WHAT FITS IN A SESSION.
A visual guide to what can realistically be accomplished in a half-day or full-day session, depending on the style, scale, and detail of the piece.
FINE LINE REALISM.
🟣 Purple areas roughly represent what can be accomplished in a half-day session
🟠 Orange areas represent the scope of a full-day session
Clean, delicate, and elegant — fine line realism allows for a surprising amount of visual detail in a smaller footprint. It's ideal for florals, architecture, ornaments, and soft visual storytelling.
Half-day sessions can typically accommodate one focused area (like a forearm panel or upper arm).
Full-day sessions may allow for wraparound designs or multiple elements within a single zone.
These are general guidelines — the actual time needed depends on the detail, skin, and flow of your specific design. But this should help give you a rough idea of what’s realistic per session.
📸 See What’s Possible
Browse examples of my fine line realism tattoos organized by session length and style.
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MICROREALISM.
Smaller doesn’t mean simpler. These ultra-detailed pieces demand precision, control, and time. Think tiny faces, objects, or moments — rendered with clarity at a condensed scale.
Despite their size, microrealism pieces are often more time-consuming than they appear.
Most of these fall into half-day sessions — but some require full days depending on complexity.