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If you mean keep getting tattoos? Yes I do. :) Thanks for the advice. I do have an appointment with another artist down the road. Regards.

lol... :)

One thing I want to say is that I don't want to discredit the artist. She did an awesome job. I have several more sessions to go as it will be a half sleeve... It will go to my back as well... The back will be the piece that is been started tomorrow. Uploading pic in a bit. Note: This thread was started to get an idea of how others handle the situation :)

LOL!!!

Care to tell me how you call the person who teaches a person to tattoo? :)

Can you share your comment regarding what I posted? :D

Nothing went "terribly wrong" in my case I didn't like one part of my tattoo but I talked it out with the teacher of the artist who did my piece and I also talked it out with the artist and is getting fixed. But it got me thinking... Did I do wrong by going to their teacher and asking them for advice on something their apprentice did? I did not talk shit nor I said anything wrong but you never know how they can interpret what one is/are trying to say... I even ended up making an appointment with the teacher who is doing my back piece tomorrow.... Maybe all this got me thinking and now I am nervous... lol

If you get a tattoo and it just does not turn out the way you want it.... You talk to the artist and they tell you that there is not much more they can do... What is your next step? Would you go to another shop or would you try to look for a resolution in the same shop/other artist? Would you worry about going to other shops and accidentally portraying a bad rep tors another artist/shop? Has this happen to you? Share your story! :)

Going for my appointment tomorrow.... Breathing is key! lol I keep saying that to my self. I am hyped up!!!! :D

@Scott R, HAHAHAHA! Well mine as well because I do start a back piece tomorrow! :D

Kimmie, I have sensitive skin my self, but I let the artist do it. Ingrown hairs will happen if they are going too... regardless... I have try everything in the book and I always get a few bumps here and there but nothing that I go "oh fuck".... Some here have gone through some intense procedures before going in... I avoid that... I had an artist advice against applying anything on my skin prior to the work... At any rate good luck! My appointment is tomorrow so I know how you feel right now :)

Well I just had my first meeting with Brett yesterday. Awesome guy! We talk for a few minutes and we end up going a whole different route... Got my first appointment for the 25th. Cant wait. I am going to collect a piece from Elijah Nguyen. Will be going in tomorrow. Ink baby!!!!

Application upgrade? or unscheduled outage? :)

Amazing history!!! Thanks.

Interesting subject! My mom has been the "cool/hip" mom... For my 18th birthday, as a present my brother and my mom bought me my first tattoo... ON the other HAND my dad is very conservative... I was still leaving under their roof when I got my first tattoo and my mom advice me to hide it from my dad as long as I could.... That didn't lasted too long... :eek: One day we got in to a big argument and got some what physical and he broke my shirt.... Yup he saw it... He kicked me out of our/his home... I was out for a few weeks, my mom found me and took me back home.... Our relationship never got better and I was stubborn... I went and got more tattoos and piercings... It made me more rebel... My mom try so hard to make things better :( Today my dad lives under my roof and he as cool as he can be... :D My mom still likes tattoo and likes going to the studios with me but due to her illness she no longer does... I take care of both my parents. Life.

Any body hit up the Ink Life Tour up in Amarillo this week end? INK LIFE TOUR : TATTOO AND MUSIC FESTIVAL

Welcome aboard. :D Like the tattoos.

So today I got to exchange a few emails with Brett Osborne Instagram He will do my left arm cover up. I am going a bit traditional on this one. Still working on what I want.... But is going to be on the arena of a koi fish.

Thanks for advice ChaosDani!

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OMFG! Amazing. Awesome piece!

Just a few days away from new work. Starting my back piece. Going to apply a bit of everything recommended.... Relax to the point of almost death... Relax and breath... R.... E.... L.... A... X.... :D Fall back plan: As @suburbanxcore suggested... Look at butts on the internet. LOL

Welcome to the forum! Don't feel like one. Its what you are paying for... A custom job will require the artist to draw up something for you.... I say, go see an artist and talk about your situation and ideas.... The artist will ask you for references if he wants/needs one.. There is lots of ideas that popup with your reference... snakes/dragons/etc... Good luck! - - - Updated - - - Ha! You beat me to the punch... LOL

Awesome read and wealth of personal and informational opinions. I for one look for different things on a tattoo shop... Time in business/owner span/Credibility/clean and over all look/artists/customer service/etc.... I had one bad experience looooong time ago that made me just never wanting to get a tattoo again.... This is why I am not immerse in the worlds of tattoos hence my ignorance/n00bnes in the scene.... But... Now days I tend to do allot of walk-ins and I am that one guy that walks in to your shop and ask for custom work and maybe set an appointment if everything sets right (I am bad with appointments).... I am now starting to get in to it again. I love the art/collection/representation of tattoo's... I just wish there was more "walk-in friendly/consistent" shops in my area.... Let explain what I mean.... I walk in to a "studio" 3 weekends ago.... The front desk girl greeted us (Me and my brother) and was nice... She ask what I was looking for.... I Explain about wanting a cover up... She look clueless and said I need it to make an appointment with an artist because judging by the look of it I was looking at anywhere from 20hrs to 30hrs to get that covered up.... I asked her a few details regarding her "estimate" she quickly got a bit aggravated and said she had not been working there for long and she had no idea and all artists where busy.... Than she keep pressing for the appointment... I explain my problem with appointments and work.... Than she said "sorry" nothing we can do... Than she helped other people... I said thanks and walked away... I really wanted to score and appointment with a well known artist there that I knew about but for me to keep appointments is hard due to the nature of my job/position/hours... Take the example with Brett Osborne... I had an appointment for Tuesday at 5PM and thanks to my job that quickly went down the drain...:mad: Is not like I can tell my job... "Sorry bud... cant do it... I have a appointment to get a tattoo".... I am sure that will not set well with my boss.... Results of this = Now he does not bother with my emails and I understand why.... :mad::mad::mad: At any rate... Went to another shop the same night explain my situation and had an appointment set for the next day. The cover up took about 8hrs total (Two sessions) and I was able to work out appointments with lots of flexibility... The Artists was flexible and understanding with me. Yes a small portion of my piece did not turn the way I wanted but I got contacted by the artist and owner... They will fix that area and make it how I want it. I am happy again :)

Yup.... I have that feeling... Even now.... and it has been about 3 weeks sense.... The sadness I have is that one part of my tattoo did not come out the way I wanted it. But I am learning to love and hate it... Looking to go get it fixed some how.