Hi everyone, i’ve recently just finished my apprenticeship with a professional tattooist and have been allowed to tattoo friends and old customers i have gotten to know. Now i’ve been told i’m doing exceptionally well for where i am at the minute and had nothing but praise from clients and the other tattooists i work with. My first customer hasnt really been very happy with the tattoo i did for her on her foot. To begin with she loved it and showed it off to everyone which was a great boost for me. But recently she complained that the colour kept comming out so i went back over it and improved it significantly, but once again the colour came out and it does look shocking. I explained to her before i did it that colour would come out with it being on her foot but shes since gone to another tattooist for a “second opinion”. By what she’s told me he’s completely slatered me and my work and shes completely agreed with him, despite knowing full well i had done everything i could to put colour back in, i used the techniques and tried to be as gentle as i possibly could with it being in a tender place. My tutor has told me i’ve done everything right. I just want to have some advice from a 3rd party, someone who doesnt know me for who i am. Please ask me as many questions as possible about what i did and i’ll answer truthfully. It had upset me a fair bit because she’s a close friend and i value her opinion, its wound me up that i’ve been slatered to hell. Please help me out here, need some reassureance or advice on how to handle this situation. Thankyou x