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how to design a sleeve??

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  • 08-09-2004 1:55am
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    Fungtank
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    I'm very much into the idea of tattoo's being original. I want a sleeve on my left upper arm and despretley want to design it myself.

    I've got a few photo's of the style i want but i just can't get my head around how to do the full thing. I guess its like drawing a colage(spelling).
    Somebody has to have some tips or pointers, please and thank you.
    An idea of the stlye is below

    geishasleeve.jpg

    brandon_arm.jpg


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    garthv
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    designing a sleeve is major work,make sure all the images fit together and ask your friendly tattoo artist for advice,id take a few weeks concentrating on the picture of your sleeve before seeking advice


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    Fungtank
    Closed Accounts Posts: 197 ✭✭Fungtank


    Thanks garth. One other question.

    When designing a sleeve do you draw it out like a poster or do you have to take the shape of the arm into account?


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    gom
    Registered Users Posts: 344 ✭✭gom


    Fungtank wrote:
    Thanks garth. One other question.

    When designing a sleeve do you draw it out like a poster or do you have to take the shape of the arm into account?


    Do it as a picture/poster. Let the tattoo artist have a look and ask them to work with that. The tattoo is still 99% original in my opinion. Jus tlike a post can sometimes get edited in boards ;). But seriously. Your not a tattoo artist so let them adapt it to your arm. You supply the concept, art and direct. They supply the skill to put it on your arm


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    Blisterman
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    What sort of stuff are you going to put in it?


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    Fungtank
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    Blisterman wrote:
    What sort of stuff are you going to put in it?

    I want a collage of some things. A bull, some flower, maybe a dragon. I've noticed that alot of sleeves are based around a central drawing. I dont really want that. The main thing is i want it to be really vibrant, lots of colour. I like the black backround and then blues, green, oranges on top of that.
    I had a design aspect in mind. Its a statue in copenhagen city square, of a bull fighting a dragon. Here i'll put up a photo of it.
    2-12.jpg
    copen132.jpg


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    Bottle_of_Smoke
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    around how much a sleeve cost I really like the look of them. be a few years prob before a i get a design finished and have to think about whether i really want something that striking and permanent but hell id love one now!


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    Blub2k4
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    Bottle_of_Smoke wrote:
    around how much a sleeve cost I really like the look of them. be a few years prob before a i get a design finished and have to think about whether i really want something that striking and permanent but hell id love one now!

    It varies, you will be charged 80/100 euro an hour so there is no fixed cost, normally the artist will discount you if you are getting a large sleeve done.


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    Blub2k4
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    Fungtank

    Have a look here http://darkimages.com and then look at the artist called Tim Kern for some inspiration
    Tough if you are on dial-up the site is heavy enough.


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