FREEHAND - DRAGON & PHOENiX

i apprenticed under a tattooer who was a master at the traditional asian style of tattooing -- til this day traditional asian tattoos remain some of my favorite pieces/styles to do. and of course, anyone who knows anything about asian art knows that dragons + phoenixes go HAND in HAND.

here are a few examples of my recent freehand asian work.

first up, DRAGON:



as you can see this is our 2nd session. during our first session i created the dragon head with some finger waves around it. he then came back for the background/surrounding elements.



next up i was asked to create a phoenix backpiece, so here's what i came up with:



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look ma! no hands!!!!!

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tigers have long been popular in tattoos across eastern + western culture;

"Tigers are associated with power, ferocity, passion and sensuality, beauty and speed, cruelty and wrath. The appearance of a tiger in a dream may signal that new power or passion may awaken within you."

you know i was more than happy when a client asked for me to take the reigns and be free in the form of a tiger. :D

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