Japanese Flag Koi

Original concept is based on a design by Sean Beck at TattooJohnny.com. Search criteria is Japanese Flag Koi.

So here is the FINAL concept of my koi tattoo I will be getting hopefully by the summer or as soon as April. I found an AMAZING reference at TattooJohnny.com while tooling around the intarwebs for some koi refs.

The WWII circa Japanese flag caught my eye immediately and I had to incorporate it into my design.

Because I was born in October, I decided to add red maple leaves to the design and I think everything comes together sooo much better in this design than my previous ones.

I know its a crap coloring job but I didn't have a sharpener so it's just gonna have to do for now.

PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, Do NOT copy, steal, render, or repost this as your own. I worked very hard on this design and did a TON of research to do it. If you would like to use it as a reference or to use it as a possible flash, PLEASE ASK!

Japanese Koi Flag (c) Sarah Larson. Concept (c) Sean Beck