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Work in progress! Getting color on the 18th!! :) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Absolutely nothing. Your chances of making it worse trying to fix it are about 99%.

Sure it will!

We say this about 10 times/week - but you've got to wait at least 4-6 weeks to know what it's really going to look like. 8 days isn't nearly enough.

if you do go the stars/dots route, suggest you get them all done at once by the same tattooer, so they look consistent. and a tattooer that is experienced with that traditional look. but idk, perhaps just leave it. adding dots/stars could really muddy it all up, i'm not sure if it will really 'bring it together' - your pieces are all black and they are already fairly close together. you still got room for a nice wrist tattoo and what looks like a lot of torso real estate for some really cool big interesting pieces. that might help you take your own focus away from feeling your arm is incomplete (which i don't think it is, looks great as-is).

I'm getting lots of work done tonight! I'll be getting an all seeing eye in my elbow ditch, a rose on the front of my shoulder/chest area and one of those classic 'mom' tattoos with the heart and banner but with the text 'Myself' inside the banner.

Not really a new tattoo but I got a call from the shop that did my tattoos. They are having a professional photographer come in to shoot some of the artists favorite pieces and the artist who did mine choose one of mine as one of his favorites that he wanted shot. Thought that was pretty sweet. I’m guessing it’s the clipper ship but I’m not sure.

The center doesn't look reasonably flat. Almost like a tiny crater, which would be similar on an infection if it was red/swollen. It can still look normal, later on. It often takes 4-6 weeks before you know what you're ending up with.

Put the 3rd GoldWing on the road today. A '79 that I plan to use as my daily driver in hot weather as it is neked. Still need to upgrade the shocks and put a lower set of handlebars on it, but it is running great!

i'd be impressed if you could grab your martini with your toes and take a sip. impressed... and slightly grossed out maybe.

It might, but you'd at least have to have a very capable artist who is skilled in single needle covers.

I just snorted so loudly at my desk. 😂

With either of those pictures, the only way that circle is going to disappear is for the panda to be big enough for your old tattoo to fit entirely into the darkest area of the panda - and that'd be quite large and really weird overall placement.

Poor application or damage during healing, as far as I know . . .

Yeah, it doesn't look 100% normal, but it also doesn't look red/hot either. If it does get red and hot then it's infected and you should see a doctor immediately. Otherwise all you can do is wait 4-6 weeks to see how it comes out.

Happy with how it's looking now

@SStu - shooting for March/April! We just have the crane to finish and a touch up on my knee then we will be done. Trying to setup a time with Garver to start my sleeve...it would be ideal to do both in the same trip. I will let you know!

+1 Don't try to fix it. You can't make chicken salad out of chicken shit.

Honestly, it looks good! That placement is one of those spots where depending on how the arm is positioned it can look a little wonky. My guess is it looks straight when your arm is straightened out/natural. (I have a dagger on my tricep and it only looks "straight" in certain positions haha) Let it heal fully, and if you still want the line size matching, you can always have that done.

oof 1 hour long break ... that would just drain whatever gas I had in the tank. long breaks like that deplete the momentum of a session. doesn't look like the tattooist was even hitting you that hard with the machine. idk the body is weird. dry heal it out and leave it alone.

Ha after enough of them I’d probably try but I’d also probably spill a perfectly good drink Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

If it’s just those little areas I wouldn’t worry too much about it. The tattoo is still very new. If it’s obviously not infected I don’t see the reason for putting antiseptic on an already irritated section of skin. If it were me, I’d leave it be and let it heal and settle then see about touching the spot up if some of the ink fell out. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

WHY? Why do they delete their posts and photos? I don't understand.

I have used tagederm and saniderm and IMO it's the same stuff and both have given me the same results.

I believe the concern about swimming with a new tattoo is not about spreading diseases or germs to other people as it is about what it could do to your new tattoo. From what I understand, It is generally advisable to avoid baths, overly long showers or swimming to prevent the tattoo from becoming soaked and to protect it from bacteria and what-not from infecting the new tattoo since it is essentially an open wound. Strong chemicals and chlorine in the water can also irritate the new tattoo and interfere with the healing process. Other than avoiding the pool until your new tattoo is completely healed, you may want to monitor it for any signs of infection. Elsewise, just wait for it to heal.

Second session done one more to go ! Im not sure this tattoo is of particular quality compared to the other ones around here but hey : p i ll try to share how the healing goes with daily update for the people wondering about tattoo healing

Nice! @Bashley

a lot of people have similar reactions to 6 hours on their lower legs. My calves were worse than my feet (!).

What @SStu said. That's not going to work. Sorry.

Yeah, I've had scabbing like that. You'll be fine as long as you don't end up knocking or picking them off. Don't saturate the scabs with water or ointments.

Hi everyone, I'm new to last Sparrow and i wanted to say a quick hello.

looking pretty normal. Keep an eye/feel on the beak and left cheek. As long as it doesn't get hot/painful (it's obviously going to be red in any case), then you should be golden.

Thank you. I am going to keep an eye on it to make sure it doesn't take a turn. Certainly not something I've seen either. Only thing im worried about is cracking and having big plates of skin.

Yeah - it could be a red ink reaction, and you'll find at least a couple of historical threads that dive into that subject. Nevertheless if it's painful even 2 weeks after it's applied I'd be having a doctor make sure there's no infection.

I can honestly say I've never seen that before. I've also probably never seen that much white being used, either - but I've never heard about anyone having a reaction to white ink.

700 U.S. dollars or 700 Rand? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

yep

take and no give

Welcome! Enjoy your stay.

Hey everyone, have been looking for somewhere to bounce ideas around as I’m designing my full sleeve. Partial coverup of a horrible 20+ year old upper arm piece. Have found my artist and have design session scheduled in mid November, first actual session just before Xmas. Have a pretty solid idea of what I want but have some specific questions on some design things. Can anyone let me know when I’ll be able to post to the other forums?

Thanks. Would you believe I searched everywhere for some sort of intro post but couldn’t find it.

Just keep it clean. It's an open wound, and it is healing. Don't pick at it or scratch it.

Back progress. 3 sessions in. I will probably start a reaper back thread eventually. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Couple jammers from a few weeks ago. Prepping for another session on my back today. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Little outline Chad carved into me yesterday morning.

Dragon head done by https://www.instagram.com/j_s_heike/ at the annual Sailor Jerry Birthday Party at Leviticus Tattoo in Minneapolis.

LOL ,well,right on ! I guess !?!?!? I like going to a beach and maybe sitting in a comfy chair and hanging out for a while,

You sir win the internet for this day! Congratulations :)

those parameters are set in place to prevent bonehead spammers from posting useless spam links here on this site. Linda,I'm sure you understand and agree with this policy.I am sure you dislike bonehead spammers as much as we do,seeing from your avatar how you are such a hot cool chick with no tattoos !

It's not too late to turn that into a Lord of the Rings tattoo.