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I did this Doctor Who half sleeve in anime style for a female client. She wanted the exploding Tardis added there somewhere, and some hints of cosmic explosion. I wasn't familiar with the show to begin with so there were a couple of confusion when I first started the design. After getting helped by her, by being shown a bunch of visual references, I started the sketch, but with a little bit of doubt in my part. I think I tweaked the sketch about 3 times until she liked the initial look. From there, I pretty much started re-drawing the sketch into cleaner lines. I was pretty happy with how it turned out, considering that I'm not familiar with the tv show. I think I will give it a chance for sure, and it would be something I can sit back and watch with my wife.

Maori 3/4 Sleeve on Ricky.

Hi folks, I just want to introduce another Scottish-themed full sleeve art. My client took inspiration from an older Scottish full sleeve design that I did in the past, but with a slight twist. We incorporated Greek texts in Christian messages, and added my clients' sons' names. We went for a more "airy" feel where there are more openings, and not too collage-heavy. He also asked for sizing down the elements so that it doesn't look to bulky or big in real life. The design went through a couple of sketches before the current layout was approved, but I think in the end, this design turned better than I anticipated. Originally I felt that there were too many unnecessary openings, but I managed to hide that using fillers like cloud and smoke. I enlarged the names just a tiny bit to create a counterbalance at the bottom because I thought it's top heavy, and I also liked how the map of Scotland is prominent. I think this is the main identity of the design, and it's legible from a distance.

Japanese Koi, Lotus and Cherry Blossoms On Trung.