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hi Kristina and welcome ! can we see a pic of your Eeyore ?

that helps a lot,Oliver Peck hauls ass too.

huge new sign in front of a local shop LOL,it is as big as it looks,just about the size of that car.

more of my cute 9yo sweetheart

yep,I bruise like that on my upper arms and thighs.but like you said though,no biggy,it goes away.

very nice,I like it,I have been considering a chest piece lately.

Hi and welcome,do you mean you regret not having the whole tattoo done in white ? because if you had it would look like total crap by now,personally I would stay away from white other than used for highlights. anyway,IMO any good artist could easily enhance and renew that tattoo by adding some to what's already there,re-hit the black a little,maybe add some small color flowers and a little bit of feminine vines. my wife has an ankle tattoo that didn't look just right and we went to a better artist and she added some cool little things to it and retouched the color and it looks great now.

the heart with the key and banner was my first tattoo,I got it in 1985,(I was 26)it was for an ex-wife with her name in the banner.it was flash off the wall,that's the way it was back then. and a couple other stupid choices from a while ago. .but now it's all nicely covered up ! :)

so maybe that's why it's deserted here lately ,why shouldn't we welcome all these newbies ? won't they eventually hopefully turn into regular smarter about tattooing members ? as they learn when we tactfully and in a friendly manner try and answer their questions instead of being snarky,rude,or ignoring them ? so we can pass on our vast veteran knowledge to these people that will like I said,come here and learn,we have all asked stupid questions at one time or another and I'll guess you did too when you first started getting tattooed. anyway,for me,I don't believe there are stupid questions,there are just questions. so that's my .02

it never happens to me on my DT, I mostly use chrome,but I have IE(Piece of crap) and firefox and safari,does not happen on any.

some coverage like this ? ,and if not,I think your beauty marks are sexy anyway ! they don't need to be covered,maybe just find the right artist and go with a badass piece of art ! and don't worry about your beauty marks. and like was already said,I have a few tattoos that had moles or whatever in them and the artist just went around them.

I use Saniderm,they have a personal 3 pack of 8x10" sheets for $11.95 +$ 3.35 shipping https://saniderm.com/product/8-in-x-10-in-personal-pack/

cuts,deep scrapes,surgery,yes,can possibly damage tattoos, but getting slugged with a fist or running into a door,no,it will not affect a tattoo IMO,it's just gonna hurt. . I had broke my wrist a several years ago and had surgery and the scar fucked up a little part of my tattoo,but a little touch-up and it was fine.(see below)

"onion skin" ????

she is super cute,and thank you for adopting ! . .and the pic sizes are fine :) I believe this forum software resizes pics automatically anyway

I have had many tattoos applied with both types of machines and I have never noticed a difference in healing.IMO it depends more on the artist's style and our bodies and where on our body the tattoo is,and how we handle the aftercare.

Hi Jerry and welcome ! that's a pretty tiny tattoo and after 10 years it should be faded a little,it should be an easy cover-up for the right artist.

? what are you talking about ?

my wife and myself got tattooed by Oliver Peck in consecutive appointments at a Fresno show last February and it was a super great experience,we had a amazing day together, so much so we booked 2 appointments again with Oliver Peck at the SFO october show,pretty excited about it. I know it might sound silly,but it was a "bonding" day together,really fun. I have been to several shows alone,but it is way more fun with her,and especially if we are both getting tattooed.

are you going on Saturday too ?

fried crickets ? .

when people come here and ask for comments on my new first tattoo,what do they expect ? we are all adults here,this isn't a "Hallmark" forum, if it's a crappy tattoo, should we lie to sugar coat it so people feel better ? NO ! IMO . "It's too late to change anything, why are you gonna make someone feel bad?" nobody here is trying to make anyone feel bad about their tattoo,if it's a crappy design or applied badly,as hard as that is to hear,the biggest thing is hopefully we can help people get a better tattoo on their next tattoo. it's that simple, and yes,our types of replies will vary just as us humans are all different. there are rules in place here and most people adhere to them pretty well.the moderators do a pretty good job here.compared to many online discussion forums this place stays very civil and friendly.

yes it does hurt a lot taking it off, and that bruising / redness is normal,it will go away.