I tattooed the wings last on this dragonfly

I tattooed the wings last on this dragonfly. Here's why.
The background color affects how light or dark the wings read once they're in.
I need the background done first so I can gauge how light to tattoo the wings, to get them looking like they're coming forward off the background.

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