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5 + years later update. What an absolutely wild ride tattooing is.

Absolutely. That's precisely what the consult is for. You bring your needs and desires to the table (including references like the above, along with potential images you'd like reproduced) and the two of you discuss the possibilities. Diplomatically describe what you prefer out of his general body of work. That being said - the lighter your tattoo starts out the even lighter it's going to be years from now. Contrast now will show image definition much better as the tattoo ages.

No photos to share right now, but we finally finished my leg sleeve last Saturday. Yeah!!!

my initial question would be = are the other images "bad" because of subject matter, style or execution? Lots of artists work in more than 1 style - that's versatility. Subject matter is most often up to the canvas. If the other photos show poor application, poor linework or poor artistic choices then you'd be taking a huge gamble that this person is going to show up just the way you want them to on the day you're sitting in front of them. Some dirtbags even put other artist's work in their own portfolios. Consistency is very important.

We get this question a couple of times a week. A tattoo take 4 - 6 weeks to heal. Unless it's red, oozing, smells bad, extremely painful, just let it heal. You won't know what it's going to look like until it's healed. No sneak previews.

yes, it looks normal for a 3 day old tattoo