Hey Jen,

Thanks for the response.

I’ve thought about something like roots, yeah. And… I was trying to think of an organic design that might actually work if it faded around the sides of my heels. Maybe roots would do it but I’m having a hard time accepting it when I envision it on my feet.

I’m gonna have to talk to some expert artists,…[Read more]

Well, since this is a forum dedicated to tattoos, with many active members and several thousand posts, yeah, as a matter of fact: I thought there would be at least a couple experts here.

Again, first tattoo so how am I supposed to know if dudeman with a gun is an expert or not? I’m sure there’s a right and wrong way to black a space out, but I…[Read more]

Awesome. So, thanks for the info. It sounds like it I need to talk to some actual artists. Now I know it would take a week to heal (if not more) and would probably be a decent sized pain in the ass for that amount of time. Then, it will almost certainly wear down on the sole of my foot and might be mistaken for gout or something similar…[Read more]

Well, I mean.. that’s why I’m here, dude. Can you give me a heads up on how to let something like this heal correctly? How long it might take? I said it’s my first tattoo so… any info is good info as long as it helps me understand the process a little better. And… I don’t fully expect the bottom of the heel to last. Moreover, I expect I’ll…[Read more]

Thanks, man. Yeah… bear in mind this is just shitty MSPaint illustration, but this would be sorta what I had in mind. The pic I did of the bottom of my foot in the original post was just sorta brainstorming. I don’t much care what it looks like down there but imagined it would end up sorta like that… given the arch of the foot and…[Read more]

Thank you, dude. I appreciate it.

I’m pretty much expecting the heel itself to wear/fade, but to what extent and how quickly, I don’t know…