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How long since you got the original piece? Without that information, it's hard to tell if it's too dark. As far as comparing a drawing to what goes on your skin, you can't. It's dark, but too dark? Depends on how long you've had it. As far as going over budget - didn't he give you an estimate? If he said he'd be 4 hours and took 10, then you've got a legitimate complaint. If you didn't ask how many hours the piece would take, that's on you. Some tattooers are just slow. You said, "I found a shop that does alot of what I like." Well, a SHOP doesn't tattoo you. Did you look at the specific person doing the tattoos before you committed? I mean did you look at ALL of his work that he has posted? If not, you should have. If you did, does yours look darker that what you saw? It sounds like you and the artist didn't do a very good job of communicating. 4-6 weeks to heal. I'd let it heal before you do anything else.

Wavy lines of different weights and circles not round and not uniform? That's going to look like a scratcher did it. Probably about one in one hundred thousand will actually know what you're trying to accomplish. BUT, it's your skin.

The hood is the same tone as the cloak, and the wings, and the sword and the skin. Very monotonal. And the top of the sword gets lost in the face and whatever is going on there. I’d be interested to see how it looks when it’s healed.

Quit obsessing. It looks nice. That's the only advice I have.