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What you need to do is some research. Find a reputable artist, experienced with coverups and see what they can do. Get multiple recommendations from people with good work. Did you not look at what they were going to tattoo on you before they started????

I just got a summer job and its down the road from Inksmith & Rogers. I might be in a financial crisis by getting a job.

It depends on if I get any time off for my caporal stage if not it'll be two months before I can work on it again I think that we're going to line the back and the other arm before we coleur though.

Started my new sleeve yesterday at la cour des miracles in Toulouse

Do you think it can be fixed to look less like a pentagram if I add stuff around it like idkkk what to dooooo Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

The best approach is to find an artist who has done quality cover-ups and then work with him to create a design that meets your needs - not just someone who will slap on whatever you ask for...as this one did.

Welcome Alex! Let me recommend Art Tattoo Quebec which is happening next month from 12-14 May. There are good local, national, and international artists there and it's a fun convention. At the very least it will give you a chance to look at portfolios and talk to people and see tattoos in person and get a good sense of what's out there. http://instagram.com/arttattooquebec

Just put down the deposit for a girl head by Eli Quinters next month. I can't wait to pick something out!

I wouldn't do anything to this tattoo man, looks great. Who is the tattooer?

gingerninja: yeah that makes sense. i just wanted to make sure. it didn't feel right either, but i thought i'd make sure. thanks for the recommendations!

Thanks everyone. I'm hoping t lightens up just a touch because I have fairly brown skin already. It's been a fun process.

Hey! There are so many great artists in San Fran. Start checking out some of these shops...see what resonates with you. IMO, yes, it's not cool to work with a tattoo artist then not get something from them. Again, in my mind, you are pumping them for information, using their time and not paying for it. I suggest going to shops, looking at their books and flash and getting a general vibe from the shop. Look at the different styles, see what resonates with you. Instagram will be your friend in doing your research! These are four that popped into my head at 6:15 this morning. There are a bunch more shops.. Black Heart: https://www.instagram.com/blackhearttattoo/ (Scott Sylvia started this forum!) Tattoo City: https://www.instagram.com/tattoo_city/ Idle Hands: https://www.instagram.com/idlehandsf/ Spider Murphys: https://www.instagram.com/spidermurphystattoo/

Mark, you are so kind and sweet. I'm so glad I know you, friend!

I am by no stretch of the imagination even half as tattooed as most of the people here, but even my personal experience has taught me that all of these things are really individual and there just aren't any rules about it. Examples: The tops of my thighs didn't hurt, really, but the outside, over the IT band, hurt like a sonofabitch. All of them healed REALLY well, though -- no scabbing, not really any pain, and they barely even peeled. Contrarily, most people's complaints about where they've been tattooed on their backs, the worst spots, were not the worst spot for me; mine was in a weird spot between my shoulderblades -- not even the bit in the crease of my butt/thigh could compare with it, and that was no picnic either! My back has also taken a shockingly long time to get to a 'settled' heal state, where the lines aren't super raised, too...it's all just depends on the person. Trying to predict what anybody else is gonna feel seems like a fool's game to me. Plus, some people just do not feel pain like other people do, and that is science fact. Anyway, this thread is about thigh tattoos, so here are mine! I'm including a healed pic of the one that @cltattooing did on me, too, since I don't think I ever sent her one! It's very difficult to take pictures of your own thigh tattoos without warping them.

At the gym getting ready after my workout. I'm putting on my makeup in my jeans and bra. This lady rolls in with her 6 year old daughter. This little girl looks at my tattoos and says directly to me "Mommy says tattoos are stupid and so are the people who get them." I gently kneel in front of her and say "Your Mommy is closed minded and judgmental. You should always try to be kind to people and not jump to conclusions about people you don't know." Lady is horrified. Grabs child and leaves. Kid loved it..she smiled and waved goodbye to me.