smoz

I have got my second session with Mo Coppoletta tomorrow, working on a three quarter sleeve koi with autumnal maple leaves.

I went to see Mo yesterday to talk this design over, we are going with pretty much what I suggested but decided to drop the chrysanthemum and instead to incorporate a silhouette of a bare tree or branch into the design. Work starts next Thursday, I can't wait.

As a newly signed up member of this forum I have already mentioned this on the initiation thread but it looks like this is probably the correct thread. I have six sessions booked up with Mo Coppoletta at The Family Store, the first will be next week, the last in early April, I will be getting a three quarter sleeve autumnal koi design on my left arm. I initially spoke to Mo months ago about what I am after and have an appointment tomorrow to discuss what I want. I have decided to give him pretty much a free reign, to trust in his instinct and experience but these are my notes of my ideas to give him a starting point. Two koi, swimming upwards. One predominantly black with flashes of gold, the other undecided, in a colour that will compliment the rest of the design. Suggest gold or yellow but will this work with colour of maple leaves? Maple Leaves, changing colour, not too many, blowing in the wind Chrysanthemum A few rocks in the water Rocks/water/wind bars etc grey work or black?

I have seen some of his finished work and work in progress, Mrs Smoz was tattooed by Steve Vinall at TFB last year so we got to see some of his work then.

I am not trying to keep my design strictly traditional but would prefer to avoid anything too contradictory (hence maple leaves and chrysanthemums which I understand are both associated with the autumn/fall), room for wriggle room certainly. When I mention rocks I am thinking of them being in the water, to help give the water some dynamic movement as opposed to rocks on the land.

That's one of the reasons I signed up, to show off my new work.

I was wondering about that, may drop the idea about the tree/branch. I have an appointment with Mo to discuss the design this Friday (we have talked briefly about it before) and the first appointment is the following Thursday. Cheers for your advice, and thanks for the welcome.

It will be on my left arm, a three quarter length sleeve.

I have signed up here after lurking and browsing for a few months. I am based in South London, I work in the railway industry and I am a season ticket holder at Crystal Palace football (soccer) club. I have been mainly using this place for getting ideas for my next tattoo, which will be my first large scale one. I have a series of six three hour sessions booked up with Mo Coppoletta from The Family Business, the first is at the beginning of December, the last will be in early April. My plan is for a three quarter length sleeve of an autumnal koi design. These are my notes so far: Two Koi, swimming upwards. One predominantly black with flashes of gold, the colour of the other one undecided, in a colour that will compliment the rest of the design. Suggest gold or yellow but will this work with colour of maple leaves? Maple Leaves, changing colour, not too many, blowing in the wind Silhouette of a bare tree or branch Chrysanthemum Rocks in the water Rocks/water/wind bars grey work or black? I haven't finalised my ideas yet, these are intended as a guide line as much as anything, I was planning to give Mo pretty much a free hand on this one, to trust in his experience and instinct.