Queen Rocks

Chris Ademek had a cancellation and I was able to get in with him just 2 weeks after emailing him which I was super stoked on. Unfortunately this snow storm rolled in and I had a 75 mile drive home so we didn’t get to finish the piece. It’s a portrait of my grandmothers wedding photo from the 50s. She passed away last year and oddly enough the cancellation happened to be her birthday. I’ll wait to post a progress pic when my skin isn’t so angry. But here is the reference 

It'll be worth the suffering!

...and blowout or not, no-one would probably notice but you. 

Yes, I'll use red again. My experience didn't scare me off at all. And to date, my skin is doing well with it.

...and blowout or not, no-one would probably notice but you. 

...and blowout or not, no-one would probably notice but you. 

Yeah, to my understanding, most places won't tolerate it. At least reputable places.
Personally, I couldn't imagine getting work done while intoxicated. It's too risky.

Your turkey vulture looks sweet. Thanks for the update.

Just thought I’d share some progress on my turkey vulture back piece. Around 12 hours in and it’s coming together! This piece has really tested me mentally and physically. I just got out of Covid quarantine and my body was not at all prepared to handle a tattoo. This last 4.5 hour session was brutal. I feel like such a little baby but this back piece has been deeply painful! I love being tattooed but getting them... do not enjoy 

I can only speak from my personal and limited experience. My latest tattoo had red, but only very little (about the size of a jelly bean). It didn't take to my skin as well as the other colors...it faded and looked leathery (though I would describe mine as more murky or greyed out). Very peculiar, but it's nothing that couldn't be fixed with another quick session. Like ezh said, red ink can be more touchy than other colors, but it depends on the person's skin. Since it's only been two weeks, I wouldn't lose any sleep over it. Give yourself another 2 - 4 weeks to heal, at which point you'll be in a better position to make a fair assessment. Touch ups are usually free and I'm sure if your artist is good at his job he/she will do everything they can to make it look awesome -- after all, they have a reputation to uphold. 😉

Number four here.
I think your chest piece looks beautiful. I'm sure it'll blend well with the old art. Love the colors. 

I'm sure it's fine. You just need to wait for it to heal completely (4-6 weeks), and then make your assessment. And besides, most artists do touch ups free of charge. It'll work out in the end. Just be patient.

I'm sure it's fine. You just need to wait for it to heal completely (4-6 weeks), and then make your assessment. And besides, most artists do touch ups free of charge. It'll work out in the end. Just be patient.

I love that you’re keeping it Freddie themed! Looks like it’ll be dope, can’t wait to see!

Hello - and Happy Christmas all - 
Not been contributing much due to lockdown/shutdown/eiderdown....
Had a couple of tattoos recently but all are stick and poke and not relevant to this site  - 
in any case....   Peace and Goodwill and here are my 12 things of Christmas...........
i)  They all do that
ii) Totally normal
iii) Not finished healing
iv) Not a blowout
v) A blowout
vi) A blowout a blowout a blowout - if you say it enough it becomes really weird....
vii) Stop covering it in stuff
viii) Stop covering it in other stuff
ix) No really stop covering it in stuff
x) Blimey - that looks odd
xi) No - its great but you really need to address your underlying anxiety issues
and my own contribution - 
xii) all ink is cool - change my mind.
R
 

I know it's just part of being a cranky old man, but I think you should earn your tattoos.  I once had to pay for a session I couldn't finish, but I wouldn't use the numbing cream. It's worth it to me.

Yeah, to my understanding, most places won't tolerate it. At least reputable places.
Personally, I couldn't imagine getting work done while intoxicated. It's too risky.

Yeah, to my understanding, most places won't tolerate it. At least reputable places.
Personally, I couldn't imagine getting work done while intoxicated. It's too risky.

Wish me luck then, I guess.

Looks to be a good idea, to me. The artist looks to be quite capable and has done some pretty damn good portraits, too. 

Our pleasure. Remember, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. As long as you want to do something and will like the finished product, that's all that should matter. Good luck.

This is a pretty good video to watch. I think she does a nice job of explaining placement.
I think the image would work well as lower or upper arm. Just make sure he isn't upside down. Lol Really, though, it's all subjective. Beauty in the eye of the beholder and all that. 

I think it's whatever you're most comfortable with. Me personally, I only have a half sleeve. At the time, I never considered getting my whole arm done. But it's something I strongly consider now. I'd probably just go back to my artist when I'm ready and ask if he could work on something with me. I don't think it's that big of a deal. In hindsight, yeah, I guess I would have preferred planning it all out, but it's not the end of the world. 🤷‍♂️

Thanks everyone for the opinion. Once this is done I'm looking to get a full back piecie, colour archangel to contrast /balance all that. Hopefully this is a good idea. 

It looks like skin that's about to peel. But like JAC1961 said, it's hard to tell from one pic. Regardless of what it is, just be patient and let it heal. Reassess in a few weeks and talk to your artist if it needs a touch up.