Patrickkinder Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 I'm working on the next pieces for my sleeve (first two pictures are my arm with the elephant piece). But was looking for some opinions on my filigree. Should I wait to get more pieces and then shade around/outside the filigree, or should I go ahead and get the filigree shaded darker? I want a darker sleeve in the end and have seen examples of both (2nd two pictures, one shaded inside, one shaded around). Thoughts? - - - Updated - - - Apologies, just realized I probably should have put this under the Tattoo Advice forum. Forgive the noob move. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valpolicella Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 Obviously it's down to what you prefer, but personally I'm not into shading "around" a tattoo in general. I think it ends up looking like a blob on the skin. A crisp, clean line is attractive and looks better from far away. So I'd get it touched up darker but leave the edges alone. My 2¢ Patrickkinder, daveborjes, marley mission and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joakim urma Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 I agree with what @Valpolicella wrote. It's nice to keep a clean shaped outline on the tattoo. bongsau, marley mission and daveborjes 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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