Hi, thanks for the reply :)
My main (and at this point, only) idea is to get what is essentially a map of the city in which I grew up. Here is the design... I know you don't want my whole life story but I'm an urban designer working as an architect and this design means a lot to me for a number of reasons.
My initial reaction was to simplify the design to the roads and the outline of the lake in black at varying lineweights. I see it starting at my shoulder/lower neck and finishing at the base of my ribcage on my back (so 40cm or so tall).
I spoke to a guy who specialises in tribals here in Berlin and he is confident he can do it in 4-5 2 hour sessions and that he can get the lines straight and consistent enough for it to look good.
I realised yesterday that Peter Aurisch lives here and I started seeing the design with his style of shading looking pretty good, so I sent him an email and am waiting a response. I get the feeling this is a job which is too inflexible for him though...
Anyway, it would be nice to get some opinions on this ... I get the feeling the artist could be a little overconfident, so I thought I would gauge your opinion on the chances of this idea looking crisp.
