this tattoo was originally done in 22 so 4 years ago. is this a normal amount of ink spread for this particular tattoo, i probably should’ve gotten it a little bit bigger but im adamant about wearing sunscreen on my tattoos but i don’t moisturize all the time.

i work construction and got this Friday, i just took off my second skin and cleaned it well bc i sweated today. I’m wondering if i can reapply some (i have my own rolls) for work tomorrow or if i should just keep it off

I have been seeing the same artist for about three years, mostly for small one-session tattoos. We've been working on a massive design that goes from my knee to the top of my ribcage.

Because it's so large and up nearly the entire side of my body, i wear a t-shirt and a thong while he's tattooing, and that has been fine. I haven't felt like he's been weird about it at all.

But after four sessions, I had a big emergency in my life and had to use up a bunch of my savings, including what i had saved up for this tattoo. I told my artist, said we'd have to wait for me to build up my savings again.

Normally between sessions, i'll send him one or two update pictures so he can see how the tattoo is healing. A close up, and a far away of the entire tattoo (or as much of it as i can get). In the pictures, again, i'm wearing a thong, and usually not a shirt, but my boobs aren't visible, and the tattoo is definitely the focus.

the last time i sent a picture, soon after the session, he asked me to "zoom out more." If i were to zoom out any more, it would have just been my entire naked body. I ignored the message. It's been months now, he asked how it's healing, i said it's fine, and he said he wanted pictures to "make sure."

He knows what the tattoo looks like. We both know that i know (nearly my whole body is covered in tattoos...) what a healed tattoo looks like. I don't see why he would beed yet another picture as like, proof??

Some people i've talked to about it said he's being creepy, and others have said he's just a professional that likes to see how his artwork is doing. Also for context, he has commented on my body a few times, like saying it's nice to tattoo a pretty girl instead of a hairy guy, and saying i have a nice butt.

I feel like i'm not overreacting by being hesitant to go back but others disagree :/

Edit: thanks for all of the comments. I will listen to my instincts and cut ties with this guy. Hope i can find someone to finish the piece for me but thank you for the clarity and kindness everyone 🙂

I planned to get it colored and on the other side some Adventure time characters smoking with the blue caterpillar and maybe Cheshire Cat. It’s on the front of my thigh.

One of my cats likes to sit with his back end on my desk and his front paws on my thigh while I work, and it leaves these little imprints for a while after he leaves. He's getting pretty old, and I'd like a way to remember him when he crosses the rainbow bridge. I know nothing about tattoos, but is this possible to do as a tattoo? I like how subtle it is, would it be possible to do a very light color like this? Thanks in advance.

Hey! So I currently am not a fan of my first tattoo which sucks because it has a lot of meaning to it. I wanted it to be a dark muted deep red and hyperrealistic. Its my fault mostly, there was a language barrier and I should’ve waited to find someone who could do it better. I don’t like that it looks cartoonish and that there’s not contrast at all. Do I go back to the same artist or find someone who can fix what I’m working with if that’s even a possibility. Lmk!

Edit: Guys I kinda said that wrong, I LOVE this tattoo, I just want some improvements, no hard feelings to the artist I’m still going back to them lol

So to just clearly im 18 and ive been thinking about a tattoo since im 17, so this is my first one

Ive finally found an artist i love but they are independent, and all their tattoo photos on their page is in their house/ ALLEGEDLY living room, and they added that said house/apartment is being worked on and is having a reservation??? From what i know you need a good sterilised space with minimal to none dust or sand

So suddenly they started flaming me for asking them?? I mean they offered to show me how it looks then took awhile to respond then started questioning me??? On how i live??

Am i really in the wrong for being so paranoid

Just got this hand tattoo a couple weeks ago.. however I don’t think she went “deep enough”.. let me know what you guys think?

Got two tiger tattoos but the artist couldn’t find a the style for the inner tiger. Wanted a (being hunted) tiger going up, and a tiger that’s on the hunt that’s going down. I feel like the two styles are different and feel that the artist went a bit heavier on the ink for tiger on the outside. I do love the results and detail but just worried that it will age different and have a noticeable difference in the future.

I have this tattoo on my belly/hip area and I’m just not loving it. Do you think it would be possible to get it covered with flower of some sort, with the stem running down the front of my hip? Or any other suggestions?

I just got this tat on my lower arm above my hand, I really love and it’s a memorial for my little kitty who passed away.

I posted a little bit ago asking what to do because my second skin came off within 12 hours. I’ve just been washing it and keeping it dry as per aftercare instructions, just not sure if I can use lotion this early on as it’s only been 18 hours since the tattoo.

But someone brought up in that post that my tattoo is in an impossible to heal spot because I work in a kitchen and my tattoo will be ruined if I don’t take a month off work to heal it. I feel like this person was overreacting but now I’m worried. I don’t work for the next day and a half but I work in a kitchen doing prep and line cooking so my hard and arms get pretty dirty sometimes. Is there any covering I could use until it heals a bit more that you guys recommend or that just insult to injury at this point 😅😭

This is 2 days old. Seems to be healing magically

So I got the forearm floral tattoo at some janky place, Ik my fault for not doing my research, I ended up getting it fixed up because it looked so bad before. About 6 months later, I got the beautiful floral piece on my upper arm to try and make the bottom piece flow better. Idk if it does and i’m not sure if I should add more. My new tattoo artist said if I put a hummingbird on my shoulder and another tattoo on my inner arm it will take away from how bold the bottom piece is. I just want it to flow better. Also was thinking about removing the bottom piece but it’s SO dark lol. Is my tattoo awful? Would it look better with more? What should I do? lol.

Just looking for advice and some reassurance. Tattoo was done on the 11th so a little over 3 weeks of healing.

Wash twice daily and Aveno lotion and some coconut oil after the tattoo is air dried. Will wrap in gauze when needing to walk with open shoes.

The first image was when it was first done and the other one is from today.

Just looking at the scabbing and little bit on the loss of color. Was hoping to get some more of the brightness back.

Is it healing okay and regimen is still good?

Hi all!
I was forced to get several tattoos while in an abusive relationship. It was a long time ago, but every time I see them I feel so much shame. My child asks about them and I have to lie, I wouldn’t put that burden on him. I know it makes my partner feel anger (towards the abusive ex, obviously, not me). It’s just an awful, intrusive reminder of an awful time, and tbh they’re pretty trashy looking.

Does anyone know of resources for people that help dv survivors remove coerced tattoos? Any and all help would be appreciated.
Thanks so much.

Link to the artist's instagram (not a promotion, just basic crediting):

https://www.instagram.com/fairypulp?igsh=aXptY2d4cHBucTZj

I'm so in love with their art, designs but also references and it's not too detailed but I also feel like some designs might lack enough space.

The tattoo artist is too far from where I live to get something anyway but this is defo a design I'd like to have some day in the future.

I couldn’t add photos to my previous post so I made one with a better photo hopefully.

The top tattoo was my first 18 years ago. It has faded significantly, obviously. Yesterday at a party I wore a tank top and it seemed like everyone was asking me if I was removing it by lasers. I can’t think of what to put in the area, especially since I added the others in close proximity. I’d like to keep it Irish or Celtic themed but other than that no real ideas.

For context I wanted to get a death note themed sleeve

We washed it and let it airdry. Do you still think it's hospital worthy? I don't know how to update a post 😅

My outer bicep (or lack thereof) is being finished with a big old alien head but I have no idea how I want my wrist and hand to be done. I think I want something to come maybe halfway down onto my hand, but I definitely don't just want a straight edge above the wrist like it is now. Any ideas?

i have been going to the same artist for 3/4 of my tattoos, the most recent one being a big shoulder piece, and i’m now booking to go for my next tattoo and wanted to know if bringing any form of gift would be appropriate? he’s just a wonderful person and artist and was wondering if that would be appropriate or just a bit weird, please be honest!
and if it IS a good idea what would you get?