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Hey there! Tattoos take some time to heal and it's normal for them to look dull and faded for a few weeks. Your case may be a bit extreme but give it another week or so for the skin to rejuvenate. I'd also check back in the with artist after a couple of weeks to get their assessment.

Hi, Just had my first tattoo done nearly 2 weeks ago, was an 8 hour sitting and could not be happier with the result! Artist did a fantastic job and did it exactly how I wanted it. Here is a pic of it just done, will try and get an updated pic shortly.

Hey y'all, I am brand new and just started the full back tattoo journey. I'm itchy but healing nicely. Here's a photo and wanted to chat with folks that are on a similar journey. Val

welcome. Indeed there is a wealth of info available here. Not likely you'll get any drawings here. One of the things you'll learn here is how to go about recognizing styles and the artists who master them. That is who should be drawing for you (eventually) Be patient

Welcome to the forum! Looks awesome! Yeah I'm with you on butt tattoos. They *hurt*.

Cheers, I did not find it that bad actually, but the shoulder area was left to last and that did hurt a bit lol

An entire leg is certainly enough room to artfully put together a whole "sleeve" of 6-8 portraits - you just need to find the right artist and make the commitment. I don't really follow portraiture myself, so I can't help you with artists who specialize in such, but Colorado (especially Denver) is chock full of tattooists. Do some research on send us links for opinions/insight.

Hey there! Welcome to the forum. My only concern is what you already called out which is do you have enough space to get all of the detail that you'd like on your calf. Portraits are super hard (IMO) to begin with, so artist choice will be paramount. I don't know the Colorado area well enough to suggest a portrait artist there but someone else may know. Have you looked at the image gallery here? Searched the various social media sites? Are you set on your calf? What you describe would look good on your back or on your thigh. Cheers!

Congrats and happy healing! Well done...especially sitting for eight hours.

That is rough. I'd stop trying to fix it and look into some laser treatments to lighten it up before you do anything else. Then find someone really good at coverups. If you've got a tattoo that looks bad after a year, it's time to significantly upgrade your tattooer.