i will diplomatically say…. it could have been better executed
im probably biased because even as an artist i dont like hands faces or necks being inked
and I refuse to do them

i refuse to do what we call public viewing, the reasons being is that you cant cover it, and it can hold back your posibilities of career moves…. unless of course your a tattoo artist or a rockstar lol

i didnt know if you wanted crtique in the way of thoughts of how it looks from a public point of view or from an artists point of view

i really like hand tatts but im with outlaw, i dont get one just incase i lose or quit my job now and am unable to get hired anywhere else due to my hand tatts… ppl do discriminate against it because they think its “offensive” esp if your applying for a job that deals with customers in person. It a cool tatt i think but you gotta think about it first.

In a time when even the armed forces are discouraged from display tattoos openly then its no surprise that such tattoos should (IMHO) be discouraged from any self respecting artist —yes you would think that someone who has tattoos themselves should not be judgemental about such things but as stated elsewhere it will severely limit the wearers job prospects — reminds me of the old love on one hand/knuckle hate on the other hand /knuckle tattoos that the bikers used to have in the 60/70s must look really impressive as they collect their Old Age Pensions

@Fremen 31057 wrote:

well i wouldnt feel embarrassed to have this when im older, as the person who has it in the picture i posted is like 60ish and i think it adds a touch of character to him

Show me a tattoo and I will show you a person who has a interesting story to tell —-don’t know who first said it but they were right —yeah on a sixty year old it may look cool to someone who is still at school but there are a lot better tattoos you could chose from for your first tattoo —as I said elsewhere I wish the skill level and choice of tattoos you can get now was available 40 years ago when I got my first tattoo It would certainly have changed my mind about some of the tattoos I now have on display 🙂

@Fremen 31059 wrote:

the only problem is that everyone has these incredibly complex tattoos and i think its a bit overdone in some cases, i just wanted something damn simple thus the letters.

later on i plan on getting an english lion on the top right of my back

I’m really not sure if you’re on a wind up mission or you genuinely believe that having your knuckles tattooed is what you want out of life, you’ve had a professional artist tell you why its not advisable –you’ve had others on here tell you why its not advisable but still you persist —cant fault your passion but if you still want the words Hold Fast as you’re first tattoo why don’t you goggle search some old school tattoos that represent those words after all it was a common navy tattoo/term from by gone years –may look strange and out of place on a youngster but at least you can tell those that ask the meaning of it 🙂

i have HAT GLOVE on my knuckles
done by a dyslexic tattoo artist 😀
no just kiddin