Hogrider

Take some Xanax. 1/17 - posted that you got the tattoo one week ago, so got the tattoo on/about 1/10 1/24 got more shading worried about redness so you only waited 2 weeks to start monkeying with it 2/2 - post that you had it touched up 10 days before assume that would be the same appointment where you got more shading, so you got a touch up before the tattoo even healed. 2/4 - now you want a cover up. Let the F***ing tattoo heal for God's sake. You think you hate it now? You are going to wind up with a hot mess that's going to be really hard to fix. Let your tattoo heal for at least a couple of months - start the clock when you got your last "work" done on it. Find someone that's really, really good at cover-ups and go see them. Be prepared to pay top dollar if you want a good job done. I've seen some God-awful tattoos because people were in such a hurry to fix the one they didn't like. If you can't figure out how to stop and take a deep breath, you're likely to wind up with multiple cover ups. Each one is harder on your skin and more likely to show through. If people are annoyed it's because you aren't listening, you are looking for someone to validate what you want to do. Everyone has told you to let it heal, you aren't doing that.

My brother and I rode out motorcycles from the Washington DC area to Hyder, Alaska and back a couple of years ago. This is me standing under the Hyder sign. That was a Kawasaki 2000. Nice bike but I traded it in for a Road King.

+1 Tattoos aren’t for everyone. If you can’t wait a month or two to see how it will come out, you may not have the tempment to get tattoos. And I sure as hell wouldn’t go back to someone who would do a touch up 10 days after doing the tattoo.

I'm not a doctor, so take my advice for what it's worth, but assuming it's not a fresh tattoo, I'd try rubbing alcohol to dry it out for a few days and see if that helps.

Good luck. I don't know your artist and I don't know what you are getting, but that's not a lot of time for an entire sleeve.

I don’t know how you would get a quality sleeve in 20 hours. Both of my sleeves were over 60 hours. And I know people who’s sleeves took longer than that.

Tattooing traumatizes the skin. I may look like a bruise before it heals, so don't worry about that. I had my inner thigh tattooed a couple of weeks ago. It looked WAY worse than that. 3 days later it looked like a bruise, now it looks like it is supposed to.

You’re going to get a sleeve in 20 hours???

Not to be harsh, but if you can't decide then you probably aren't ready to commit thousands of dollars and 75+ hours in the chair. Or, as @Gingerninja said, get the second idea someplace else.

But you need to stop sugar coating it. What are you REALLY trying to say???? :-)

You can't tell anything at this point, except that you are using waaaaay too much A&D. You want to use the absolute minimum so that it doesn't dry out. That tattoo looks like it's swimming. I've been using A&D for more than 8 years with no problem and even my oldest tattoos look like new, so I wouldn't worry about it.

Nice work!

FOUR TIMES! I understand you are worried, but if everyone is telling you the same thing, I'm not sure why you keep asking. Blow outs suck, but they are a part of getting tattoos. And there is nothing you can do about them, so try to relax.

Are these areas blow outs or normal healing? you can't tell any F***ing thing in a week ! it's just healing Just the last two letters look blown out to me? You have to let it heal before you can accurately judge a tattoo. Just worried me cos none of my others have looked blown out while healing Let it heal. Breathe! Can a tattoo look blown out while healing? Listen, EVERYONE is telling you to calm down and let it heal. I don't think there's any need to be rude. I was simply asking advice about whether it is a blow out or not.

I've never seen a tattoo that looked blown out and then later looked normal, but maybe someone else has. Listen, EVERYONE is telling you to calm down and let it heal. AFTER it heals, in 6-8 weeks, you'll know what it will look like. Here's the thing - You can't fix blow-outs, so it doesn't really matter if it's blown out or not. No, they are NOT normal, but they do happen. It's not always the artist's fault, they tend to happen more on thin, delicate skin. Tattoos are not perfect. I've never seen a tattoo that you couldn't find something wrong with if you looked hard enough. If perfection is your goal, I wouldn't get any more.

Hard to quantify. You just want to use the minimum to keep the skin from drying out. No more than twice a day.

No problem, I'll fix it. Someone starts a thread, gets mad when they don't hear what they want to hear, then gets shitty to other members. Fortunately, most of them disappear quickly.

It happens on every forum I'm on. Someone new comes on, posts the required number of posts all at once so they can start a thread, starts a thread, gets mad when they don't hear what they want to hear, then gets shitty to long time members. Fortunately, most of them disappear quickly.

Well, let me say that I'm not a doctor and don't have ANY medical training, so take whatever I say with a grain of salt. If you are worried I'd see a doctor. That looks kind of like what happens when you moisturize too much, so if it were me, I'd try wiping it with alcohol a few times a day to try to dry it out for a few days. But again, I'm not a doctor and I don't play one on TV, so take it for what it's worth.

Were you putting anything on it prior to this? Any moisturizer?

Just my 2 cents, but I think you are more likely to make it worse than better by monkeying with it at this stage.

Don't be in a hurry. Wait for the artist you want. Send her an email, what's the worst that could happen? Do you know that your tattoo probably isn't even fully healed? A tattoo can take 4 - 8 weeks to fully heal. I don't understand the rush. There are people on this board that wait months (at least) to get a spot with the artist they want. I've been working with the same artist for years and I still have to wait to get my first appointment when I start a new project. Take your time and your next post will be, "I love my tattoo and it was worth the wait" instead of "I got this tattoo to fix another bad one. How do I fix the new one?" Just my opinion.

It's starting to peel so I'm guessing at least 4 or 5 days old. I agree with @SStu that if it's not sensitive or warm to the touch I wouldn't worry, but if you ARE worrying, I'd agree with @Gingerninja and see a doctor. Also, maybe it's the picture, but that doesn't look dark red to me. I've gotten redder than that from scratching a tattoo - which you should never, ever do, and I don't. Have a long soak in a tub, a couple of adult beverages and call us in the morning!

How quickly tattoos fade depend on the quality of your tattooer, the quality of your skin and how well you take care of it. You can control two of the three. In your other post you say your tattoo has held up well even with a lot of time in the sun. If you are concerned with fading, keep out of the sun, it's really just that simple. Also, very simple - you don't get the best results by insulting the people you are asking for help. This IS a quality forum, but you are welcome here anyway. :-)

There were a couple of good artists at Tattoo Temple. You are looking for lines that are straight (with no wobble), an even width (where they are supposed to be even), no blow-outs, on thin skin like the inner wrist, hand, foot, among other's. Think of it like this - what is a Japanese dragon supposed to look like? Answer - you could draw it 1000 or more different ways and everyone would instantly know what it was. That symbol you want can only be drawn one way and if it's not exact, it's not right. Which do you think is harder? Good luck.