Three Celtic Band Tattoos!

Today an ambitious man got a 5th wedding anniversary gift from his loving wife: several tattoos! He came knowing exactly which bands he wanted, and where he wanted them put, and had enough stamina to last through the all-day session it took to finish the job.

Three Celtic Band Tattoos by Pat Fish

Here is a close-up of the pre-existing middle band which needed a rebuild. In his time in the Marines he got his dog tag tattooed in a gap in a Celtic band. (partially pixilated here to preserve his anonymity) but the text was floating in space and the band was blurred. I boxed the text, relined the band, put a green in the background and a bit of white in the weave to make it more crisp. Then we moved on to installing the two new bands. Oorah!

Existing Celtic Band Tattoo TuneUp by Pat Fish

Each of these band designs is available in the LuckyFish Art Tattoo Flash Store:

Celtic 'Defender Band' Tattoo: http://www.luckyfishart.com/defenderband.html

Royal Raven Transformation

In March of this year a man came in who was ready to move on from his teenage identification with Pennywise the Clown. Actually, it was his wife was sick of looking at the evil clown and insisted it had to go! These three photos show the process of obliteration. It took quite a few sessions over a period of months to effectively cover quite  few amateur tattoos and give him a fully colored forearm with Celtic knot work and a regal raven.

Royal Raven Transformation Coverup Tattoo by Pat Fish

Celtic Zoomorphic Chest Plate Tattoo - left side

Today's tattoo is the completion of a project that began with the right side, featuring an eagle, dog and eel, and today added a peacock, lion, and eel. The shapes are inspired by the Japanese chest piece tattoos, that now unite to form a graceful and attractive silhouette. The client had specific requests for animals symbolically important to him that were a challenge to bring to life.

The blog post about the first session, the right side, can be viewed here: http://www.luckyfish.com/blog/celtic-zoomorphic-chest-plate-tattoo

Celtic Zoomorphic Chest Plate Tattoo by Pat Fish

One of two complementary chest pieces,this one incorporates in Celtic knotwork a peacock, a lion, and an eel. Symbols of faith, courage, and cleverness.

Celtic 'Bird of Paradise' Tattoo

Today a returning client wearing many individual Celtic animals I did years ago finally returned to begin filling all the empty places. Funny how when you get a lot of tattoos you tend to see the empty bits the most, and eventually yearn to make a "full sleeve." So we designed a Celtic bird that swoops a wing up the back of the arm, swoops a reverse wave tail down it, and has a focused gaze on the same point as the previous Salmon of Knowledge and MerMule. We also made plans for more....... watch for future blog posts!

Celtic 'Bird of Paradise' Tattoo by Pat Fish