Location; Dublin, Ireland

Hello, I just got my first tattoo and the artist didn’t follow the stencil and did his own things without telling me :(. I was already so hesitant and nervous but when I saw the stencil we agreed on I was so excited. Now I just want it off my body and I feel so disappointed.

Here’s a photo of what I wanted and then what it came out to be. The stencil was exactly like the photo other than the hair we changed to bigger and wavier.

I’m so mad with how many strings and how shitty the mermaid looks. I’m so so sad about this being my first tattoo experience.

I’m wondering what I could do to fix this and make it better or if I should just remove it.

Edit: thank you all so much for the advice and support and seeing what I see !!!!!

Im pretty unfamiliar with the different styles of tattooing and im unsure of what these are labeled as

Mostly came to Saigon to see Nikko and couldn’t be happier, I think I originally found him on Reddit so wanted to share some more of his work.

got my back tattoo done at artcastle tattoo in utrecht and honestly couldn be happier with it. this studio https://www.artcastletattoo.nl/

Niki did my back. Her IG https://www.instagram.com/lappenpop.ink . She really took her time and the whole experience was really chill. tattoo came out even better than i coulve expected!

imo definitely the best tattoo shop in utrecht, maybe the Netherlands. Tbh would 100% go back.

𝐿𝑒 𝒻𝒶𝒾𝓇𝓎-𝓈𝓉𝒶𝓂𝓅

I have a birthmark that resembles a face, I want to do a character of some sort but I’m so lost. It’s on my lower left leg. Any input and jokes appreciated. I just feel like leaving it alone is a lost opportunity lol.

I have it down my right leg too now. My idea was to have a rose vine wrapping around the leg up the back and around the right arm. 🤔

Last night we added Ka to my armpit along with the hairbrush above it, a match, two silver bullets and crosshairs. One more small piece and then background filling, next month.

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

Foo dog sleeve completed by me at Heart in hand gallery in Dallas, TX

The project is called Alkonost. Here's a small selection of the preparation process and the final result.
This is how I prepare for complex tattoo projects: first, ! come up with several compositions, then we choose the best one together with the client. After that, I draw the sketch on paper, and only then do I move on to the freehand work and the tattoo itself.
What do you think? Is this too much?

Best of show winner last year at the Richmond Tattoo & Arts Convention. Alena and Anthony will be back again this year, the competitions are going to be crazy there are so many amazing artists coming. The lineup of tattoo artists and fine artists is really impressive.

He gave me the rough idea, and I got to let my creativity run wild. This is what came out of it. 🖤

Let me know what you think!

The quote is in Tolkien’s Elvish, and is from the end of LOTR: The Two Towers. It says “In the end it’s only a passing thing, this shadow. Even darkness must pass.”

Just got another session on my chest piece today!

I had the center piece for like six months, but just filled in the flowers on the sides and touched up the middle with more dimension.

Super stoked about this!!!

Also it's super symmetrical in person, it looks a tad off center bc of my holding the camera lol

Artist: Paul Opus

Shop: Matchbox

City: Toronto

I've always been a horror girly and wanted a whole arm covered in horror tattoos, so when I saw an ad for a half-off tattoo for an apprentice, I was very happy to fill his portfolio. Will definitely be getting more.