Dan

Alycia Harr invited us to this event tonight,she and Cory Norris and Eddie Zavala form Classic Tattoo are showing art at this event,(among many others)it's right down the street from our home,looks like fun. http://www.imperiousrextattoo.com/

@soosoosoo good idea to stop using the vaseline, keep putting on light coats of the lotion and since the tattoo is so small,try some large bandaids for your days,take it off at home and wear loose clothing. go to a store and look on the side of this box and see if it's big enough to cover the tattoo. https://www.band-aid.com/durable-protection/tough-strips/extra-large-10-count or just wear really loose clothing ?

looks fine to me for what it is,it looks straight to me.

I got this from Oliver Peck at the Fresno show.

so entries are open for the UNOFFICIAL June 2017 tattoo of the month contest, for June it's "rose" tattoos, please post entries in this thread ,be sure to include artist name. I will make another poll thread around the 20th or so of the month to vote in, let's keep this alive,IMO it's fun. post your entries through the 20th. I will post a "Poll" on the 21st to start the voting.

ongoing for the tattoo IMO,use a daily lotion like Aveeno fragrance free,forever !

looks like a normal healing for what it is to me,that's what happens to tattoos,they NEVER again look like they did the day they were applied. and also this new "water color" style does not hold up as well as bold saturated colors with outlines.

where the F*** is this conversation started from ? I would like to see it,but I can't seem to find it, :( is it because I am an old guy ? edit: nevermind,I think it is just because I am a brainfarting old guy.

welcome,it looks like it's healing fine to me,and I don't see any blow out.

right on,remember that this black mostly thin lined tattoo will heal relatively fast,tattoos take months to fully heal. so sit and relax,enjoy your new tattoo,and start planning the next one.

actually it looks normal, a little heavy on the lotion is what is causing that cracked look, try lighter coats of lotion. otherwise it looks good IMO.

I'm not familiar with that product,I use Palmers Cocoa butter the week or 2 after the application of the tattoo,Maybe that stuff you are using does have too much perfume/alcohol in it.try using a different lotion then,like I said,I like fragrance free Aveeno or the cocoa butter. we all heal differently,maybe you could post a pic of it ? some cracking and scabbing is going to happen to some. maybe you are applying too much ? that can cause cracking too.you have to find that lotion that works for you and the amount that you use as well,I just use a very light coat of the butter or aveeno,VERY light.

it's not really that big of a deal,using fragrance free lotion is just one more small step to take in healing,the perfume in the lotion has a small amount of alcohol in it which dries out the skin and tattoo a tiny bit,I use Aveeno fragrance free all year long and post healing as well,again though ,it's not a huge deal.

it's a cool design,and the best thing I could say about getting that tattoo is that it would have to be pretty large to even work and stay looking good down the road.If you're going to get that,"go big or go home".So IMO get it big. get it bigger than you think you want it when getting tattooed, has always been a good rule for me.

yep,this is the thing,blow-out can happen to anybody anywhere by any artist. I have some too.

I love you too!!!!

too many beers rant LOL

drunk post LOL

Honest Opinions !?!?!?!? ok,well,I don't really like it,maybe when it's finished it might look better,but again,you asked for Honest Opinions,mine is that it looks pretty badly done.

very cool,nice one ! and that Oliver is the fastest tattooer I have ever seen,I have 3 from him and he hauls ass.

thanks,I had not seen that. @gtrjunior

interesting,I have not seen that,I will check that out. I use Saniderm,it doesn't state that on their site,

I don't think that would work,.it's made to use in hot showers,and it works great for that. that stuff sticks pretty good. LOL that's the one thing about that stuff,it does hurt coming off, and it has never taken any of my skin off.

I have been using Saniderm for years now,and I love it,every heal has been great.I have used it on about 10 tattoos now.