r/tattoos • u/Thin_Algae7969 • 9h ago

Question/Advice Advice needed: Placement help for patchwork

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I want to go for traditional patchwork everywhere and I’m starting with my leg. I’m afraid I may have messed up the placements (especially on my lower leg). Soon I’m getting the shading done for my shin, but after that what should I do to ensure that I get that patchwork style? Any help would be appreciated lol

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u/Relative-Fault-7116 9h ago

you have a lot of open space so i say just start getting some big pieces before worrying about filling in the spaces in between. i was working with multiple artists at first on my arm before finding one i really liked and we filled out the whole arm together. once we had enough big pieces to work around we could get ideas from what space we had left. some filler ideas were a coffe plant, sage and barbed wire.

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u/Financial_Skirt_1256 9h ago

Ask your artist

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u/Thin_Algae7969 9h ago

All of them have been different lol

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u/Financial_Skirt_1256 9h ago

Fair, I’d honestly ask the next one. Maybe try to land on one for the next few and work with them. That’s what I did when I found the person and style I liked and it’s all coming together really well now

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u/Lebronshairline22 9h ago

I would personally do around the knee at this point. Would do a good job filling in the front of your leg

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u/SnooSprouts5245 9h ago

Id say you need to get bigger tattoos

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u/Ok-Maintenance-2682 9h ago

Only 15% of your leg is covered. Don’t worry about placement and filler yet. Focus on big pieces you love. Fill in smaller gaps and ask advice when you get to that point.

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u/Ok-Plane515151 8h ago

你的剩余面积还很多 所以你缺少的是热情和真正喜欢的图案 所以你需要的是一点点的酒精或者尼古丁