I am trying to find a japanese full arm tattoo someplace for the David (or other unimesh people) Or even something similar and on the arm. Most of the sets I find are just a singular tattoo on the stomach or something and they don't have much on the arms (seam issues I am sure) I just like the Japanese style tings but something else might work. Thanks

You could do what I did for my Yakuza Women series, whidh was to browse some tattoo and Body art sites.  I then downloaded photos of some real tattoos, and then applied them to the texture in Photoshop.  They're not always the most Japanese of tattoos, but they look neat.
David P. Hoadley

Exactly what I did David. Gave up looking for free body textures with tatoos that I liked, though there are some tatoos around. Suggest you go with David's idea, worked for me anyway.

a sample  http://www.renderosity.com/mod/gallery/index.php?image_id=1253701

When I apply a tattoo, I first load it into photoshop, enlarge it between 400-800 times, and carefully erace (as well as possible) all traces of the original person's skin between the markings.  Then I load the tattoo onto whatever figure's texture I want to use, and save everything as a PSD. 

For areas of the back, I'd recommend that one work with V2/M2 textures, and then UTC them to V3 or M3 if that is the figure desired.  That way, one advoides haveing to split a tattoo image in half and then trying to match up seams.

I apply my tattoos in layers, usually three.  The first layer is usually a burn color layer, over which a I apply an Overlay layer, followed by a Normal layer, but set at between 50%-85% opacity.

The following link will show the results of one ofmy efforts.
Yours truly,
David P. Hoadley
Warning, Nudity: http://www.renderosity.com/mod/gallery/index.php?image_id=1298112

Here in the marketplace is a texture for Hiro,but as you can see in the promos, you can also use it with David and Michael.   http://www.renderosity.com/mod/bcs/index.php?ViewProduct=36867

Those tattoos look very good David. I am a heavily tattooed woman myself, and my problem with most character's tattoos is that they do not look like they are in the skin. More sticker-like, I guess. Yours look great, very realistic. Lovely job!

xxx Sarah

Thanks everyone. This is for a quickie and I didn't want to totally spend hours and hours on a tattoo trying to get the seams right. That is why I was looking for package. I have already used the one for Hiro in something so I was looking for another one but I will probably have to go back to that one.

If you're not set on a unimesh character and not opposed to using Koji, there's Ronin for Koji... he has much ink ;) 

Quote - For areas of the back, I'd recommend that one work with V2/M2 textures, and then UTC them to V3 or M3 if that is the figure desired.  That way, one advoides haveing to split a tattoo image in half and then trying to match up seams.

I apply my tattoos in layers, usually three.  The first layer is usually a burn color layer, over which a I apply an Overlay layer, followed by a Normal layer, but set at between 50%-85% opacity.

What is the purpose of the burn color layer? Does it matter if you are using just a black tatoo? I've always used a normal layer at about 50% opacity over the tatoos. (Actually, sometimes I use an additional selection at a higher opacity -- the opacity which works for one tatoo doesn't always work for another.

One hint that I will make is that if the original skin doesn't come with a bump map, use the original for a bmp map rather than the tatooed version. (Same goes for eye makeup.) I have an otherwise very nice render where it looks like the character troweled on the mascara ...

As a side note, I also paint miniature figures, and I usually do tatoos on them with a fine felt-tip, and then paint over with the base skin tone mixed with clear (Future Floor Acrylic) to get the same effect of the tatoo being in the skin.

I find that a burn layer tends to sharpen the detail of the tattoo.
DPH

Yeah, I have Koji and I used that set but I don't have any clothes for him so that is out. Nice texture though.