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Sleeves

Tattoo sleeves

Planned as one composition, then built in stages.

There are two ways to end up with a sleeve. You can collect tattoos one at a time and hope they eventually meet, or you can plan the whole arm first and then fill it in over a series of sittings. The second way looks dramatically better and it is usually not more expensive, because you are not paying to fix the gaps afterwards.

Planning first means deciding where the piece breathes. The empty skin in a good sleeve is doing as much work as the imagery, and it is the first thing sacrificed when an arm gets filled piecemeal.

You will be told up front how many sittings the plan takes and what happens in each one.

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What this covers

  • Half sleeves and full sleeves
  • Existing work assessed and worked around
  • Black and grey, color, or both
  • Planned as one composition before the first session
  • Booked as a series with a schedule you know in advance
Serving Chicago Ridge, Oak Lawn, Worth, Alsip, Palos Heights, Bridgeview, Burbank and Evergreen Park.

Tattoo sleeves in the gallery

17 pieces, all tattooed by Nestor Juarez.

Black and grey forearm piece with laugh now cry later theater masks and flowing script lettering.
Laugh now cry later masks in black and grey, by Nestor Juarez
Norse forearm sleeve in black and grey with a longship, a raven, a hammer and a snarling wolf.
Norse forearm sleeve in black and grey, by Nestor Juarez
Bold blackwork ornamental sleeve running down a forearm onto the hand, mandalas and negative space flowers
Blackwork ornamental forearm and hand sleeve, by Nestor Juarez
Color forearm sleeve with a pink butterfly over praying hands, script word banners, sunflowers and a crown
Butterfly, sunflowers and script sleeve, by Nestor Juarez
Black and grey forearm sleeve with a cherub archer, storm clouds, a sailing ship and forked lightning
Cherub and storm sleeve in black and grey, by Nestor Juarez
Black and grey ornamental mandala on the hand beside a crowned, roaring gorilla on the forearm.
Ornamental hand piece and crowned gorilla, by Nestor Juarez
Forearm sleeve with armored knight, red cloak, orange flames and bold YOU DIED lettering.
Dark Souls forearm sleeve, flames and knight, by Nestor Juarez
Three angles of an arm sleeve with a helmeted warrior, crossed sword, ringed red planet, snarling wolf and a skull
Warrior, red planet and wolf arm sleeve, by Nestor Juarez
Black and grey Jesus portrait with crown of thorns above a kneeling figure praying in light rays
Jesus with crown of thorns, half sleeve, by Nestor Juarez
Black and grey Jesus face framed by palm leaves above a dove with spread wings and lit candles
Jesus, dove and candles half sleeve, by Nestor Juarez
Black and grey Polynesian half sleeve with dotwork sun motifs, arrow bands and geometric pattern work
Polynesian half sleeve, shoulder to elbow, by Nestor Juarez
Forearm sleeve blending a woman's green eye with a tiger face, sunflowers and a small ladybug
Tiger and eye forearm sleeve, fresh work, by Nestor Juarez
Four panel collage showing a color lioness with cubs and lilies, a skeleton lovers card, winged figures and a lion sleeve
Four recent pieces, color and black and grey, by Nestor Juarez
Black and grey upper arm tattoo of a bearded Greek god with lightning bolts, storm clouds and a sailing ship
Storm god half sleeve, upper arm, by Nestor Juarez
Black and grey sleeve in progress with a hand holding an hourglass and gothic Est. lettering
Hourglass and gothic lettering sleeve, by Nestor Juarez
Polynesian style black patterns wrapping a forearm beside a red, white and blue Puerto Rican flag
Tribal forearm sleeve with Puerto Rican flag, by Nestor Juarez
Snarling wolf with amber eyes above four pups in a pine forest under a full moon
Wolf and pups half sleeve, by Nestor Juarez

Questions

How many sessions is a sleeve?

It depends on the design, and you will be given the number before booking rather than after. Sleeves are booked as a series with dates you know in advance.

Can you work around tattoos I already have?

Often, yes. Send photos of everything on the arm so the plan is built around what is actually there.

Should I plan the whole sleeve first?

Yes. Collecting tattoos one at a time and hoping they meet is what produces the gaps you then pay to fix. Planning first is usually not more expensive.

Other work

Black & grey Chicano realism

45 pieces by Nestor

Cover-up tattoos

2 pieces by Nestor

Portrait tattoos

15 pieces by Nestor

Religious tattoos

14 pieces by Nestor

Memorial tattoos

5 pieces by Nestor

Aztec and cultural tattoos

6 pieces by Nestor

Color realism tattoos

11 pieces by Nestor

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We are on 111th Street in Chicago Ridge, minutes from Oak Lawn, Worth, Alsip and Burbank.

Anointed Ink
5920 W 111th St
Chicago Ridge, IL 60415
(708) 770-2754
anointed.ink29@gmail.com

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Serving
Chicago Ridge, Oak Lawn, Worth, Alsip, Palos Heights, Bridgeview, Burbank, Evergreen Park, Hometown, Palos Hills, Hickory Hills, Chicago's Southwest Side.

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Monday12:00pm to 7:00pm
Tuesday12:00pm to 7:00pm
Wednesday12:00pm to 7:00pm
Thursday12:00pm to 7:00pm
Friday12:00pm to 7:00pm
Saturday12:00pm to 7:00pm
SundayClosed

Plus code M6RM+72 Chicago Ridge, Illinois

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