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Originally Posted by Pier Pressure

I would have recognized that Smilin' Buddha water anywhere! Scott Ford did one for me. I do not have any pictures of it. It is a tribal design with a dolphin jumping in a wave of Smilin' Buddha water. 1.5 hours - first tattoo - go big or go home, for sure.

That way of doing water is very old and is a staple of any tradional Japanese art where water is depicted. Many artists do their "finger waves" in this fashion, but some leave the tips of the waves more rounded. The artists that like the sharp tips call the ones with the rounded tips "pecker waves".