Reinventing The Tattoo Forum

This was my idea for the background. I thought doing some negative space filigree swirls would keep it feminine and give it some movement while adding that little extra background to round out the whole piece. My ipad is broke so forgive the super sketchy photo. Great piece so far would love to see the final product and see what you come up with.

I had been toying with the idea of doing some negative space designs in the blue but hadn't been able to put my figure on any particular shapes. I really like what you put together there. Thanks a lot Caleb!! 

It's hard to comment without seeing exactly how you're planning on handling the hummingbird. In this photo it's empty with a darker background- are you planning on keeping it neg on pos? That is, are you keeping the interior of the birds body light in order to accommodate a dark background? Or are you using richer tones in the upper part of the bird? That could stand out nicely but would require a lighter background. A simple fade could work, negative space could work, a radiating effect could work... But all of this hinges on your pos/neg approach.