Godzilla!!
Detail from Godzilla sleeve tattoo
I had tattooed this client before on several occasions , always with smallish tattoos. I knew that he was a huge fan of all things Godzilla ( obviously), but this request was a complete, happy surprise to me. It’s definitely one of those project requests that I think most tattooers would love to get- a mixture of the traditional and more modern, with some humor. In this tattoo I tried to do my version of some pretty traditional Japanese tattoo design elements( whirlwinds, water, and flowers) and mix them with some sweet Godzilla and Mechagodzilla images , also redone in a traditional style. I don’t often get to do whirlwinds and I really, really enjoyed that part of the tattoo-I have always loved the nice, clean scalloped edge that you get with this style and it was great fun to be able to play with the motion and movement, as well. I can only hope that my tattoo future includes more whirlwinds and, if I’m very lucky, another chance to make a Godzilla tattoo someday.
