New with tattoo regret

[cailin.rua]

Hey I'm Abbey... First of all, I'm excited to have found such a nice tattoo community. I got a tattoo about 3 weeks ago and, although I think it's a really nice tattoo, it's not what I wanted. I was so excited about getting it that I failed to mention the fact that I wanted line work ONLY and no B/W shading (basically just wanted their outlines against my skin). She asked if I wanted black and white and I just blurted out a simple "yes" (thinking she knew what was on my mind) and let her move forward. I didn't look down for a while at what she was doing (talking excitedly to my husband) and by the time I had it was too late... she'd already shaded in the eyes and some parts of their bodies. I feel like such an idiot for just assuming she knew what I wanted.

Anyway, here I am with a question. I was thinking about filling in the shaded areas on the bodies of the mice and in the eyes with a skin tone color to kind of give the appearance of my skin only and the line work and nothing else. Is this a ridiculous idea? Is there anything I can do to lighten the shading? Should I just accept it and move on?

Any input is greatly appreciated. And again, I do think this artist did a really nice job... I just don't think the tattoo is ME, and at the moment it's just pissing me off because I didn't speak up.

***Pictures below (kind of blurry - sorry)

 

Side note - The artist who originally drew the mice is Teagan White (she kindly allows the replication of her work for tattoos as long as you donate to one of the charities she's posted on her website).

Edited September 20, 2018 by cailin.rua

[SStu]

Glad you're owning the communication issue, but aside from that = live with it. You've got what appears to be a quality and attractive tattoo, and trying to erase part of it isn't going to turn out the way you're envisioning it. 

[oboogie]

It's nice. Just leave it. You didn't speak up, and what's done is done. 

[Gingerninja]

What about it is not "you"?

[cailin.rua]

@GingerninjaIt’s a little too bold for me, I was wanting the natural flesh colored background so it wouldn’t stand out as much on my arm. I also wanted it to be left ushaded so my daughter could color it in.

[Gingerninja]

Oh, I understand now. IMO, if you color it in, it will be even MORE bold. 

[tertia]

I think the mice are really cute! And I don’t see any reason your daughter can’t still color them in. I echo everyone else that I wouldn’t do any thing to try to “fix” it. It’s a nice tattoo. 🙂 

[Hogrider]

You don't just cover over a tattoo with more ink. It doesn't work like that. In my experience you've got a better chance of making it worse than improving it. I guess you're just stuck with a great tattoo. Get your kid a coloring book. ;-)

[Dan]

it's a cool looking tattoo,leave it alone.

[Hogrider]

7 hours ago, Dan said:

it's a cool looking tattoo,leave it alone.

Step away from the tattoo!

[cailin.rua]

Thank you all for your advice - I'll just leave them alone. When they start to fade after a few years maybe I'll just get the line work redone and let the interior shading fade out.

[el twe]

IMO it wouldn't look nearly as good without the shading.  It's a nice tattoo, just leave it be.

[Kittycakes]

I really like this tattoo, and I hope you grow to love it as well. I can't imagine that "messing with it" more can possibly make it look better. 

[b.andersen]

Im not a big fan of mice, but that has some great shading. I'd go with that style over without the shading, quality tattoo 👌🏻

[Gpots]

It's a nice tattoo, also it will fade over time. I think trying to cover it to make it less bold is not going to give you the results you want. Give it a year or two and if you still feel uncomfortable with it maybe you could look into laser?

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[oboogie]

On 11/8/2018 at 4:40 PM, abiathar aggelos episkopos said:

That's not bad, I like rats but I also like archery even though chickens don't and chickens, like iron maiden, are good for making noise which I dont understand whether I want to hear it or not.

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Huh?

[ChoWai]

Aww, I know how you feel about not speaking up, so a part of you is in 'kind of in denial' about the tattoo - but it is so wonderfully illustrated. 

I also say give it some time to grow on you.