Hi, while I agree the fist guy’s folio looks nicer the second guy is a better tattooer. Remember most of what an artist tattoos is dictated by their clients, so horrible designs don’t necessarily equate to bad tattoos. Their grey-wash is about equal, the second guy’s lines and colour are technically better though. Having said that, the first guy might be a better Artist and more capable of drawing your design. Maybe meet them both and see which one makes you more comfortable.

hi, i’d like to clarify what i said about this not being possible in white ink. and as much as i hate to do it i’m going to list the reasons.

If a tattoo will look terrible in a year or less it’s just not possible as a tattoo. It’s that simple, it’s not a hair cut.

If it does turn to shit and you want it lasered off it will take quite a few sessions and a lot of cash because white in reflects the laser.

White ink is not a lining ink. It behaves in a very different way to lining ink, both in tems of putting it in and how it acts in the skin.

There are a lot of ways a tattoo can go wrong using conventional techniques let alone trying to put a thin-line design on with white ink over purple carbon.

I could go on but you get my point i’m sure. I was trying to give you good advice as a professional, not to shatter your hopes and dreams.

Cheers

I spend a lot of my time fixing other peoples tatoos and i see this sort of thing a lot. It has healed quite badly. Sweating on a fresh tattoo is detrimental not only because it may cause infection but because your sweat contains concentrated salt and minerals which is the equivalent of jumping in the ocean right after you get tattooed. it will cause heavy scabbing which will cause pigment to drop out. You will have to be a little patient waiting for the touch up because if you do it too early that pink scarr tissue will not hold the pigment. It could take up to 5 months to heal sufficiently.

Love them. Never get tired of doing them/ finding new ways to do them. My only complaint would be when a customer asks for a replica of something they’ve seen in a magazine. It tends to happen an awful lot with koi.

Why not just find the original person and steal their car too while you’re at it.

It’s difficult to answer your question without photographic reference. As a tattoo heals it becomes less vibrant because your skin tone heals into the ink thereby dulling it. This is more noticable in tribal peices than in most precisely because it is solid black.

Tribal can also be particularly difficult to get right as a tattooist. All clients have different skin and in each case the artist has to get the mix of saturation and minimal skin trauma just right otherwise they are exceptionally difficult to heal. If, when your tattoo is fully healed, you can see lots of needle marks this usually means the tattoo hasn’t been applied correctly and you shoud go for a touch up in a month or so. If you see a mottled effect it usually means the tattoo has either not been looked after correctly but in some cases could mean the skin has been overworked.

This idea of warm soapy water twice a day is a biker healing method and quite frankly is a terrible way to heal a tattoo. Warm or hot water and or over bathing a tattoo causes more scabbing which draws more ink out of the skin.

Good luck with the healing anyway. i’m not sure I helped you at all

I agree that technically it could be done and with the proper needle techniques, done well, but practically it is another story. It would have to be at least a large thigh peice but the biggest downfall is that the operational practicalities of tattooing would make it a nightmare piece to perform. Just making the stencil would require many many hours, let alone keeping it in working condition long enough to finish the piece. Anyone brave enough to attempt it would be charging in the range of $350 an hour.

That’d be easily covered up by anyone with decent skills. If I were the one covering it i’d probably go for a demon on a koi or a lucky toad.

If you’re at all interested in lazer removal black ink is most easily removed in my experience.

…definitely a panther