Today's client wanted the effect of battle armor, so we started with a double-wide band around the bottom and joined it to a circle above to fit into the musculature of his upper arm. The photo is taken from the front here to show how I fitted it as high as I could without being too far into the armpit, and made an arc at the top that scribed the shape of the shoulder. The overall effect is fitted chain mail, a complex and intricate new skin.
Celtic Battle Armor Tattoo by Pat Fish
Today I am thrilled to finally do a knotwork half-sleeve with a vivid color in the background. I've done solid black or dot shaded fill in the area behind the knots in the past, but this is the first time I have had a client who wanted color. I very much like this look, where the color makes a shield of their skin for the knots to appear above, it lifts them into the foreground. The previous blog post shows it when it was just lines and shading:
Celtic Valor Sleeve Tattoo by Pat Fish
Happy 4th of July from Pat Fish and ColinFraser - and Happy Birthday USA!
Patriotic Tattoos by Pat Fish
A returning client booked two appointments to maximize his trip to Santa Barbara. On the first day we did a romantic tribute to his lovely wife, a Celtic heart over his heart.
Celtic Knot 'Loyal Heart' Tattoo by Pat Fish
The pattern for the Loyal Heart tattoo is available for purchase and immediate download here:
Glen Family Crest Tattoo by Pat Fish
Also on that day we added the Clan MacDonald battle shield to the center of a frame of Celtic knotwork I did for him last year. We adapted the red eagle and shield to fit into the space between the band and shoulder piece, bringing his plan for that part of his body to completion.
The William Wallace Memorial at St. Bartholomew's Hospital in London - inset shows knotwork
The next day we did a custom adaptation of a band with great personal significance for him. The pattern appears on the Sir William Wallace memorial in London, and I made it conform to the shapes formed by the thistle and shoulder cap I had previously placed above, so that it is now an integrated whole.
And he is now a much more illustrated gentleman.
The pattern for the William Wallace band is available for purchase and immediate download here:
http://www.luckyfishart.com/wiwaba.html
The pattern for the Honour Thistle is sold here:
