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I'm back from State of Grace today, I'll post a picture tomorrow of what we got done. I'm beyond exhausted and sore, we used numbing cream on my ribs to get me through the last 2.5 hours of the session. I will do everything in my power from now on to have 3-4 hour sessions at a time from now on.

Welcome. Do lots and lots of research. From reading what is posted on this forum, it's pretty apparent that most people don't. Find out what can go wrong so you aren't unpleasantly surprised. Make sure you get the best artist possible. Understand the limits of tattooing. Research aftercare. Good luck.

it looks great ! nice tattoo, looks like maybe a tiny bit of blowout, DON'T LOOK AT IT WITH A MAGNIFYING GLASS ! otherwise it looks good and besides,there is nothing you can do about blowout anyway, so,relax,chill,take a breath,and start planning your next excellent tattoo.

Hi and welcome ! on this topic, from my experience I am not convinced that tattoo artists always know the best healing methods, IMO trial and error, knowledge of basic first aid,and a little common sense, is the best way to heal,we all heal different and our skin is very different. we know our own bodies better that any tattoo artist does. there is no good one answer to it. you know what they say ! "opinions are like assholes,everybody has one"

I never said that someone should worry about one single 5-15 minutes of sun exposure. What I said was that it's cumulative - increasing or increased in quantity, degree, or force by successive additions. How much a tattoo fades does depend on multiple factors, not a million ;-) but it would seem prudent to avoid the one that also causes skin cancer. It's funny how the people I know that avoid the sun almost all have nice bright tattoos and the people I know that spend a lot of time in the sun almost all have significant fading on their tattoos. Maybe it's just a coincidence. Did you know that you can get vitamin D from lots of sources other than the sun?

What @Hogrider said. If only more people joined the forum before getting their first tattoo! Glad to have you here. 🙂

I am low key obsessed with this traditional rose done for me by Tom Einheuser out of Union 3 Tattoo in Detroit over the weekend. I’m really pleased with the placement, and how my leg is finally starting to fill up! Here are links the artist and shop’s Instagram accounts: https://instagram.com/tattoos_by_tom_einheuser https://instagram.com/union_3_tattoo

looking forward to it! welcome.

You guys are weird. 5-15 minutes of barely any sun exposure isn't going to do anything to your skin, tattoo or life unless you are in outer space and way closer to the sun than we are. Not even if you were walking on mirrors reflecting all the UV rays right at your fresh tattoo. If I were you, I'd worry more about being scared of the sun. Because the sun is going to be here for a long time and your tattoos will fade regardless of how you care for them.