Koi, aquatic plants, and wisteria arranged along the flow of the arm.
This full sleeve tattoo design is built around koi, aquatic plants, and wisteria.
Rather than treating it only as a flat image,
I planned the composition with the body in mind from the beginning.
The koi are arranged along the shoulder,
the bend of the arm,
and the flow of the forearm,
so they can wrap naturally with the structure of the body.
The movement of water connects the koi throughout the piece,
while the wisteria falls softly from the top
and the aquatic plants and waves hold the lower part of the composition.
Through the repeated scale patterns,
the direction of the water,
and the flowing lines of the wisteria and aquatic plants,
I wanted the design to feel calm, continuous, and strong on the skin.
View the full piece — Koi and Wisteria on Onsil Ink →
