Jesus Arm Piece

I went at this version of Peter Paul Rubens' Raising of the Cross. It's flipped horizontally and I threw in some touches of negative cross space and flow lines to try and smooth it into Dale's arm.

Outlining seemed impractical, so I did the whole tattoo with a 9 mag, black ink, and distilled water. When he gets back from traveling, I'd like to go back over this for about an hour to bring out some spots and detail the face a little more.

And once I bust out the Nikon, I'll make a point to take some better photos. I'd also like to post a few images of the prep for this piece.