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On 9/16/2016 at 11:22 AM, a_beukeveld said:

Its very difficult to be sensitive when you know exactly why the question is being asked. Most people come here to have their ego stroked about their design, their ideas or their tattoo, and its plainly obvious. They ask for opinions on their ideas, or they ask you to critique the design they made or had someone else make, and when they recieve answers they dont like, it becomes apparent why they were asking.

If they truly cared about the questions they ask, they will be receptive of any response. If I have a question about healing a tattoo, I want to be told off for asking if its cool to let my dogs lick my leg. If they get offended or sensitive about the responses that they're given, its just an indicator that you're wasting your time answering them, and being sensitive about it will only encourage them.

This forum is an amazing resource filled with heavily tattooed people, with years and years of experience. If you want some of that knowledge, you're going to have to put on your big kid pants and realize you're not going to have your hand held here, or anywhere in tattooing. 

"Make tattooing scary again."

I really enjoyed reading this again. So spot on. :-)

Exactly. What Mark said .^^^ :-)

It’s fine!

I do think you should find a different artist for your next tattoo, though. You can get something really great to compliment what you have started there. 

Ah! I knew that top one looked familiar for some reason. :-)

Welcome, Ken! I think if you start researching artists in your area, you'll find the right artist for you. They will come up with something that conveys what you want for your tattoo.

If you tell us where you are, we can certainly try to help with artist suggestions. There are great resources here! Glad you have joined us!

I lived in the UK during the mad cow thing, so I can't give blood. Sucks.

I signed up for a blood marrow registry, though.

@Dan, the best part is that he/she apparently doesn't know several people have his/her posts blocked (including me). Can't even see what he posts. Only thing it doesn't block is when someone quotes. We need to get that fixed. 

Big love to you, Dan! ?

4 minutes ago, Dan said:

LOL , I don't see anyone bullying anyone here.

remember you only get back what you put out.

Maybe if you had started out here with a more friendly vibe,you would have gotten that back in return.

Bless. He really thinks anyone gives a damn what he posts? How precious. ?

4 minutes ago, Olympian said:

Badass!

Thanks!

Animals smoking pipes = amazing. Here is mine. :-D

Welcome!

There is a great deal of knowledge to be found here by people who are experienced in planning and getting tattoos. There are also some people who have absolutely no idea what they are talking about. Keep that in mind, Missyblue, and enjoy your weekend! :-)

Hope you have a great day, too, Missyblue!

Welcome. I agree with my friend @Gingerninja—think about adding some solid black once it fully heals.

Dan knows what he's talking about here. Blowouts should be left as they are. Trying to "fix" them can make it look far worse. It's just part of the game! Welcome to the forum.

20 minutes ago, Devious6 said:

Thou shalt not offer advice to people about getting tattoos or aftercare unless thou haveth at least one of your own.

 

THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS.

Thou shall not refer people to Tattoodo constantly because it sucks as a resource.

Welcome. Lots of great stuff to read and watch here.

Seriously. Chill. Please? Don't cover up a perfectly fine piece of work. Just leave it for a while.

Also, if you are this uptight about a tiny tattoo, maybe don't get another one for a while? You need to learn to live with this one.

I'm so puzzled and confused by this tattoo. I have no idea what it is supposed to be.

It's not going to look like that piece of art. So get that out of your head. That's also a very small space to put that kind of image. You need to rethink placement, rethink the image, and just be careful because you could end up with a truly shitty tattoo. As my friend @Gingerninja said, that is going to be very difficult to pull off. VERY.

Look. You got a tattoo on a body part. When you move that body part, the tattoo won't look straight.  That's just how it works. You shouldn't regret it. It's really tiny, and no one will know it is there unless you show them.

If you hate it that much, let it heal, then get laser removed. You are worrying far too much about this very, very tiny tattoo. Either enjoy it or start making plans to get it removed. It isn't a big deal.

Stop worrying. I promise that you'll be OK. :-)

It's your arm. It won't be straight when you move your arm. It looks fine.

18 hours ago, Youngjason said:

Will it heal back to natural colour after time?  my tattoo is text based could this be why?

It's nothing to do with the content of the tattoo. Listen to Dan. He speaks the truth.

What Mark said. I had to get an antibiotic shot when one of my tattoos got infected. And it was from a reputable shop. Don't take a chance. Get to the doctor ASAP. End of.

Every time I am with my tattoo artist, he touches up his other work. I end up leaving with several fresh sections!