New tattoo - is this normal healing?

[Lambchop]

Hello! I just got a new tattoo exactly 3 weeks ago. It is no longer peeling much but I am not happy with how it looks. The lines are much darker than they were when it was fresh and also the tattoo is still raised. I am concerned about tattoo blowout and/or scarring. Am I overreacting or what are your thoughts?

[Dan]

it looks totally normal for 3 weeks IMO,tattoos take months to fully heal.

[oboogie]

It will never look exactly as it did immediately after tattooing. Let it heal.

[purplelace]

It looks fine to me, normal healing. As others have said, it can take months for tattoos to "bed in" so to speak. Don't worry about it. It looks good.

[Lambchop]

Thanks all. I think I was just paranoid because this is my first tattoo I got as a walk-in. So I didn’t do my homework on the artist ahead of time. But the place was nice and reputable in general. 

 

Thanks again for the replies.