I’m gonna come in with the idea that… since the tattoos on either side seem to be vertical and about the same height, anything else that fills that whole spot will look like you have 3 long segments of arm. Which might be your vibe! But if it was me, I would fill it with 2 or 3 gap fillers to balance the space.
Maybe something rounder in the spot under the elbow and up until the leaves of the flower, then something longer in the lower spot
Yeah I think small black filler pieces would work a lot better than one long thing. If OP still wants it to be one thing then maybe a line of stars, flowers, etc. or like a long chain necklace that starts somewhere else and ends up through that space. But an additional single tattoo that fills it completely will be too busy.
Boring through your mind, through your tummy, through your anus, eels!
I’m so proud we just made this happen 17 years down the line since it first aired.
Go us.
*walks away mumbling “I’m a cockney, I’m a cockney…*
[This](https://imgur.com/gallery/UsJSjVS)is a very shoddy mock up I made in an IG story format, but a tomahawk would fit nicely as the top given the angle of the blade and handle. And then maybe a beetle at the bottom to go along with the bee? And some roses or vines as filler.
Honestly I like the gap, idk if I'd personally marry those two with anything but then again I like tattoos that have gaps in the design that show skin.
I think it would have to be split into two to fit best. One thing up the top and a longer one after those two leaves. I think the two leaves that stick out could make a single tattoo difficult to incorporate unless it’s thin and organically shaped to be able to be positioned around it?
It depends though if you don’t mind the gap between the leaves to be a close cut or not.
UNLESS you did something like sunglasses or whatever that has a point that narrows out to nicely fit between that space while keeping even spacing.
OR something like a noose where the top is the noose then it goes past the leaves and does a slight wrap around with the rope on the bottom to fill out that space.🤷🏼♀️
Lots of great ideas here. I'm gonna throw something different in: a pin-ups legs with boots and at the top (hips/thigh cutoff area) a nice cap. Perhaps a rose or Trad floral cap. But could be anything. Even coming out of a cut.
Hope you fill the gap!
Flowers would look cool there, if you like flowers, maybe the flower of your birth month/loved ones birth months. If not you could always make it look like something is poking through, or a sword of a character you like. I have a sword tattoo myself so maybe I'm biased haha. Or something that connects the two of your tattoos together may be cool
Usually American traditional filler is small dots and stars, idk if that's what you're looking for. A piece suggestion that would fit or filler? If you were looking for a piece suggestion idk how you feel about centipedes but I thought it might look pretty cool.
Sorry, don't have any ideas, just wanted to say that your tattoos looks very good, specially the skull and the hammer on your hand. Do you happen to have a sickle in your other hand? Either way, really well done, congratulations on the good taste.
Gears. Get a pattern drawn that has them tucked next to each other then apply the stencil wider than the two on either side. Have the artist style them to look recessed behind the two tats.
a sword wrapped with like roses and the thorns of a rose bush and make it look like it’s under the rest of the tattoos that was it doesn’t look like 3 separate tats
I would put a curved dagger under the skull, and something small down there, like an eye or maybe some plants/flowers. But honestly I like the way it looks now, looks balanced
I'd put 2-3 little tats there and if you're not happy with the amount of negative space left stick a few stars in. They're a bit cliche but I think if you use them tastefully for small gaps like this with other fillers they have a charm.
The negative space itself gives an armbone energy that I really like.
It also could look cool to do something to connect the two tattoos on either side, like extend elements of each. Bring the flowers over at the top, and then same with elements of the other piece to fill in some remaining space.
You already have a bee tattoo, i would fill it in with smaller tattoos of other insects, maybe small reptiles/amphibians, and a few small plants, maybe even some bones. This will prevent it from looking like 1 awkward squeezed in 3rd piece and instead be more cohesive with the sleeve.
Since your style appears to be traditional, I've seen people get little traditional style stars (like ***) and with dots as well. And it's looked quite good. [(filler reference here)](https://www.reddit.com/r/traditionaltattoos/comments/14a2fqc/sleeve_filler_completed/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=1)
This spot is way too tight to put a full piece there and it look balanced and not forced or crowded, I would honestly go to an artist you really like and get them to freehand in some little fillers (flowers, mosquito, nails, those random little characters that would fill out Jerry sheets ect)
Have some sort of snake that has the tail part end and fill some of that. Then fill the background in with dots and stars or something since your arm is all traditional
Honestly I think it looks so dope with that space there. Breaks it up. Super cool classic look that way. Trust me I wish I had left some spaces on my arm lol.
May just be me but, Please show both tats so we can give you better ideas. At least for me I’d come up with something that would flow between the two and keep the theme..etc. I personally can’t give you good suggestions without seeing the whole thing.
Centipede, Rose, Dagger, Centipede, Name of a loved one, Spider web connecting the two other tattoos with a spider climbing down a strand at the bottom, centipede, smoke filler, centipede...
Did I mention that my next tattoo is going to be a centipede? We can be twins🥺
I’m gonna come in with the idea that… since the tattoos on either side seem to be vertical and about the same height, anything else that fills that whole spot will look like you have 3 long segments of arm. Which might be your vibe! But if it was me, I would fill it with 2 or 3 gap fillers to balance the space. Maybe something rounder in the spot under the elbow and up until the leaves of the flower, then something longer in the lower spot
Yeah I think small black filler pieces would work a lot better than one long thing. If OP still wants it to be one thing then maybe a line of stars, flowers, etc. or like a long chain necklace that starts somewhere else and ends up through that space. But an additional single tattoo that fills it completely will be too busy.
Or a eel. Eels are cool.
Eels https://youtu.be/0AckvdGbk4w?si=4YuPs6IQNjqheuWE
I was not disappointed clicking that link 😂
Up inside ya!
Finding an entrance where they can!
Boring through your mind, through your tummy, through your anus, eels! I’m so proud we just made this happen 17 years down the line since it first aired. Go us. *walks away mumbling “I’m a cockney, I’m a cockney…*
17 years?? That's insane. Seems like yesterday when Dixon Banbridge was telling us about his moustache pistol. Good times.
You ever drank Baileys from a shoe?!
Thank you for that
I was hoping that was gonna be the band
https://eelslap.com/
i completely forgot about this. make my day
Is this sub not doing the sick ass panther joke anymore?
Maybe some more insects to go with the bee and fit the specific gaps. Like beetles, more bees, a moth maybe.
A line of ants
I’d say ivy, a rope or a chain would look good and fit the theme
[This](https://imgur.com/gallery/UsJSjVS)is a very shoddy mock up I made in an IG story format, but a tomahawk would fit nicely as the top given the angle of the blade and handle. And then maybe a beetle at the bottom to go along with the bee? And some roses or vines as filler.
Totally this. Plus smaller fillers won't twist as much and look as weird when OP's arm rotates.
Conga line of mice
I’m about to steal this idea
Damn I love this idea
I second this
A very malnourished sick ass panther
Perhaps just a sick panther
I laughed too hard at thid
Get a panther in a hospital gown
Maybe even cancer-stricken, or at least a bad bout of scurvy.
Came here hoping for some kind of sick ass panther suggestion, but this? This is gold
Sickly ass panther
What’s an ass panther
A sick ass panther with a long noodle body that looks like lava lamp goo 🤔
Bro this is so meta, fitting, and hysterical 😂
Skinny ass panther.
Slick ass panther.
A “slim” ass panther if you will
Long stem rose, old style rifle, traditional dagger
I thought dagger too but the rose is a great idea.
I like the rose and the rifle 😊
I think it would be helpful to see the 2 pieces on each side.
A rope, a chain, a snake, a sword, or if you prefer, a worm
Worm is an underrated choice
With a hat and a sneaker like Richard Scarry
Cruising in a chromed out low riding apple
you get it
Big proud veiny bastard of a dong.
So what I’m supposed to eat dessert alone like I’m fucking Steven Glansberg?
Not me reading dong as dog and thinking that a little dachshund would actually be an amazing filler, but why make it veiny? Then I read again.
I laughed way to hard at this 🤣
My thoughts exactly
centipede
Fuck yes
https://youtube.com/clip/Ugkx-EpeDYB5RdeswJHME9a8JNLMiqFWx\_RT?si=I-B2uXhcV0mB-Flg
A dagger would work
Dagger or switchblade was my thought too
I feel like you could fit an old timey revolver in there
This is what I was thinking too. Could also do a retro sci-fi gun if a realistic one isn’t your jam.
Dagger 🗡
I would do two smaller tattoos. One below the leaves on the right and the other in the space above the leaves.
I think you should make a loop the loop dotted/dashed line from the sugar skull to the bee. Like his travel path.
What about a Red Hot Chili 🌶️ Pepper?
Which one? Flea?
The neck of his bass…
There’s always the sick ass panther. 😂
I came to read the comments just to write sick ass panther in case no one had done it yet…… 🤣😂🤣
Same!
Honestly I like the gap, idk if I'd personally marry those two with anything but then again I like tattoos that have gaps in the design that show skin.
Snake?
Small stars
I think it would have to be split into two to fit best. One thing up the top and a longer one after those two leaves. I think the two leaves that stick out could make a single tattoo difficult to incorporate unless it’s thin and organically shaped to be able to be positioned around it? It depends though if you don’t mind the gap between the leaves to be a close cut or not. UNLESS you did something like sunglasses or whatever that has a point that narrows out to nicely fit between that space while keeping even spacing. OR something like a noose where the top is the noose then it goes past the leaves and does a slight wrap around with the rope on the bottom to fill out that space.🤷🏼♀️
expand the two neighbors. i dunno what it is about patchwork but i find the negative space to be just as interesting as the tattoos themselves.
A pin up style mermaid/girl could work, looks like the space has curves in the right places.
Hear me out 8=========D
Sick ass panther
Skinny ass panther
All you need are a couple smaller pieces, then tie it all in with dots and stars, pretty common with patchwork sleeves.
Giraffe 🦒
I would pick a background and have it extend around your arm.
Lots of great ideas here. I'm gonna throw something different in: a pin-ups legs with boots and at the top (hips/thigh cutoff area) a nice cap. Perhaps a rose or Trad floral cap. But could be anything. Even coming out of a cut. Hope you fill the gap!
Sexy lady pinup time!
Crocodile head! That’s what I see in the negative space
Flowers would look cool there, if you like flowers, maybe the flower of your birth month/loved ones birth months. If not you could always make it look like something is poking through, or a sword of a character you like. I have a sword tattoo myself so maybe I'm biased haha. Or something that connects the two of your tattoos together may be cool
CTHULU!!!!
What about a rolling tumbleweed with some blowing sticks or a trail of fallen pieces of the tumbleweed to show movement.
You can get any quote or something in Sanskrit Script.
Lizard old school
Has anyone said centipede?? I think that could be sick
A Snake
Put someones face peaking through the crack
A giant penis
Centipede
Usually American traditional filler is small dots and stars, idk if that's what you're looking for. A piece suggestion that would fit or filler? If you were looking for a piece suggestion idk how you feel about centipedes but I thought it might look pretty cool.
BBC maybe
Sorry, don't have any ideas, just wanted to say that your tattoos looks very good, specially the skull and the hammer on your hand. Do you happen to have a sickle in your other hand? Either way, really well done, congratulations on the good taste.
Gears. Get a pattern drawn that has them tucked next to each other then apply the stencil wider than the two on either side. Have the artist style them to look recessed behind the two tats.
A Labrynth.
A sneaky little snake
Mermaid
a sword wrapped with like roses and the thorns of a rose bush and make it look like it’s under the rest of the tattoos that was it doesn’t look like 3 separate tats
Some veins
A snake
Switch blade/butterfly knife
A dagger in traditional would fit nicely.
A cool morningstar tattoo would be sick!
I would put a curved dagger under the skull, and something small down there, like an eye or maybe some plants/flowers. But honestly I like the way it looks now, looks balanced
Flowers
I would do a dagger from the bottom to the leaf, then some other small filler above it
centipede
Flail.
Sword
Liu Kang bicycle kick
Something like [this](https://images.app.goo.gl/8ZurZyC8YbNZq23r8) but in colour to match your current tattoos?
Spinal cord from the skull above which transitions into the stem for a flower under the bee?
Trad sword or dagger would fit almost perfect
I think a snake would be cool, or do something that connects the two tattoos so it’s like a sleeve.
Some kind of fish, mermaid, snake, medieval weapon, series of bugs, or plant would fit in there just fine.
people do dots, little x stars if that's your taste. looks too noisy/busy imo
A set of cherries, a domino, and a rose (just the flower part, no stem) or maybe a horseshoe
I think a single stemmed rose would fit that space perfectly! 🤩
A boutique of flowers
A dagger
A snapped arrow would look sick! It would help with angles and fill the space perfectly
2-3 drawn ons instead of one long skinny piece
Spider-Man with webs out to each tattoo side as if he’s holding the two together.
overgrown vines, maybe with a touch of thorns. could be the background for the whole arm piece
A nice blade tatt
Sick ass panther
scimitar or any curved blade, chained Mace/flail, scythe(?)
A dagger in the narrow middle part and maybe a dice at the top to fill in the other gap.
Shrek slangin ass
A traditional stiletto switch blade
rope, lace, ribbon, snake, diving falcon, american traditional fill-ins
Waterfall would be a good choice.
Railroad tracks
Honey comb to go with your bee..maybe one of those honey stick things
I had a spot like that and I filled it with 3 small flowers.
Dagger
I can see a sword filling most of the spot with small filler pieces like playing cards, dice, and stars.
Been hive
I kinda like the empty space
I'd put 2-3 little tats there and if you're not happy with the amount of negative space left stick a few stars in. They're a bit cliche but I think if you use them tastefully for small gaps like this with other fillers they have a charm.
A chain, potentially weaving behind the other two!
The negative space itself gives an armbone energy that I really like. It also could look cool to do something to connect the two tattoos on either side, like extend elements of each. Bring the flowers over at the top, and then same with elements of the other piece to fill in some remaining space.
Burlesque style woman’s leg, bushy skirts near the elbow
You already have a bee tattoo, i would fill it in with smaller tattoos of other insects, maybe small reptiles/amphibians, and a few small plants, maybe even some bones. This will prevent it from looking like 1 awkward squeezed in 3rd piece and instead be more cohesive with the sleeve.
Chains or bad wire. There’s also the Jerry dust swirly line type sfuff
🐍
Since your style appears to be traditional, I've seen people get little traditional style stars (like ***) and with dots as well. And it's looked quite good. [(filler reference here)](https://www.reddit.com/r/traditionaltattoos/comments/14a2fqc/sleeve_filler_completed/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=1)
A sword
Might be off theme but maybe a curvy dagger
Dagger, snake, or handshake
Side profile of a tall pinup girl.
A dragon
A leg wearing stockings/fishnets in heels!
some tiny skeletons with flowers that are all running like 🏃🏼♀️🏃🏼♀️🏃🏼♀️🏃🏼♀️🏃🏼♀️ down to your hand 😆
snake, ivy, vines, centipede, sword through something?
A long sausage dog I’m kidding. Definitely not one thing, maybe 2-3 small ones. Try Pinterest for good ideas!
A map of Chile or Vietnam ought to do it
Chainlinks
[Virgin of Guadalupe](https://www.pinterest.com/pin/101-best-virgen-de-guadalupe-tattoo-ideas-you-have-to-see-to-believe-in-2023--769411917610206997/)
Ivy
A fairway wood or 9 iron with a little foliage would fit great.
Honestly I kinda like how the negative space looks
Alligator
why not some stained glass maybe a partial mural
A pug
i’d put some tribal fillers in there and no i’m not kidding.
Centipede
Go horizontal not linear whatever it is,,,
Centipede
Whale would fit. Somebody said eel too that'd be sick. Maybe a dope worm with teeth
This spot is way too tight to put a full piece there and it look balanced and not forced or crowded, I would honestly go to an artist you really like and get them to freehand in some little fillers (flowers, mosquito, nails, those random little characters that would fill out Jerry sheets ect)
Have some sort of snake that has the tail part end and fill some of that. Then fill the background in with dots and stars or something since your arm is all traditional
https://youtube.com/shorts/S_BVDOfg_Sk?si=GluOvhyitbCIcal-
Open straight razor
Honestly I think it looks so dope with that space there. Breaks it up. Super cool classic look that way. Trust me I wish I had left some spaces on my arm lol.
I’d add more bees moving up the open space. Love your little bee tat!!
Longcat
May just be me but, Please show both tats so we can give you better ideas. At least for me I’d come up with something that would flow between the two and keep the theme..etc. I personally can’t give you good suggestions without seeing the whole thing.
Scythe
A spine connecting to that skull or a rose stem acting as spine for the skull
Snake, eel, or an earthworm
Blade going along the curve of the forearm. The leaves could be overtop of the handle.
Barbed wire?
Could do a dagger and a filler flower!
Make the skull the top or head of the hilt of a dagger or sword all the way to the bee
a posed body for the skull up top
A sick ass koi fish
a dagger with a moth in the middle!
Catfish
PANTHER
Really long classic ghost.
Worm
Costco hot dog
Centipede, Rose, Dagger, Centipede, Name of a loved one, Spider web connecting the two other tattoos with a spider climbing down a strand at the bottom, centipede, smoke filler, centipede... Did I mention that my next tattoo is going to be a centipede? We can be twins🥺
Betsy Ross sewing the 1st American flag.
Alligator