Octopus Sleeve

I’m currently working on a full sleeve tattoo, with an octopus as its main feature. It’s in a contemporary Japanese art style and we worked together a lot to get it just right. 🙂 Click on the Instagram posts to watch the videos.

Animated GIF of a tattoo sleeve design, featuring an octopus and flowers in a Japanese art style. Designed by Naomi Hoang at NAOHOA Luxury Bespoke Tattoos, Cardiff (Wales, UK).

The design process

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Stenciled the top half of this piece earlier using @stencilstuff 😉 This client came over from Bristol! 💕 . . . #octopus #roses #lotus #waterlily #tattoo #tattoosleeve #stencilstuff #outline #workinprogress #NAOHOA #luxury #bespoke #tattoos #cardiff #wales #uk #bristol #bath #tattoogirl #femaletattooartist #femaletattooist #tattoostudio

A post shared by NAOHOA Luxury Bespoke Tattoos (@naohoa) on Nov 14, 2017 at 8:00am PST

Snippet of inking a water lily on @becomingalexahung 's octopus sleeve. Love the conversations we had. 👌💕 #goodcompany . . . #tattoo #tattoostudio #tattoocardiff #ink #octopus #octopustattoo #tattoosleeve #waterlily #waterlilytattoo #workinprogress #behindthescenes #bts #naohoa #luxury #bespoke #tattoos #cardiff #wales #bristol #bath #uk #femaletattooist #tattoogirl #tattoogirlz #timelapse #video

A post shared by NAOHOA Luxury Bespoke Tattoos (@naohoa) on Nov 15, 2017 at 4:15am PST

Outline:

Photo of the Octopus Sleeve, designed by Naomi Hoang at NAOHOA Luxury Bespoke Tattoos, Cardiff (Wales, UK).

UPDATE: 10/04/18