I Loved doing this design. I remember it just flowed out of
me and I was very happy with how it came out.
Client’s Description Request:
Starting a full sleeve in July. Top half will be a recreation of photo. Kinda letting my artist do his thing with
that. Bottom half is still up in the
air. Really no set theme, but just a collection
of meaningful images and ideas. I am not
artistic nor creative unfortunately so I am just looking for a unique and
creative way to bring everything together.
Looking for very realistic and somewhat dark in nature.
Here's some ideas/images that I'd like to incorporate. Use some or all:
Teddy Bear – Just looking for a standard stuffed teddy
bear. To go with the dark theme I
thought maybe it could look a little torn up.
You know a button for an eye, patches, tears, stuffing coming out, etc. My mom LOVES teddy bears. I thought this
would be a neat ode to her, and represent some of the struggles she’s been
through with my father and her life. I
understand this doesn’t really go with much, but I’ll let you run with it and
see what you come up with.
Skull: Simple half skull, but nothing demonic or
anything. I've attached a picture of
what I'm looking for.
Girl's face: Looking for part of a girl's face. Lot of emphasis on her eyes. I think it'd be sweet to have part of her
face occluded by her hair. I've attached
a picture to give you an idea. I think
it might be cool to also cover part of her face with a single peacock
feather. Think dark and masculine here.
Hour glass: Typical old style hourglass. Maybe cracked, sand coming out, something
inside of it, etc.
Dead tree(s) – I’ve just always loved the look of dead
trees. This can be a big part of the
piece or a smaller detail. However you
feel it will best fit.
Dragon Fly- Huge fan
of the band Coheed & Cambria. I
would love they’re dragon fly logo just “stamped” anywhere on the piece. I have enclosed the exact image of this I
want.
Flowers- These are also kinda for my mom, but also for
me. Doesn’t really represent anything
particular, but would possibly be cool to have a few coming up my forearm or
something?? I really like lillies (with
the dots inside) or maybe columbines (Colorado State Flower) EITHER NOT
BOTH. Again, just something that looks
kinda cool. To fit with the “darkness”
of the piece maybe some could be wilting or dying? Again, think masculine on this one. I'm not sure how to make flowers manly. I guess just dark.
Feel free to add any
fillers or any cool ideas you may have!
Client feedback: Wow.
Good God. You killed it. Wouldn't change a thing. I love it. Can you tattoo me
now? haha
