You could have a mountain-scape with cherry blossoms and bamboo shoots?

Japanese style, crawling up you chest and an angle, paw into your arm.

Or

Climbing down, tail into arm.

Depending on the images and the style of the tattoos, that would probably work out rather nicely. The black and gray would really make the color pop. Contrast is a funny thing, and I’ve seen some great color pieces hidden in black/gray sleeves.

Some of mine.

Sorry for the sizing. I’m working on it!

Hey! Well, it’s funny, cause all the tattoos I get are text. It’s still a work in progress, but I’ll show you how my back is shaping up.

I still have a lot to go (typography is small!) but I plan to follow the contours of my body and have a light gray back drop of words to fill in the negative space. I’m going for the “wall of text” thing. I…[Read more]

Alleghieri has the right mood (The g’s and i’s are off), but it looks closer to one of the “Dear Joe” typefaces.