Tattoos

Hi there. Wondering if anyone can tell if my tattoo is ready for a touch up. This is my first. The artist expected I would want a touch up, due to the difficultly of the gold color. Am I ready to get a touch up?

The artwork is a badge from Star Trek: The Next Generation. I used a real magnetic badge made by Fansets as my reference.

ADDITIONAL PHOTO: For better clarity here is an additional photo in sunlight. I have just applied lotion within the last half hour this was taken.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/25300036

This is on my calf. I'm excited to have one that I can actually see without having to contort myself in front of a mirror, and I can show off to people without getting half undressed

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/13059774

My first tattoo, done by Okha Bevan (https://www.instagram.com/dolordeitytattoo)

The eye is a little fucked up but I'm getting it fixed once it all heals.

I designed this myself with the help of my tattoo artist

This dude on Mastodon tried to convince me that the stencil for this tattoo went on while he was standing. Nah, dawg. That didn't happen. 🤣

Artist Instagram

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/8197462

Ive done 5-10 different tries on the generator but they all just come out super weird. I am also very new to this. Any tips will be highly appreciated.

I feel like this picture is a bit too much, and i guess I want their faces to be more "cartoony" as many real-face tattoos aren't getting all that great. I think this picture is iconic and I want it to also look like the iconic picture it is. Honestly I cant even picture what I want, but as said above all tips/tricks and help will be taken gladly. Thanks in advance.

Does anyone know what you would call this style?

Photo taken from Reddit user u/OnceAToaster [Post Link]

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/4597237

I'm looking for recommendations for a Polynesian tattoo artist here in Houston. A couple options I've found are:

• Tony Ta at Timeless Ink
• Horitian Tattoo
• Redhawk Studio

Given Houston's population diversity, I'm surprised I'm not having more luck finding an actual Polynesian artist.

3 day old cover-up, done by Dodo at Two Guns Tattoo, Kuta Bali

Sup pals!

I just started getting my arm tattooed and wanted to share. This was done about 11 days ago at Blacklist (https://www.blacklisttattoo.com/tobias-mcmillin-1) here in Portland, OR, USA. It took about 2 hours. Can't wait til it's healed, lol. This is one itchy crow! But it sure is cool 😎 and makes me feel pretty tuff.

Have a good one!

I have an idea for a tattoo I'd like to get for my cat when she goes to the rainbow bridge but I'm not sure how to best execute it. I have two tattoos but both of them are simple symbols so this is one is going to be more involved. I would just like to have the idea more formulated before finding the right artist.

Did over two 2.5-3hr sittings. Wanted to finish it up the first day but it was 11pm and we were getting tired.

Tattoo by Aaron Strange

Art by Choco Milk Prints, also on Instagram same name

Here is the video link.

From my flash sheet last month. I do a lot of drawing as part of my apprenticeship, but pre-made designs don't sell very well here. I'm glad she took this one though - it turned out cute.

I originally was going to get just the "Progress, not Perfection" done (a hard lesson that I'm still learning), and I had it in the back of my head that my second tattoo would be something to go along side it, and I'd wait for the third one before getting something gaming-related. And I pretty much knew it would be Hollow Knight when it happened.

Then, while thinking about it before the appointment, it occurred to me that The Knight would work perfectly next to the lettering. Metroidvanias, by design, necessitate doing the work to find the progression items to move on. You're not expected to do everything right away. (And, story wise, the pursuit of perfection has it's own consequences.) It worked too well, and I'm glad the artist was able to modify what we originally discussed.

Got my first tattoo today as a birthday present from my wife. Really happy with the way it turned out!