The fear of mixed styles looking "bad" has been the bane of my existence. After talking to an artist, recently, he provided an excellent point...If you're happy and confident about your tattoos/how they look, you can do whatever you want because people will know you love it.

This comment might be v weird but I'm going to do my best to explain what I'm trying to say. I've been watching your videos for about a year now, and something about this channel feels almost...homey? I really like how you don't use background music and you don't (or at least you don't seem like you do) put on a front for your audience, like a "KZfaq personality" that is separate from your real one. I also really like how you include us in some of your video topics, and the language you use (for example "our weekly tattoo talk show", "we did a video"). The way you do everything really makes it feel like we're all just hanging out while you also do a good job of presenting the information you have. I hope that made sense. Just wanted to let ya know I appreciate the content.

The best part of this video, hands down, was all of the "bloop" noises she made for spaces between tattoos

HOLY SHIT I WAS JUST THINKING ABOUT HOW I WANT TO GO ABOUT BUILDING MY SLEEVE

Just finished my cohesive sleeve! 2000$ later, 5 sessions and a year later! Phew! Aaaaand now I'm thinking about the next ones I want 😂

hey qcknd, i was wondering if maybe you'd do a tattoo talk tuesday about how skin conditions might affect tattooing? like skin texture and stretch marks?

I think the way your sleeve is neither a strictly "cohesive sleeve" nor a "trinket sleeve" is what makes it especially haphazardly wonderful!

i remember watching this for the first time 4 years ago when all i had was one tiny rose on my wrist and i thought this patchwork idea was so cool, now i have a full patchwork sleeve 🥺 #growth

Would love to see a leg building video!!

i've been watching your videos for about a year and a half now, and this is the first time i think i've seen your rain shoes tattoo!!

Also, sidenote - you are 100% the only youtuber whose videos I watch entirely ever single time. You're so interesting, and very relatable. Keep doing you babe!

This is sooooo much better than a "tattoo tour" video, yet still, satiates my couriositys. I'd love to see a similar video on your leg! thanks mom

Your sleeve is one of my favourite sleeves I've ever seen! I think it works so well together! I am working on building my leg sleeve and this helped me with planning that. I definitely would love to see you do a video about you leg! I love your long videos! keep them coming! 😊

please do a leg video pleaseeee

I'm definitely going to be creating a "patchwork sleeve", I only have one tattoo on my arm so far (it's fairly large ish but it's on the inside of my arm) and I think that's the way I want to go because a) I want to collect art from multiple artists and b) I have so many tattoos I want that I want to be able to have the space for them

The sound she makes when explaining her filler at 19:16 is just hilarious :D

Going with the small trinket tattoos can kinda look weird once you aquired like ten of them on a arm. My boyfriend is a tattooer and constantly is covering these small images to make a full sleeve. And not to mention the small tattoos are the most expensive in the shop.... you can get ten small tattoos for $1,000, or set up a consult for a sleeve and spend about the same. I always go for bigger peices! And I am so happy with my choices! But of course it is your body so do whatever you like:)

my favorite part of this was the parting "and if you fuck up- laser removal" comment. that makes this whole tattoo-self-doubt-permanence-thing a little easier, and hearing it from you is exactly what i needed. so thanks.

i love how you're not afraid to say you think your tattoos look badass, i hope one day to have that kind of confidence. even if it is redundant i think a leg tattoo vid would be killer!

this basically just reinforced my tattoo goals, and tastes in regards to how I envision my body looking when I get to wherever I'm going. Totally agree with how space makes your tattoos more legible and always wondered if that was just me or if other people felt that way too.

I’ve watched this video every time I start to plan a new tattoo to add to my own “patch work sleeve.” Absolutely love it, thank you so much

I remember, just over a year ago, watching your tattoo talk Tuesday videos before getting my first tattoo. They've always been extremely helpful and entertaining. Thank you, Qcknd. 🙏🏻

Perfect timing as I am building up a patchwork sleeve and had questions!

This is exactly what I needed! I'm planning my own sleeve and am always looking for others peoples experiences. 🖤 you the best queen

I'm in the process of building a patchwork sleeve and I feel like I'm at a really vital moment when it comes to placement and everything and this video was so so helpful. Thank you!!

I love that your videos flow so well, and that you aren't constantly cutting out snippets like most youtubers. It's really relaxing and comfortable to watch

This video was so great for someone like me who is looking forward to getting a sleeve, but has no idea where to start!

Thank you Qcknd, this was actually so helpful. I'm trying to build up my left arm and honestly had no idea how to go about it. Do one on your Leg sleeve next!

It was cool to see all your tattoos on your arm BUT I liked even more that you mentioned about what kind of tattoos you should get where, like if you really like something don't put it there because it's hidden. That's good for me to consider, I don't know if I ever get my whole arm covered with tattoos but at least I'll get some on arm and I want my fav ones to be seen by myself and others. I've started to watch your videos & I really like your TTT videos & other tattoo related videos, keep it going! :)

I just got home from my first tattoo. I’ve had the idea for years but kept dragging my feet due to a fear of needles. In the time I’ve been thinking about it though I’ve watched a lot of your videos and I just thought I’d say thanks for the information/encouragement over the years.

This video was so helpful! I have a few tattoos but want to start working on my arm and definitely like the idea of 'patchwork'. I have one nice sized one already on my arm and it was nice hearing you validate some thoughts about placement and content and make me think of things I hadn't yet. Love your videos!!!

I totes relate to getting the "irresponsible spending" train. As soon as I started working I threw 25% of my salary into getting tattoos. They are things that affirm me and make me feel good about my body so I will never see it as a waste. (it also helps that I still live and get fed by my mother)

I love how honest you are! And yes a leg one too please!

Rain shoes!! I had no idea you had a rain shoes tattoo. Super awesome. I'm working on building a tattoo sleeve, so this video came at just the right time in my life. Thank you so much for explaining your arm 'real estate' and which spots you can enjoy vs. what others can see.

I really loved this video since this is actually exactly a topic I've been thinking about for a while now. I see so many people (yourself included) with really cool "patchwork" sleeves, and I've been trying to figure out how to build one myself. Thanks for talking about this!!

I asked this exact question and this is so helpful. just started my leg sleeve and I would love to see a leg video.

I'm currently working on my sleeve. It's a consecutive watercolor-esque cherry blossom branch with monarchs mixed with the blossoms. You're so right about having the money for a consecutive sleeve though! I'm being really patient with mine, but I know I'm going to love the outcome of it once I get through all the sessions.

just wanna say I always love your videos! always look forward to sitting down with a cup of tea and listening to you chat about stuff (especially tattoos!) great job girl!

I love the color cohesion in your tattoos because i feel it connects the dif styles. And the spaces make it seem more modern to me somehow? Idk i love your arm

I love the colors in the heart/flower on your wrist. Every time I get a peek of it, I'm like "oh wow, nice".

I enjoy your videos. You have helped me decided finally what i want for a sleeve.

i love this! these are things i was wondering about, my 1st tattoo was on my forearm and i couldn't decide wether to keep building around that or if it would look strange to start somewhere else on my arm! the explanation of your tattoos and their placement really helped!

this summer my half sleeve will be nearly done and I'm super excited

your tattoo Tuesday vids are so helpful!! thanks for all of your tips!

Woah it's a sign this popped up in my recommended today, the last few days I've been struggling to think up how I'm going to work on my 'patch work' sleeve and this may help!!

Your work is all around great! Don’t ever doubt that.

Yea I got my first tattoo as the shoulder patch then waited 5 years(that my mom paid for as a congratulations for quitting smoking)and now I'm in the middle of getting a half-sleeve on my forearm and can't wait to get it finished

Great video. I sort of unintentionally started a patchwork sleeve a few years back. I found an artist that I liked, got a few tattoos from him, saying it was going to be a traditional sleeve. But then I had the opportunity to move abroad. I've just passed the point where I can really get exactly what I want on this arm. Just awkward gaps to fill. At wish I'd planned it better but I really love getting a tattoo that "caps off" an area as you say. Watching it all come together.

i'm doing the same thing you did with my sleeves, i started from the top and went down through the arm. since i'd like to collect good artists the styles are a bit different but not too much, it goes from traditional to new traditional and i like the variety it creates. i'm also doing the "one sleeve colors, one sleeve black and grey" and leaving my legs mixed in styles an colors.

I've never commented on a KZfaq video before, but I love watching your videos. I don't have many other people I know who have tattoos or even understand the appeal of them, so it's really lovely seeing you and hearing your stories. you are so welcoming of everyone and I feel like a part of something when watching your channel. I currently only have 3 tattoos but am wanting to build them up into a leg sleeve and would love to see a video on your leg sleeve!

You seem so happy, I'm so glad xxx

The sound effects in this were so cute omg 💕

I agree with you on the above elbow back of the arm tattoo. Hardly anyone ever notices mine really.

I really love your perspective here, and this is something that (coincidentally) has been on my mind a LOT lately! I'm saving up for a sleeve and I have this vague idea of the area I want it to cover, but I had no idea what elements out of my ideas I should include, or how I should go about getting it tattooed (multiple sessions, different artists, or one big piece by the same artist). I really like the journey you went on for your sleeve, and I never thought about the concept of giving each part of your sleeve room to breathe so you can see and differentiate them a bit better! I think my process is going to be similar to yours, and now I can go in with all the advice you've given here in mind :) Thanks!

This video gave me so much hope. I have a few tattoos on my lil baby sleeve and I was so scared about filling the spaces because the placement was weird but my journey isn’t too much different than yours. My sleeve will be beautiful and perfect just like I hoped it would :,)

Your videos are always so informational and helpful. Thank you. Keep doing what you do.

Currently in the process of starting my arm sleeve... and this helped loads

You are glowing since moving into your new place. You can def tell you are happier. You are so adorable. There's some good advice in this video too.

You should definitely do a TTT about how you did your leg sleeve! I'm starting mine this summer and need tips! please and thank you!

Love the insight to the planning! I have one big daddy piece at the tops pf both of my upper arms and have been wondering how to continue down. Feeling good that I can do whatever then fill in as needed.

Wow this video was so helpful. I was going to get my first tattoo recently and I knew I wanted it on my arm, I knew I wanted it above my elbow, but after that I was kind of lost. I'm so happy that you sort of pointed out which spots are good for larger tattoos, which spots are "secrets", and which ones would be good to have for you to not really see but other people can see.

I have my first tattoo on my left arm next week, so excited!!

and with the talk about mixing styles, I agree having them on separate areas is easier. my left arm will most likely continue to be only black and grey, maybe even sticking to the dotwork shading of my current one there. My right sleeve is going to be full elaborate color, that'll be the magnum opus of my body really.

When I was in my early 20s, I was a poor uni student who spent all my money on food and books. How you'd have money for tattoos I have no idea. I didn't get to start on my sleeve until I'm 29 after having a stable enough job.

This was super helpful! Thank you Qcknd! I got my first tat a few months ago and wanted to see how I could go on with my half sleeve. Btw love you!!

loooove seeing episodes where we can see the progression of a tattoo collection! so satisfying somehow 😍

Great video! Loved hearing about your own journey as everyone's is different.

that's why i went down the patchwork route, i have a mix of tradition, neo traditional and blackwork and i started off with a big £300 one on the outside of my upper arm. i've almost done with upper arm half sleeve but i recently 'jumped the elbow' lol with a big squid covering almost from wrist to elbow on the inside of my arm. my tattoos are fairly spaced out without it looking like they have random gaps between. all of my tattoos are either all black or black and red so they look cohesive.

Every time you make a ttt video it's always SO HELPFUL

These visuals were SO helpful! Thanks a million Amanda!

You always make the video i need! like its almost creepy how on point you are. much love!

I would definitely love to see a leg building video. I'm planning on building up on my leg (where i just have an ankel tattoo at the moment) and would love to hear about your experiences

Thank you! You helped me build my tattoo sleeve that we are going to start tomorrow!

this is so well timed yesss, i just got the first piece in my first sleeve, which is gonna be all black and grey/blackwork pieces... doing a monochrome sleeve on my left arm has been my longest thought about project for sure, but im playing it by ear/desire in terms of what each individual piece will be. i love patchwork sleeves too, i think when theyre well placed the look of having lots of distinctly separate tattoos with some space between them is super cool and i really like the sort of "palm sized" to "open hand sized" range that pieces in these types of sleeves usually are. you should definitely do a video on your legs just to offer more stories and insight!! you did a great job here of being detailed about how certain size, placement, style, and even order decisions affected your sleeve building process and it helped a lot with thinking about where to go from here. plus i think your sleeve is really good and it was just cool to get a bit of a closer look at some of the individual pieces!

PERFECT TIMING AMANDA! I'm going to be starting my sleeve off with a 1/4 design this Saturday. I'm going to be talking to her about the fitting and things along that light to help incorporate a few other designs I have. Legit, perfect timing, this was genuinely so helpful 👌🏻

This was really helpful, my arm collection is growing and I need to start being more cautious with placements.

I really love it when tattoos/sleeves have some space in between them, it just looks so nice! And I love your sleeve soooooooo much! You have the best tattoos :3

I love the way your hair is fading out! Do you know which colour you are going to do next? The Lime Crime ones? Will you ever go green again? Keep killin it girl

As someone who is just starting to build their own arm sleeve, this is incredibly helpful! I've been a viewer for a while now, and though I already had a couple small pieces when I began watching your videos, your sleeve inspired me to start my own and to choose to build it entirely in the traditional style. A leg video would be awesome as I'd love to see the individual pieces that make up your legs, and I'm also hoping to start my own leg pieces soon!

I could tell there was something where your rain boots are but had no clue what they were. Love knowing it now, it's so cool looking.

I really enjoyed this video it was so nice to hear how you built it up I'd love to hear a tattoo artist talk about how they plan sleeves and what their advice is too?? I have started to plan my tattoos more now and to really think about what goes best where and to think about themes etc so this really helped thank you lovely lady

I watch this video everytime I'm getting a new tattoo added to my sleeve. Super helpful! By the end of it I always know where to put it. :-)

would love to see a leg building video! I've just started on my leg with a piece that covers a lot of the back of my calf and have ideas for more but not sure where to go from there

Loved this! My favourite videos you make are always the long, chatty ones. More livestreams too please!x

Love all your tattoos. Can't choose my favorite between the snake, no luck or the hands shaking!

I'd love to see your leg tattoos!!! my biggest regret is putting my favorite tattoo on the back of my arm

glad i'm not the only one that's been wondering about that lil butterfly tattoo.

I love how your like saying that neotraditional style upper arm Tattoo and the oldschool horsehoe are distinguishly different. Colourlywise and in sense of boldness,imagery jadajada your Tattoos go so well together honestly.

Thank you for mentioning your opinion on the inner arm tattoos, makes so much sense not to put your most favorite design there. Love you

I'm so glad you made this video, I've been trying to figure out my forearm for a while. I never thought about getting a filler tattoo just because all of mine have meaning, but I think that I could totally jive with that, haha.

This was super helpful! Definitely do more like this!

i love all of your arm tattoos!!!

i love your cardinal flower tattoo, reminds me of Polish folk art in a way, really speaks to me. It's beautiful :) Also I know you said the handshake is "filler" but i think it's really interesting and the placement just seems like a perfect fit.

I love the sounds you make when you describe the placement of your tattoos xD so funny

That is so awesome! Thanks for sharing. Definitely do a leg video.

You seem so much happier in your more recent videos! It's really nice to see you acting like yourself again :)

I have so far half my sleeve tattoed with old school tattoos and thinking about getting a full arm was something I always said i wouldn't but as I was getting more ink I realised I needed it (I'm just 20, I still got time lol). But my main concern is that I'm too thin so I don't have much space and it sucks bc I have great ideas. And also I need money. I used to be sooo worried about what if I wouldn't find a job bc of tattoos, but here I am, about to become a nurse, and so happy with my tattoos and thank of them really confident. Love your videos Qcknd (sorry for if there are grammar mistakes, i'm form Spain)

as someone who did go for the "full sleeve" rout- for reference, i have a traditional japanese botanical and foo dog sleeve: i don't think this method is anymore expensive than a patchwork or american traditional sleeve. i have worked incrementally the same way you may work incrementally on a patchwork sleeve. we started with the top half which we broke up into about 3-4 sessions over a year or so. this year, we are working on the bottom half of the arm to complete the sleeve. i budget the same way anyone else budgets for their tattoos- i suppose it just took more time saving before i was ready to commit, but the rates are the same as any other traditional artist- $xxx/hr. You can take breaks between sessions when you are financially hurting. Because i travel to my artist, i only go every 4 months or so which gives me plenty of time to save for my next session. I think you reference american tradition or neotraditional tattoos in your videos, but forget how japanese tattoos are built--- a body suit isn't completed in a month or in a year or even in 10 years. they are built incrementally and grow outward and extend over time. just a perspective that i don't think was represented ! :) thank you always for interesting topics and content.

Loving the traditional style! You are so rad!