Dan

this is really it,blowouts can happen to anyone, anywhere on the body,and by any artist. it happens to even the best artists.

got a little more micro work done today. (Shannon o'Keefe @ Fat Cat Tattoo,Carmichael, CA)

that's what I was thinking too ! or hoping for anyway.

pretty cool !?!?! right !?!? and yes,I had to control my little boy excitement !

So I met an interesting person recently at my work, I work at a max security juvenile county jail and there is a full school there and a classroom and teacher in every housing unit. So there is a full faculty and a principal. I just met the principal, and she is very nice, we hit it off right away, she asked me for some help on something and we were walking together and I noticed a little edge of a tattoo peeking out from her conservative clothing, she said she keeps it covered at work, so I asked her about it and when we got to her office she pulled up one sleeve and there is this beautiful tattoo sleeve, she said she has both arms and a full back piece done. So of course I asked her about them, she said she had them done by a longtime friend of hers, a childhood friend, she said he has a shop in Oakland, so now I am really interested, she said it was called Temple tattoo, it’s the only place she goes, she said one artist there has done all her work, she asked if I have heard of Freddy Corbin ! Totally cool !

I love the wrinkles. :)

you're gonna need reading glasses now ! LOL

relax,looks perfectly normal to me,3 months is NOT healed 100%,put on Aveeno fragrance free everyday and keep it out of the sun,stop looking at it with a microscope,and plan your next one.

I have never had that with Saniderm either.

very cool.

ALL my first tattoos were on both my lower arms, I started my sleeves from the wrists up ! LOL I wouldn't say it was "life changing", but it certainly cemented my addiction. if anything has changed, tattoos have made my life better through the experiences I have had and the people I have met on my tattoo adventure over 25 years of getting tattooed, it's been a great ride and I look forward to the future, I love the tattoo world and the people in it.

I like all your thoughts, but this one sentence is perfect, I couldn't agree more.

welcome fellow old guy ! LOL I'm 58 and have been getting tattooed since the 80's and still getting work done and I am as addicted as ever ! I will say I have gotten more tattoos in the last 10 years than ever as well. welcome to the addiction.

looks great so far !

This is my saniderm method,I have used it for several years now and several tattoos. 1)in the first 24 hours,I leave the artist applied saran on for about 4 hours,then wash it with warm water and anti-microbial soap scrubbing with the clean palm of my hand,pat dry with a clean paper towel,then add a very light coat of palmers cocoa butter,then cover with fresh saran. I repeat this every 3 or 4 hours for that 24 hour period.waiting 24 hours is enough time IMO for all the fluids to come out. 2) wash one more time,pat dry with clean paper towel,apply saniderm being careful to not have any bubbles.Make sure there is about a 2" overlap around the tattoo.leave it on for 4 to 6 days. BAM ! done ! here is a pic of that method on my last one a few weeks ago. (of course my wife helped with this one) I buy the 10.2" X 2 yd roll ($16.95 directly from Saniderm.com) and I like lots of overlap.

don't worry,I have both elbows tattooed and it was low on my pain scale,don't let it build up in your head. Actually my knees,elbows,hands,fingers,were all ok,my inner thighs were way tender though.

well, if your arm is down at your side, it's not upside down, you don't walk around with your arm up in the air do you ?

what @Gingerninja said, and I have all my fingers tattooed and that was a very easy spot for me,many people say knees and elbows are really bad and my knees and elbows were also easy for me, and @Donnelly1991 ,no offense but it sounds like your sister really doesn't have too much to compare pain levels to with only 2 small tattoos, don't let the pain discourage you,it's not as bad as you think,and if you are that worried,then maybe don't get tattooed.

I have a really cool story related to Freddy Corbin,I just have to make time to write it here. and @Boiled Dove I love that tall ship tattoo !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

it looks great, like was said, leave it alone and plan the next one, and remember "tattooing/tattoos" is not a "perfect" art form, imperfections help make it what it is.

I second the aveeno for sure.

so the other day at my work(maximum security jail) they had a blackhawk land and the crew talked to the residents. it was really f&*^%$# cool.

here is some more. a few legends, and one I saw on the way back :(

maybe to be safe,check with your doctor for infection. but please don't panic.