So one of my ocs, Benji, is meant to be polynesian, (not sure yet but maybe samoan) And while I like the idea of him having tattoos, I understand that polynesian tattoo are a very culturally important thing, with arrangments of symbols meaning different things and holding significance to individual families.
That said- Would it be better for me to design a tattoo that includes traditional symbols, or forgo that entirely and design something stylistically similar but not actually use those symbols?
Or should I just not try to give him a tattoo at all (it certainly would be easier for my drawing time.)
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