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No one cares about my art and I kinda love that. Here’s a starter pack.

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They don’t make em like they used to

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In Loving Memory

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Dead Tired. When the burnout eats away at you, but there’s no option but continuing forward.

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Dance with Ashura.

Japanese breakdown:

Vertical white text: 阿修羅と舞う（あしゅらとまう） - Pronounced “Ashura toh mah-ooo”, which means Dance with Ashura. This is just the title text, but Ashura themselves are deities in Buddhism that are ton between violence and enlightenment.

Wrist text: 平和 （へいわ） - Pronounced “heh-ee-wah”, which means Peace. The positioning is important here. In the piece, it’s shown right side up due to how the character is holding their arm, but with the tattoo placement, if their arm was in a resting position, it would technically be an upside down tattoo, symbolizing the opposite of peace or ‘turning peace upside down”.

Knuckle Hiragana: ごくどう(極道） - Pronounced “go-coo-doh-oo”, which means two separate things depending on how it’s written. In Kanji - 極道 - this translates directly to Yakuza, which is cool in it’s own right, but isn’t what I was going for here. In Hiragana, as it’s shown, this means wicked/immoral/evil, depending on the context. Here, all three fit.

Tiny thumb knuckle tat: 四 - Pronounced “yon”, or “shi”, which translates to the number 4. I chose this because, in Japan, the number 4 is considered unlucky due to its original pronunciation of “shi”.The reason for this is because “shi” is also the pronunciation for the Kanji 死, which means Death in Japan.

Lastly, the shirt print: 獄炎 (ごくえん)- Pronounced “go-coo-en”, which can be interpreted as Hellfire, or Prison Flames. Hellfire sounds much cooler, but the director Kanji is Prison獄 Flames炎

Hope you enjoy! 🙃

Pre sketch:

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Unreal

'Enter the Dojo' - Digitally hand drawn, 2025

The path ahead is long and winding. Each scar a lesson, each victory a stepping stone toward something greater. As the wind whispers through the sakura petals, he is unshaken. His mind sharp, his body honed, his soul at peace. Today, the training begins anew. Enter the Dojo

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What a stunning piece.

🌸 SAKURA 🌸

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Fast Fast

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Dead Tired. When the burnout eats away at you, but there’s no option but continuing forward.