very pretty! glad you were able to sit through it okay.

Price is only important if the artist is charging more than you think is reasonable for work done by other artists of similar talent. I was looking at one artist who charged $300 for the first hr then $200 thereafter. I didn’t think this rate was reasonable. While her work was nice, I would have had to travel too and it was have been a fortune to get what I wanted and I ended up finding another artist in my area that does similar style work for $125/hr. Everyone has different budgets but I think it’s better to get a smaller tattoo by a great artist than a larger tattoo by a lame artist given the price is the same.
i think if you can’t afford to get a great tattoo don’t get one at all.

I would budget 2 hours each arm and depending what your guy charges you should be able to come up with price. But then again some work faster than others…..just taking a guess.

If you do a few laser sessions first you have more options on what coverup and colors you can do. For me I wanted to cover a black/grey tattoo with pinks, whites and magenta so it was important that the original tattoo be faded. I hate seeing the original tattoo through the new one. I mean why bother if the coverup is going to look like a half ass attempt.

I wouldn’t touch it and risk making it look bad. I think it looks fine as is.

I would have the artist use more than one shade of pink. The coloring looks flat. I would have it go from lighter pink in the center to darker pink at the tips.

It’s normal. I had my tattoo done on Friday and today some of the green in one of the leaves is coming off. I’ll have to get it touched up once it’s healed.

Voted. Hope you win!