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The artist I am going to is very well known. He said that he was going to help me with the design tomorrow. I will most likely go bigger, but not change the placement ( I want it to be somewhere I can read/see) At first I was going to get this design (See first Image) But was told it wouldn't look good on my forearm as it was going to be facing me, also, I changed the crown because that one looked a bit too 'princess' like. But now I have since fallen in love with this (Second image). If I get my saying on that design with perhaps the crown above it, would it look better?

Thank you! I'll make sure to talk to my artist so we can find a better font for me!

Funny thing about that! I love the Sherlock Holmes series, but Sherlock isn't the character I love the most. It's the antagonist, Professor Moriarty, he is known as the king of crime, and in the show relates to the crown as well(I've always had my heart for him and his right hand Man!). I agree it is a bit too small, but I don't think I'd go any bigger since I don't want it to completely cover my forearm. I tried different font styles and sizes and this one seemed to be the best. But, you're right with the comma, I have to add that.

I see! The crown is just a little highlight, I wouldn't want it as the main piece. But yes, I do love it :) Thanks for your thoughts!

No problem! :)

Youre gonna be alright haha, I've seen so much worse. My family has a lot of tattoos, and I've seen a lot more that are worse than this. The skull looks a bit crooked and the lines for the fan seem a bit jagged as well. From what I see of the face, it isn't bad like you said, but if you continued to work with the man/woman who did this before, it probably would turn ugly. Like I said, it's not completely life ruining and terrible, but it would probably be something you would regret years down the line if you continued with the previous artist, and that would suck! Just take your time.

I have always found tattoos to be quite sexy (IF They are done right haha). I love hearing the story behind them!

You can def save that. But you need to go to a different artist. I don't know what you should do about the deposit you already made, but I think you should just stop where you are now, and do some research. Find a better artist and discuss with them what happened. Hopefully they can talk to you about what they can do to make it better. The last thing I would advise doing is going back to continue.

Hey all! My name is Kate, and I am 19 years old. I'm getting my first tattoo in a few weeks. I need some advice/help. I like this design, but does anyone else? my family and friends say they like it, but I just want to be extra, EXTRA sure so I can change it if need be! The quote is from the show Sherlock, on the BBC. It's a mantra of mine that I use to help me calm down when I am going through times of trouble. I used to have very bad depression and suicidal tendencies, but this quote is really what saved me. I want it to be a part of me so that I remember that every time I go through something hard in my life, I just have to remember that it's a part of life, bad stuff is going to happen, you have to face it, not fear it. The full quote is "Pain. Loss. Heartbreak. You always feel it, but you don't have to fear it." But I shortened it for..obvious reasons! It gives me strength and It's been with me for a long time. Also, I'm a huge Sherlock Holmes fan from a young age, so it's a plus! What do you think?