Japanese Koi Fish Tattoo – Session 3
Just a few hours before my appointment. I’m a bit anxious to get the entire traditional Japanese koi fish tattoo done, but I know it just takes time and this type of work can’t be rushed. Today’s work will be adding color. Today I want to get the two koi colored in and some of the cherry blossoms but Ron my have other ideas. We’ll see. I’ll get some photos up here in the next day or two.
Updated: Ron focused on coloring the koi. Now that the initial healing is over, the color is really vibrant and beautiful. Check out some of the photos below. My next (and final) session will be in late March. Coloring in the peonis and a little touch-up work will finish this piece off.
(Session Time: ~2 hours)
Updated: Session 4 (the final session) details are now available for all to view. Enjoy!
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December 11th, 2007 @ 10:53 am
Nice ink! ;o)
I’ve got my first one (also a Koi fish) last week. Tomorrow will be the 2nd session, only to do the colours and shadings. It´s smaller than yours, but it’s the beggining of a Japanese half sleeve.
An “after torture” pic:
http://www.zaaddesign.no.sapo.pt/reef/koi.jpg
cheers from Portugal
January 23rd, 2008 @ 7:48 am
I just want to give you and your inker props. The tattoo is really nice, he did a fantastic job on it.
April 18th, 2008 @ 2:51 pm
hey… do you have a copy of the design for your tattoo that you could send to me?
thanks
samhodous@gmail.com
April 19th, 2008 @ 8:22 am
Sorry Sam, this tattoo is a custom design. There is no template that Ron (the tattoo artist) was working from. Although the koi fish and cherry blossoms were hand drawn on paper first to ensure a clean design, they didn’t come from a book or anything else. And as far as the waves are concerned, for the most part these were drawn directly on my leg to ensure the best placement.
So to answer your question in short: No, I don’t have a copy of it. This was a custom tattoo. I do appreciate your comment though. I plan on putting some finished picture up soon, so come back and check them out. Later.
April 19th, 2008 @ 9:40 am
Well that just makes this tat even nicer. amazing work
May 25th, 2008 @ 10:03 pm
hey do you have any pictures of the tattoo fully finished/colored?
could you post a couple or forward to my email? fat_nel@hotmail
thanks.
May 27th, 2008 @ 12:12 pm
Nel – I do have some photos of the finished piece, but I’m lazy and have yet to put them up. I knew it would only be a matter of time before someone called me on this. I’ll post them soon. Thanks for visiting.
February 3rd, 2007 @ 3:00 am
WOW! That looks very neat. I just keep thinking OUCH!
May 28th, 2008 @ 11:56 am
After being lazy for long enough, I’ve uploaded the photos of the finished tattoo. You can read and see photos about the final sitting for my traditional Japanese koi fish tattoo.