Link and Zelda New School Forearm

A neo-traditional and new school tattoo of link with princess Zelda, plus smaller details: stained Glass, castle, placed on the forearm. Done in full colour. Depicts Link (The Legend of Zelda, Video game). By David Zobel at Cary Street Tattoo.

Depicts:🎭 Link — Video game — The Legend of ZeldaComposition:🧩 Led by Link, with Princess ZeldaⓘThe main elements of the picture in order of visual weight — what takes up most of it comes first. TatSeek’s estimate from the photo, not a measurement. How we know →Subject:🎮 Pop Culture🎮 Video Games🔱 Symbols & Objects🏛️ Buildings & Architecture🧍 People🚺 Female Figure🕸️ Pattern & Ornament💠 Ornament
Style:💥 New School🌹 Neo-Traditional
Size:🖐️ Large (20-30cm)Complexity:ⓘHow detailed the piece is, separate from its size. More detail means more hours, so it moves the price as much as size does. How we know → 😥 ComplexPlacement:💪 ForearmColor:🌈 Color↕️ VerticalInkⓘThe ink colours in this tattoo and roughly how much of the inked area each takes, read from the photo. Only colours we are fairly sure of; glare and bare skin are not counted as white. How we know → 🟡 Yellow 20%🟢 Green 20%🔵 Blue 15%⚫ Black 15%🔴 Red 10%🟠 Orange 10%DetailⓘHow much work goes into each square centimetre — line only, fill, shading or realistic texture, how dense, how many colour blends, how precise. It does not depend on size: a small realistic rose and a big one have the same detail. Detail and size together drive the time and the price. How we know → ✏️ DetailedDefined byⓘWhat makes this piece recognisable — the subject, the style, the colour, the text or the mood — in shares of 100. Worked out from what is in the tattoo, not a separate opinion. A pure pattern has no subject; a style we have no name for counts as none. How we know → subject 50% · colour 30% · style 20%PainⓘHow much this part of the body usually hurts (1–5) and how it heals, from the TatSeek pain map. Everyone feels it differently. How we know → ⚡ Mild (2/5) · healing: easy🔬 TatSeek Vision Scan v4ⓘHow this photo was described. TatSeek Vision Scan v4: every element with its share of the piece, plus mood, a size measured against the body, any readable text, the ink colours and how detailed the work is. Scan v3: elements and shares only. Tags only: an older upload, not scanned yet. How we know →📍 Richmond, United States

Estimated time: 7–12 hours, 2–3 sessionsⓘA planning range for a piece of this size and detail — from the studio’s published prices, or our estimate if it hasn’t confirmed them. The artist sets the final time and price after a consultation. How we know →

Estimated price for this size & complexity: $550–$750

This estimate is narrowed from David Zobel's price range using this tattoo's complexity — not a quote. For an exact quote, message us on Instagram or call +1 804-308-2563