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Talk to more than one and get a feel for who might be the most capable. Don't rush into it. Post up here the links of potential artists.

Not BAD, but certainly not great. Large areas where it looks washed out and/or muddy, especially in the shading parts. I'm neither a LA or realism expert, but LA is worldwide one of the most concentrated areas for tattooists, so you're going to have plenty to choose from. Here's just a couple after just a quick search: https://www.instagram.com/lordpablo/ https://www.instagram.com/prolific.dtla/ https://www.instagram.com/jjrtattoos/

It has happened to others, but we are not doctors. You'll need to see a dermatologist.

4 more hours down, 16 so far. The yellow stained lots of the black and will mellow out once it peels/heals. The wings are mostly black/brown. Here's how my sessions go Hour 1: this isn't as bad as I remembered it Hour 2: uh oh, this is worse than I remembered Hour 3: Ok maybe we should stop this looks fine unfinished Hour 4: I am dying and need to stop immediately (said in my head every minute until he tells me we're done)

Here's a decent photo of it. Nearly healed now. 🙂 This was a gift from my tattoo artist ... he's moving three hours away. Boooooo. But I'm happy for him. It's a great new studio, and he'll be closer to his family.

I haven't been active on the forum for a while, but told myself this will be a proper come back, hope you guys like it! https://youtu.be/ZcBTYoz1E58 Time Lapse video of a full color back piece by Dasha Chehamova I got done over 9 full days in just 18 days total (4 days in a row, 9 days break and another 5 days in a row). Will appreciate your guys thoughts about it!

I also had my first session on my back, and yes, it did hurt! I knew to expect pain and it fully delivered. Worse than chest or stomach. Design and work by @ilejarvinen

Just thought I’d share some progress on my turkey vulture back piece. Around 12 hours in and it’s coming together! This piece has really tested me mentally and physically. I just got out of Covid quarantine and my body was not at all prepared to handle a tattoo. This last 4.5 hour session was brutal. I feel like such a little baby but this back piece has been deeply painful! I love being tattooed but getting them... do not enjoy