Finished koi leg sleeve

December 1, 2011 at 11:46 am #38126

AdamWest

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@adamwest

Finally finished my tattoo after what felt like a very long wait (over a month) for my second sitting,

I love it!

Let me know what you think.

December 1, 2011 at 12:18 pm #117249

skinnyguy911

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@skinnyguy911

I prefer the downward facing Koi and like the petals floating around.
Not really keen on the upward facing Koi, looks a little too stiff, as if the koi needed more bend with the line work.

As an overall piece it looks quite badass though.
Just my 2 cents.

December 1, 2011 at 1:03 pm #117250

Wardy

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@wardy

Look’s well done man, congrats on completion!

December 1, 2011 at 1:19 pm #117252

xanderx

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@xanderx

looks amazing man… congrats!

as usual i’m envious 😡

December 1, 2011 at 1:43 pm #117254

mrchen

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@mrchen

looks real good, congrats!

December 1, 2011 at 2:18 pm #117263

buttwheat

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@buttwheat

Looks great man. I’m really not a fan of koi but your tattoo looks pretty solid.
Looks like you have a ruined sock there just remember to wear the same one next time you get work done.

December 1, 2011 at 6:17 pm #117268

alois71x

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@alois71x

Actually, from what I understand from a girl i used to date with a koi.

The chinese lore/story goes… the koi fish is to swim up the yellow river- a task it wasn’t ever supposed to be capable of doing. If it can do that… it will turn into a dragon.

So upward facing koi’s represent the attempt to become a dragon…which is a good thing

saying that
koi’s are overdone. when will unicorn’s become trendy?

December 1, 2011 at 8:09 pm #117269

newdragon

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@newdragon

Very impressive- looks great

December 1, 2011 at 9:21 pm #117270

Despoina

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@despoina

I don’t really like koi but this looks ok! 🙂

December 3, 2011 at 4:32 pm #117388

AdamWest

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@adamwest

alois71x;102437 wrote:

Actually, from what I understand from a girl i used to date with a koi.

The chinese lore/story goes… the koi fish is to swim up the yellow river- a task it wasn’t ever supposed to be capable of doing. If it can do that… it will turn into a dragon.

So upward facing koi’s represent the attempt to become a dragon…which is a good thing

saying that
koi’s are overdone. when will unicorn’s become trendy?

Yeah, I was aware of the story before I got the tattoo, however I got it with no real meaning or story behind the it. It was purely because i liked the design as an art form.

December 10, 2011 at 10:17 pm #117852