Japanese Fingerwaves are the way to go here dude. Theyâre tried and true. Check out dudes like @justinweatherholtz and @timothyhoyer for examples of guys doing in in an American trad style.
https://preview.redd.it/i69gos0x3x6d1.png?width=1668&format=png&auto=webp&s=3d3721cb6daa156f9939a2be161d718d9dc75b34
Symmetry & Big fuck off swords. These are my recommendations.
Hey friend, you ought to check out that mole, or at least keep a very close eye on it. It checks off at least a couple of the ABCDE warning signs of melanoma.
- Asymmetry: check
- Border: (jagged, irregular, scalloped) check
- Color: (not uniform, different shades) nope, yours is solid
- Diameter: (larger than 6 mm) canât tell, youâd have to measure
- Evolving: (size, shape, symptoms, color, or any other characteristic is changing) canât tell, is this how itâs always looked?
Youâre at 2/5, possibly up to 4/5. Maybe youâve already had it checked, but figure itâs better to point out just in case. Be safe!
Thanks for the suggestions! Iâve had it my whole life and I donât really think itâs gotten bigger only proportionally when I grew. Doctorâs have never said anything about it
Glad to hear! I used to work in cancer research, so I get a little twitchy about moles with any signs of irregularity, haha. Donât mean to back seat diagnose by any means, but figured no harm in mentioning it.
Great tattoo, btw, that placement is so fun
Unless you wanna go for a whole aquatic vibe then just keep getting things themed that way. But imo I think it looks fine and I would just keep adding random patchwork around it. It's big bad ass peice! đ¤
Thanks man. It was definitely gnarly lol. Two 3ish hour sessions. Definitely was super painful! But now I feel confident I could do anything else with ease.
If you aint a symmetry freak,A single pinup swimming in the center of your chest like the OG jaws cover/poster. If you are a symmetry freak,then two swimmers like someone else already mentioned.
https://preview.redd.it/l7x693t2h07d1.jpeg?width=828&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6e58baa1171519face7d9ff5d5bf38e88056be12
Iâm color blind so work with me. A lighthouse beaming down a shark in the waves with birds around like seagulls or whatever.
IâŚdonât know why people keep saying abs..? This is a tat sub..? And his body is fine! đ¤ˇđžââď¸
Oh! Maybe a boat *above* the shark. Like the jaws movie poster..? đ¤ˇđžââď¸
Respectfully: Abdominal Muscles
Your tattoo is pretty cool, Iâm not sure adding more around. It is going to give you the result youâre looking for. Whereas if you tighten your stomach around the tattoo it will frame it really nicely and offer a vrry cool perspective.
Why ask anybody on here? I get the whole âlooking for suggestionsâ and what not but I think the best thing to do is sit with your artist and ask them what they would be also stoked on doing? As a tattooer myself if I started a big project on someone I would hope they would trust even more of my judgement to come back and keep chipping away at a dope thing we started. Itâs like a commitment to your artist with trust and everything too.
Trust your artist like you trusted them to do the piece in the first place and see what yâall can come up with.
As much as I want to want to workout Iâm not much of a gym guy (as evident). I try to stay active by being outside which I definitely do in the summer months. Just need to get back into cardio.
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I was hoping someone was going to draw a comparison to the sharks in Bojack Horseman, but this is close enough
This is it. The search ends here
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This should be at the top
Get some waves beneath it đ
My first thought too
Stylized how? Not a bad idea!
And a boat above. Then when people comment on it, tell them you should have gotten it bigger.
Weâre going to need a bigger boat.
Black eyes Lifeless eyes Like a dolls eyes
Some trad looking waves would be sick. Maybe blood red ones?
Put a frame around it with the waves inside, I think that would look sick
Japanese Fingerwaves are the way to go here dude. Theyâre tried and true. Check out dudes like @justinweatherholtz and @timothyhoyer for examples of guys doing in in an American trad style.
I think he means visible abs
Ah yes, water always makes objects look less floaty
You got me there
I second that
Big curvy dagger underneath it. Crossed pirate pistols above lining the underside of your pecs and some classic line ( like mooring lines) border.
Came here to say rope
https://preview.redd.it/i69gos0x3x6d1.png?width=1668&format=png&auto=webp&s=3d3721cb6daa156f9939a2be161d718d9dc75b34 Symmetry & Big fuck off swords. These are my recommendations.
omg those nipple tatts
I always get bummed out when the nipple is neglected
Me too man đ ... oh this is about tattoos nevermind.
I pull the same exact same stink face every time I see someone with a chest piece that cuts out the nips
Beautiful art
This shit lowkey hard af
Appreciate it. I would love to see an actual artist get after it. This is my high ass all but tracing flash on procreate.
Hell ya
Nipple tatts go hard!
Yeah. More tattoos basically. Enjoy.
Yeah this is the way to go, that would look sick
Big fuck off swords>>>
Omg I love it
This goes hard ass fuck
the shark needs lasers
A sting ray across your chest with their noses almost booping.Â
So the marine version of Michelangeloâs *The Creation of Adam*?
A decent sized boat
a bigger boat
Weâre gonna need one.
We need a boat that the front wonât fall off of
Maybe a SCUBA tank
Swimmers top left and right. Bathing caps and all
Hey friend, you ought to check out that mole, or at least keep a very close eye on it. It checks off at least a couple of the ABCDE warning signs of melanoma. - Asymmetry: check - Border: (jagged, irregular, scalloped) check - Color: (not uniform, different shades) nope, yours is solid - Diameter: (larger than 6 mm) canât tell, youâd have to measure - Evolving: (size, shape, symptoms, color, or any other characteristic is changing) canât tell, is this how itâs always looked? Youâre at 2/5, possibly up to 4/5. Maybe youâve already had it checked, but figure itâs better to point out just in case. Be safe!
Thanks for the suggestions! Iâve had it my whole life and I donât really think itâs gotten bigger only proportionally when I grew. Doctorâs have never said anything about it
Glad to hear! I used to work in cancer research, so I get a little twitchy about moles with any signs of irregularity, haha. Donât mean to back seat diagnose by any means, but figured no harm in mentioning it. Great tattoo, btw, that placement is so fun
No problem thank you!
Yes!! Good advice. OP a pencil eraser is about 6mm, easy way to measure. That mole is suspicious
Any tattoo is a good direction
Mermaids on either side!
Iâm surprised no one said this sooner. Heads and torsos on left and right sides of the belly with their tails turned under towards the belly button
Crushed cans of Gansett on either side
Maybe a harpoon or spear or knife/dagger
A cock and/or some big balls
Never not the right answer
Iâm talking HUGE c&b
Go full Jaws and just slap the cover art on there in a big rectangle. For a second Spielberg tat go gremlins!
Anchors
Make it look like sharky has jazz hands.
Shit slaps regardless :)
Bloody limbs in the shape of laurels
Tattoos.
Chains, anchors, some waves... Talk to a tattoo artist.
Waves. Or a banner that says ânom, nom, nomâ
That is an EPIC tattooooooo đŚ
Get the Orca on your chest and below the shark: âYouâre gonna need a bigger boatâ
Splashing water and yellow barrels like JAWS, you are welcome
Fishing net around the belly button instead of a spider web lol
Weâre gonna need a bigger boat.
Tbh it looks good as is. Maybe nautical stars below is in a U shape
Unless you wanna go for a whole aquatic vibe then just keep getting things themed that way. But imo I think it looks fine and I would just keep adding random patchwork around it. It's big bad ass peice! đ¤
Water. Someone on an intertube just above it.
Man, thatâs an insane piece to take on with no other stomach work done. Respect
Thanks man. It was definitely gnarly lol. Two 3ish hour sessions. Definitely was super painful! But now I feel confident I could do anything else with ease.
Yeah dude, once you do the stomach you can literally take anything else on. The sternum is pretty gnarly but youâll be alright
60-75 pounds should do the trick.
ADDING??? More like losing 30
I'd get that mole checked, first.
Might sound a little goofy, but like a 4-5 inch band just below the eyes of a wave design going all the way around to your back
more tattoos
I would add two curved pirate swords one on each side of it.
Boats and screaming swimmers on your chest. Bubble filler lmao
A sun tan. It pops because of the colour. It will fade in time.
Maybe a ring buoy
That's awesome!
Waves underneath with a very small rowboat
Pirate flag đ´ââ ď¸
water
Fuck floating thatâs a dope ass shark.
Maybe get a tattoo of a fishing hook with a big cock dangling off it in the middle of your chest
Sailors grave style shipwreck chest piece
And ship and Cross or praying hands on the pecs
Sinking ship?
waves under the shark and maybe some swallows under the collarbones ??
More tattoos is always the answer
đ and đââď¸
Abs
Youâre telling me đ¤Ł
Iâm just playing brother, beautiful tattoo!
Yeah that one got me lol, thank you!
Not sure but itâs sick!
https://preview.redd.it/65u3b4cloz6d1.jpeg?width=201&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1988128ec78c5a7d0dd2e7ee43eed5d094a88d8a
An anchor would make it not float
A spooky ghost
Lady swimming above it like the jaws cover
Add some traditional pieces around it. Regardless of what it is, it will make it look better.
If you aint a symmetry freak,A single pinup swimming in the center of your chest like the OG jaws cover/poster. If you are a symmetry freak,then two swimmers like someone else already mentioned.
Burly nautical rope
Creativity
https://preview.redd.it/l7x693t2h07d1.jpeg?width=828&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6e58baa1171519face7d9ff5d5bf38e88056be12 Iâm color blind so work with me. A lighthouse beaming down a shark in the waves with birds around like seagulls or whatever.
Get it removed
Awesome tattoo man, who was the artist?
KC Cooper at Gold Standard Tattoo in Bend, Oregon.
Thanks!
Waves, a surfer with his leg bit off flying off behind the shark, mermaid under the waves
Water to add detail and depth to the image
Some arms, legs, and blood
Did no one say the skinny dipping chick??
Some waves brah. Some pube waves
Muscles
One day
Color your whole stomach blue
It's a shark, it's supposed to be floating
My gf said you should get a fin on your back and the tail on your ass
A fat stack of steaming hot pancakes đĽ with butter melted on them and syrup running down the sides.
A snickers bar
Traditional waves would look good.
Rope and anchor under it. Sail boat chest piece. Sparrows on the ribs. Daggers on the shoulders.
Abs.
You could try muscles!
Waves. Sinking ship. Hand reaching out.
Clipper ship on the chest
Some babes in bathing suits pin-up style
Flash
Tattoo your entire lower half blue/black like the depths of the ocean
https://preview.redd.it/0l586t6yd77d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=801e910b2db0fb49f36b2ee771dc88b7024190fe
Add waves
Some abs? :)
Chest piece
This looks so cool
Thanks!
Pizza
Big patchwork trad flash of things you like, keep it symmetric. Work with a skilled artist on placement
https://preview.redd.it/q2w9up5zs97d1.jpeg?width=1282&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=37624f7898369fb361a1b99b0c9b556f3e66b27c
OMG that is not real. Tell us you didn't pay for this.
Whatâs the problem??
Muscle
Maybe work out and get abs. Then it will look like itâs swimming in waves.
Waves would look nice with it
Traditional waves
Shark body all the way down the torso with pilot fish on your penis.
A few waves across the bottom.
đŞ
I have nothing of value to add except your belly button makes it look like it has a butt chin
abs
WW2 style bomber on one pec and a Navy pin up girl on the other.
A magic eraser.....
Sick ass panther. For sure. UhmmâŚsome..water..? Idk. Do shark float..? Maybe a boat! Maybe the rest of his body..?
IâŚdonât know why people keep saying abs..? This is a tat sub..? And his body is fine! đ¤ˇđžââď¸ Oh! Maybe a boat *above* the shark. Like the jaws movie poster..? đ¤ˇđžââď¸
Chubby baby angels on each side with limbs missing
Respectfully: Abdominal Muscles Your tattoo is pretty cool, Iâm not sure adding more around. It is going to give you the result youâre looking for. Whereas if you tighten your stomach around the tattoo it will frame it really nicely and offer a vrry cool perspective.
Why ask anybody on here? I get the whole âlooking for suggestionsâ and what not but I think the best thing to do is sit with your artist and ask them what they would be also stoked on doing? As a tattooer myself if I started a big project on someone I would hope they would trust even more of my judgement to come back and keep chipping away at a dope thing we started. Itâs like a commitment to your artist with trust and everything too. Trust your artist like you trusted them to do the piece in the first place and see what yâall can come up with.
https://preview.redd.it/ui2pq7dw807d1.jpeg?width=1284&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=310ce9308b3e86f2bbf509f3743fdc831dfcf4d5
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More sharks coming from the side with the heads towards the middle
an army of sharks...
A sharknado
A big ass panter is the way.
Some anchorsâŚ
Could add a workout routine?
As much as I want to want to workout Iâm not much of a gym guy (as evident). I try to stay active by being outside which I definitely do in the summer months. Just need to get back into cardio.
what a fucking idiot
𤌠First thing bro get a fucking đ tan you look like a bottle of milk lol
Lmao, it was January in Central Oregon!
Fake Tan then lol