The idea was fairly nebulous.
"I want a cherry tree floating in the middle of my back with branches that extend to my shoulder. And TONS of cherry blossoms. Pink with maroon centers. Tons of them."
After a bit more discussion to flesh out the idea and caution the client about the difficulty of tattooing TONS of blossoms, I sketched the tree.
From there, I decided it would be beneficial to move into Illustrator and convert it into a vector graphic. This would allow me to quickly change colors and elements, resize, and create a final mockup.
For the blossoms, I created a custom symbol set and sprayed along the contours of the branches.
I'm not happy with the water... I'm going to go back in and mess with it some more in the future. The client seems very happy, though.. that's what counts!
