Extension shoulder tattoo in Polynesian mixed style

Hi,<br /><br />Last year I created a half sleeve tattoo in polynesian style for a Dutch customer. It's a bit of a mixed tribal style, it has some stylized flowers and other repetitive shapes:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3arYV41Jo-p7N4ThzMlzqfwBLBSx0RqHBxkIfI1MTX-fx028kThVZQ7RAYFPLaeKM3HLPN7zU6fNj8mfvVTSF66j2bk6JzMcYOOuNw1ShWT1rZK3vGRK4VVQf5D2GBeX1US8P_Cbrmms/s1600/custom-maori-mixed-tattoo-design-flowers-tribal.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="custom maori mixed tattoo design with flowers tribal" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610986217515105522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3arYV41Jo-p7N4ThzMlzqfwBLBSx0RqHBxkIfI1MTX-fx028kThVZQ7RAYFPLaeKM3HLPN7zU6fNj8mfvVTSF66j2bk6JzMcYOOuNw1ShWT1rZK3vGRK4VVQf5D2GBeX1US8P_Cbrmms/s400/custom-maori-mixed-tattoo-design-flowers-tribal.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 400px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEp7P5IT04UA2Nnjr2YoqUsTxMtzyR6ldGnTctHxW4TxbI8B8AJ3PZjUkbB5SLEw3W_ow4vVVVC1e6p8vorAOREQv-2svQtFPCZgxr6-EC0DHud7D-FnwXjymcdK0-DCI-ssjGSaCtPwE/s1600/polynesian-tribal-flash-half-sleeve-tattoos-for-sale.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="polynesian tribal flash halfsleeve tattoos for sale" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610985877646648658" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEp7P5IT04UA2Nnjr2YoqUsTxMtzyR6ldGnTctHxW4TxbI8B8AJ3PZjUkbB5SLEw3W_ow4vVVVC1e6p8vorAOREQv-2svQtFPCZgxr6-EC0DHud7D-FnwXjymcdK0-DCI-ssjGSaCtPwE/s400/polynesian-tribal-flash-half-sleeve-tattoos-for-sale.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 270px;" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Unfortunately the tattoo artist applied the stencil too small, so it now needs some extensions.<br /><br />I marked the upper shoulder part that had to be inked.<br /><br /><br />I created a basic sketch and once it was approved I finalized it. To give you an idea how that process works I shot a short movie and placed it on youtube:<br /><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/dmicK0P2b-A" allowfullscreen="" width="560" frameborder="0" height="349"></iframe><br /><br />If you liked this video, or want to see more, please take a look on my <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/wwwstorm3d">youtube channel</a> or visit my website <a href="http://www.storm3d.com/">Storm3d.com</a><br /><br />Kind regards, Mark Storm<br />info@storm3d.com<br />www.storm3d.com

Extension shoulder tattoo in Polynesian mixed style

Hi, Last year I created a half sleeve tattoo in polynesian style for a Dutch customer. It's a bit of a mixed tribal style, it has some s...

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Tribal tattoo mask design polynesian style

Hi,<br /><br />A few weeks ago I received an e-mail from the company "<a href="http://studiomariepierreblog.com/blog/2011/04/04/paddling-fun-in-key-west-with-paddle-republic/">Paddle Republic</a>", a surf/fitness school in the Key West, Florida.<br /><br />Their design studio had come up with a polynesian mask logo, but it needed some adjustment, especially on the mask, because it was a design from a stock library. I was asked to redraw the (tattoo)mask with an original Maori inspired touch to it.<br /><br />This is the logo from their design studio:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxNQtq-Lr-fRpmNqagiHcyt8aWkFXTQ1UV9JpArdWSdJxhj4sh1qftu_ow_X2ftlA3PApnS73NNyVPQSt8yGr7L_1r7AmbOW4t5_2S5NL5CeJe3lCysfA8zSM4Pk80G3JzssKg4J0wetY/s1600/surf-logo-mask-tiki-maori-tribal-tattoo-design.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="surf logo mask tiki maori tribal tattoo design" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609894535653141666" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxNQtq-Lr-fRpmNqagiHcyt8aWkFXTQ1UV9JpArdWSdJxhj4sh1qftu_ow_X2ftlA3PApnS73NNyVPQSt8yGr7L_1r7AmbOW4t5_2S5NL5CeJe3lCysfA8zSM4Pk80G3JzssKg4J0wetY/s400/surf-logo-mask-tiki-maori-tribal-tattoo-design.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 174px;" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I made two pencil sketches with a different look:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpQjyfUYOeXL3zZM3zXr0aqBuHManY6-b1RR7YKPwp7AWYvWiV0b_akHkVj7Qk4f0mwdSUmz6VyPF5CIibxm1zopTlaQJwcWZlWl0Kf-_aWCe-hZpApShLblgDMBObcnTxL4GREuo9Ew4/s1600/maori-mask-logo-tattoo-design-tiki-moko.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="maori mask logo tattoo design tiki ta moko" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609895307628094306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpQjyfUYOeXL3zZM3zXr0aqBuHManY6-b1RR7YKPwp7AWYvWiV0b_akHkVj7Qk4f0mwdSUmz6VyPF5CIibxm1zopTlaQJwcWZlWl0Kf-_aWCe-hZpApShLblgDMBObcnTxL4GREuo9Ew4/s400/maori-mask-logo-tattoo-design-tiki-moko.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 275px; height: 340px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXPJ-m-ToClOGNhYmb6j44ch0wGSgYlbiSHmzmcYeAODJ5Pn23qHqtyF2eff3XAs8GenGY8olbTSB7bkBrMC_DhkM5JLsr0Q5OU863Jyjbg5MSv75y78CYQZ166lH-e1Uxr9hjBoYWfKI/s1600/polynesian-mask-sketch-maori-style-tiki.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="polynesian mask sketch maori style tiki" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609895269534449890" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXPJ-m-ToClOGNhYmb6j44ch0wGSgYlbiSHmzmcYeAODJ5Pn23qHqtyF2eff3XAs8GenGY8olbTSB7bkBrMC_DhkM5JLsr0Q5OU863Jyjbg5MSv75y78CYQZ166lH-e1Uxr9hjBoYWfKI/s400/polynesian-mask-sketch-maori-style-tiki.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 275px; height: 340px;" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />It was in the right style but they asked me to do another sketch, a bit more round and with more koru/maori curves:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1BxRq2swney5lbMcZhmnUho_Wscj4hyc1UAjM9MuwH6_idpc8Ng30iznOzfRh_O7cCvhWhXwIltgBHee1qfXqteNh15-_BT4M1mRiz8NjqLpwIXDYzRL5OJA7auLAsTyA6YO_rPXQnwM/s1600/moko-face-mask-logo-tribal-tattoos-design-sketch.jpg"><img alt="moko face mask logo tribal design sketches" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609895279532624338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1BxRq2swney5lbMcZhmnUho_Wscj4hyc1UAjM9MuwH6_idpc8Ng30iznOzfRh_O7cCvhWhXwIltgBHee1qfXqteNh15-_BT4M1mRiz8NjqLpwIXDYzRL5OJA7auLAsTyA6YO_rPXQnwM/s400/moko-face-mask-logo-tribal-tattoos-design-sketch.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 275px; height: 340px;" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />This was exactly what they were looking for, so I could trace the design in Adobe Illustrator, to make it a high quality vector logo:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSG8WelVj-8j1onrKwU5M0GOvn7ogDdWyE32uB-Y7jVY_MH5A-XHPljJUXZk5T9P1lyvz-ioJ1GnXLki1uyTrR7ubtWz6JAN1wFM1Uj_LPj0xuFjulkYMv29Ua-W1xIjzO52eEDBwyHLY/s1600/vector-mask-maori-tattoo-logo-tracing-illustrator-design.jpg"><img alt="vector file mask maori tattoo logo tracing Illustrator design" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609895298336646978" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSG8WelVj-8j1onrKwU5M0GOvn7ogDdWyE32uB-Y7jVY_MH5A-XHPljJUXZk5T9P1lyvz-ioJ1GnXLki1uyTrR7ubtWz6JAN1wFM1Uj_LPj0xuFjulkYMv29Ua-W1xIjzO52eEDBwyHLY/s400/vector-mask-maori-tattoo-logo-tracing-illustrator-design.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 275px; height: 340px;" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Once that was completed, I added the words "Paddle Republic" and replaced the red color:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh02A9Cm1DOC1kWUMf9crlASX085y1udKMTPhB7LKSmaDcKACkuwHNh3C_9x-fgcdp94UoVBCBw3arl9LC1PsZ3C9P8HnP6noFOWm3uZDDODtClu3tFY22rKjoTXgO5GJdy_cE_14HbGno/s1600/logo-tiki-maori-mask-surfing-paddle-republic-high-resolution.jpg"><img alt="logo tiki maori mask surfing paddle republic high resolution" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609896472674627154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh02A9Cm1DOC1kWUMf9crlASX085y1udKMTPhB7LKSmaDcKACkuwHNh3C_9x-fgcdp94UoVBCBw3arl9LC1PsZ3C9P8HnP6noFOWm3uZDDODtClu3tFY22rKjoTXgO5GJdy_cE_14HbGno/s400/logo-tiki-maori-mask-surfing-paddle-republic-high-resolution.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 174px;" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Kind regards, Mark Storm<br />info@storm3d.com<br />www.storm3d.com

Tribal tattoo mask design polynesian style

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Shoulder blade tattoo maori samoan style

Hi,<br /><br />It has been a while, but I just finished a nice tattoo piece. It's a design for the shoulderblade and back.<br />My customer wanted to cover quite some skin, with nice Maori Kirituhi shapes and some Samoan patterns.<br /><br />First I made a template from the measurements I received, and started sketching:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJr4lALYh_22bLpDuPC7A8urjvExuh9Sjgno9it4uDx-Cj1JQVx48CF84XdH1TIH5jpcUFYku_AEgL6Rq_mPbHfQFzzb4I5mSxX2DqLxYSwvsh7vP0uUcsWR6zmeluY14OwynuvNrCeBM/s1600/maori-outlines-art-tattoo-sketch-designer-online.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="maori outlines art tattoo sketch designer online" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574974361204349746" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJr4lALYh_22bLpDuPC7A8urjvExuh9Sjgno9it4uDx-Cj1JQVx48CF84XdH1TIH5jpcUFYku_AEgL6Rq_mPbHfQFzzb4I5mSxX2DqLxYSwvsh7vP0uUcsWR6zmeluY14OwynuvNrCeBM/s320/maori-outlines-art-tattoo-sketch-designer-online.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 194px;" /></a>I really enjoy to make the first basic koru shapes, this gives the tattoo a nice flow and "cuts" the large template into smaller pieces that can be filled with other intricate patterns, like triangles, spearheads and repetitive lines.<br /><br /><br />Once the basic layout is set, I move on to the next fase.<br /><br /><br /><br />My client asked for some Samoan patterns, which are mainly formed by even lines filled with very detailed shapes (upper left side of the tatoo):<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSZmKGCx2abO2ceh6KBKVVrqKEoxJq40APidXLytWhpCOc3qXNZoKcoOt6P2ITlXZsXNWdRmkapMdX88kILNxfE-9px1WvIECkvG6vc88hxj34ssKw3IfiptqFStTQuCz0FcWttAXmIL8/s1600/samoan-mauri-shoulder-back-tattoo-flash-for-sale.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="samoan mauri shoulder back tattoo flash" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574974357797450450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSZmKGCx2abO2ceh6KBKVVrqKEoxJq40APidXLytWhpCOc3qXNZoKcoOt6P2ITlXZsXNWdRmkapMdX88kILNxfE-9px1WvIECkvG6vc88hxj34ssKw3IfiptqFStTQuCz0FcWttAXmIL8/s320/samoan-mauri-shoulder-back-tattoo-flash-for-sale.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 218px; height: 320px;" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />In the centre of the pencil sketch I drew a row of arrowheads and triangles, but I removed it later as you can see in the completed sketch:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA9oVLF7reodTrzqKlv9t-VEtkRBGDbdWlsC6xfYBaHInaaCl54gL7JFAj2gnGvoc7Ai_RSHwb2x8KPriZjtf88RC770NT8jfd9wwD8vDGh5e5fdtURslbHjd690L64Yz-NA8pcik3iRM/s1600/shoulderblade-maori-tattoos-sketch-custom-design.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="shoulderblade maori sketch custom tattoo designs" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574976388394161858" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA9oVLF7reodTrzqKlv9t-VEtkRBGDbdWlsC6xfYBaHInaaCl54gL7JFAj2gnGvoc7Ai_RSHwb2x8KPriZjtf88RC770NT8jfd9wwD8vDGh5e5fdtURslbHjd690L64Yz-NA8pcik3iRM/s320/shoulderblade-maori-tattoos-sketch-custom-design.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 220px; height: 320px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxRJS3JM-U2OyKPfp7XFYCWJlAA1T3iZJUdYd4J3Vn_AGBNCS8RYN9eyea4ve4vqYKLyxt7MRPf7svCzSfkJ6eMdZepXW7jCumxUTbKV5Zsb6yDS6TKw-6YHaUrH0fVdrV9akK4l46dHM/s1600/free-maori-flash-designs-downloads.jpg"><img alt="free maori flash designs download" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574976392092479522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxRJS3JM-U2OyKPfp7XFYCWJlAA1T3iZJUdYd4J3Vn_AGBNCS8RYN9eyea4ve4vqYKLyxt7MRPf7svCzSfkJ6eMdZepXW7jCumxUTbKV5Zsb6yDS6TKw-6YHaUrH0fVdrV9akK4l46dHM/s320/free-maori-flash-designs-downloads.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 211px; height: 320px;" /></a>The final high resolution image was traced with a black felt-tip marker and scanned.<br /><br />After optimizing it and creating a linedrawing I sent it to my customer.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Kind regards, Mark Storm<br />info@storm3d.com<br />www.storm3d.com

Shoulder blade tattoo maori samoan style

Hi, It has been a while, but I just finished a nice tattoo piece. It's a design for the shoulderblade and back. My customer wanted to co...

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