why is your “artist” asking you to supply your own ink?!? tbh buddy it sounds to me like you need to find a proper artist in a proper licenced shop somewhere who will already have the best possible ink if they are any good at their jobs.lots of people on here will be ableto point you in the direction of a decent artist who can fix this for you if…[Read more]

well given that your starting piece is a ratherflamboyant tropical/marine fish i would continue with that as your theme 😉 x

we understand what your trying to say, its just that if you dont want a text tattoo then finding something to symbolise that is quite difficult. maybe you should just get the text and put but embellished hammers or something around it depicting manual labour? sorry we cant be of more help x

tbh the best way to get a renowned artist to do a piece on you is to have a really original idea that appeals to their own style because they know that they will enjoy doing it. i got really lucky with my next artist because he was really interested in the piece as a whole so they are willing to find room for me even though its gonna mean i have…[Read more]

that is a VERY large piece with some really awkward parts to cover so i agree with wardy that you would probably need a number of laser sessions on it first, either to remove it completely or to fade the main parts of it enough to be able to work something over it. given the size, you could always add some colourm, have a touch up and add some…[Read more]

unfortunately i think laser is the only real option tbh if there were a better way, everyone would have heard of it and someone somewhere would be getting nice deep pockets from it! of course the best option is to not get crappy tattoos in the first place 😉 good luck x

i know you said that your friend was an apprentice so you can forgive the wobbly lines and not so great shading technique but the design itself is the bit that lets it down i think its just a bit… underwhelming. but if you like it and are happy with it that’s all that matters, very nice of you to let your friend practice on you 🙂 x

cant really help with the symbolism, its quite a hard thing to try to draw out really but welcome to the forum in the meantime, hopefully someone here will be able to be of more use to you! do you have any tattoos already? x

i wouldnt add another completely unrelated quote, it wont make any sense but if you wish to embellish it i agree that i would look more into symbolism than more wording. you could have a sunrise or lightening or something, who knows, the possibilities are endless these days 🙂 the picture wont show up for me for some reason so i cant see what you…[Read more]

i was going to suggest a banner or a scroll too actually so i agree with xanderx. if you like the script as it is and you just dont like the fact that its wonky then drop it into a scroll, maybe add some swallows or flowers and jobs a good’un, just please dont go back to that artist! lol good luck with what ever you want to do, though if you’re…[Read more]

ArniVidar;104472 wrote:
There is a good reason why reputable tattoo artists refuse to do face tattoos on people unless they are already very heavily covered. Face tattoos are for freaks and criminals, and even though people are slowly but surely getting used to ‘regular’ tattoos, the face tattoos are going to take a few hundred years more to get…[Read more]

i dont understand why you would get a big blurry/fading black mark on your ring finger when you could wear some lovely diamonds?! lol i know which one i got 😉

ArniVidar;104454 wrote:
It’s not as easy as one might think to blend the two.

Perhaps you can just have the rainbow puzzled? It would be rather difficult to do, but you take a rainbow banner and you add on the puzzle bits. Then you scramble the bits on part of the banner, or even remove some of the bits altogether, showing that the Rainbow…[Read more]

hi! happy new year! what tattoo are you hoping to get and do you have any already? x

hi! congratulations on the birth of your son, he’s absolutely divine! i agree, i dont think a portrait is right at this stage, i really like the idea of a very intricate pocket watch. i also think back would be better than forearm for placement as like you said you already have the japanese sleeve which this wont fit with and you also have a lot…[Read more]

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lol! we’ll be back dont you worry 😉

Adler;104351 wrote:
Stop watching so much reality tattoo tv. The point of getting a meaningless tattoo is an appreciation of the artform…nothing more, nothing less. Just because the tattoo doesn’t have some deep, miami ink like drama story behind it doesn’t mean you will end up regretting it. In my opinion it’s more than acceptable to get…[Read more]

i wouldnt recommend it, your employability will drop to near zero for a start. if you’re already planning makeup as wardy said then a facial tattoo is not for you, unless you’re a world renowned tattoo artist. good luck x

aw what a sweetie, glad to have you back 😉