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Tattoo sleeves and back pieces

A sleeve or a back piece gets planned as one design from day one, then tattooed across a run of sessions.

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Black and grey sleeve of an old compass, a Viking ship on a dark sea and a tree carved with glowing runes.
Compass, ship and rune tree, by Joey Malia

Tommy Solace has done full sleeves and full back pieces in black and grey and in color. Joey Malia does black and grey realism sleeves, leg sleeves included. Big canvas is where both of them go hardest.

How big projects get planned

From Tommy's own booking FAQ: a full sleeve, back, torso or leg typically runs five to eight full days, and a half sleeve two to three full sessions. Every large project ends with a finishing session for final details, contrast, blending and the white highlights. Every project is different, so treat that as a starting point, not a quote.

Joey prices by the session, $2,000 to $2,200 per Joey's request form, and big projects take more than one.

Portfolio

Sleeves & Back Pieces

14 pieces, each credited to whoever tattooed it.

Black and grey angel with a halo kneeling on a staircase of light, on the arm.
Angel on the stairs, by Joey Malia
Black and grey sleeve of an old compass, a Viking ship on a dark sea and a tree carved with glowing runes.
Compass, ship and rune tree, by Joey Malia
Black and grey cracked, glowing face beneath a black hole and stars, on the upper arm.
Cosmic face and black hole, by Joey Malia
Black and grey roaring tiger with red eyes above a rose, on the upper arm.
Red-eyed tiger and rose, by Tommy Solace
Color realism White Rabbit from Alice in Wonderland holding a pocket watch above orange and violet pansies, on the upper arm.
White Rabbit and pansies, full color, by Tommy Solace
Black and grey full sleeve on a woman's arm: a woman's portrait, flowers and a masked face running down to the wrist.
Black and grey full sleeve, front, by Tommy Solace
Black and grey realism leopard above a stepped stone pyramid and a decorative pattern, on the upper arm.
Leopard and stepped pyramid, by Joey Malia
Black and grey back piece of Michael Myers' mask with a curling ribbon across the shoulder blade.
Michael Myers back piece in black and grey, by Tommy Solace
Full color back piece of a sci-fi battle: an armored walker firing on the left, troopers under a giant moon in the center and jungle on the right.
Sci-fi battle back piece in full color, by Tommy Solace
Black and grey half sleeve of the jackal-headed Egyptian god Anubis surrounded by smoke.
Anubis half sleeve in black and grey, by Tommy Solace
Outer side of the same black and grey sleeve, with flowers and a lone figure walking near the wrist.
The same sleeve from the outside, by Tommy Solace
Black and grey realism sleeve with a woman's face, a large eye and reaching hands, on a woman's arm.
Black and grey realism sleeve, by Joey Malia
Black and grey sleeve with a mandala inside an eye on the shoulder, falling into hexagons and a checkered optical pattern.
Mandala eye and geometric sleeve, by Tommy Solace
Black and grey realism leg sleeve of the Wrigley Field marquee above a crowded street scene.
Wrigley Field marquee leg sleeve, by Joey Malia
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Who to book

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Questions

Do I need to plan the whole sleeve up front?

Ideally, yes. A sleeve reads best when everything flows together. Pitch the whole idea in your first request.

Can you finish a sleeve someone else started?

Often. Send photos of what's there and the artist will tell you how they'd carry it.

Other styles

Got an idea that won't leave you alone?

Pick your artist and send it over. Questions first? Email artsolstudios@gmail.com or DM @artandsolstudio.

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