i got this because kois stand for good luck and its rite next to my family tat and i did this cuz i want my family to have good luck with any thing they do or any thing that happens to us :)
that's why you are supposed to do your research first... so you don't end out with ink you're dissapointed with.. :-P no worries. nothing you have is horrendous, just needs some quality touchups. definately doable. best of luck! the crow is on my netflix.
the lines look a little shaky, but once it's shaded it should be ok... i do like the design a lot.. and i have never seen the crow, so i have no idea what the background you're talking about would look like...