Aperçu linework affiché. La couleur est livrée après l'achat.

Ellie ♥ 0

realism

Some designs are decoration. "Ellie" is a composition, drawn in realism — subject first, structure underneath, detail where it pays. It was drawn by MK Test Customer, one of the independent artists selling original work through Tattoo Art Customs.

Realism asks patience from everyone involved: the design is built in layered tones that an artist renders one pass at a time. Bring this one to an artist who does realism for a living and let them talk you into the larger placement; the depth in the drawing depends on it.

This piece was drawn as a one-off commission, and it stays in the gallery as a portfolio example of the custom work the studio does. You cannot buy this exact drawing — it already belongs to the client it was made for — but you can request a design like it, drawn for you, through a custom order: describe what you loved about it, and an artist will draw your version. And if it is almost right — a name worked in, different flowers, the composition flipped to fit the other arm — order it as a custom variation and an artist will redraw it to your notes.

Tattooing notes: Color Realism

Placement: Color realism belongs on flat, low-motion skin — upper arm, thigh, calf, chest, back — and out of chronic sun, which shifts colored pigment unevenly.

Size: Gradients need room: five inches and up for most subjects, more for fur, feather and scale textures to read as texture instead of noise.

How it ages: The highest-maintenance major style: light colors fade first and blends soften. Strong dark structure underneath, sunscreen, and touch-ups keep it vivid.

Read the full Color Realism style guide — how the style is drawn, where it sits best, and what to check before you book.

Par MK Test Customer

143,28 € (inclut 5,28 € de frais de traitement) pièce custom de portfolio — livraison instantanée

Prix TTC là où la TVA s'applique.

Character rights: buying this design/print gives you rights to this one specific picture only — never the character. Characters (like Sprinkles the T. Rex) stay the property of Tattoo Art Customs and keep appearing in our shows and products. See Terms §8.

What you get — no surprises

• Sold and delivered by Tattoo Art Customs, an online tattoo-design marketplace.
• You get the full-resolution color file plus the clean linework file — the files a tattoo artist works from. (Linework-only purchases include the linework file.)
• Instant delivery: the moment PayPal checkout completes, your private download link appears on screen and is emailed to you. Links last 24 hours.
• Single-use tattoo license: you may tattoo this design once, on yourself. No reselling, sharing, or printing it on merchandise — copyright stays with the artist. Full license terms are in Terms §8.
• Secure checkout through PayPal — we never see or store your card details.
• All sales are final: digital files cannot be returned, so there are no refunds (Terms §3).