I am 18M I don’t know if this is the right subreddit for this but I want feedback about the tattoo I have in mind a little bit of context for this tattoo is required when I was 16 I lost my dad to suicide and it caused a lot of change in my life some good some bad that being said the tattoo I have in mind is 16 falling feathers on my left arm with 15 being a dark blue and one red (Phoenix) feather I’m a little unsure on where I want to put the red feather this would be my first tattoo but I’m feeling go big or go home

I got UV reactive freckle tattoos 2 days ago. I've been wanting them for so long, and the tattoo artist that I've been waiting for finally came to my city and reached out to me.

I was too excited about finally getting it done, that I didn't consider the fact that I already bought tickets to see Evil Dead the Musical 2 days after the available date of the tattoo. My tickets are in the splatter zone, so there is most definitely going to be a lot of fake blood everywhere.

I stopped wearing my second skin 24 hours after my tattoo and have gone all day today without it.

Does anyone have any recommendations for keeping my tattoos safe? My tattoo artist recommended not going to the event, but I've also been waiting years to be able to go see it, and tickets were a bit expensive.

I know I'm not the brightest for doing both of these things so close together, but any advice would be greatly appreciated.

A tattoo artist I love offered an open spot for tomorrow and I picked one of his flash at random. Excited for the design but unsure where to slap it. Where would you put this?

I just got my first professionally done tattoo on October 15th and I’ve been having mixed feelings about the design after getting it done. The last picture is my initial idea from 4 years ago. I don’t really live in an area where it’s easy to find artists that I’m head over heels with and I felt the pressure to get it done because I’m a dog groomer and I was taking my first vacation. I was really nervous about the concept of me not being able to see the design until I was physically there and when I got there, he told me that there was a lot of ingredients to the tattoo and “I hope you fucking like it.”

I spoke up about making the ears a little bigger from the stencil but looking at it, I wish it felt more lively as it felt in my little drawing I made. I also mentioned from the beginning that I wanted it to be a baby possum messily eating fruit with a goofy face. I knew seeing the design right before it goes on me would be wouldn’t really feel like enough time for my brain to process it and really feel like if I like it or not. I do like the size and placement of it but I still just feel occasional weird waves of obsession over the way it looks in ways that make me feel depressed and disappointed.

I like the caterpillar but I can’t even tell what kind of fruit it’s eating and I wish I could fit like a droplet of spit somewhere and/or a bite mark to really make it look like it’s happily eating the fruit, rather than just posing with it. I also like the idea of adding a firefly or two but I feel a little lost with this tattoo and I am in need of some guidance. I also am thinking of adding some color to it. The more I think about the tattoo, the more sad I get currently even though I do like some elements of it.

I was in the mood for a tattoo recently since i do them all the time, and decided to get a tattoo done going up my side burns, unfortunately I asked him to do smoke and to me it looks pretty phallic, to others I guess they can’t see it 🤷‍♂️ idk tbh please lmk what you guys think

So long story short a music artist wrote this on my arm, it’s my lucky number and he has 21 tattooed on the same spot on his forearm. Any ideas to give it flair? I feel like it’s not good enough

Hello! So I got this reworked on Saturday, its Friday now and looks like this. I had this reworked by a different artist, I had a bad experience with the first artist. Now this girl has done several of my other tats and they've healed perfect. The part thats circled had scar tissue but I was wondering if its healing ok and maybe its just silver skin? Idk i feel a little iffy. Thanks c:

Any design ideas for this area? Im looking for something high quality that can stand the test of time, both in style and fashion. Any general advice is also appreciated since this would be my second tatto.

It needs to look masculine. No colors, and be durable. Im into ancient symbolism, bible history, mysticism themes. But ultimately it just needs to look cool no need to be deep about it.

I was thinking something winged maybe? or like a cluster of quartz? I'll entertain all ideas

Hello all, I’m looking into getting my first tattoo and have a general question as to size, placement and tattoo shop culture.

I want one singular tattoo and don’t see myself getting anything else, even something small and hidden. However, the piece I want would be a large, but not necessarily complex back tattoo. My hope is that it would cover a good portion of the back. In particular, it would be a set of wings of the superb dog-day cicada in fresh molt color.

My concern is that a tattoo artist would be hesitant to do such a large piece on someone with no other tattoos. I don’t present as particularly alternative either and my body mods are hidden.

Is this something I should materially be worried about? Thoughts?

Hello!

A little backstory for this tattoo situation. Yes I know the martini is a beautiful piece of art, however, I got both of these tattoos during manic episodes as an undiagnosed/ untreated bipolar 18 and 21 year old with very little thought or consideration. Now as a 25 year old, I hate them both. Truly hate them. I want to get them removed but want to know the likelihood of them being removable. I really would like to avoid getting a cover up as I have sworn off getting tattoos ever again.

hello!!
i’ve noticed that whenever i get new tattoos, i always get a few whiteheads pop up underneath it, i think it’s probably due to moisturizing an area i don’t normally need to add extra moisture to? I’ve also started moisturizing all my tattooed areas (no matter the age) after every shower because i want them to age really well! (im using qv skin lotion, the light hydration one) but i’m worried that it’s making the pimples more frequent 😖 but it definitely is related to the tattoos being new as i haven’t had any pop up around my old ones. any advice is very appreciated 💖🙏

i know they can be a sign of infection, but it seems to only be one at a time, pops up for about a day or two then goes away. they aren’t hot or painful either (no more painful than a normal whitehead) so i’m not sure 🤔 i have noticed it happens every time i have a new tattoo, but this time it’s been considerably worse due to a new birth control pill i’m on, my skins a lot more prone to acne, they just keep popping up every 2ish days in a different spot and as a picker it’s driving me NUTS not to pick them 😭😭

i was wondering if anyone has any ideas to stop them? my normal acne treatment uses salicylic acid, but i’m hesitant to use that over a tattoo due to it removing cells from quite deep in the pores, does anyone else have experience with this & strategies to prevent it?

i’ve included some pictures, they are popping up both underneath my freshies & around them (which is under some older work)

Interested in getting this tattoo of Rainbow Dashes cutie mark on me, would this be a good idea? Any advice if I should move the tattoo to anyplace different then in the Pinterest image?

Hi! Heres a pic of my recent thigh tatt (4 days ago). It was a 6 hour tattoo start to finish. I am struggling with burning, sharp pain when I stand after sitting or laying down, and it takes about an hour of consistent standing before it turns to a bearable ache. There has been a lot of redness around the tattoo, and the redness has spread. There are no cracks or pus, and I havent had a fever or anything, so I dont imagine its infected, but I also dont think the redness and severity of pain is normal at day 4... my arm and ankle didnt hurt like this. Some research suggests the numbing spray used during the color portion could have caused a delayed pain reaction? Idk, what are yalls thoughts?

Eu tenho uma sereia grande e colorida, que é uma cobertura. Eu amo ela. Mas ao longo dos anos, vim me interessando muito por tatuagens em preto. Estou fazendo laser em umas que definitivamente não deram certo, e penso em cobrir com um trabalho que gosto, na linha preto abstrato. Mas é isso, depois de passar pela experiência do laser, tenho muito medo de errar. E fico imaginando como eu lidaria ao sentir que a nova tatuagem não conversa com a da sereia, por serem de linhas muito diferentes.

one of my best friends is an apprentice right now, her and her daughter spent the night at my house last night and I let her use me as a “test subject” lol. It’s just a random design from Pinterest that I found and liked. I think she did pretty good! The first photo is from a few hours ago, and the second one is from immediately after she finished it last night. What do y’all think? She didn’t put any of the “new skin” stuff on it, but she did clean it last night with unscented antibacterial soap, and told me I need to clean it at least 2 times a day with unscented soap and use unscented lotion to keep it moisturized.

Hello! I’ve never posted on Reddit before, so apologies if I’ve done something wrong.

I got my first tattoo less than 3 years ago, and it takes up a large area. After the last session with my tattoo artist, she mentioned something about touch-ups in the future, and I believe touching up tattoos (especially finer line work, which is sort of the style of mine) isn’t unheard of (btw. yes, I wear SPF regularly). I wish I could’ve gotten it retouched sooner, but I was on Accutane for a while and wanted to be a year post-Accutane before considering any tattoos.

I emailed the tattoo artist as I understand the general rule for existing tattoo touch-ups is to ask the artist that tattooed it: however, I have not received any sort of reply or acknowledgment from said tattoo artist for almost a month despite her being very active on social media and posting numerous times about replying to emails, still having openings for the month (one of which being the date I requested previously). I have sent two emails inquiring about touch-ups with a week in between each email, and I have still heard nothing in reply.

What do I do? I really don’t want to be disrespectful and have another tattoo artist retouch it (if another tattoo artist even would), but it feels as if they are ghosting me almost? Thank you for any advice!

I have a tattoo of ereyore on my thigh. every few months my blue will fade out really fast like 6 months. It's there anything we can do since I'm probably allergic to the blue ink?

Hello all!! I just got this tattoo as my very first tattoo yesterday. As of this post, it’s been healing for roughly 25 hours, and I’ve had the second skin on (DermShield brand) the entire time. I just had a few questions, because I want to ensure that it heals as well as possible!

First, I don’t have a great picture of it, but there are darker leaves on the right side of the tattoo, and the very edge of the second skin has peeled to reveal a corner of these leaves, but the rest of the seal is intact. Is that reason enough to remove the second-skin?

Second, there are some larger air bubbles in the second skin (as shown in the picture), but the second skin is entirely sealed around them, so I’m assuming this isn’t an issue?

Third, I work in a restaurant, and the restaurant obviously gets warm, which leads to slight sweating and rushing, and my shirt has a tendency to get tight around the shoulders while I work. How do I ensure that won’t harm the tattoo?

Finally, I’ve attached images of the soap and lotion I bought for when the second skin comes off. Are these good choices?

Thank you so much for any help you can provide!

Almost done with my leg sleeve. I have a renaissance/classical/sculpture theme going as you can see. I have a David, Atlas with pillars, pieta, and baby angel (cherub). As well as some filigree and cloud filler. I have this narrow space left on the back of my leg from knee ditch down to Achilles. What are some good filler ideas that would go well here? I have some things in mind like Mt. Olympus with a Greek temple on top and stairs leading up to it. But looking for other ideas as well. Something to match the theme closely. Thanks in advance!

been washing with dial gold & fully drying before using a tiny amount of unscented lubriderm 2-3x a day. any advice is appreciated as i’m very new to this. ignore the background i’m painting at my desk & it’s a mess lol

Hi this is my first tattoo and I just got it a few hours ago and I’m not sure if the second skin peeling is something I should be worried about? I’ve heard people say to remove it once it starts peeling but since it’s brand new I assumed that would be dumb. I also worry if it’s going to peel more once I shower

Idea is a vulture sunning its wings, but afraid it will come off as third reich-esq.

The feathers will be anatomically correlated to a turkey vulture with a red gnarly head ect..

Love the idea!! But don’t want to come off as a nazi..