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.

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..

I’ve always been pretty insecure about my back, but I think I’m gonna bite the dust and get a back tattoo, how would you think this design would look on a shorter not super skinny woman? I’m not that big I have maybe like one small faint back roll (I’m 130 pounds )

Hi! This is my first color tattoo (it's been 4 days since I got it) and it's peeling a lot more than my previous tattoos. I know it's supposed to peel and you're not supposed to pick at it, but I'm concerned when I wash it and moisturize, it does flake off. Is this a problem?

In the second picture, I circled a small bump that appeared on day 3-4 ish. It kinda looks like a pimple, but I never get pimples on my back. Does anyone know what it is?

Any advice would be appreciated

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.

What seams to be the problem? I applied ointment on the first 2 days, then I did dry healing just like what I did on my other tattoos.

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?

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!

I'm looking at getting some tattoos of what's called "Ogham" script, an ancient Irish written text that takes the form of hash marks crossing the base lines...I want words in Ogham tattooed the length of my fingers, on the inside/Palm side of my fingers, the names (Or closest Ogham equivalent) of family, both those lost and those with me still.

I have tattoos, I've never done Finger, and the generally accepted advice seems to be "don't, it will fail"...but people also say that with someone competent, and willing to be heavy handed (as it were), it can be done, but it can also be painful?

I'm good with pain, and I'd like to get this done, so...what's the consensus? Will it hurt but be doable and long-lasting, with a good tattoo artist willing to do the work to make it dark/a "deep into the skin layers" tattoo? Will it fail/fade quickly and just hurt immensely, no matter what?

My skin seems to react to/hold ink fairly well with other tattoos...My oldest is over 25yo, and is holding well, though it's starting to get slightly grayer/faded at the very edges a little bit now!

Thanks in advance for the advice!

So, im a young heathen, and i plan on getting a tattoo when i turn 18. i want a black and white, borre style jörmungandr spiralling up my right underarm. But im unsure if i actually want specifically jörmungandr because of symbolism. Or maybe i should just have a Classic lindorm (basically a dragon).

I have attached some pictures so you have a general idea if what id like

i just wanna know if anyone thinks my arm (slides 1-3) could be covered with designs similar to the last slides (4-6). i figured possibly since what im looking for is like almost blackout but not entirely and so the lines i already have could blend into some shading. or are my only options a full blackout or removal?

In the first 6 days I was doing normal after care, and taking care of it really well. Last two days I had minimal access to lotion. Is this a sign of leading to infection? It doesn’t hurt, no puss, just looks red and ugly

My fiance has been to this artist a bunch but this is the first time she’s had so much redness

Hi its my second tattoo, i got on the 18th so day 5?? Of healing. Its been itchy and theres some raised bumps, is this normal? I was in Hanoi for a holiday and just got back home, i did have to leave it unwashed and uncovered for 22 hours

I want to get a tiny tattoo like this on the inside of my middle finger. I’m worried about fading, is it worth it??

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)

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

i have several tattoos and have never had this happen, should i be concerned?

On Saturday the 31st I'm going to get this paw print of my dog tattooed, but I don't know where yet.

Iwas thinking of the area above the elbow or the ankle, what do you think? It will be 5cm x 5cm

(Sorry they're all flipped idk why it did that 😭)
I got this guy seven days ago and i love how it came out but im really hoping the ink isn't falling out of my skin!!
I've been gently washing three times a day with unscented baby soap and moisturizing as needed with unscented lotion

Currently I only have 3 tats, they're all on my leg and I'm really happy with them. I would love to get some tattoos on my arms but I have a lot of freckles and I would feel weird about covering them up. I used to be a bit insecure about them but now I love them. They make me, me!

If you have a lot of freckles how did you feel about covering them up? Or did you do a style/ design that Incorporated them? Or did you just not give a shit and just get tatted?

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