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When I do my illustrations I try to make them with as little tracing and references as possible, if I scan in some sketches they are very basic..almost stickfigures.

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Gustav is a freelance artist from Sweden who has always been interested in traditional Japanese tattooing and their stories and symbols, such as Samurai´s, dragons, demons, and flowers. You can see more of his work at his website www.germann.se.

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