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Love & Hate Tattoo in Phoenix AZ I am so happy I didn't go to a cheapo place for the deals. It was still a special but not a $13 one LOL Goes with my snake/ankh on my upper arm This is on my right wrist

Thank you for your kind words!

Thank you. After reading some other posts I do see it is very common. It's just very overwhelming. I find myself comparing to other tattoos and not wanting to go back to finish my appointment. I guess my main concern is that it does look good and is good work? or if I am just over analyzing everything. Thanks for your thoughts!

maybe ! but all skin and tattoos are different,if it does or not won't matter.

Just got my first tattoo last Thursday! I am beyond thrilled with the art. The artist just nailed it. It's everything I asked for and beyond. I love how the flag stripes are blended into the Constitution and becomes part of the aging of the document. I love the stitching and embroidering on the flag, and how even the tiny text that you can't read still looks like real text. The feather quill and inkwell are awesome! This was done in one session and these pictures are taken right after and the day after. Pain really wasn't bad at all. Obviously some areas are worse than others, but I could have sat longer if I needed to. I am using DermShield, first piece on for 24 hours, then swapped for a fresh piece for 3 days. That comes off today, and man I can't wait to get this off and put some moisturizer on it! It's pretty tight, red, and itchy, more around the tattoo than on it but I have dry sensitive skin and winter doesn't help. I have not showered in the 3 days since I put on the second dermshield, because it's several pieces and I just don't think it would last otherwise. As soon as I get home from work I am running for the showering and peeling the dermshield off! Hoping for smooth sailing from here. Already planning ideas for the other side of this arm to go with this theme. Definitely using the same artist. I'm trying to decide if that last half star (circled in red) would look better with a bit of shading to it so it matches the others more, or better looking like its fading out to the skin as that was the artists concept. Probably won't be able to decide until this is healed and the skin is no longer red. What do you guys think...have that shaded a bit or leave it so it looks more out of focus/fading out? Hope you all like it!

it's totally normal , it will pass. nice sleeve !

I got a little gap filler from Greg Christian today