Lower leg tattoo mix Maori / Samoan style

Hi there,

At the moment, things are quite busy and I get a lot of requests for custom designs, sometimes up to 5 or 6 a day...! :)
Really nice ofcourse, but unfortunately my time is limited and I really want to focus on each design, so I have to pick and choose the designs that I really enjoy and fit my style.
My apology for all people I have to dissapoint...

A few days ago I received an e-mail from a customer living in the UK. He was looking for a tattoo for his lower leg, mainly the calf, but partially wrapping around his leg.
It had to be something similar to this mixed Maori / Samoan inspired tattoo design I did a few weeks ago.

These pieces are my favourites, especially in a symmetrical design, because it just looks really great and clean.

First I started with a template from the measurements of the leg and roughly sketch out the lines of the tatoo:
















The two big koru curles will wrap around the sides of the calf and the vertical row of spearheads will be centered on the back of the leg. The Samoan pattern will wrap around to the front of the leg, just below the knee.

After a few hours of adding the detailed patterns, scanning and retouching, I added the shading and gradients in Photoshop.

The final design looks like this:


















Kind regards, Mark Storm
info@storm3d.com
tribalflashtattoos.blogspot.com

Dot work tattoo

Τίποτα ιδιαίτερο! Ενα νέο και πρωτότυπο στυλ,
που τα σχέδια και τα γεμίσματα γίνονται με τελείες!
Μιλάμε για τρελή υπομονή!

Armband tribal tattoo with star

Hi,

I have been working on an armband tattoo for a Dutch customer. He wanted a mixed tribal style with some nice sharp edges.
The design had to be seamless and incorporate an existing star on the inside of his wrist.
I'm not really keen on working around existing tattoos, but for this time it was not very much of a problem.

The size had to be 7 cm wide and a full wrap around the wrist with a seamless fit.

Here you van see how I started on the design:











The outer sides that are in blue show how the design will make a seamless fit:








I had to adjust some koru shapes, because it looked a little bit too much like a love symbol.
This is the final sketch and the high resolution design:











I'll be back soon with another project, probably a lower leg project.

Kind regards, Mark Storm

Twhoot Dollar Tattoo

Sean Meraw submitted this owl, surely the smallest owl we've ever featured, which is part of the two dollar tattoo project. I'd recommend checking out the site!

Girls Hoot Girls

A reader submission roundup, slowly catching up with old emails...today is all-girl Tuesday.
Brittany sent in the above owl, done at Hyperion Tattoo in Depew, NY.

^That's Ashley's shoulder owl.


Owl on Hilary, plus Hilary, done by Tommy Rabid at Agaru Tattoo in Wilmington, DE.


Finally, Mindy sent in the above done by August Moon at Son of a Sailor in Venice, FL.

Puss In Hoots

This gorgeous reader submission was sent in by Laura, and done by Steve Wood at Ronin tattoo Auckland, New Zealand.

Zhootlander

Whoah, Scotty Munster

Twhooter

A reader/tattooist submission from Eric Scsavnicki, Ink monster Tattoo, Atlanta, GA. The first is an owl on him done by Darrin White, the second is his own work.

Best Hoot Murmur

Best Hoot Murmur

Tottenham Hootspur

Tottenham Hootspur

Best Hoot For The Moon

Best Hoot For The Moon

New Will Scarlhoot

Will Scarlhoot

Hootel New Hampshire

A quick reader roundup - I'm almost catching up with submissions! woo!

William submitted the above, the artist is Pat Brabham from Perkins Road Parlour in Baton Rouge, La.

Ryan's owl was done by Ron @ Lone Wolf Tattoo in Bellmore, NY

Hilary + owl chestpiece, by Travis White in Albany, GA.

New owl tattoo blogspot

Owl tattoo on the wrist cost?

I wanted to get a tattoo on the wrist of an owl .. It will be about the size of this https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpxvZlH9nurI8AD3v81mTY2cwMjz1TJHqP2H_RY1xAxKrlBmqNiDnup0AryOZlBXhx-C8MmUr9mN2_Ue_uhpBNuvjSuE_mfcrJcFLYhKiO74u-j1nGyesDY3Txt_EdCeheBW517iPCXCo/s400/anchor+tattoo+wrist.jpg tattoo or perhaps even a little smaller. So I was wondering how much would it cost? Thank you.

It depends on how many colors / and detailed the owl, the most detailed and the colors used, in general, the more money you're going. (which also depends on the artist). For you give a large I would say I could run somewhere between $ 60 and $ 100, only to guess prices of products I paid for my own tattoos. But then there is a trick, and you should always tip generously of their artists.

BACK TATTOO with owl tattoo designs for cool girls tattoo

owl is a symbol of mystery

owl tattoo is perfect for a mysterious girl

the design behind the body, tattoo owl looks more exotic and cool

Bad Hootenant

Kate Mackay Gill

Straight Hoota Compton

Tattooist submission from AJ Lingerfeld

Final Chatham Island tattoo design

Hi!

Today I finished my design of the Catham Islands in a tribal style.
My client wanted some adjustments to make it look less sharp, so I rounded some tribal elements at the bottom of the tattoo.
Here's the final sketch and the high resolution design.



















Ps. I also created a profile and a small gallery on Deviantart.com and placed my latest designs on this site.

Kind regards, Mark Storm
info@storm3d.com

New maori inspired forearm tattoo

Hi!

I'm still working on some other custom tattoo projects, but there is some time left to add some new flash designs to my collection.
These images are for sale on my website and you can also order it right on this page.
I made a sketch for a forearm tatoo which can be used for both the inside of the lower arm as the outside.

Here 's the first pencil sketch I made:
















The design is filled with a repetitive line pattern, simple but it gives a clean look to the overall image.
I traced it and then went to work in Photoshop, to touch up the tattoo and add a nice depth/3d effect.
Here's the final tatoo, the original size is 31 x 14 cm (12 x 5,5 inches)

Price for the stencil and high resolution image is 29,75 euro (42 USD)

As soon as I receive your payment, you'll be sent two .jpg files by e-mail.

Any questions? Just let me know.

Kind regards, Mark Storm
info@storm3d.com
tribalflashtattoos.blogspot.com

Tattoos in unusual places

Tattoo Chatham Island in Maori style

Hi,

At the moment I'm working on a special tattoo. A girl from the Chatham Islands (a small island on the eastside of New Zealand) wanted a tattoo in the shape of her island, but then in an abstract maori inspired style.
This is google map of the place:













First I made a few quick images to see if she liked the idea of a tattoo pattern masked by the shape of the island:












Unfortunately this was not exactly what she was looking for.
The tattoo had to be loosely based on the shape of the island, with a maori pattern to it.
The size had to be something like 10 x 12 cm, so quite small.
I made a new pencil sketch and sent it to my client:




I just sent it today, so hopefully I can get back to you tomorrow with a final design.

Best wishes, Mark Storm
info@storm3d.com
www.storm3d.com