Body art (?)....hehehehehehe

at last, the pictures of my new tattoo ( and how it came about) are finally here!!! there was a slight change though in its location..... whereas, i said in my last blog that i'll have it done on my left arm, the final design was actually done on my right..... the reason being the orientation of the design itself.

and so.... again i present my latest tattoo as it developed into its final form. (for those who do not wish to view such graphic material, you may stop viewing the photos now.)

1. last photo of my right arm without a tattoo:

2. Tattoo artist Ricky Sta. Ana preparing the design template from a picture projected on his lap top:

3. Design template and outline transferred to my arm:

4. Tattoing the outline with black ink:

5. Filling in the design with black ink:

6. Filling in with colored inks:

7. It's all done!!!

8. Two days later:

9. Seven days later: (today actually!)

so, there you have it! i'm really very happy and satisfied with how my latest tattoo turned out 'coz not only did i get the design i preferred most, i also believe it was done perfectly! in fact, because i've been wearing sleeveless shirts everywhere since last week, i've been getting a lot of compliments about how beautiful the tattoo is from friends as well as from strangers.... even in the malls!!! lol.

to those who tried to guess the final design, i'm sorry noone got it right.... mabelle though had the closest guess.

and kuya, i can't promise this'll be my last tattoo.....'coz i do want a japanese design too.... to remind me of my 4-year stay in tokyo!!!