Virtualanimegf

Happy healing! @Virtualanimegf

Hey, thank you!
It went great! She was fabulous to work w and I think I was pretty okay too - I was twitching a bit by the end, but no complaining and a good tip! 
 
thanks for the insight 🙂

Hey, thank you!
It went great! She was fabulous to work w and I think I was pretty okay too - I was twitching a bit by the end, but no complaining and a good tip! 
 
thanks for the insight 🙂

Hey, thank you!
It went great! She was fabulous to work w and I think I was pretty okay too - I was twitching a bit by the end, but no complaining and a good tip! 
 
thanks for the insight 🙂

Hey, thank you!
It went great! She was fabulous to work w and I think I was pretty okay too - I was twitching a bit by the end, but no complaining and a good tip! 
 
thanks for the insight 🙂

I had a question, but this is the only forum I could post to. Can’t find anything about what this ‘initiation’ is exactly, but I’m guessing I’m supposed to introduce myself?
Hi, I’m Rebecca. I have several shotty tattoos, but I love and admire tattoos so much. Thanks for having me!
I also have a question about etiquette. Tomorrow I have an appointment to get a bad tattoo covered with a black band. I want to have my daughters name and birthdate added above it, would it be okay to ask to do it all at once or should I have it added another time? For me it would be better to have that spot on my arm heal altogether than in separate times and I don’t care about change in price, but I don’t want to piss off my artist. Thanks!

Hey, thank you!
It went great! She was fabulous to work w and I think I was pretty okay too - I was twitching a bit by the end, but no complaining and a good tip! 
 
thanks for the insight 🙂

welcome ! sit and stay a while,
and I think it would be totally ok to ask the artist to do that,all they can say is not now, and as long as you trust that artist to do a good job on lettering.
and I have a few crappy tattoos too.

In my experience, treat a tattooer like any other business owner.  Work with them, don't cop an attitude, and remember that they are the experts.  Be understanding and everything will work out fine.
BTW, you can't start a new thread in any other section until you have 10 posts... I think, lol.

My advice: sit well, tip well and don't bring drama (no micromanaging). See how it goes. Good luck!

Your tattoo is fine. It isn't a copy. It is flash.Quit worrying. 🙂

Well thank you 🙂
ah, okay. That sounds good. I don’t mind being told no, it’s just that I haven’t worked w her before and I don’t want her to not want to work with me in the future because I ask for too much. I do trust her though, she’s been nice and honest so far and her lettering looks good to me!
I’m glad I’m not alone! They’re a good ice breaker that’s for sure lol

Thats right, I like it I dont care if people say its not beautiful or that 'I shouldve done flowers... not that!' or if there is rules that you should be having sleeves before getting hands done. 
But I do agree with originality. 
And the only thing we changed about the dice is the number of dots, that was the most imortant thing to me at the time! Maybe its different enough then... 🤔
I see it is freaking annoying. I should wrap it up. 
 

I do agree that you’re worrying too much! Honestly, if you like it you don’t need to mess w it. 
 
my favorite and most well done tattoos are song lyrics that are actually slightly incorrect (because I got them wrong) and a flower that happens to be a logo lol but I cherish them because they are mine, they’re pretty and I like them - not because they are perfect or completely original. 
 
I also have a couple very poorly done tattoos - one of which I’m covering tomorrow, one I’m gonna try to get fixed up and one I’m leaving just the way it is. They just are what they are and honestly I probably wouldn’t change getting them although I’m changing parts of them now because I’m just not happy with them. Whenever I see any of them though, whether I got them for a specific reason or not, I can always see that time in my life through them. That’s a little cheesy I know, but seriously. If you like it, that’s okay, you’re allowed to like it. And if not you can change it - just remember that comes w it’s own set of risks too! Good luck. 

You’re absolutely right. I’m all for asking politely, but even if I’m respectful about it I don’t want to cause any headaches w my requests. Although I really do think you’re right in that it’ll probably be just fine - I’m likely overthinking a simple question. 
 
Oh, well that’s very good to know. Thanks 🙂