This is my second tattoo. I got it at the Red Needle in the Philippians. It took about 7 hours to complete.This picture was taken the day after I got it done. As far as meaning I got this tattoo as a matching set to the Koi on my left arm. The ancient Chinese story says that a Koi that swims to the top of the waterfall will become a dragon, signifies perservance and stuggle against adversity. To me the dragon signifies strength, wisdom and the completion of a stuggle(in my case being deployed for 10 months)
I really like..it looks like it was very well done for the fact that you say the pic was taking the next day, it should of been swollen....does it have a meaning or was it because of the look...