19 February 2012

1st Session

6th January 2012
4 Hours

Ok, so I thought I'd start a blog to keep a record of my tattoo progress. I've been thinking about a tattoo for about 2 years now, constantly researching online, looking at books and talking to as many people as possible. I knew I wanted the Japanese style for my tattoo as it has a certain class and beauty that no other style has for me. I finally ended up taking the plunge with Diego Azaldegui at MVL Tattoo in Leeds, UK (www.mvltattoos.com) and booking in for a three quarter Japanese sleeve.

I went to visi Diego in December 2011 to talk to him about what I wanted and check out the studio. Diego produces some really great Japanese work and is also a really nice guy, so it was an easy decision to let him work on my very first tattoo.

My first booking was for 6th Jan. This was a 4 hour session, the first 2 hours was spent with Diego drawing directly onto my arm with pens and refining the design until he was happy. The remaining time was spent doing the outlines.

I don't mind admitting that I was shitting myself before he started tattooing me! This was my first tattoo ever and it's a pretty big one too. The session went really well though and I was very happy with the end result.





Koi tattoo outline by Diego Azaldegui

Close up of koi

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