Asian-inspired ink can look lovely on a woman’s shoulder and heroic on a man's shoulder. Asian styles can include Chinese or Japanese characters, Chinese dragons, Koi fish, Geishas and architecture. The amount of skin that you want inked and the level of detail that you want will determine how many Asian elements you include in your tattoo. Highly detailed designs can also include landscapes.
Tribal styles range from intimate to hardcore, and represent many elements of earth and the natural order of being. Tribals can encompass an entire quarter-sleeve area or can be a small part of your overall design.
Mother Nature has woven her way into many quarter sleeve tattoo designs. Women can reflect their feminine side with flowering vines, the birds and the bees or an ocean and sea-life theme. On the flip side, men can incorporate beasts and natural disasters into a quarter sleeve to make for an eye-catching design, perhaps with the flow of lava down the mountain as the backdrop of your quarter sleeve.
Show your love for your favorite painters by wearing their masterpieces on your skin. Obviously the more detail and color that your design encompasses makes for a longer time in the tattoo artist’s chair and thus a higher expense, but the payoff can be worth it for true art fans. Consider the works of masters like Picasso, Dali, Escher, Klimt, Bosch or any of your personal favorites. You can also make designs that are closely or loosely-based on their art and modify them to your own liking.
Wear your heart on your quarter sleeve tattoo by integrating names and portraits of lost loved ones into your design. You can include family members, friends, lovers, celebrities and even long-lost pets if you so desire.
Show off your astrological sign by making it a part of your quarter sleeve design. You can use the animal or the symbol that represents it, and you can use the constellation’s stars in the design as well. Roman or Chinese astrological symbols and animals can both appear in your design.