JSparrow Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 (edited) Hi all, I got my first (and only) tattoo whilst traveling New Zealand a few years ago. Although I was in love with it at the time , I've recently been contemplating the idea of turning the whole upper arm into a sleeve, as I think it looks Abit random in the middle of the arm. I'm a big nature and outdoors lover, so that was the inspiration when I got it. Plus I was in middle Earth , so what better time to get it . So my question is how could I turn my tat into a sleeve without it looking bad. I don't want to cover up any of the existing tattoo , because I still love it, but rather fill the whole upper arm , so the diamonds sort of like the center piece of the sleeve. Also, do you think this is a good tattoo for a guy? Perhaps I'm just over thinking it , but I am Keen to get more tattoos anyway, so if anyone has any ideas how to turn this into a cool looking sleeve , from shoulder to elbow , please feel free to share 🙂 Edited July 29, 2019 by JSparrow Too long Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SStu Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 Turning your current work into a full-blown coherent sleeve is possible - the real quest will be to find the right artist. IMHO the current work has too many objects in a small space - so you're going to have to open to some re-work or even cover work if you want a quality outcome. Where are you located? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loveitwhentheyrun Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 Just put more of a landscape around it, fill in the whole upper arm so you can’t see the diamond shape and make it one big landscape scene. It is not a bad tat people probably give you funny looks because a lot of times girls get the diamond shape landscapes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSparrow Posted July 29, 2019 Author Share Posted July 29, 2019 (edited) Thanks for the advice guys! I think my problem was I let the artist kinda run with it after I gave him the initial idea, and he added in all the extra little details Edited July 29, 2019 by JSparrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSparrow Posted July 29, 2019 Author Share Posted July 29, 2019 45 minutes ago, SStu said: Turning your current work into a full-blown coherent sleeve is possible - the real quest will be to find the right artist. IMHO the current work has too many objects in a small space - so you're going to have to open to some re-work or even cover work if you want a quality outcome. Where are you located? Yeah that was my worry as well, finding an artist with the same style etc. I am in Nottingham, England, and the city centre isn't short of tattoo parlors, so will have to find the perfect one. And yeah I'm open to cover work, I was thinking about getting the areas next to the river just shaded in completely , and the part under the trees as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSparrow Posted July 29, 2019 Author Share Posted July 29, 2019 47 minutes ago, Loveitwhentheyrun said: Just put more of a landscape around it, fill in the whole upper arm so you can’t see the diamond shape and make it one big landscape scene. It is not a bad tat people probably give you funny looks because a lot of times girls get the diamond shape landscapes. Yeah that was my worry, that it perhaps looks too feminine. I think I need to speak to an artist because I'm struggling to think of ways to fill the area , especially above the sun, since the borders of the diamond make it abit awkward to expand what's already there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SStu Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 Will be happy to help vet artists if you'd like to send us links to his/her work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loveitwhentheyrun Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 3 hours ago, JSparrow said: Thanks for the advice guys! I think my problem was I let the artist kinda run with it after I gave him the initial idea, and he added in all the extra little details Happens. I didn’t like my first tattoo either after a few years. What’s good about yours is there’s still plenty of ways you can make it cool. You could do stars/space above the sun and just expand the landscape a little bit to the sides. The more money you spend the better it will look...generally. Look for a reputable shop they will turn this baby out! I would add color too just my opinion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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