First meeting with my client Leo

Meet my client Leo.

Interests’:

‘Getting inked’, Sketching, Football, Fashion, Going on holiday, Festivals, Music, Family, Art, Galleries.

Main reasons for getting tattooed:

“ For me getting a tattoo is like note taking. Once I had a piece done its like I’ve now stepped into a new chapter.”

First glance ideas:

He is very close to his grandparents and would like to have something done for them. He doesn’t want names or faces in his design but representations of what remind him of them.

From what Leo tells me they are very keen gardeners and love having fresh flowers in the house.

So I suggested maybe picking same of their favorite flowers and getting them incorporated into the design?

Sample ideas: apple blossom, lily’s (nans favorites) roses etc.

Main aspect of the design:

Leo loves his tattoos and has many on him already. Several of them have Christian imagery like Mother Mary, doves, cherubs, and the theme of going to heaven. So he would like to carry on his theme into his new piece. But this time he wants to take the imagery from the ‘Immaculate conception’.

Leo isn’t religious but is interested in faith and the painting from the bible.

Other aspects of the design :

-Clouds and soft blending is a must according to leo, beacause NO colour is allowed. Just shading and strong signiture lines.

-Flowers to represent his grandparents

-Immaculate conception- for the females in his life.

-Churbs and doves to define the space within the clouds.

Leo does his own sketches and is interested in illustration and other art forms, so he has trust in my capabilities and my designs. He wants me to incorporate his ideas amongst my own. He knows I know what he wants but he wants me to add that little bit more. He chose me to do this because he wants my artwork on his body; he already has his own artwork and wants my piece to be apart of his illustrated body.