if there is no fluid seeping from it then it is fine, it looks to me like it is overworked, hense the heavy scabbing.
give it a few more days and if it is still the same then go show your doctor, to me it looks ok. definately more red than normaly would expect, just bare with it a little longer, and if its continually itching then give it a gentle…[Read more]

to cover it would be impossible unless you had laser treatment, my suggestion would be like matthew said and redefine it and extend it.
i have a client wanting to book in an 8hr sitting for tribal work

looks good

you should be ok, as stated it will fade slowly but all tattoo’s do that, and also the pain factor ist too bad either.
the after care treatment is crucial to any tattoo and if you look after it properly then it should survive mamy many years trouble free 😉

welcome to the forum

the problems you face are that if you get the tattoo now and then you pump them muscles right up then the tattoo will distort, but also remember that if you wait until you get upto size and then have the tattoo done, some day you will decide to quit all the body building, then as the arms change shape again you have the possibility of the tattoo…[Read more]

tonyhe;38383 wrote:
Can consider EMLA if u afraid of the pain. it a anesthetic cream. It works.

yep, and its a bitch to get the ink in the skin so has a possibility of the area being overworked, then sometimes the ink dont stay in properly after using creams so it quickly fades, and then to top it off the healing process goes totally to shit…[Read more]

yep, i recommend it to all my clients,
some of them even get a free tube 😉

my aftercare sheet advises to use either savlon or bepanthen, but personally i prefare savlon

it looks awesome michelle, all that hard work has payed off 😉

straight away :rolleyes:

go look up kev shercliff his studio is midlands taattoo studio in cannock,its not far from brummy land.

his work is award winning and so is stig ‘s who also works from there…. i travelled up there for 4 hrs each way when i got an 8 hours sitting done by a friend who is an artist from spain, Karl is good friends with kev and was staying there…[Read more]

well done on getting it done without the cream, as an artist i can safely say that yes i do use it on occasions as well as ametop gel, and it does make the skin go like rubber and its a bitch to work on sometimes….. this sometimes means that you need to work the ink in real hard and it can cause the skin to be overworked rather…[Read more]

welcome to one of the friendliest sites you will find 😉

skulls are wicked and everyone likes them, but to tattoo your hands at 18yrs old is a big mistake unless you are either the director of your own company, you have a secure job thats related to the tattoo industry or your a well known rockstar…. its not advisable if you want to get a good career otherwise..

for skull tattoo’s try a search on…[Read more]

there is nothing there that cant be fixed… just get a better artist and add some background, that can come up looking a top notch piece 😉

i never recommended cocoa butter….. erm……. wouldnt know on that one

the flaking is normal and DONT PICK any of it, i recommend either savlon or bepanthen for the first 3 or 4 days, and then use none or very low scented body lotion after that, and it should heal in aprox 10 days

if it starts to itch then give it a gentle slap…. that works 😉

i like the design but it has a lot of holidays in it, you say he is fixing it all as you go back… lets hope soon it looks like it was supposed to do.

i would like to know what ink he bought if he says it was shitty, but i still blame it on technique……. sounds like he hamburgered your skin for it to scab up badly.

just my 2 pennies worth

it certainly is taking shape nicely, its unusual to see dogwood flowers being used…… its good to see something different 😉

this is where it all started going wrong on another board…. its the 16yr old attitude that keeps barking out.
im not bagging on you for your age cheech so dont bother quoting me .

what you havent mentioned this time round is that you wanted a tattoo and your parents said no…. because they dont like them.
So your idea was to get a tattoo and…[Read more]

DropDeadDani;37753 wrote:
hahaha, i doubt that a guy (well…) would wear pink and black bondage trousers (or whatever u call them)

NH would….. hahahahaha :p