byzantine

Thought it would be cool to “Bump” this thread, and see if anyone has any new artists they like at the moment! 
My personal favourite at the moment is Vince Pages.. Great traditional with just the right amount of elegance.. 
https://instagram.com/vince_pages?utm_source=ig_profile_share&igshid=10rnxjbe68ljt
i also think Mills from Black Garden is doing great stuff, with a similar feel to Pages... I’m booked in with Mills in a couple of weeks, which is cool! 
https://instagram.com/mills_tattoo?utm_source=ig_profile_share&igshid=sbckgzu5axsm

that is a great looking tattoo. just leave it and learn from it, he (the fish monster) may remind you (in time) that beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
here's an idea...put something bigger, brighter and more 'feminine' on the outside of the forearm to juxtapose and contrast the scary merman-monster...perhaps a elegant mermaid with flowing hair and a shimmering tail, tonnes of aqua blues and greens, with finger waves splashes wrapping around to the inside of the arm fading in and around the monster head. That gives you bright/feminine on the outside of the arm, dark/bold on the inside.
but hey, you gotta send us a pic and give me an internet high-five if you use that idea ;)
you'll figure it out, don't rush, good ideas come with time...cheers

I'd let it be - they are just part of getting tattooed - best to learn to love em! 
That said - if you really can't stand the blown out bits, you can always get the actually blowout lasered. Couple of passes and it will probably get rid like this pic shows 
 

I'm not from Baltimore and I don't know tonnes about Japanese -  but this guy looks good https://www.instagram.com/franmassino/

This is going to sound harsh...
So, tattoo's peel - that's part of the healing process.
And never, ever, ever pick at a tattoo. You most likely pulled out the ink. 
Did you get any aftercare instructions? Follow them. 

Yep - it's normal for it to look a lot lighter after the scabs fall off. Black will never look as dark as when the tattoo is fresh. In reality it's always gonna look more of a dark blue than actual black. Occasionally you may also get lighter spots related to bits not healing so well / ink fallout - hard to know that til it's fully healed though.

It's pretty bizarre and unnecessary IMO. And I'm really not keen on the idea of powdered plexiglass being put in the body! In all truth, it also put's me off getting tattooed by green circle people because they are endorsing it...

It's pretty bizarre and unnecessary IMO. And I'm really not keen on the idea of powdered plexiglass being put in the body! In all truth, it also put's me off getting tattooed by green circle people because they are endorsing it...

Pentagrams are cool. Keep it. 
If you want to get rid later, laser will probably work or there's always option to cover. 

Healed lady I got from Ivan Antonyshev while he was guesting in Leeds last month. Spotted this design on the Mainstay T-shirt and fell in love with it. So stoked to get a piece from him at last.
 
 

Healed lady I got from Ivan Antonyshev while he was guesting in Leeds last month. Spotted this design on the Mainstay T-shirt and fell in love with it. So stoked to get a piece from him at last.
 
 

Herb's always on point

bloody eyes on my butterfly gal. by herb auerbach last year. just after he added the white. 
 

Healed lady I got from Ivan Antonyshev while he was guesting in Leeds last month. Spotted this design on the Mainstay T-shirt and fell in love with it. So stoked to get a piece from him at last.
 
 

let's go
Dietzel snake head by Todd Tattooer (Merci Bonsoir - Lyon / France) from last year (fresh on the picture!)
Hard to take the whole tattoo on the picture but it has a tongue!
 
 

Healed lady I got from Ivan Antonyshev while he was guesting in Leeds last month. Spotted this design on the Mainstay T-shirt and fell in love with it. So stoked to get a piece from him at last.
 
 

bloody eyes on my butterfly gal. by herb auerbach last year. just after he added the white. 
 

bloody eyes on my butterfly gal. by herb auerbach last year. just after he added the white. 
 

bloody eyes on my butterfly gal. by herb auerbach last year. just after he added the white. 
 

bloody eyes on my butterfly gal. by herb auerbach last year. just after he added the white. 
 

Healed lady I got from Ivan Antonyshev while he was guesting in Leeds last month. Spotted this design on the Mainstay T-shirt and fell in love with it. So stoked to get a piece from him at last.
 
 

Healed lady I got from Ivan Antonyshev while he was guesting in Leeds last month. Spotted this design on the Mainstay T-shirt and fell in love with it. So stoked to get a piece from him at last.
 
 

Healed lady I got from Ivan Antonyshev while he was guesting in Leeds last month. Spotted this design on the Mainstay T-shirt and fell in love with it. So stoked to get a piece from him at last.
 
 

Healed lady I got from Ivan Antonyshev while he was guesting in Leeds last month. Spotted this design on the Mainstay T-shirt and fell in love with it. So stoked to get a piece from him at last.
 
 

Healed lady I got from Ivan Antonyshev while he was guesting in Leeds last month. Spotted this design on the Mainstay T-shirt and fell in love with it. So stoked to get a piece from him at last.