dalinar92

On 8/30/2021 at 10:45 PM, warrug25 said:

I want to say three things:

1 - It will "fade" a little bit over time, tattoo always do.

2 - It's a very nice tattoo if you ask me, but in any case you should try not to worry about what people think: it's your tattoo on your skin, and your opinion is the only one that really matters.

3 - Southern Europe and tattoos (or any other kind of body modification, for what matters)... I can empathise with you: as a person coming from the southest part of Europe (I'm from Sicily, if you're wondering), I know how reactionary and judgemental our peoples can be. Again, just try to ignore all the shit people will throw at you (explicitly or by just looking at you with disapproval in their eyes): your tattoo, your skin, your choice.

Thank you, really appreciate it 🙂 I'm Italian as well by the way.

I agree, my problem might be the fear of judgment (bad tattoo) from other people.

I hope I'll simply get used to it, feeling it as part of my body without overthinking it.

Hi everyone.

This is my first tattoo, the picture was taken immediately after the session a few days ago.

I love the subject and position, but I have mixed feelings about the amount of black ink used to shade the tattoo, as well as the size.

The artist told me that some of it will fade over time. It's been 5 days since the session and it's still fresh but I'm worried it will remain so much dark on my pale skin. I showed it to few friends, they say it looks good but I'm sure they wouldn't say negative comments for the fear of making me feel bad. That's why I want honest opinions from tattoo enthusiasts 🙂

I think the problem is the fact that I created a certain tattoo image in my mind in the last few months, visualising my personal version of it on my skin for a long time. Now that it looks much darker than what I've imagined (the stencil had no shades), I'm questioning if I even like it. It's been a strong commitment, it covers most of my calf and it's very visible. Also no relatives or friends with tattoos (I live in southern Europe, very few people have tattoos), I'm afraid everyone will keep looking at it and judge it as far too dark. I know that people's opinions shouldn't bother me, but it does... It's also my first tattoo, so all my feelings are multiplied by 100.

What do you think? Is it really too dark? Will the shades fade away? Before the tattoo session, I explicitly said I like the contrast between dark and light lines/areas with no ink, it gives a tri-dimensional feeling that I really enjoy. When I look at my tattoo, it don't see it. Thank you