How painful would this tattoo likely be? I know pain tolerance is subjective, but for reference my only other tattoos were a hip/stomach tattoo and a rib tattoo.

The hip/stomach was my first and it was hard but not as bad as I thought. Because my rib tattoo was so painful, I wanted to ask what would a back tattoo this size would likely feel like.

Another detail is for my tattoos I prefer lineart so no shading would be included like on the picture. Thanks!

The first picture was the inspiration photo that I had showed my artist. We then worked on a vine wrapping around my ankle onto my foot. He took creative liberty with the bleeding hearts flowers, and shaded them in his own way after I specifically said I like exactly how it’s shaded in the photo which he said okay to. He also shaded the leaves with these stripes, which I never asked for. Is there literally any way to fix this? it’s not horrible, but it’s not exactly what I wanted. I let it heal. It’s been about two weeks now and I thought maybe it just has to fade. I will take literally any advice or opinions!

EDIT: thanks for all the input! This post was more so about the shading and not feeling heard in that aspect. I understand as an artist you wouldn’t want to copy someone else’s work exactly. I think I would have just preferred a bit more dimension within the flowers themselves (gonna look into that with another artist) and the leaves are cool they just have to grow on me lol. The artist did a great job and it’s a beautiful tattoo it just wasn’t what I went into the appt precisely envisioning that’s all :) all love to tattoo artists, the one that did this piece too. Also keep in mind I am not heavily tatted and most of mine are small fine line words. I don’t have a set artist and am currently trying to find one I love and stick with!!! Learning experience for me and that’s okay

Got this tattoo nine days ago day seven I went to get antibiotics cause it was infected, and it was cracking. On day nine now two days of taking antibiotics oral and a tropical and redness is all gone. It’s not oozing and it’s all dried up. Do I need to go back to the doctor? And all the antibiotics doing what they’re supposed to be doing.

Howdy y'all's, I got a tattoo yesterday and I've been taking care of it well, but the 2nd skin is already trying to come off on my thumb area, I got a hand tattoo and my artist told me hand tattoos are more common to get irritated so I'm just trying to make sure that doesn't happen, the bottom of the tattoo isn't covered by the 2nd skin, so far the rest of the tattoo is still covered and fine, any advice on what to do? thanks :) Edit: I ended up taking off the 2nd skin, thanks fellas :) it felt really good to wash the whole tattoo with soap and water lol

I got my first tattoo last year, wanted to have a permanent memory of my cats. I gave the artist my ideas, but also didn't want to give too much constraints on how the final design should look like.

Idea: i wanted the fur pattern (as seen on my cats head) as a base for my design, with the two patterns flowing into each other. Also the design should fit my anatomy. See attached pictures. The first 4 pictures are what I gave my artist.

Now a year later I'm struggling with my initial decision, to just accept the artists vision as is. It may look cool, but I don't think the initial idea gets across so much, and its also less flowy and more - rough/bulky (?) - than I wanted it to be.

What are your opinions? Keep it as is? Consider an addition/cover up to get closer to the original vision? Thank you!

I got this tattoo about a year ago. Is the moth body weird? How should o fix it? Or just leave it alone and live with it?

he said he’d work on the sketch. 5 days later, he sends me 3 “drawings”. After further inspection, I’m 100% certain these are fake drawings made with chat or something. I made sure to pick a shop that openly stated they are against the use of these systems. What do I do?

My traditional leg sleeve coming to an end. Although there are some small gaps to be filled in, so let’s play a game.

The best ideas ( most upvoted comment ) will get tattooed. A lucky Reddit will have the honour to has his idea tattooed.

Requirements:

1)Must be traditional with colour

2)Must be manageable to fill the spot precisely

3)Not looking for a “flower” or “skull” ideas, let’s get creative.

4) Draw on designs have a bonus but all ideas are welcome and will be designed from scratch

Hi, I'm just looking for honest feedback on my new tattoo. I really want to like it but I wished the tails flowed better. I feel like I made a big mistake and I can't stop noticing this part.

I have plans to get both arm pits tattooed in a couple of months and I'm very excited. However my wife is not as interested in them because she doesn't think it's worth it due to them not being visible most of the time.

I'll still get them regardless of whether my wife is into it as I am, but I'm curious for those of you who do have them: how often do you notice them? Were they worth it to you?

I got my first tattoo exactly five weeks ago and was pretty happy with how it turned out and with healing. But a few days ago, I felt that some specific parts of the tattoo (the smokey swirls and the stars around the dragon) were risen and bumpy, like old scars. The parts also seem to be a bit red and are more sensitive.

I already contacted the tattoo studio, they basically replied that I should continue with unscented products and there was nothing to worry about. They didn't answer my question about what could cause this and why those specific areas are affected.

If you have any advice for me or any experience, I'd be glad to hear about it! Thank you!

First pic whole tattoo, second pic details of the area I'm worried about.

My procedure: 72h Second Skin, then three weeks of cleaning 2-3x/day with unscented soap and adding thin layer of ointment (Pegasus Creme). After that, I went back to my normal routine with regular showers, sports and body lotion.

Never had a tattoo heal like this. Got it a week ago, some areas are so deep and the scabbing looks like pinched. Any advice? Cause it’s looking kinda forked up to me…

I love it so much and I'm so scared it'll get damaged or I was given incorrect information. I've heard too much aquaphor Is not good and jergens unscented is the way you go, he said it normal for it to look nasty there's just a lot of blood lol. All tattoos I have done have been some random person in rehab.

Has anyone had a tricky time healing a tattoo near the elbow ditch? This is part of my ongoing sleeve done this past Saturday, and while the pain and tightness are getting better (and it's starting to peel), it's still a bit red and warm
I usually heal mine super easily with Dial and Aquaphor, but I tried a new soap and Hustle Butter this time. It’s also not infected. Since it's right by the ditch, I'm hoping the irritation is just from movement and friction, but since I've never had a tattoo heal quite like this, I'm feeling a little paranoid. Everything I've read says it's normal, but I just want to triple check.

As the title states. First image is the tattoo, second is my sketch I provided as a reference. I expected the artist to maybe clean it up a little, but when she showed me the stencil, it was really thin and sparse looking. It looks like a poorly traced version of the sketch. I asked if she could add in more detail and vary the line weight a little to make it more accurate to the sketch. She’d add one or two lines, then show it to me again, I’d ask for a little more, rinse and repeat. I probably should’ve just cut my losses and gone somewhere else, but it’s my first tattoo, so I wasn’t feeling very confident while it was all happening. The head is what bothers me the most.

Can I go back once it’s healed and ask for more? Should I go find somebody else to fix it? I’ve wanted this for a long time and was really excited about it, and it feels like this isn’t it.

edit: I’m not upset with the artist, I’m aware that I was being a pushover and just should’ve gone somewhere else. I’m mostly just asking about what I can do to get something more like what I want.

edit 2: The conclusion I’m reaching is that the artist should’ve told me she couldn’t/wouldn’t do what I asked for, and I should’ve gone to somebody else. I’m frustrated with the choices I made, but there are far worse ways to blow ~$300 lol. Thanks to everybody who gave tactful advice. I’ll do my homework to find the right artist and communicate better next time. :)

Let me preface this by saying aware that every body is different and aftercare suggestions vary from artist to artist. But I just got a pretty big tattoo done over the last two days. This is my first morning and it’s already dry and a little “rough” to the touch. My artist recommended not using lotion until 4-5 days into the healing process, but im just worried letting it dry out too much will damage the tattoo in the healing process. Any advice?

My tattoo is 11 days old . When is sunscreen good and does anyone have good sunscreen recs for dark skin?

Hey yall! I really want to get this tatted, it’s my favorite painting by my favorite painter Yasuo Kuniyoshi. I know it’s incredibly detailed and complicated, but I was wondering if getting a tattoo like this would be possible without it losing too much of its look/vibe?

Just finished the vast majority of the sleeve, and I really dig the design. I have one more touch up session coming soon, but I’m not sure if the shading is too dark, especially on the hannya mask eyes. I did ask for a primarily black and grey sleeve, but not sure how that dark shading will age in a couple of years. Thoughts?

Got this tattoo done two days ago, took off the absorbent pad (following the artist’s advice), washed with perfume free soap, it’s the only spot that looks like this (elbow crease) the rest of the upper arm looks fine.

This is my second ever tattoo, i’m a big australian rules football fan and had the privilege of attending my team winning 3 back to back to back premierships. I got this tattoo to celebrate today and am feeling like it is far too big? the design is great and the artist is a friend so i had a great experience but am concerned that i went too big:(

my only other tattoo is a fine line floral on my arm (basic i know) so might also just be experiencing my first “real” tattoo?

feeling like i need some advice about coping with tattoo shock/ regret :(

Got a shin tattoo on Monday and I was not expecting it to hurt when I walk. My other tattoos were just itchy and uncomfortable but my shin is physically sore when I’m standing/walking, anything upright. It almost feels like the blood is pooling to my tattoos but it’s really sore🫣
Any advice??