Well, my family’s last name is Russian, but when translated into English it means Wolf. Our family crest also has a howling wolf on it. All the males in our family have had the characteristics of wolves; ferocious, independent, leaders when they need to be… Oddly enough we all have very angular faces as well. I’ve always felt a connection to wolves and felt like this would be a great way to objectify it.
I would like to retouch it in a few months, make the lines crisper and maybe do a little bit more shading. I chose my hip because I’ve always felt like that was the most aluring place to put a tattoo. I am a competitive swimmer so it will really stand out when I am on the block. It took about 45 minutes to finish it up. When he was doing the head and tail, which were right over the bone, it hurt a little bit- but mostly it wasn’t anything unbearable.
