Realistic purple orchid and orchid mantis tattoo in progress. This was the first session to the start of this piece which will have a detail pass and added to. Client wanted mantis to blend in quite a bit- tried to balance it blending with aging and having enough contrast to still work. If you'd like to get tattooed, I'm at Sugar City Tattoo http://www.sugarcitytattoo.com/#portfolio in Crockett California in the East Bay.