


[EDIT] new pics smile 4 more hours.
I'm going back in a month to have my elbow and outside bicep done.
rakshasa:

koi:

back of arm, waves and blade:

the image is of a mischievous rakshasa taking a koi from the yellow river before it gets through Dragon Gate. The legend goes if a koi gets through Dragon Gate it becomes a dragon.
So to represent this transformation, I'm having a oriental dragon start on my inner bicep in front of the koi then come over the back and top of my shoulder area and end in a chest plate with the dragons head.
We really mixed lore and styles and I love the outcome. It has deep meaning and is multifaceted. It's basically my life, because ALL of my extra money goes to it.
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