Kokan tattoo photos

Here is a nice little fun design of a puppy and a koi. The client wanted a design to commemorate her dog who passed away from illness not long ago. So I decided to draw the dog when she was still a puppy, I liked it because it reminded me of that Albert Einstein photo. Then at the bottom is a koi, looking very determined. I think their facial expressions make very nice contrast and humorous at the same time.

This was the first design I did after taking a month and a half off from design due to travel and vacation. I was really excited when I did this because I wanted to get back into designing tattoos right away. I had the opportunity to create a celtic cross and an anchor with flowers. It's a very sentimental theme as it was dedicated for the client's mom. Things like these always has a special place in me as Im a very family oriented person. 

The Archer Girl half sleeve tattoo design started off as an isolated piece on the upper arm. Before she was an archer, she was originally a naked woman, with a snake wrapping around her figure. But that slowly evolved into something else per the client's request. I then added the roman numerals going vertically, and the pocket watch. From there, the naked woman idea was scrapped and thus the archer girl was born. I think this version is very good compared to the original idea, as all the pieces just fit well together. This design has a special meaning to my client, as this was a modernization of his late father's tattoo who served in the military. I wanted to make sure that I did this design justice, so careful approach to this design was very much needed. I think in the end I hit the target, and the client was very much happy with the overall result.

This is one of my favorite tattoo designs without a doubt. Here I got the chance to illustrate the incredible Hulk from Marvel comics. It was a perfect break from the usual things that Ive been doing lately with my designs, so when I got asked to design this tattoo, I jumped in right away. It was great as well because the client was very easy to work with and he gave some creative freedom to do my thing. What I like about this design is really just the simplicity of the layout- you have the Hulk in the center as a focal point and the rest are simply supporting elements. The message behind this tattoo is very sad and sentimental as well. The client's father passed away from cancer, and he wanted to portray his father fought until the very end, just like the Hulk would. Never say never.