Throat Chakra

The seemingly cool-headed and laid-back Throat Chakra from the Polynesian Isles represents a wolf and the color blue. I wanted to show him as a tall lifeguard looming over six feet with a fit build. You know, the kind of person ladies like being rescued by when they're out swimming. Or is that just me? 👀

Although his overall design was simple enough, the real challenge was trying to make his Samoan tattoo. I didn't want to cheese through the tattoo so I decided to do my research and make one from scratch:

This wolf tattoo was made so that the head would cover his left chest and the rest wrapped his entire left arm like a sleeve. I honestly had my doubts despite how awesome the result was; I was worried about disrespecting their culture and if I didn't use the symbols right. Thankfully, Reina showed the design to her Polynesian friends and they approved of it, much to my relief.

The next problem with the tattoo though was the resizing. The tattoo became gritty when I stretched it, and it was to the point where I had to clean up the tattoo so its lines would be as smooth as the rest of his body. Even if one told me that it was fine because it wasn't obvious from a glance, when you zoomed in close enough I can guarantee that the difference really showed.

Throat Chakra was also meant to be holding a pair of shades in his original design. But I realized at the end of all the line art that there was no logical way he was going to wear them because he had no ears on the side of his head. So I drew a red hibiscus in his hand instead. It works. 🌺

I am only disappointed that this version of Throat Chakra actually doesn't show the tattoo in its entirety. That said, given that there is an interest in seeing a shirtless version of him, I may end up creating just that at some point soon. 👀

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🌈 The Seven Chakras 🌈

🐘 Root Chakra 🐘
🐯 Sacral Chakra 🐯
🦋 Solar Chakra 🦋

🕊 Heart Chakra 🕊

🐺 Throat Chakra 🐺

🐵 Third Eye Chakra 🐵

🦁 Crown Chakra 🦁