This shoulder tattoo of an analogue mechanical watch is full on metal all the way, inside and out. Great way to present composition from a totally unexpected perspective from the top going down. This is the trend multi-dimensional pieces, to give its audience a multi-perspective of their art work, too, which is becoming tougher and tougher for the artists to execute.

There is so much work that needs to be done, from drawing the patterns on the canvas freehand since it needs to be customized along the contour of the wearer, outlining to the shading, blending of colors to achieve consistency and prevent harsh lines, add definition to make it look believable but enhance it in a way to make the overall aesthetic captivating. Then build the layers in the process. There are several in this place along with the hand details of the clock and the top screw that holds it all together.

This mechanical arm tattoo is in black and gray like a complex mechanical setup of several motorcycles machine parts put together for this arm. This arm looks it’s a cyborg arm from the past, not the future. Like in Transformers, wherein the founding fathers look like they need a much-needed upgrade aesthetic wise.

The analogue machine still looks very impressive with all the knots and bolt, metal rings and chain links, bearing and cranks, metal bars and tubes. The torn flesh is outlined in black consistent with the black background of the layers of metal as organic and integral parts of this arm.

A mechanical arm for this full sleeve ink featuring a customized design for the wearer which features motorcycle machine parts and pieces. Tattoo artist is successful in creating a machine environment for this set of metals and blend them in organically for this arm.

The blue background gives it a cool modern vibe, like a bright car of the 80’s. Then the silver gray as the middlegound solidify the metal theme with hints of sheen and a few scratches to make it look realistic. The foreground of top layer metals provides a varying degree of light to the whole piece.