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Ditch whoever told you the lifework was bad. It's not perfect, but there is no such thing as a perfect tattoo. That's a real dick move, trying to ruin your tattoo for you. Enjoy your tattoo, it looks fine.

Until next month you gonna be all good. As long as they are not huge pieces and your body heals well there is no real reason not to. Share some of your new art with us 🤗

Well, there is no one answer to it, as every artist's pace and amount of details and layers of ink can vary a lot. One could finish all this area in 6 hours and other would have given it 4 sessions. As I see it, most of the times fast doesn't mean good, and if I were you I would have looked in order to find an artist that you really fall in love with his works and suffer whatever time needed in order to get your perfect tattoo. With the right hand this piece can be supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.

welcome to LST! you're correct that every artist's process, rates, etc are different and the amount of detail and coverage in the piece can have a big impact on how long it will take. the artists may also be quoting on the high side, to make sure you bring enough dough, then charge you based on the time it took them to complete the piece. again.. artists all work and do business in different ways, so it's hard to tell. artists also work at different speeds, so charging by time might not even be a great indicator. some pics of your previous tattoo and the reference pics of what you're looking to get on your inner forearm could help us provide a bit more insight.

Bit of Robert Ryan flash, tattooed by Josh Henderson. Love it.

this sounds like the beginnings of tattoo addiction... welcome to the club.

Something about that sound of that is really quite atrocious....

I agree 100%. You're much more likely to F*** it up than fix it.

Nothing to worry about there. Let it heal. Right now it’s just a scab.

It doesn’t have to be animals or birds or geometry at all. If Owls represent wisdom, think of other things that can represent other aspect of life that you want to represent. Strength, resilience, cunning etc. You could use animals to represent these things or any other images that you feel represent things in your life that you want to keep in the forefront of how you live your life. Get creative and research images that can represent things that are important to you. The geometric shapes could serve as an excellent way to tie all of the separate images together.

There are a couple of shaky lines on the innermost heart that surrounds the paw print but it isn’t anything that can’t be touched up. Don’t freak out. Let it completely heal for a few months and go see another artist that can thicken the lines up just a touch. The locket itself and the rose look fine to me. The rose “could” use better shading for a more 3-D effect but the foundation is good.

I recently was considering a tap out session for a Japanese style sleeve. The fine folks here talked me out of it. First, 9 hours is a LONG time to sit. I’ve had 2 sessions on my sleeve so far and the last session was about 2 1/2 hours. Toward the end I had, had enough. I’ve sat through longer sessions in the past but I had forgotten just how taxing getting tattooed is to your body. Second, 9 hours is a long time for the artist to maintain the level of concentration that you probably want them to maintain to do the absolute best job on your work as possible. I know that from a money perspective, the tapout session seems like the way to go. But I have learned that you typically get what you pay for (in life and in tattoos). I don’t want to talk you out of doing the session but I just wanted I give you another perspective to consider. My current artist typically does 2-3 hours at a time. It works best for him and for me. Each session is easier to pay for for me since it’s not a huge chunk of money all at once. And the shorter sessions keep the artist fresh and unfatigued as well.

Tattooers charge what they charge.Some charge more than others,it doesn't mean they are ripping you off.I get tattooed by people I know are good and I don't care what they charge,I just pay it and I tip well.I get good tattoos.

the 1st rule of tattooing is that there are no rules. or . . . was it the 1st rule of tattooing is "don't talk about the rules" . . .?

no, IMO a touchup will only F*** it up, it looks fine. it's a tiny fine line tattoo that's not healed yet, relax and enjoy it.

Thank you! I hope so, I’m hoping the uneven colour will settle

I got this one last week from Lukas Speich at XXX Tattoo in Lucerne, Switzerland. I stole the idea from a story that Yoni Zilber retold from Bill Salmon, in a Podcast... there was a dude who saw someone's tattoo and said, "That's a pretty cool tattoo. I got a tattoo also, but mine's a little cooler." He showed the tattoo and there it was... a little cooler. 😉😉 I chose the classic Igloo Playmate, but the wording was too small to tattoo. So, I asked Lukas to add a little Swiss flag and he went with a red cross. It's kinda funny to me, as it now looks like it could be used to transport an organ donation.

very nice !

Got a new one from Ian Haight at Sideshow Alley Tattoo in Portland, OR. This was surprisingly more spicy than my bear knee tattoo. Who knew?

Wow. Great contrast.

My work from Augis!! We did the 3 day marathon and I am ecstatic with how it turned out!