sleeve tattoos
Full arm ink
Sleeve tattoos are tattoos that cover most or all of an arm, creating a cohesive design from shoulder to wrist.
A full sleeve covers the entire arm; a half sleeve typically covers shoulder to elbow or elbow to wrist.
The term comes from the resemblance to a fitted garment sleeve.
Unlike scattered individual tattoos, sleeves usually involve planned, interconnected artwork: He spent two years completing his sleeve.
- body artDecoration of human skin
- armUpper body limb
- inkWriting fluid
- permanentFixed without end
- artworkVisual creative production
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