Today's client wanted the effect of battle armor, so we started with a double-wide band around the bottom and joined it to a circle above to fit into the musculature of his upper arm. The photo is taken from the front here to show how I fitted it as high as I could without being too far into the armpit, and made an arc at the top that scribed the shape of the shoulder. The overall effect is fitted chain mail, a complex and intricate new skin.
Celtic Battle Armor Tattoo by Pat Fish