Explore the details in Yeonjae’s own work, compare design ideas and prepare for a conversation about your tattoo.
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Explore lettering tattoos in Hongdae through brush-style NEVERMIND lettering, colorful Korean handwriting, flowing English script, and a minimalist Japanese quote. See how wording, texture, spacing, and placement shape a design, with a practical preparation checklist.
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For a color tattoo, pick the range of color first (all over or one accent), then match depth to size and placement. Compared with 7 photos and 1 design.
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Black and grey tattoos build shading from darker and lighter black ink. Photos show which designs suit it and how it differs from line-only and colour work.
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A plum blossom branch that starts as a thick trunk near the wrist and rises along the forearm, with pink blossoms of different sizes dotted along it, reads naturally with the flow of the arm. Five photos show how to decide branch direction, blossom placement and how much to cover.
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A first tattoo is easiest to decide when you start with one symbol that speaks to you. Mini symbol design sheets and small tattoos on the same theme show the order for choosing symbol, colour, size and placement.
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Choosing a tattoo design is easiest in this order: pick the design, settle colour and size, then send a booking inquiry. See how a butterfly design sheet was prepared in colour and black, with size notes and booking details.
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If a small tattoo has blurred lines, retouching redraws them while keeping the shape. If you want the shape itself to change, a new design goes on the same spot. Wrist, hand, collarbone and arm examples show the difference.
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A sword tattoo reads best as a long vertical line on the forearm and as a diagonal that follows the bone on the collarbone. Real examples show how to choose direction, proportion, blade lettering, flowers and black and grey shading.
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A cat portrait tattoo is easier to plan when reference photos settle three things: face proportions, fur direction and eye expression. Real examples of a cat tattoo on the arm show which photos help.
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A Hangul matching tattoo reads as a pair when the wording stays the same and only the flowers or decoration change. Examples of a wrist pair and matching finger designs show what was kept identical and what was varied.
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Large lettering is easiest to plan in this order: placement, thickness, then length. Examples on the side of the torso, the stomach and along the spine show how to fit big words to the lines of the body.
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A name on its own can feel plain, but letting an arrow cross it turns it into a band that wraps the arm. An upper arm name-and-arrow example shows how to decide lettering, arrow, ornament and color one by one.
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A long sentence reads best in two even lines along the forearm, and a short one sits well on a single line. Seven arm lettering examples show how placement, size and font differed from sentence to sentence.
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A real Yeonjae tattoo turns a puppy sitting on a palm into a simple outline. Look at the ears, pose and hand, then choose photographs that explain the features you want to keep.
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See the hanok roof, Korean lettering and open space in Yeonjae’s real postage stamp tattoo, then turn a travel photograph into a clear consultation reference.
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Keep the placement, rethink the flower. See how Yeonjae reworked a cherry blossom into a mugunghwa tattoo in Hongdae, Seoul, with fine petal lines, soft shading and a composition of three flowers.
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Considering a tree tattoo? This forearm photograph shows bare branches, exposed roots and black-and-grey shading, with guidance on preparing a reference for consultation.
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Considering a floral cover-up? Compare the shoulder stencil, existing lines and finished black flowers, then prepare a clear photo for your own consultation.
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Considering a butterfly tattoo below the collarbone? See the fine lines, open wing details and compact placement in this portfolio photograph.
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Choosing between floral tattoos? Compare a fine-line lily on the forearm with shaded roses and a butterfly on the shoulder blade, and prepare your flower reference.
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Considering a bird tattoo? This upper-arm photograph shows a perched profile, small feather markings and a slender branch to compare when preparing your reference.
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