Dan

well, regarding the "goddess", there are many issues IMO , to go into a few, the shading on her face looks like a beard, her nose is not really there, the outline on the lips looks terrible, the lips are not even, the shading that is suppose to maybe be eye brows is different sizes and does not look like eye brows, she looks like a man, the shading under her eyes and on her forehead make no sense, where is the light source coming from ? the outlines around her nostrils ,lips, and eyes are really bad. sorry, but it's just a poorly done tattoo IMO. I just felt being honest might help you in your next tattoo.

ok,if nobody else is going to say what we are all thinking, @Aahzz do yourself a favor and never go back to that tattooer ever again.

here is my Halloween banger on my right knee ditch, by Brandon @ sacred owl tattoo, Penryn,Ca fun place to get tattooed ! LOL

I am headed out for a 1pm appt today for a little 3" Halloween piece on my right knee ditch.pics when I get back.

so,hi and welcome 🙂 , what I can add is that I have been getting tattooed for many years and I have many tattoos,and I still get excited and anxious every time ,I plan,put down a deposit, and go to get a tattoo.IMO that's normal human stuff. Check with your doctor as to their recommendations first for sure.

check this out,I love going to conventions,mingle,look,learn.You should go to it.maybe you could get some ideas and find an artist that you like,

ask her to delete it ?

both amazing !! I love both of them. I am so into bold lines right now.

my wife and myself went to high school together,we dated for a little while back then(1976/77),we were the same age and same grade, we graduated and didn't see each other for 28 years,we both ended up single(we both went through a marriage/divorce) and a mutual friend that knew I was always hot for her mentioned he saw her at a party,anyway,fast forward to 2005,we got together and got married. the reason for this post though is this,tomorrow night(10/20) we are going to our 41st HS reunion.(we didn't have a 40th) we graduated in 77 should be a kick. us then and now

so I had to jump in here,jail house tattoos rarely have color in them and they are rarely "american traditional", whether you like it or not,a well applied "american traditional" tattoo will outlast pretty much ANY other style around. and second, LOL that reference of tribal you posted was not a quality tattoo at all IMO,it's a shitty mess IMO,there is no good color saturation,not a good design, and the middle band is scratcher shit for sure, and yes,it's outdated trendy crap IMO. it doesn't make me "low class" or a snob to critique a tattoo,no matter what style it is,it's just my opinion.

so how did the knee feel for you after all ?

keep in mind that any artist that knows what they are doing will never tattoo over a mole. So I am guessing that it is just a "tattoo pimple" that I have had too and it will go away IMO. just my .02

hi,I don't like the idea of white around it,just let it settle in and be a tattoo, yes ,some fading and melding together will happen over the years,it's a tattoo ! small lettering tattoos like that will meld together a little bit,just enjoy it and move forward,there is nothing you can really do about it now, it looks fine IMO.

Hi and welcome @Rybia , looks normal but it's way too early to know anything,it needs to heal for a couple months, if it is blowout there is nothing to be done about it, and our skin varies a lot on our bodies,that soft skin on that part of your arm is prone to blowout anyway. the slightly raised look is normal swelling and that will go away. don't be too bumped(lol) about it,relax,enjoy your new tattoos and start planning your next bad ass tattoo.

so keep it to yourself, finish the apprenticeship at your current shop,(learn as much and get as much experience as you can) and then start looking around at other shops, don't quit until you have another job(if at that time you still want to leave). just my .02

my knees and elbows were not bad,my left butt cheek hurt a lot,but my worst has been my inner thighs and my inner bicep.

ya,I agree with @SStu both my knees were no big deal pain wise.

why don't you just go in a couple weeks, and that way it's not an issue to even be concerned about, a tattoo is forever, indoor sky diving can be done anytime.

so go talk to a different artist,or a few. maybe that artist/tattooer is not the right one for that piece.

I just wanna say this,I have many many tattoos and many years of getting tattooed and by many artists,I started when I was about 25 and I am 59 now, I am still getting tattoos, and ,well,I still get tattoo remorse,regret,etc,etc,what ever the F*** you want to call it,to this day ! it goes away,maybe takes a month,maybe takes a week,once the pain of the $600 or $1500 I just spent goes away,I am thinking of my next tattoo, and all is good in my world again.

no , vitamin C or Niacinamide will not fade a tattoo,the only thing that fades tattoos is time and the sun.

perfect ! I love it, very nice tattoo.

it's a cool looking tattoo,leave it alone.

IMO that tattoo would be all black in a couple years, and especially that small ! 7.5cmx12cm,that small would not work in the first place IMO.