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78 responses to “Watercolor Koi Tattoo”
I love this tattoo. It looks “soft”…it is amazing.
I love this tattoo. It looks “soft”…it is amazing.
I love this tattoo. It looks “soft”…it is amazing.
very cool!
very cool!
very cool!
I love the fish, but the writing seems to look slightly out of place. Overall it’s a stunning piece of work though.
I love the fish, but the writing seems to look slightly out of place. Overall it’s a stunning piece of work though.
I love the fish, but the writing seems to look slightly out of place. Overall it’s a stunning piece of work though.
beautiful. love it.
beautiful. love it.
beautiful. love it.
Wow – that’s gorgeous!
Wow – that’s gorgeous!
Wow – that’s gorgeous!
Of all the inkwork I’ve seen this is really, seriously, one of my two favorites. The other of the two was put up on Modblog just a few days ago — https://www.bme.com/news/2007/04/24/ursels-japanese-dragon/ — which kind of amuses me. Normally, a lot of time goes by between “favorites.”
Of all the inkwork I’ve seen this is really, seriously, one of my two favorites. The other of the two was put up on Modblog just a few days ago — https://www.bme.com/news/2007/04/24/ursels-japanese-dragon/ — which kind of amuses me. Normally, a lot of time goes by between “favorites.”
Of all the inkwork I’ve seen this is really, seriously, one of my two favorites. The other of the two was put up on Modblog just a few days ago — https://www.bme.com/news/2007/04/24/ursels-japanese-dragon/ — which kind of amuses me. Normally, a lot of time goes by between “favorites.”
i love this one!
i love this one!
i love this one!
love the fish, hate the kanji.
love the fish, hate the kanji.
love the fish, hate the kanji.
Absolutly perfect!
Absolutly perfect!
Absolutly perfect!
Thats really lovely delicate work.
Thats really lovely delicate work.
Thats really lovely delicate work.
Wooooah, that’s reallllly pretty.
Wooooah, that’s reallllly pretty.
Wooooah, that’s reallllly pretty.
fantastic!
fantastic!
fantastic!
are the koi Barbara Psimas koi???
xxx
are the koi Barbara Psimas koi???
xxx
are the koi Barbara Psimas koi???
xxx
this is this art major’s wet dream.
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this is this art major’s wet dream.
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this is this art major’s wet dream.
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*sigh* at least the kanji are more or less correct, in that there are no strokes missing and it’s obvious what words this lady asked for — “love”, “amanda” (literally “ah!”+”slow”+”reach”), “strength”, “hope” and “excellence”.
But the calligraphy is clumsy, and the words don’t really suit the purpose, and most of all I still don’t understand why people chose simplified characters over traditional!
Sorry, I realise I’ve just become one of the bitchy people on Modblog who criticise everything. But kanji tattoos upset me when they’re… not right.
*sigh* at least the kanji are more or less correct, in that there are no strokes missing and it’s obvious what words this lady asked for — “love”, “amanda” (literally “ah!”+”slow”+”reach”), “strength”, “hope” and “excellence”.
But the calligraphy is clumsy, and the words don’t really suit the purpose, and most of all I still don’t understand why people chose simplified characters over traditional!
Sorry, I realise I’ve just become one of the bitchy people on Modblog who criticise everything. But kanji tattoos upset me when they’re… not right.
*sigh* at least the kanji are more or less correct, in that there are no strokes missing and it’s obvious what words this lady asked for — “love”, “amanda” (literally “ah!”+”slow”+”reach”), “strength”, “hope” and “excellence”.
But the calligraphy is clumsy, and the words don’t really suit the purpose, and most of all I still don’t understand why people chose simplified characters over traditional!
Sorry, I realise I’ve just become one of the bitchy people on Modblog who criticise everything. But kanji tattoos upset me when they’re… not right.
oops wrong “man” in amanda – actually it means “graceful” not “slow”.
oops wrong “man” in amanda – actually it means “graceful” not “slow”.
oops wrong “man” in amanda – actually it means “graceful” not “slow”.
Nice!
Nice!