Dan

Welp, that's a wrap. 
8 months.
5 trips to Austin.
18 hours of tattooing. 
Signature Tony Hundahl tough.
Made at Rock of Ages.
 

the new hand tattoo will be darker brighter more vivid than the rest of your  settled in sleeves.The hand tattoo will probably look more cohesive and not stand out so much once it settles in 6 months (without seeing it)

after a month,
yes

This isn’t Facebook market place.  Do your advertising elsewhere.

take a breath and relax, it will pass, and start  planning your next tattoo.

As often happens on the internet, you got advice you don’t like. Some of the people giving that advice have several hundred hours experience getting tattooed.
I re-read your post. You’re right about so many items being a back piece. Depending on how detailed it is, this would probably run 35+ hours. A good artist is going to be $100 or more an hour. depending on how well you sit it could run 8 or more sessions. Most people find the back painful. It’s hard to care for just because it’s hard to reach some spots. That’s a huge commitment for a first tattoo.
 
Here’s some more advice you won’t like. Get a smaller tattoo on an easy place like your bicep first so you have some idea what you are getting in to.

Well guys I finished this thing up on Saturday! Added the dove, light rays, and clouds! Came out beautiful!
 
Really considering making this into a sleeve. Trying to figure out ideas that could flow with the design. thought about an eyeball with my brother and I’s silhouettes in the reflection for my inner arm. 

that's not me, I think about a tattoo before I get for about an hour, many of my tattoos were spur of the moment , sometimes on several tattoos I didn't even know what I was getting until I got in the chair, also some of mine were flash off the wall.
 

that's not me, I think about a tattoo before I get for about an hour, many of my tattoos were spur of the moment , sometimes on several tattoos I didn't even know what I was getting until I got in the chair, also some of mine were flash off the wall.
 

here is an example of what a good artist can do to rework/freshenup a tattoo,
I follow this guy and IMO he is very good, this is one he freshened up for somebody.
 

Hi
This is my first tattoo I got the start of this month from Dave Swambo at Strongold in Cardiff - thoughts?

here is another music inspired piece of mine, small but I like it.
 

I think they went home. 🙂

WOW ! that piece looks amazing ! and I cannot believe how big you went, "go big or go home " right !?!?!?

WOW ! that piece looks amazing ! and I cannot believe how big you went, "go big or go home " right !?!?!?

The turn-out was awesome, the occasion shitty. End of an era, the Time Warp Tea Room closed after last Tuesday. Our vintage motorcycle club had their last meeting at the Time Warp but will move ~1/2 mile North to Twisters. Everyone really appreciates Dan and Peggy basically keeping it open one day a week for us since COVID started. The usual hoodlums showed up and terrorised the area.

pictures, or it didn't happen

I agree with wait, a tattoo takes months to heal.

I agree with wait, a tattoo takes months to heal.

I agree with wait, a tattoo takes months to heal.

I agree with wait, a tattoo takes months to heal.

Thanks @Dan, I appreciate that mate!🙂

looks really great ! I like it

Just had the 2nd session on the top of my arm. Reworked an old tribal and added an eye and some dot work. Quite hard to see as it wraps around. 🙂
 

Take a writing course. Seriously. You can’t write a paragraph but you’ve written novels???
As to tattoos, find an artist you like and discuss your ideas with them. It’s their job to take your ideas and put them into a coherent design.
Being transgender and transitioning has nothing to do with your getting tattoos. A human being is a human being.