@Sam-I-Am 139292 wrote:

I like the coloring. The thistles look a little rushed. How long did it take?

Here’s my wife’s thistle tattoo.

The thistle was done by a guy that’s now retired. Anthony Zamora added the dragon.

That’s cool. It took about an hour and 45 mins or so. It was done by Marc Diamond of Studio XIII in Edinburgh

shit,walking down the street or eating red meat is more deadly than any tattoo ink I’ve ever seen !

Must have bought that red meat from Wal-Mart! LOL

Thanks Sam,

Maybe I need to clarify, I don’t work or even play outside. I don’t even use any sort of tanning bed or sunbathe. I work in an office and sometimes I have to travel to other offices in the area. As I am fair-skinned, I was told that driving around in a car during the day isn’t as bad for your skin because your modern car windows tend to block UV rays, but what I’m concerned about is these drives I have to make sometimes. My ink is on the underside of my left arm, so I’m not sure if it’ll get as much sun. Also, I have heard that European inks and their methods are different, so they tend to resist fading. I don’t know if it’s just lore or if there’s any truth to it.

Should I be concerned about keeping my tattoo out of the sun or am I even at risk with the time I spend even in sunlight? My ink is 12 days old.

Thank you to all of you who gave me some peace of mind.

I’ll post a pic of it in the Gallery section. Keep watching, it’ll be there shortly.