Key facts
- Style
- Japanese (Irezumi)defines it 25%
- Placement
- HipPain here: noticeable 3/5 · healing: moderate (waistbands)
- Size
- Medium10–20 cm
- Palette
- red, blue, black, orange
- Detail
- Detailed · 55%75% filled · dense shading
What it shows estimated from the photo
large · vivid red · centreoctopus smokes, holding a fan.Around them — wind bars and smoke.
Scene map
Circle size = share of the tattoo. Bold arrow = action, thin = relation.
About this tattoo
Large vivid red octopus in the centre smokes, holding a fan; around them — wind bars and smoke. Japanese style, full colour — mostly red, blue and orange. A medium-size piece, on the hip. Funny and cute in feel.
By Rodrigo Saavedra at Red Rocket, Manhattan, New York.
Details
The work
- Style
- Japanese (Irezumi)
- Subject
- Octopus 65% · Fan 10% · Smoke 5%
- Palette
- Red 30% · Blue 25% · Black 20% · Orange 10% · Grey 10% · Yellow 5%
- Detail
- Detailed (55%)
- Fill
- 75% filled · dense shading
- Mood
- funny, cute
- Shape
- Vertical · partial background · 75% of the area inside the outline is inked
- Line
- Bold lines
- Look of each element
- Octopus: red, vivid
Placement and size
- Placement
- Hip
- Size
- Medium
Time and cost
- Estimated time
- 2–3.5 h, 1 session — Estimated from what the photo shows: the length × the visible width × how much of it is inked, and the detail — not from the studio. The artist quotes the real time.
- Price
- ≈$500–880 · ≈2–3.5 h at $250/h (studio’s published rate) · ≈15 cm · dense shading
Pain and healing
- Pain
- Noticeable, 3 of 5 — padding in front, sharp over the hip bone
- Healing
- Moderate (waistbands)
- Visibility
- Easy to cover
- More
- Tattoo pain map · Pain by placement
All tags and facts
- Style
- 🌊 Japanese (Irezumi)
- Subject
- 🐙 Octopus & Squid
- Placement
- 🩳 Hip
- Colour
- 🌈 Color
- Mood
- Funny
- Size
- Medium
- Detail
- Detailed · 55%
- Time
- 2–3.5 h · 1 session
- Pain
- 3/5 · noticeable
- Healing
- Moderate (waistbands)
- Visibility
- Easy to cover
- Palette
- RedBlueBlackOrangeGreyYellow
- Fill
- 75% filled · dense shading
- Background
- Partial background
- Scene
- smokingholding
- Line
- Bold lines
- Shape
- Vertical
- Format
- Shaded
- Look
- MediumModerate
- Sitting
- One sitting
Source and scan
- Published on
- redrockettattoo.com
- On TatSeek since
- 2026-10-25
- Scan
- TatSeek Vision Scan 4.3
- Photo
- Clear
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Questions and answers
How much would a tattoo like this cost?
TatSeek estimates $500–880 at Red Rocket’s rates. What moves it most is your final size, how much detail the design has and how many sessions it takes. It is a planning range — only the studio’s own quote is an offer. How we estimate →
Where was this tattoo done?
Rodrigo Saavedra made it at Red Rocket, 78 W 36th St, 3rd Floor, Manhattan, New York. 3 min walk from 34th Street–Herald Square · 5 min walk to Empire State Building. You book with the studio directly; TatSeek takes no fee. View on the map →
How painful is a hip tattoo, and how does it heal?
Hip: noticeable, 3 of 5 — padding in front, sharp over the hip bone. Long sessions, stress and no sleep make it feel worse. The surface looks healed in 2–4 weeks and the skin settles over a few months; here healing is moderate (waistbands) and the spot is easy to cover. Pain map →
How will a tattoo like this age?
Bold outlines and solid black are the styles that age best — the design stays readable even as lines soften slightly over decades. Sunscreen keeps the colour from fading. How tattoos age →
Can I get this exact design?
Use it as a reference. Most artists adapt a design to your body and their own style rather than copy another person’s tattoo line for line — and if you want this artist’s look, the best option is to book this artist. Copying, references and AI designs →
How do I book something like this?
Message the studio with this photo, where you want it and how big, colour or black and grey, your budget and dates. The “Message template” button next to the price gives you a ready text to edit and copy. How to message a tattoo artist →
