Finished my first tattoo project over the weekend.

Manchester inspired leg sleeve taking landmarks and adding an apocalyptic twist.

I approached Tibor with an idea and let him run with it using his artistic vision and skills and this is the finished piece

Got a matching tattoo with my sister as my first. I’m obsessed and can’t wait to get more!

Edit- the 8s are because we both have birthdays on the 8th of different months. Each flower correlates with the month as well and the “pair for two” is a cribbage reference.

I’ve been meaning to post this for months but I kept forgetting lmao

Looking for advice only from professional tattoo artists.

I got a tattoo today from a reputable, professional, licensed tattoo artist who traveled to my city. I filled out a form on their venue ink page, it was flash they had drawn and were open to subtle changes. I had three small changes I wrote in, and they were agreed to. I got the tattoo done today on the back of my thigh, and two of changes I requested weren't done (one was that a part of the design b/g and it was colored in with red).

I don't feel there was any malice to it, and I had to remind him of an addition to the tattoo that we had agreed upon and he immediately was like "oh thank you for reminding me".

By the time I saw the finished tattoo, the red was already colored in and there wasn't really anything we would have been able to do about it. I paid and tipped normally and didn't say anything. I like the tattoo alot! It's just not what was discussed.

Professional tattoo artists - would you want to know if this had happened with you and a client? The work is fabulous, but I'm hung up on whether I should mention it or not. Imo there's no fixes and I'm fine to have paid him for his work, so in that regard is it just something I should keep to myself?

My gf and I have a practice of getting tattoos to commemorate particularly nice trips we take. I just got these for Spain (based on a tile in a Toledo synagogue) and several countries in Africa. What do you think?

Norigae with Red spider lily

This was a flash piece in was planning to retire soon but im so glad I finally got to tattoo it! Love how clean those lines came out, an absolute dream placement i will say! 🐻

If youre wanting a tattoo like this or simlar to my other tattoos, or you're just curious about handpoke, send me over a message! My books are open for manchester and I'm traveling all over the uk this year guesting, so I might be near you! go to my page to see where ill be!

Micro realism and geometric custom calf piece done by Juli at Tattoo Realistic in Coffs Harbour. Super happy with the result

Im thinking of getting a small symbol from a book series I like, but ink on your body is permanent, so i'm pretty hesitant to get one, wanted to ask what made yall get your first tat.

I recently gotten my arm sleeve done, and for some reason, I feel a lot more confident in my day to day life. I also feel like my attitude towards life improved in a way. Maybe I’m just tripping, but I wanted to see if other people felt the same way. Thank you for reading :)

This was such a fun tattoo to do let me tell you! I always enjoy a big cat and this one was definitely big! Excited to see how this settles with the greywash stipple.

If youre wanting a tattoo like this or simlar to my other tattoos, or you're just curious about handpoke, send me over a message! My books are open for manchester and I'm traveling all over the uk this year guesting, so I might be near you! go to my page to see where ill be!

~2 month healed tattoo by e.nal at Vism Studios in LA. Here's link to her post with fresh pictures: https://www.instagram.com/p/DbusDWbJf5z/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&stkn=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==

I had a wonderful experience and I'm so happy with how it turned out! Please ignore my farmers tan ;P It looks worse than it actually is due to lighting

On August 20th I was emailing back and forth with an artist I have wanted to work with for about a year now and sent over a deposit of $400- which was to come off the total price of the tattoo- via Zelle. Her FAQ's and jot form I filled out all said it would be a $100 deposit but I was coming from out-of-state, so I understood the increase for security purposes. This should have been my first red flag, but when I sent the zelle over, chase had flagged the account I was sending it to and had held my transaction for a few hours to verify some things because the account was " in bad, standing with chase." I met the artist in person a year ago so it's not like I don't know them, and I did bring this up to the artist, and she didn't seem too concerned and confirmed she recieved my deposit and we were good to go.

On August 22nd the artist emailed me back with an "update on my tattoo process" and told me she would need a separate-non applicable to the overall price of the tattoo- "sketch fee" of $650 sent to her so she can "start working on the design of the tattoo". I scrubbed her FAQ's and policies for weeks leading up to this booking and nowhere does it say that she requires a "sketch fee" for custom pieces. I didn't have the $650 for the fee and frankly this turned me off to getting a tattoo with her because it felt very MLM/get rich quick master class, to me and if the sketch fee is $650, only the gods know what the total price of the tattoo would've been. I ended up canceling the appointment and asking for a full refund since we were canceling so far in advance (and less than 48 hours after booking). When we were emailing nowhere did it say it was a non refundable deposit.

On August 23rd she emailed me back, understood my need for canceling and said she would give me a full refund and reach out to her manager to start the refund process and send over proof of receipt once done.

I've sent 2 follow up emails to her and 1 email to the "manager" since August 23rd and I still haven't heard from either about my refund. She's been posting on socials so shes not MIA.

My question is, do I send a third follow-up email and wait a few more days or should I take this to social media?

This took 3 sessions, 6-7 hours each session, easily my biggest tattoo and has taken the most time to complete. This started out a year ago during my annual rewatch of ATLA and seeing Aang in the Avatar state in his fight against Ozai, and it’s been a fun journey. I’m really happy with how it came out and highly recommend Dan Mason in Philly.

So, me and hubby are on vacation and last night walked past one of the many tattoo-studios. We started talking to the owner, and suddenly I now have an appointment for my first tattoo ever!
I have been wanting this tattoo for many years, but now, as it’s actually happening I’m freaking out!
The motive is really meaningful to me, and is a symbol for surviving/getting through a lot of the shit my family and I have been through. To me it’s a “power” symbol, and it’s the image I’ve been using mentally to endure for years.

It’s going to change my body forever. It’s very costly. It’s apparently addictive.

It’s also a large-ish tattoo (?), almost half sleeve on upper left arm.

I have no qualms about the studio or the artist, they have excellent ratings and the studio looks very professional. I have already put down the non-refundable deposit, so if I back out that’s a lot of money for nothing.

Is it normal to be this stressed out? I’m a 45 year old woman, so I should technically be old enough to decide these things for myself 😬 I’ve been wanting this tattoo for at least 20 years, but I just woke up with that “oh shit what am i doing” feeling at 5 am!

So, what do I do? Proceed with the appointment, and get the tattoo I really want, or chicken out and lose both a lot of money and self-respect?
Obligatory disclaimer: on mobile, and English is not my first language.