#39000
ParaDoX667
Participant
@paradox667

So on Good Friday I sat for the start of my sleeve – my artist wanted to do just the line work in the first session to give it time to heal.

Booked in for the next session already for colour and shading.

The plan is to blend three styles for the sleeve:
Robotic / Steampunk Koi fish on the outer bicep with a smokey / oily water background incorporating some of the traditional elements such as the flowers and bright colours.

Inner bicep is still to be decided – I am trying to think of something to tie it all together and not just use background / fill

Forearm will be a bio-organic.

The inner bicep will have a small section that includes my first tattoo which is currently on my wrist and will be covered by bio-organic.

So here’s how it looks so far:

Now before anyone comments that there is a ‘mistake’ on the clock face – it’s by design to add a touch of quirkiness to the piece, the time is when I was born.

#124766
yodaddynukka
Participant
@yodaddynukka

a unique touch to the classic koi, looks good. the line work is a tad bit inconsistent but i think in the end the piece will look great. keep us posted.

#124769
Darth Bane
Participant
@darth-bane

Thats a great idea off of the usual koi idea, can’t wait for the final piece

#124770
Cardinal
Participant
@cardinal

I really like this concept; look coward to seeing how it progresses.

#124776
peterpoose
Participant
@peterpoose
Cardinal;110991 wrote:
I really like this concept; look coward to seeing how it progresses.

Hes not a coward! lol

Looks good so far!

#124790
Cardinal
Participant
@cardinal

Was supposed to say ‘forward’, but the predictive text on my phone took over!

#124791
ParaDoX667
Participant
@paradox667

Cheers all 🙂 I’ll post more pics when I get the next session done in two weeks.
It will probably be 1 – 2 sessions a month till the sleeve is done.

Then I can work on the other side and my ribs 😉

And no problems on the coward vs forward – I figured it was some sort of autocorrect magic.

#124844
mrchen
Participant
@mrchen

cool, I cant recall seeing anything quite like it, want to see it done

#125153
TheCanvas
Participant
@thecanvas

Looks very nice so far 🙂

#125154
ParaDoX667
Participant
@paradox667

Cheers all – getting some more work done tomorrow so will add new photos when its done.
Only another 2.5 hour session unfortunately but that will still get a heap done.

#125163
mrchen
Participant
@mrchen

thats enough, one good thing about small sessions is they are easier to heal

#125169
ParaDoX667
Participant
@paradox667

That’s very true I guess – I have just always liked a longer session, I think it’s because I’m impatient and want the finished artwork quicker 😉

#125231
ArniVidar
Moderator
@arnividar

Steampunk Koi.. not that’s not something you see every day! Very much looking forward to seeing the finished piece.

#125413
ParaDoX667
Participant
@paradox667

Just finished 2 hours of shading and highlights, next session will be colour then working on the inner bicep to transform the piece to a half sleeve.

It’s still fairly fresh and not cleaned 100% in this pic so will get a couple more later on:

#125500
peterpoose
Participant
@peterpoose

Looks mighty fine!

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