i’m pale as a ghost, if my skin looks dark in that picture its because of the lighting. besides, my friend with similar skin tone just got a tattoo of an orange rose and i think it looks great. so im not really worried about the oranges. i know its going to look a lot different than it does in the photoshopped picutre

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What about a mermaid with some japanese-style waves around it? then you can get the japanese style without a cliche koi fish.

i love the imagery and symbolism in this idea! I really like the skull with rubies as a materialistic symbol, although I’m not really sure how it relates to living life to the fullest. My only concern would be incorporating all of these symbols into a design that looks coherent and not like a bunch or random images thrown together. but if its done…[Read more]

I agree that the two symbols should be overlapping instead of fading into each other, and I like the idea of offsetting them a little bit (like making the leaf a little higher or a little lower). It might be nice if you added some kind of swirls or vines or something to surround the symbols.