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Text always does that over time.

hi, and yes, you should have done more and better research on "american traditional" artists to go to. this tattoo is not done well IMO, so live with it , maybe have a better artist touch it up or rework it after it's healed, and please don't consider laser removal,it's not as good as most poeple think, it's very painful, takes many visits, and does not really "remove" a tattoo, and then chalk it up to a lesson learned and research your next tattoo. start finding good artists that do a style you like on instagram and follow them for a while. go to conventions,look on FB,talk to other tattooed poeple.

@HogriderRight? 🙂 I found this antibacterial, no rinse soap that they use in hospitals. It *should* work.

To me it looks like they used the wrong shade of colors and the wrong proportions. Also, they aren't very well saturated. I agree with trying to find someone who does American Traditional and coverups and try to get them fixed AFTER they heal.

They aren't American traditional. Research on artists and styles is key. Let them heal, and maybe they can be touched up/reworked later. But just live with them for now. The more I look at them, the more they look like someone did them with a magic marker. Very strange style.

Yeah, my Dad has never commented on my ink, but I've no doubt it disturbs him. My Baptist raised Mom cried back in 1974 when I got my first small one. She died before I really started getting covered. @Moreismore Do your parents get out much? They must think there's a whole helluva lot of sailors and gangsters out there . . .