October 13, 2013 at 10:10 am #40860
    Aero
    Participant
    @aero

    Hi everyone,

    I just got a new tattoo 4 days ago and realized on Friday that some of the lines look fuzzy – I called the inker and he mentioned it would only make sense to pass by when the healing process is finished, since it can disappear by itself. Here is a picture: http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/6348/62jr.jpg

    What are your thoughts? Can this really improve over the coming days / weeks? Or does it look like a blowout?

    Many thanks in advance.

    Aero

    October 13, 2013 at 10:42 am #146022
    ArniVidar
    Moderator
    @arnividar

    It looks like it’s more or less entirely blown out, but he’s right in that you need to wait at least a full month before you can truly see how it will look.

    October 13, 2013 at 11:00 am #146024
    Aero
    Participant
    @aero

    Thanks ArniVidar for your reply, I assume this can be corrected by re-tattoing the lines?

    October 13, 2013 at 11:40 am #146025
    ArniVidar
    Moderator
    @arnividar

    What can and can’t be done will only become apparent once it’s all healed and the colors have faded to their final shade.. which can take anywhere from a month to three months. Most of it may become utterly invisible once it’s healed.

    Would love to see a pic of the complete piece. What is it?

    October 13, 2013 at 11:52 am #146026
    Aero
    Participant
    @aero

    Here it is the cobra: http://img543.imageshack.us/img543/6070/c6ah.jpg

    All was fine the first day, it really just started on the second day… Is there any chance that the color will further blur respectively that the blowout will get worse? Or can blowouts just occur in the beginning and not become worse?

    October 13, 2013 at 11:53 am #146027
    BertNaked
    Participant
    @bertnaked

    It’s even more on the “top”. Some of it disappear, but not all. It can be fixed, but only if this is a creative artist. Byt the looks of it, he’s not under that category.

    October 13, 2013 at 12:01 pm #146028
    ArniVidar
    Moderator
    @arnividar

    Just give it time and see what it does. There’s nothing you can do to undo what’s done, so there’s no point in spending the next few months agonizing about it. Take care of that tattoo of yours, and in the meantime try to find a better tattoo artist for your inevitable next piece 🙂

    October 13, 2013 at 4:17 pm #146041
    Sam-I-Am
    Participant
    @sam-i-am

    Welcome to the forum!

    That is one of the worst blowouts I’ve seen. It’s caused by the tattoo needles being pushed in too deep.
    Wait AL LEAST a month reevaluate it. I would definitely find somebody else to repair it.

    Good luck, keep us posted!

    October 13, 2013 at 5:21 pm #146042
    Call_me_Lola
    Participant
    @call_me_lola

    Welcome to the forum. These guys are giving you good advice. Nothing to do now but wait for a while to see how bad it is once it’s healed.

    And they are also right about finding someone else to fix it for you later. I had some bad blowout on my 2nd tattoo (there are pics of it, the lily, in my album). Went back to the same artist to have it fixed for free and she “fixed” it by adding a really crappy shadow. It actually looked better before her “fix”. The picture in my album is before she “fixed” it.

    The experience taught me to look for better talent in a tattoo artist, because there is a lot of really great talent out there.

    October 14, 2013 at 8:40 am #146097
    Amok
    Participant
    @amok

    I don’t think it’s THAT bad but yes it has more blowout than you’d expect. Its still a decent piece and will look better when healed.

    October 15, 2013 at 1:18 pm #146149
    buttwheat
    Participant
    @buttwheat

    Looks like some blown lines to me but as said above wait until it heals before passing final judgement. A skilled tattooist could go over the blown lines giving them weight (thickening them) this could hide the blow outs.

    October 16, 2013 at 5:44 pm #146231
    Aero
    Participant
    @aero

    Thanks everyone for the advise. How long should I wait before making a final judgement?

    I am really surprised as the inker is quite famous – can blowouts also be caused by skin issues?

    October 16, 2013 at 8:46 pm #146234
    GrayCatLove
    Participant
    @graycatlove

    @Aero 134761 wrote:

    Thanks everyone for the advise. How long should I wait before making a final judgement?

    I am really surprised as the inker is quite famous – can blowouts also be caused by skin issues?

    Like rosacea or leprosy? … Yes. Seriously, what kind of skin issue? And did you mention this to the tattoo artist?

    And I’d wait until it was healed and go from there.

    October 16, 2013 at 9:28 pm #146236
    BertNaked
    Participant
    @bertnaked

    @Aero 134761 wrote:

    Thanks everyone for the advise. How long should I wait before making a final judgement?

    I am really surprised as the inker is quite famous – can blowouts also be caused by skin issues?

    Please, do share this superior artists name.

    October 16, 2013 at 11:01 pm #146242
    poxphobia
    Participant
    @poxphobia

    @Aero 134761 wrote:

    Thanks everyone for the advise. How long should I wait before making a final judgement?

    I am really surprised as the inker is quite famous – can blowouts also be caused by skin issues?

    …. Yes. Yes they can. Oh my god. Did you mention this?
    A NUMBER of conditions can affect the way your tattoo heals. This really needs to be mentioned to your artist and when asking advice!

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