- Is this early infection or normal?
I don’t know if I’m overthinking and being ridiculous but I got my tattoo a bit over 24 hours ago, the session was around 8 hours long. I didn’t get home until around midnight so I only washed...
3,654 points712 comments4 d ago
- Would someone see this and think I’m a Nazi?
I really wanted to get this on my hand which is supposed to be what Atreus from God of War has on his hand, but I got to thinking and remembered that Nazis have tried to co-opt certain Nordic...
2,213 points3,116 comments1 d ago
- I want to get this type of tattoo in the future. What are some things I gotta keep in mind.
So I'm going to be studying journalism and I would like to have a career in the field. I'm worried that journalism would find my tattoo inappropriate and have to cover it up. I imagine its going...
1,557 points241 comments2 d ago
- Does my new tattoo look like a cat?
I just got a new tattoo yesterday and I LOVE it! But some of my friends thought it was a cat. It’s supposed to be a fox! Now I’m wondering if a little more shading on the face can help it look...
1,358 points1,645 comments2 d ago
- Unsure about my new tattoo.
I got a new tattoo two days ago. I'm on a solo vacation and had been wanting to get a new tattoo for quite a while, so I decided to take the opportunity when I came across a highly rated studio...
1,324 points359 comments4 d ago
- Got a Cover up tattoo, friends like it, I feel a little iffy. Is it normal with a first big tattoo?
I got the original tattoo a year ago but hated it instantly, the stars made a ‘circle’ around the sun and it just looked too spread up and uneven. Found a cool artist to cover it up, i liked the...
742 points220 comments6 d ago
- how to politely remind my tattoo artist that he’s on hourly?
sorry for the confusing wording. i think the bot thinks i’m asking something i’m not, so i have to work around that. i hope this doesn’t come across as disrespectful because i really do respect...
737 points172 comments1 d ago
- Should I ask the artist to help me fix this or go to someone else?
So I just got a tattoo yesterday which is my third tattoo but the first one I've had in 16 years and I wanted a crab holding a sprig of juniper to represent my kids along with some other birth...
650 points190 comments6 d ago
- New tattoos. In a bit of shock. Could use your opinion!
I f25 got these symmetrical flower tattoos this week. I loved the design on paper, and I think my tattoo artist did a great job, I just can’t help but thinking I look like I’m wearing shoulder...
452 points451 comments6 d ago
- Artist holding me responsible for redraw due to her mistake, looking for advice on how to approach, or whether this is normal.
Submitted an idea for a LOTR tattoo with hardy perennial cyclamen and provided a reference photo of that plant (illustration shown with purple flowers). Worth noting she does tons of botanical...
285 points308 comments2 d ago