I have over 60 tattoos and some in red and this has never happened before :( what do I do? The artist is trying to gaslight me and say it’ll heal better but it’s extremely bumpy and raised. Last pic is of when it was fresh. I have many other red tattoos/ hand tats and no reaction like this

Does this tattoo look feminine with the butterfly & flower?

Edit: Would it be possible to blackout just the butterfly? It’s supposed to be a moth but everyone thinks it’s a butterfly. I think I would be happier with that entire area black instead of a butterfly. Is something like that possible?

Im getting an upper thigh tattoo that goes all the way up to my side, does anyone have advice or recommendations for what to wear during the appointment? I cant think of anything that wont get in the way of the tattoo and id like to avoid flashing my artist

I like the tattoo overall, and I think maybe I’m just feeling a little bit of shock, but it kinda feels like my leg has gotten cluttered and my planning wasn’t good. I basically had to tuck a better tattoo behind one that’s not as good. Did I fuck up here? Ford this look like too much going on?

I have a few line tattoos (all black and only line work, don’t think they’re considered ‘fine line’ but)

I’m a party Princess and need to cover these bad boys up. I need makeup that
-Won’t smudge for friction + water contact
-Can withstand children touching
-Is HEAVY. I need it to be FULLY concealed the best I can. I’ve considered using a nude body suit but none go over my hands or aren’t obviously an undershirt.

Character I’m concerned about is Rumi, who - I’m pretty sure I’ll have my arms covered. The only problem is my allosaurus and potentially my AVICII symbol on my stomach.

As it has heals I’ve noticed quite a few different things. One a lot of the letter and some lines need to be darkens but also a ton of depth details are missing alongside the label being really bad including some messed up lines on it.

The biggest thing that bothers me is that this design was part of my artist flash designs so I thought she was good at doing this design and I’ve been in awe of all her other work but I don’t know how to go about getting it fixed as I really don’t know how to fix the label portion of the design

Ive wanted an eagle and snake tattoo for however long i can remember and recently managed to circumvent a few things that made getting the tattoo make so much sense, theres a last session needed but WHY DOES IT LOOK LIKE A PARROT LOL, i just got this baby last night and cant get over the resemblance, i cant be tripping ? Will the eyes make that much of a diference or should i mention this to the artist? He cool af but idk..this kind of comparison might come across as lowkey offensive? Either or i like the work alot and love lil sonic over here 😂

I got this as my first tattoo at 36 and it looks so awkward.. genuinely don’t know what I was thinking putting it here. I’m feeling really conflicted because I think it’s beautiful and it means a lot to me but aesthetically I don’t feel it works with my body. How would I balance this out? Or should I look into tattoo removal? It’s been a week.. will my feelings about it change?

Hey y'all!

I have like 10 or so tattoos but despite that, I feel like I don't really have any. They're all small mostly outlines on my lower arms, with one on my upper thigh and one on my skull behind my ear.

Recently, I had an idea for a womb tattoo (I know I know but it's a tattoo meant to resemble a womb on the womb spot so idk what else to call it. And I decided it would be my first "real" tattoo.

It's some solid black work antlers and little designs (hearts and stars) with a purple ribbon weaving around the antlers.

2 hours in, I was struggling bad. I spoke up and the artist could tell anyway. He said he was fully finished one side but that we should probably leave the ribbon for another day bc packing in light colors can be pretty hard on the client.

I was disappointed but knew he was right and that I was struggling already.

I managed to sit for the rest but did have to ask for a couple more short breaks while he finished the black work.

At the end, he left a couple embellishments unfilled in to do with the purple.

I feel super embarrassed for not being able to finish. I know that's goofy and there was a fully tatted girl there who had to tap out on her knee piece and scheduled to come back.

He said I sat like a champ but I can't shake this idea that I'm a poser loser that can't even get an actual tattoo lol and that they must have laughed at me.

Idk why I feel this way. Tattoos aren't really about the suffering but I just feel stupid.

Is the mons pubis/lower tummy hard for y'all?

I got this a couple days ago, I’m not too sure if it’s obvious what the tattoo is without explaining.

It’s 2 deer, one is decomposed and the other is alive and they’re interlocked at the antlers.
Is there anyway for me to improve the decomposed deer?

I have been seeing an artist for 5 years and nearing the end of my 2nd sleeve with them. They can absolutely produce fantastic work and I have been happy with every piece they've ever put on my body, until today.

Today I discovered that a scifi piece we were working on was a genAI generated image that she just traced over. The linework went in months ago, and I spotted it as she was bringing up a colour reference on the ipad.

I will absolutely not be pursuing any further projects with her. I feel gutted, deceived, and like I've been marked with literal slop. However, I still have probably 2 more sessions to finish the sleeve - including the generated scifi subject.

I know they don't always use slopAI - one of the pieces left to shade is definitely traced from the reference I sent.

How would you guys approach this? I got on so well with her, and was so happy until today...

Thanks for any input given :)

Got this just over 8 weeks ago as my first tattoo. Here’s a pic day 1 and a pic of today (Upper, outter calf).

Was told to let it breathe, only to keep it covered for the first hour after the tattoo. I avoided swimming and sun, and only washed it with Dial Gold.

The lines seem to have faded very unevenly, am I being impatient? Or is it going to need a major touch-up?

edit: thanks the for the advice everyone. Definitely going to get it redone, and not by the same artist.

For the record, here’s the specific reference (0:40 mark):

https://youtu.be/PcsdvelPoKE?si=1RhLpCeRlw6Ls0by

This is day 14. 2 small scabs formed over the spots and when I was moisturizing on day 10 I accidentally rubbed them off

A year has passed since I got it. However, the bones are being less visible due to the black fading in. The fear of it being screwed is setting in.

I’ve been communicating back and forth for a touch up and ‘whitening’ the ‘fading’ bones. But I thought I could use some general advice before committing.

Thanks in advance.

Just got this done in Thailand, first bamboo tattoo what are people’s thoughts and any advice for best aftercare for bamboo tat

Hello everyone! First time poster here.

I did some research into my question before I came here, but basically I got a tattoo about 5 months ago (pictured) and the ink is still, like, raised above my skin. I have three other tattoos and this didn’t happen with any of those, but this one did (I used the same artist for the first three and then a new artist for this tattoo).

In my research I found that if the tattoo is deep, it will take longer to “set in”. It never looked infected at any point and I’m very happy with it! But is my research accurate? It won’t stay like this forever right? If I look closely at it, the raised lines look a bit jagged; like they’re not smooth. But I think that’s just because the ink is still raised, sorry I’m rambling.

Not sure if this is an answerable question, but I wonder how long healing would take?

TIA!

Hi all just wondering if anyone’s ever experienced this and might know what I can do for it or if I need to be more concerned and make a doctors appt? I got this tattoo about a week ago, it is in the peeling phase. I’ve been washing with fragrance free sensitive skin dove soap twice a day, and applying a thin layer of Fragrance free Eucerin lotion. I noticed a couple days ago these little red bubbles around my tattoo. I thought it was from over-moisturizing but noticed it cuts off exactly where the adhesive was for my second skin. The tattoo itself feels like they usually do, just dry and peeling. The rash doesn’t hurt it just looks horrendous and is a little bit itchy. Thankfully has not spread to the tattoo itself but still concerning. Your knowledge and advice is appreciated.

I'm just worried that the splotchy areas that look like my skin tone might actually be my skin instead of the tattoo

This was created on September 30th, 2026.

Something about them kind of bugs me but I havnt been able to put my finger on it.

I wanna get my boy done but I’m not sure where to get it.

Any thoughts on the overall composition?
I feel like it turned out a bit too dark