MakaveliX

Maybe someone should make a sticky with frequently asked questions at the top of the forum ?

I've had a touch up from a good artist a few months ago on a tattoo which wasn't theirs so I should be ok

OK fair enough... An artist would be more inclined to do a touch-up if i'm getting a new tattoo from them right ? My plan is to wait until they've fully healed - find a good artist such as the ones I used originally before this tattoo and then ask them to do a touch-up whilst doing whichever new tattoo I want next.. I have found a place which has exceptional work and state they can rework older tattoos.

As far as minor touch-ups on parts which fade after healing. Should I find someone else ? I wouldn't want to make it any worse.

Understood, thanks 🙂

Learn to live with it is good advice so thanks for that. I was a bit upset the day I had it done as it didn't turn out that great. However it seems to be a bit better now it's healing. I had two sets done, one 10 days ago and one last friday. Don't think i'll go back to be fair.

Artist is an apprentice but i've had work from other apprentices before which turned out good. Guess I should nip it in the bud and not go back for any more. If I need any touch ups ( NOT alterations ) i'll go to a different artist - as even after it was done some parts were clearly more light than others. Is it possible to get a touch up from an artist other than place who did the tattoo ?

OK dude i'll take the advice and leave it alone. Quick question. One of them I got 10 days ago has nearly finished scabbing. It looks a fair bit lighter, will it darken again once it's fully healed in a month or so ? Pretty sure the artist diluted some of the ink as even after I got the tattoo it wasn't as black as others i've had from other artists

Looks fine. It will probably start to flake and scab so don't worry. It'll take a few weeks until it's healed.

OK fair enough. I don't think it's entirely the artists fault as I'm the one who suggested the font. I did have another tattoo done last week from the same artist. I'll post a picture once it's finished scabbing to see what you guys think. I'll think twice before going back I think.

Their work is excellent but I don't think they specialise in text. I'm not in the USA so unlikely anyone could suggest someone

I thought it would make the letters stand out a bit so that the black doesn't close the gap and impede the letters ? If i look at the tattoo now it's actually much clearer than it was in the second picture.

Well it's dynamic triple black which is supposed to be the best. On the web it does say it does not fade but i'd assume it will fade but not as much as other inks ? The fact that it's not fixable is pretty depressing as i've just got some more negative space tattoos now and once the gaps close a bit it may be less legible. 😞 Surely with negative space though you can fill the negative space with colour to counteract the blurring a bit ? Lets say the gap I shown closes up a bit, can I not just colour the whole lot in with a colour such as red or white instead of having negative space ?

If the artist uses good quality ink and I moisturise every day, will this reduce the blurring over time ?

How does white tattoo ink turn over time ? I heard it can fade quite quickly and discolour ? Does anybody on here have black and white ink tattoos and can share their experiences ? I have a black negative space tattoo and considering filling in the negative space with white ink so that the text is more legible I have light brown skin Thanks

I think it looks absolutely fine. Nothing wrong with that at all

Sounds as if they want someone to practice a new design on ?

The lion itself looks awesome. I'd just get another tattoo underneath it and try to incorporate the lions mane into it ? Either way I like it

My last artist used the dynamic black triple. Will be interesting to see how it heals compared to the other ones.

Thanks. I'll ask the tattooist when I see them next. Hopefully it can be corrected by a tiny light line. As I said the other option could be to fill the letters red in future if I wanted to add to it. But for now I like the negative space.

I've got a new negative space tattoo and it looks awesome. One part is bothering me though, the line you can see i've pointed to is thinner than i'd like. Would it be possible to get some light brown ink ( to match my skin colour ) and widen it a tiny bit once it's healed ? It's " olde english " and i've attached a picture of roughly what it's supposed to look like. I know for now it's probably OK but over time as we all know, text can smudge and blur abit, potentially making the line invisible. The other thing is, I could just leave it, and in future fill the letters in red, so it's red and black. As you can see, the " A " on the left has a thicker line, wheras on the right it's thinner

Thought so. Perhaps they have worded it wrong and mean that it doesn't fade quickly ( i.e just after it's healed )

Don't know how true this is but apparently this ink " dynamic " doesn't fade... That's impossible right ? https://inkedway.com/best-tattoo-ink/

Are some inks " better " than others for the end result, or does it mainly depend on the artists preference ? Just learning about tattoos and see for example different people rant and rave about different black inks. From what i've read it depends on the artists preference more than anything ? Thanks

Had some tattoos on my inside wrist 3 weeks ago and they are just what I wanted. However I do have some tiny tiny signs of blow outs but they're barely noticable , I heard some areas are more prone to them especially where the skin is very thin ( such as inner wrists ) Is there anything I can do in future to prevent it ?