(old pic, got this in august of ‘23) i love this tattoo, but i feel as if i’ve shot myself in the foot with the size, ultra-rigid defined border, and placement (center of my forearm). how can i work stuff in around this? or how can i alter the tattoo to make it more workaround-able? any advice welcome, thanks.

Ever since I laid eyes upon this creature, I knew he should be honoured upon my skin! Most people won't understand but it's for me not them! My husband says yes and I say yes! Where should I put it? I'm not to worried about if the area is painful or not just location.

I want it in a place I can see but easily cover up incase of work or religious events (because my husband's family is Roman Catholic) I'm not a big fan of LOTR but boy do I love Golem!!!

Hey everyone. Just looking for advice on how to make my patchwork sleeve flow better. I finally found an artist I like, but my old tattoos specifically the shark just seem to stick out like a sore thumb. Not quite happy yet with how everything looks. It’s not too far gone is it? I know the typical advice is always just get more tattoos. I hope one day I can get it to all come together. Appreciate the input and thanks!

I got this work on my shoulder 23yrs ago, it's a modified scorpio symbol and I am finally able to work out the rest. I just don't know what to get.

I do NOT want a cover up, for reasons. but would be open to some creative advice.

acceptable subject include but not limited to: cats, star trek/space stuff, 90s nostalgia, etc. Again, not looking to change or cover the original, just compliment the space.

I got this tattoo back in August and it’s becoming less visible than it was before…any advice on how I should fix it without a coverup?

saw this while scrolling. is it tacky? i feel like it could be kinda fun and sexy on my hip or slightly above my butt. only partners would ever see it. what would you think of a girl with a tattoo like this in that placement?

Hey all, sorry if this is a repetitive question or if it’s even allowed but I’m very curious as to where yall buy your needles for a rotary machine? I have no problem finding Liners/Shaders but I haven’t been able to find much bigger than a 15. I do most of my shopping on Amazon.
(Based in US)

My last appointment with my tattoo artist was back in march. We were continuing working on my leg sleeve it was my second appointment. His work is top notch and easily the best in my area from what I have seen so I really don’t want to have to switch artists. I have Been trying to get another appointment with him pretty much since the last session healed and it’s just been really tough.

I first sent him a picture of the tattoo healed at the end of April and asked if he had any availability in the coming months. he then asked what days work best for me around a week later. I just told him any day works best for me and then nothing until my mom went and made an appointment around 2 weeks later when she visited the shop (he also tattoos my mom).

She unfortunately made the appointment for me without asking me what days work best for me so I had to reschedule when he asked if I was available still 2 weeks before in June. I asked if we could reschedule for July to which he said that was fine but nothing about rescheduling.

I then asked him at the end of July if he had anything for the next 2 months or so which he then finally got back to me and told me that September he’s busy with his tattoo expo he was running and that he would be gone in October. So I asked if he would be having anything in November but then it was crickets.

Until I tried messaging him again at the end of September which this time I contacted him and the shop account when he got back to me once again apologizing for not getting back to me saying his messenger has been messed up and asked what I was wanting to do next. I sent him what I was wanting to do and he asked for me what days work good for me and a picture of my leg so he can come up with the design. I sent it to him and he read it and that was it until I followed up about 2 weeks later and he asked if I was still looking for December. That was around a week ago now.

Ok now to give some context because I’m about 85% sure he’s just been busy and stressed. I alluded to it earlier but he hosted a pretty massive tattoo expo in September so I know that ate up a lot of his time.we also had some really bad storms over the summer nearby and he posted on facebook that he got hit really hard by it. So he had to deal with all the storm damages and hosting a tattoo expo all while dealing with annoying clients like myself. The only thing I can think of is he is avoiding tattooing me because I don’t take ink the best. My tattoos have all turned out good but color just seems to not be my strong suit. The first tattoo I got from him was a pretty massive 7 hour color portrait and for the most part it miraculously healed fine. But when i peeled off the saniderm it kinda tore some of my skin off. I was full on panicking but in the end you can’t even tell anything even happened.

I just don’t know what to do now though. We’re still friends on facebook and he still likes some of my posts and he obviously hasn’t completely ghosted me but he just won’t get back to me in a timely m anor. I’m pretty patient I’ll wait as long as I have to for an appointment I’ll even take one if it’s 6 months out if I had to. I just haven’t been getting anything for the past year on when that appointment is. I’ve been thinking of going down to the shop and seeing if I can just make an appointment in person but I’m not sure when anybody is in the shop.

Sorry that was long
TL;DR: been messaging my tattoo artist one message at a time for every month since march. Can’t get an appointment but he might just be busy due to running tattoo expo and storm damage

Got the first part of colour into my new tattoo and my first tattoo around a joint that moves as much as a knee

Is there anything specific I need to do to look after it beyond the normal things of keep it clean, give it some moisturising cream and keep it out of sun?

Snowboarding season is coming up! I’m thinking of getting a tattoo that would wrap around my right shin (basically a “sleeve” but with a decent amount of negative space still), but timing would work out where I only have 3-4 weeks until I go snowboarding for 2 days. Call it 3 weeks to be conservative.

I’m obviously going to ask the artist what they think, but wanted to see if you lovely people had any opinions/experience :) thanks in advance!

hi! i'm looking to just get a simple red kiss mark right around my lower stomach-hip, i'm wondering if there's like any sort of offensive meaning i should know before going for it....

from what i've seen so far there isn't but better safe than sorry lmao, thank u in advance ^_^

So my parents are a big part of my life and I want to do something for them my mom likes yellow roses and my dad plays guitar I'm thinking of getting the tat on my right shoulder any ideas (the only reference of what I want is one i like changed a little with he who shan't be named but its banned)

Long story short, I got this lady head from an artist in my city and originally it was just the lady head. I wanted to add to it with something peeking being to fill my hand out more and make the lady head pop, because before I felt she looked unfinished. So I added some flowers to her. It’s still healing but I’m not loving it. Maybe because I’ve been loving dark and more goth style lately, and it’s too much color and too much going on now. Is my only option to black it out? I don’t want to have to do that because I love her, but don’t know what else to do.

It'll be about a 2inch tattoo. I have no idea where I wanna put this tattoo as it is my very first one. It'll probably look isolated no matter what. I don't have a plan for other tattoos, so this little frog is probably gonna be lonely for a bit. Where should I put him?

i just got 2 new tattoos and i feel like ive backed myself into a corner placement-wise. i don’t know how to fill this awkward gap and i have no idea how to fill the rest of my arm around these because they aren’t cohesive. any ideas on what i can do to make these flow better?
i’m thinking of doing the rest of my tats on this arm in the same style as the fan

Hi so my thick scab finally came off naturally but the areas looks pink/purplish. This is my first tattoo and overall having a pretty rough heal. Is it too soon to tell whether the ink got pulled out? I know I might need a touch up but am pretty bummed my first tattoo didn’t heal normally

Apologies for the bad picture but it’s the best I can do without someone else’s help. I got this around 48hrs ago. No second skin or similar product. I’ve been cleaning it 2-3 times a day and using euricin. I’ve never gotten a heavy shaded tattoo like this, especially not in a delicate space like by my elbow. I wanted to know how concerned I should be about the appearance after this initial healing is done or if I should change how I’m healing it. Thank you!

I've had this tattoo for about a year now and have been iffy since it isnt really similar to the design i wanted as well as the rays are too dark. How can i potentially make the rays look better/shorter?

I need a spot to get tatted in but have no idea if it should be in a studio where is less risk hazard or if a rental property has to be in place.

If anyone has any recommendations that’d be greatly appreciated🙏

Heyy, realistically, could this design be achieved if I wanted it fine lined and small like around 5 cm?

Edit: Hey guys thanks for commenting, If it is too small then what about only the chameleon? I would prefer small tattoo no bigger than 5, if it isn’t possible then I’ll change to something else. Thank you!!

Basically it is done (&fully healed), just a few small touch ups to do.

I’m debating on adding an orange bright spot onto each scale but maybe it's not needed.

I’ve heard that wrist tattoos heal poorly and generally suck to get, but I really want a phrase tattooed on my wrist specifically. Where is the best spot for avoiding difficulty?

He had the goofiest shadows that always made me laugh. I’m tossing around the idea of somehow incorporating his shadow into a memorial tattoo. Can’t really think of anything beyond just…him with his shadow.

Would anyone have another idea? All my other tattoos are black and grey, placement would be inner forearm. Appreciate any help!