So this is the tattoo I ended up getting! I like it, but I don’t love it - the artist just didn’t get what I was asking for. It was supposed to be more of a sumi-e style with a really simplistic breakdown of lines...not just a plainup outline of a cat that happens to be in brushstroke. That said, the artist was talented and the detail put into the strokes themselves are really nice. I really like the tail....a bunch of the other shapes bother me, haha. But its ok! Good experience, healing nicely and didn’t hurt much at all. I think the artist wasn’t feeling it either as I got a break on price that wasn’t originally in the books.
So now I’m looking into how to fix it, whether that be expanding on it or altering the existing lines. Whats there is simply already too much to go with my original style wants but...I guess I’ll figure out a way to make it work.