tompatm and daddysgirl13 thanks for the pos feedback, I understand the other feedback though. It did turn out the way I wanted it to, and some other detail will be done at my next sitting. More is gonna be added under and around creating the half sleave I’m looking for. It was pretty awesome when I asked my 2 yr old granddaughter “who is that?” and she studied it, and replied, “That’s my Lolli in chocolate”.

Now the picture was taken 30 yrs ago, that this was created from as well. My wife is pretty stoked that I would do this for her, and is even more excited with an idea that I came up with for the continued work. My wife was not keen on the idea of tattoo’s, but now has gotten into it with me. Maybe she will decide to get one herself, and we are still working on that one.

Here is another style of my wife that surprizingly my wife loves, as she actually doesn’t like tattoo’s 😀 I started to show her what I was trying to create, and she started giving her input with a big thumbs up when I showed her this picture with a Hawaiian hibiscus flower which is her favorite flower.

Or this

Thanks, going back to square one with some other options.

I have an idea for my next one, that changes what I had originally intended.

The person in the middle is my wife, and like several versions of the original version. I wouldn’t have the total color done, but have her head outlined like in the third pic. I’m still kicking this around a bit, for just what I am looking for.
Original color print

Coloring page

Ink Stamped

Sketched, but in this one I would have the dolphin either dark or lightly greyed out or black.