bummer 🙁 If It is 2.5 years I wil proly get a diferent tattoo for now and wait to do this idea..