BertNaked – tbh that’s exactly what I’m thinking. Apart from a figure atop a cliff and the face busting through the clouds there’s a lot of ’empty’ space left.

I’ve had a little thought today that as the tattoo is being designed around the basis of taking a gamble sometimes pays off, sometimes doesn’t that maybe good and bad images could be incorporated to the top and bottom areas of the piece.
For example maybe crashing waves at the base of the cliff and something more pleasant towards the top. If the whole arm was based on a cliff a sunlit peaceful area could be created. Or maybe even have something good at the base and bad at the top?

Thought I’d bring this thread back to life as over the past weekend I’ve got myself booked in for my next sleeve (09/06/14). It will be done by Melissa Szeto who is currently working at Love Hate Social Club in Notting Hill, London.
I’ve been discussing my ideas through e-mails with her and went over what I have thought of so far when I saw her on Saturday. However aside from what’s been mentioned in this thread nothing new has come to light. She noted she probably won’t start sketching something up till early May however did encourage me to continue to fire over any ideas I had that could be added/incorporated into the design.

So if anyone can suggest anything to go with the theme mentioned for me to think over it would be much appreciated.
I’m also interested in any quotes that could be related to the theme of ‘taking a risk’, ‘grit and determination’ etc etc. My last sleeve was based on a quote I came across and it helped when trying to make a pictorial representation of it.

Hello and thanks for the reply’s.

I’ve been in touch with an artist and we’ve come up with the main image being a figure at the edge of a cliff face, with only a minor amount of cliff/waves showing.
The overcast sky will be used in conjunction with a stormy overall effect.
Haven’t dialled in the final image in the clouds (which will be a face bursting through looking down) but am concentrating on the main image.

The idea has come about from this image of Abraham Lincoln

However I’m not too keen on the clothing worn. the face and stance I’m happy with (might be slightly modified by the artist).
Can anyone help with anything else I could have the the main figure dressed in?
Initially I thought a robe type outfit however I have an image in my other sleeve that has this so don’t want the same elsewhere.

If it helps the main idea of the piece is to show that sometimes to take a chance you need a little push/encouragement.

Well after a bit of chopping a changing (not a bad thing I would say when designing a sleeve) I’m hopefully getting the idea I have done by Laura Satana. She’s normally based in France, however is over for the London Tattoo convention and has e-mailed me to say she has some time available during the weekend. Fingers crossed she’s happy with the idea (I’ve left the area in the upper arm up to her as I still can’t think of anything) and we’ll either be starting it end of this month, or at least finalising the idea at the convention!
If anyone wants to chuck over any ideas they think we’ll work with the sleeve (for the shoulder area) then please do fire away!
But hopefully I’ll be starting another ‘my sleeve in progress’ thread soon!

Well hello folks and hope you all had a happy new year.

Well I’ve been struggling to get an idea down for the upper arm part of this sleeve design I’m thinking of so I think i’m just going to let that part be decided by whoever I have to do the tattoo.

Which now leads me to another question….who to get it done by??
I would like for this arm to be completed by a female artists (goes with the opposite theme of my other arm) and preferably within the UK area.

If anyone can suggest any artists for me to look into I would be most grateful.

So far I have contacted Hayley Hayes and Amanda Ruby and am awaiting a reply to see about when I could discuss my idea.