cyoonit123

You're reference (that's how you should be referring to the drawing) is a nice starting point - but that's going to need to be quite a large tattoo for it to come out nice and endure decades of wear. I hope you're not planning on putting it on a bicep or pectoral or something. 
Lots of tattooists screw up their depictions of "space". Send us a link to your intended artist. 

Yep! i'm weird and am gonna keep one side of my body completely black and grey and the other side with color lol

I absolutely loved my tattoo when I got it but I'm a little insecure fool so it took a lot of stranger's compliments and reassurance from my friends for me to fully love it and accept it. 
As for your tattoo, it looks great! Really hoping you start loving your tattoo, cause from my eyes, you definitely have a reason to. 

Absolutely!!
This is the one that wowed me. More because of what’s going on in the background.
 

Congrats! I liked his koi/dragon creature on his page 😂. Don't forget to send pics!

@scottyg Thanks for the recommendation! Absolutely love his work. Definitely want someone like him to do a back piece or leg sleeve at some point in the future. 

Yep! i'm weird and am gonna keep one side of my body completely black and grey and the other side with color lol

Takashi Matsuba at Behind the Circle in Brooklyn is the place to go:
 
http://behind-the-circle.com/

Yep! i'm weird and am gonna keep one side of my body completely black and grey and the other side with color lol

Hello everyone! 
New to the forums and looking forward to conversing with you all. I have a mix of different tattoo styles on my body but had a specific question about neo-traditional/japanese. I have been into realism since the beginning and I now have a better "trained eye" so to speak. I know what to look for and know small little red flags now. However, I know nothing about traditional/neo-trad/oriental tattoos and i'm not sure what makes a tattoo artist "great" in this style. I looked through the forums and didn't find an answer so I'm hoping someone can help educate me on what to look out for. I'm also in NYC so if anyone has any recommendations of artists around this area, it would be much appreciated!
 
Thank you!

He is followed by several of the tattooists I follow. 

Got a tattoo appointment with Augis_Art_Official in May and I cannot wait. It's going to be my first multiple session tattoo so i'm a bit nervous but i'm hoping I can be a trooper.