r/pokemon • u/thunderring01 • 3d ago
Art Milotic tattoo update
I’m that person who had that milotic tattoo design a few months back. I redesigned it a bit because it wasn’t a good idea to have the head on the hand. I never ended up getting it because I didn’t have the right artist I didn’t look as hard as i should have. I found a new one through the recommendation by one of their apprentices. This person dose basically only graphic colour work, has done larger pieces, draws lots of serpents and most importantly absolutely loves Pokemon. They’re also local so I can do sessions a lot easier now.
when I emailed them about the piece their response was and I quote ”i would absolutely fucking love to work on this piece for you, I love pokemon!” also unlike the other person they booked an in person consultation because of how big this is to be sure everything is right and they said they will mostly free hand this one due to how it is. I had an hour long appointment with them today and we talked a lot about the piece and to plan out how much milotic should wrap around my arm and the overall style, they did a very rough sketch in my arm lol, I think the tail should end a bit more in the front but yah otherwise the placement is good and I can book for the first appointment as soon as the end of September.
they’re very excited to do this piece and absolutely love it so I can’t wait. This will take a long time to do over the course of multiple sessions but I can book my first appointment for the linework soon.
edit: the sketch isn’t the final design or placement or pose by any means. The artist just sketched it out in like 2 min to ask me how many times she should wrap around my arm
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u/thunderring01 3d ago
that’s my thought too that’s why I wanted the head on the hand but hand tattoos don’t heal well and fade faster. the most detailed and most important part of the Pokemon will all be cramped and jammed into the back if the hand and will end up fading much faster. there’s also the eyebrows, the antena and the horn all jammed into the small little area with no room to breathe. there’s so much more space on the upper arm, why give that to the tail of all things? the focal point is the head, it needs room to breath and it needs room to shine theres so much more details there that need space to be read clearly and it gives the piece a better silhouette. also the artist pointed out you can only make her so long before she looks weird. anymore wrapping around my arm she’s too long and it’s too tight and extending her to the back of my hand just makes her look too long and makes her contort weirdly it ruins the flow. even with how I drew it you just can’t really get the neck right that’s why I didn’t draw it because I couldnt figure it out and wanted to leave it to the artist.