Dragon Ink Open

tattoo color advice needed …. I am preparing for my next ink project.?
In the fall I will begin my next piece. It sart my lower back and work its way to the shoulder. Here are the parts as I see them now. In the bottom rear of orange / red koi fish jumping waterwith splashing out of knocking around an open red lotus. The next big wave piecehas a gray wash my back up will have 3 smal koi (blue / white and color 2 pink / red), 5 blue lotus, gray lava few maple leaves. Then at the top of this wave a white button Lous partly opened and my koi fish from the depths of color as below. Then, the shoulder will be a piece of lava gray door Dragons. My dilemma is that I lean more toward black and gray ink instead of color. Is it combination gives the sensation of the right, causing the fish and the lotus stick out more?
I think that would be awesome! The gray / black as smooth a little, but still looks cool, and no doubt will make your colors pop pieces! Good luck!
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