I have learned from my research that nothing is new, everything is remixed. We have been influenced by one thing to another. I understand that to make your artwork unique is to put yourself into the work, then it will become different. As we put our identity it to the work. Then it will become your own style.
I also understand that we are not the only one in the world that invented the design. If the design is simple, it might have been done before.
In this case “More than 1 person can have the same idea”. That means it doesn’t count as copying work. But how do we know where is the line in this issue?
However, an artist found out that the other artist did have a similar style of work but they were doing it before…
I think it would be a good idea for my research and for a tattoo industry generally to have a registration of time or even have the same understanding in terms of doing a design for a tattoo, so we don’t cross the line between each other. And it would benefit the clients to choose to collect the art as individuality of the artist.