An interesting full back Chinese tattoo in black and gray. Traditionally the bull symbolizes perseverance, dedication and hard work, making it a nice focal point for this large scale tattoo that does an excellent job in create shading levels across such a big piece of body art.

This unfinished pair of monkeys will be an excellent finished sleeve tattoo. The juxtaposition between the bright, detailed colors with simple black of the upper arm is a cool expression of contrast that will further improve when the top monkey’s robes are finished.

Wow. This is a rocking Chinese text tattoo. It looks almost like a combination of ink and smoke hovers over the subject’s skin to create a message. Having artful pieces of negative space creating gaps in the calligraphy give the tattoo a unique flavor, and the black shading cutting across the text is reminiscent of a section of the Great Wall.

Adding the hessian bag-like detail into the cross hatches, and a big dollop of splash ink at the end of the text create a spectacular piece of text. Using these additions provides a sense of scale and fills the image up without taking over from the calligraphy’s message.

This stylized amalgam of dragon wrapped around the red faced monkey king makes an arresting tattoo, enhanced by unusual placement. An image like this could be full or middle back, but the artist has limited the tattoo to the far left if the subject’s back, with just the dragon’s snout at the center and wisps of smoke on the right.

The text tattoo in this piece is well supported by the use of pink colored ink in the flower that draws a nice contrast between the fine image and broad, black writing.

The use of water color technique combined with abstract elements help this inner bicep tattoo work strongly. The shading from pink to black, with fine pollen through the middle adds beauty to the flower. Having the ink run streak around the flower gives it a nicely balanced overall aspect.