marfil98

this is not really the place to do school projects .
go get your first tattoo and then you will have an experience to take the survey about.
there are probably other online discussion forums better suited for your survey.

Just got this done, old school cowboy skull. Fits right in between two other tattoos I have. Can't wait to see how it heals up.
 

Third session on this demon samurai by Nikko at the Bay Area Tattoo Convention 

ok - I'm gonna be first to enter with my Robert Ryan Mandala Leopard which resides on my stomach - hopefully the leopard can qualify as its the closest thing to a panther that I have - no hard feelings if it doesnt meet the qualifications - done at Electric Tattoo in Asbury Park NJ - if you havent been tattooed by Robert or been to Electric - well...you're missing out - luckily I live only short drive from the shop - anyway - here you go...btw - this tattoo also made his awesome book - The Inborn Absolute :)
 

Just got this done, old school cowboy skull. Fits right in between two other tattoos I have. Can't wait to see how it heals up.
 

Nice tattoo! I experienced similar peeling/fading on one of my tattoos, it wasn't quite as bad, but it still looked really faded. Two weeks later, the color's returned and it looks fine. I'm no expert but it might just be part of the healing process. Worst case scenario you might need a touch-up, but I doubt it. You should ask your artist though. For now just try to relax, let it heal and hope for the best. Good luck and I hope everything works out.

@Charles.M Charles my man I think you're just not getting what the spirit of the site is about 
the site is about tattoos man
and thats where you are coming up short
so show some tattoos (your own or your work)
or settle down and do some reading and listening on here
less short novel posts more quality
and please keep the world is against me stuff to yourself
nobody knows if you were or werent a victim but more importantly nobody cares
stick to tattoo topics and you'll be golden
 

I am with these guys. There is no way I am reading it, and you should probably start a blog.
I wouldn't trust an artist who doesn't post at least some of his work on the internet. It's 2016. Step into the 21st century. And how could we see your work since we have no idea where you tattoo? It's a little weird.

honestly with all your troubles you have described
i get why you are turned off to internet, social media, etc
but then...why are you here
also - stop with these long winded posts man
keep it short and simple
i think part of the issue here is you say waaaaay too much

Wrong thread / wrong site / good night

Just got this done, old school cowboy skull. Fits right in between two other tattoos I have. Can't wait to see how it heals up.
 

Just got this done, old school cowboy skull. Fits right in between two other tattoos I have. Can't wait to see how it heals up.
 

Just got this done, old school cowboy skull. Fits right in between two other tattoos I have. Can't wait to see how it heals up.
 

Just got this done, old school cowboy skull. Fits right in between two other tattoos I have. Can't wait to see how it heals up.
 

Just got this done, old school cowboy skull. Fits right in between two other tattoos I have. Can't wait to see how it heals up.
 

welcome ! and WOW ! those two ideas "photography & the Navy" are way cool,that brings to mind so many ideas & possibilities of great tattoo art ! the right artist could do so much with those two ideas !
 

Hello everyone!
I am currently serving in the U.S. Navy as a photographer. I have decided to get my first tattoo right before this deployment and now I have the tattoo fever. I already have several tattoos planned and some of them I have even designed myself. I have TONS of questions, so hopefully some of you guys would be willing to help me out with my new journey.

Nice tattoo! I experienced similar peeling/fading on one of my tattoos, it wasn't quite as bad, but it still looked really faded. Two weeks later, the color's returned and it looks fine. I'm no expert but it might just be part of the healing process. Worst case scenario you might need a touch-up, but I doubt it. You should ask your artist though. For now just try to relax, let it heal and hope for the best. Good luck and I hope everything works out.

And for anybody who wants to know, here is a photo taken right after completion last week:) 

I've never heard of "edge day" or "  straight edge ",
LOL I guess that dates me ?  
just look at my avatar ! 

By the way? Only been coming here a few months. Sorry, but you can't blame me for how dead this forum is. This place was dead when I arrived, but Iike a lot of the people here, so I keep coming back. Take care. :-)

I had to go look it up. I guess I AM getting old! ?

I've had dropout on tattoos and it usually had to do with location - my knee for instance - i'm not a huge fan of the touch up thing so my advice would be to accept the dropout as a part of this particular tattoos 'personality' 
of course you could also visit the artist and see what they advise - they might want to touch it up but like i said i wouldnt sweat it - particularly if the rest of the piece is to your liking - most often we look at our tattoos much closer than anyone else would ever care to

Hey Darren ... just leave it alone and let your body do its thang to heal. Hands are stressful to heal. When I got my hand done it looked like I had the flesh eating disease for a couple weeks and was really stressed out about the ink drop outs and scarring. And then once the rough healing period was over it was fine. So relax, baby your paws for a few weeks and let the tattoo be a tattoo. Cheers bud

my thoughts on hands - though mine arent done - are that its an area on your body that has been exposed to the elements probably as much as any other body part you have and that over the years that skin has been through alot - i relate this to how my lower arm tattoos are some of my toughest healing spots - i grew up at the beach and i think at 45 years old the skin on my lower arms is just 'beat' - definetly some of my hardest areas to heal - not to mention you are looking at these spots all day - you know the saying - 'can a watched tattoo heal'