Japanese Phoenix (Houou) Tattoo – Session 3
I finally have gotten around to getting some decent photos of the finished Japanese Phoenix tattoo up on the site (thanks to Mikayla’s incredible photography skills). My last sitting with Ron was sometime mid November and he finished up all the color work, highlights and final touch-up work. It truly came out to be a [...]
Japanese Phoenix (Houou) Tattoo – Session 2
Yesterday I finally got back to Lucky Devil Tattoo for another sitting with Ron. Part of me was hoping to get this wrapped up and have the phoenix done. The other half didn’t want to sit through that much pain. During a discussion with Ron before we got started, we finalized a color palette for [...]
Japanese Phoenix (Houou) Tattoo – Session 1
A couple of months ago, I went back to Lucky Devil Tattoo and met with Ron about the possibility of getting some more work done. I was looking into having a phoenix flow in and around the open spot right above the existing koi tattoo he completed for me last year. In addition to the [...]
Japanese Koi Fish Tattoo – Session 4
Today’s session was very gratifying. After a couple of hours, Ron finally finished up my traditional Japanese koi fish tattoo. The entire tattoo goes from my ankle to just below my knee, with a space left on the back of my calf for future work. The tattoo includes two koi fish (one gold, one red), [...]
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 [...]
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