Realism
I built this shoulder portrait around a pale face, blue eyes, skeletal details, dark make-up and a small rose. The blue background works as a loose colour field so the portrait doesn't end in a hard rectangle on the shoulder. The result is a gothic character portrait with a clear expression rather than a copy of a named character.
Portrait tattoos need a clear hierarchy. The face has to read before the small decorative marks. I can't crowd the eyes with every detail in the reference. I kept stronger colour and contrast around the head, then let the edges soften into the body area. This is a finished fresh tattoo, not a healed photograph. For another gothic portrait, I would ask which facial features and personal changes matter most before deciding the scale and placement.
