Size recommendations

[kassandrac]

So I am wanting to get something similar to the picture I attached, but I'm wondering how small I could go with a piece like this. I want to do it on my lower leg where I have one very large shin piece. So I'd like to keep the rest smaller so I can obviously fit more on my short legs!
 
This is just a mockup I've made with reference images to give my artist an idea of what I'm looking for, so obviously the design will change.
 

 
 
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[JazzyMac]

That's a suave tattoo design.  I can't tell you how small you could go because I don't know you and I'm a very bad visualizer.  BUT, your (good) artist will definitely let you know that some of your elements need to be big enough so that they don't blob together after some years or are hard to see.  Like the moon, or the details in the pearls above the ribbon.  So keep in mind it will have to be big enough to make sure those can be seen/or tattooed clearly.

[SStu]

It'll largely depend on the abilities of the particular artist. I'd think that most would want to start at least half again as big as what I'm seeing here. 

[Dan]

go big or go home.

[Hogrider]

The smaller you go, the more you lose detail and the more it will all run together visually.

[Gingerninja]

Great advice here so far. The inverse of what @Hogrider is the bigger you go, the more detail you will get.

[Hogrider]

3 hours ago, Gingerninja said:

Great advice here so far. The inverse of what @Hogrider is the bigger you go, the more detail you will get.

Yup, no matter what anyone says, size matters.  hahahahaha

 

[kassandrac]

Thanks everyone! I ended up doing a completely different design, this one is still in the idea pile though. The one I got was a large palm size.

I want to fill my legs but I'm short so I don't have a lot of real estate for pieces LOL!


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