There are so many ways a tattoo can be done. Your mind and creativity are the limit… or not!  The only thing holding most artists back is habit, I believe. An artist gets in the habit of always using black lines, or always tattooing a certain style, or what-have-you.

Over the past year I have been trying to branch out and try new things. Colored lines, instead of black ones, are quickly becoming one of my favorite techniques. A few weeks ago I got a request from a client for a tattoo with no lines. Not only did this client want a “line-less” tattoo, but she wanted the tattoo to look like the subject matter was sort of  “painted” on her.

I happily took her request because she wanted flowers. Echinacea flowers, to be exact! I was super excited! After a bit of research I drew her up a sketch and she loved it, so we moved onto the tattooing. Here is what I created for her.

In the end I really enjoyed doing this piece calf piece and my client was very happy with the end result. She’s now walking around  with her own bouquet of echinacea flowers!

If you are interested in getting some painterly flowers tattooed, you can contact me here.

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