Why should it be troll bait? And what does a mermaid have to do with transgenders?

@ALEX55 122491 wrote:

I think it is extremely disrespectful to artists for you to compare their work to the likes of Shane O’Neill, Josh Woods, etc. I just think it is terrible to call these tattoos done by regular artists terrible but thats just my opinion

What you’re saying is that we should treat their work as we would treat the drawings of a…[Read more]

I can’t think of any symbology to depict transgenders. Perhaps you should try your luck in one of the trans forums. If anyone can give answers, it’s someone who’s going through the same thing. The rest of us can’t give you ideas for something that symbolizes your personal struggles, let alone something that does so subtly.

That tattoo is so weak that it’s not going to be too difficult to cover it. Have you thought about zapping it with a laser a couple of times to make it fade even more, to make it easier to tattoo over?

Bored, much?

@ZMA 122376 wrote:

it meant so much to me.

To be perfectly honest, it didn’t mean enough to you as you picked the wrong artist for the job.
Can’t stress enough to do your research before selecting someone, post on here to get artist recommendations.

Okay, so you’ve cocked up this time, get it lasered and start again. No need to let this…[Read more]

@Wardy 122391 wrote:

Why sign up to a tattoo forum to tell us that your not going to get a tattoo again?

Did you even read what he wrote?

To the OP, this is exactly why it’s important to choose a proper tattoo artist, and not just the corner-store guy. You chose a bad tattooist. It happens.

I do! Looks awesome, congrats

Very glad to hear that 🙂 Good luck.

@hip toss 122355 wrote:

its obvious i stopped talking about it

Oh? Not so obvious to us in here. Feels like there’s a new disaster from you about every 12 hours.

No pics visible.

Stop applying all that bloody lubricant on your tattoo already, and let it heal. What will be, will be.

I can’t help you with the actual coverup idea, but if you want to maximize your chances of a properly good tattoo, follow these five easy steps:

1.) Post a picture of your tattoo in here.
2.) Laser that thing off you.
3.) Tell us where you are and how much you’re willing to spend on a tattoo.
4.) Hopefully we’ll give you some references for…[Read more]

Shit happens when you choose a crappy tattooist. 🙂 You’d have to be seriously self-destructive or stupid to go to the same person for the third time.

Anyway, as I said, give it another MONTH without even thinking about what needs to be done to it. It’ll take something like a year before you’ll be able to properly tattoo over the scar anyway, if…[Read more]

You need to stop reading online. You’ll die of fright before your 20th birthday if you continue like this.

It already looks worn enough that it’ll probably save you a couple of sessions at least. Good luck with the process, and I hope you get a far better tattoo to replace it.

Holy hell dude… relax already. Give it a month or so and see how it looks then.
It’s probably nothing at all. You’ve just had your skin carved like a cheap piece of meat, and it takes time to heal.

And yes, most everything can be tattooed over. It just requires an actually skilled tattooist, and a heck of a lot of waiting time.

@gawj1512 122224 wrote:

I just want to be totally prepared…

It’s going to hurt like you’re being raped by a horse and split in two.

Expect that, and you’re totally prepared for anything at all 😀

@bobbycarver 122247 wrote:

would an artist be able to put say a dragon behind it? And have a dragon sleeve but with the tribal on top

Theoretically you could treat the tribal as prison bars, and put whatever you like behind them. I don’t see how that could look good with the tribal being so small. If you’re going for a sleeve, it would only cover…[Read more]

@mspears2010 122262 wrote:

Sadly, I did get this done at a professional tattoo shop.

Sadly, ‘professional’ does not equate ‘good’.

I’m glad you’re getting a consult for the lasering, but I don’t think you can get it lasered just yet. Doesn’t it take something like 6 months to heal before lasering?
Good luck with it all.