Andrew,

Welcome to the world of having a tattoo. You’re going to now find out that having a tattoo, other people who have tatts are going to want to look at yours and they will have an opinion on it. People who have tattoos generally have very strong opinions too, and they will either really like it or really not.

Just like with any type of artwork (physical art, music, tattooing, etc) most people have strong opinions about what they like and what they don’t like. Having a tattoo is having a piece of art on your body. People will have an opinion on it. Just look at how much people argue over what music sucks and what music is awesome. People who are into artwork have very strong opinions and people in general think that their opinion is right.

Don’t get too worked up when someone says they don’t like your tattoo, or else you’ll be getting defensive a lot. You got the tattoo for yourself, and you got something that you think is cool, right? If you react this way to everyone who says armbands are stupid, you’re going to get worked up a lot, so just let it slide. If you realize later that your tattoo isn’t what you want, you can probably always get it covered up or something. And if it is something that you enjoy for the rest of your life, then you win too.

Peace,
G

Hah, you’d think that, but nope.

It looks badass man! But a few weeks wait until it’s fully healed to see what it looks like before touching it up.

I got mine done at Vince Neil Ink, the new one in the Rio. I think there are two now. It was my first tatt so I don’t have much to compare it to, but the shop was clean, they were professional, and helpful and cool. It was very expensive too. Hope that helps.