Hi guys,
Thought id post a few pics of my sleeve now the colour and shading has been done. I am very happy with the finished work, and think Pete, my tattooist has done a great job. I am booked in for another sitting so he can have a look and see, as he thinks the shading where the lower 1/4 sleeve meets the 3/4 sleeve may need a bit more blending.

I will post again once its all done( although to be honest i think its more or less done now)

Hope you like it half as much as i do!!!

Next post i will put a few pics of the rest of the sleeve, and what the different bits mean!!

Hi guys. i posted a while ago asking for advice on adding to my 3/4 sleeve, which i had done a couple of years ago. I have just got back from my 1st sitting of the add on to complete the sleeve. I am really pleased with how Pete (my tattooist) has started the line work. I will keep updating as i have more sittings. I decided on a fan with kanji for my daughters DOB. I decided on a geisha with my daughters name on inked on her skin. The rest is filled with clouds water and blossom. He has left an inch or so at the wrist, where he is gona faid out with greywash…….im Really pleased, hope u like !!!

Thanks for the history of the femal samurai, and the geisha. Do you have any good pics, or know of any good sites so i can look for referance material. I deffo think that the idea of the geisha or the female samurai with the year of the ox inked on her skni is the idea i like the most. Do you all think it will work with the rest of the sleeve?
I think i will rink my tattooist next week and discuss the idea, then when i get some reference pics i will take them over and show him.

thanks again!

Just thought id let you see the space i have.
Someone said i could maybe get a women samurai warrior, and maybe incorporate the ox on her clothing. I like the idea as it would fit in with the asian style. it would also allow the lady to represent the feminine form for my daughter, and the ox for her year of birth. I could then have her name and DOB in a kanji scroll. What do you guys think, and what was the history of the geisha warrior?
cheers