Tattoo planning

One of my New Year resolutions was to get a tattoo. I just e-mailed a shop in San Diego because I really like one of the artists there. This is my favorite from the artist:

I love the color, style and placement (although I'm not really into octopuses). I think I want a half sleeve, similar to this:

However, I want the colors to be a little deeper, and I want a red poppy flower somewhere in there:

 I like the style of the above poppy flowers. Other renditions I've seen look too crinkly, like they are carnations, which are a cheaper, less interesting flower to me.

Too carnation-like