My tow cents: are the flames supposed to be pink? They look about the same color as the snake’s tongue… I would ask the artist to go over them with a darker red/orange so they look more like flames. Also, there is one spot to the right of the nine where i think the outline needs to be filled in again.

Other than that it’s not too bad.

about the red/pink issue
i had the same problem and about a month after i’ve done my tattoo the pink did turned into deep red…
but you could always do a touch-up and repaint it with darker red if it doesn’t happen, the ink should be absorbed better at the second time….

and about the tattoo,
first i think it’s amazing, congrats 🙂

in my opinion you should defiantly fill the pool in shades of yellow or orange

and maybe add some more scales on the snake head…
it seems to my a bit too “smooth”
but it’s just my opinion

as i said
it’s some great tattoo you’ve got there 🙂

all in all i dont think its a bad tattoo but it looks dull.
the outlines are looking blue already and all the ball area could do with a bit of attention.

the design i like 😉

Tattooist’s technique aside, I think it’s a sweet design though – three things I want in my next tattoo – flames, a cobra and a pool ball.

Hi

For a couple of hundred you could goto a pro and get a full reshade and a bit of fresh line and really make that tattoo shine.

The design is great it just needs a little more love to really do it justice – nothing huge but again that is just my opinion.

I would;

Deepen the outline on the pool ball – specially round the circle and nine. Also around the fangs and redo the eyeball.

Total reshade in red on the flames maybe add a small amount of blue to them on the bottom inner part.

That orange has to go my friend it makes the tatt suck and redo the nine a seriously bold thickness.

I would also add a lot more hues to the scales and maybe thicken some of the scale outline to make it less flat.

I would also consider adding some shadow shading.

None of them are big jobs.

Hope that helps

Take care
Matthew

Hi

Need to discuss with the artist but I reckon a couple of hours work at most so prob $200-$250?? Guestimates really as depends on how much work you want to do to it.

Have a chat with the artist and see what you want doing but don’t let price put you off – it is on for life so waiting a bit longer whilst you save is no big deal as it is not an awful tattoo.

Take Care
Matthew