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Same. If I trust the artist (and I do trust the guy who has done 99% of my tattoos), tell him roughly what you want and let them do their thing. Micromanaging a talented artist is gross, and you will end up annoying the artist like you did this person. Hope you can find someone else to tattoo you. Good luck.

Why not send a link to his work. It could help you avoid a mistake, or reassure you.

Good to know. After my brutal knee heal, it'll be a few months before I get tattooed again, but it does need to be touched up, and we're supposed to be adding fillers and stars and dots. I'm going to get a fresh bottle of cocoa butter and start using it! Thanks, @Hogrider!

My advice would be to think it through before the consultation. If you want changes, think them through and send a single email. A good tattoo artist is busy. What if all their clients sent multiple emails? Yes, you should get the tattoo you want, but you also need to trust your artist. For my first sleeve I said, “Japanese, anything you want.” It turned out great. Same with my back. All my other work I threw out ideas, but what he came up with was way better than I imagined.