Hmm. That is a bummer. I hate to think I’m stuck with a tattoo that i can’t have altered. Its becoming very hard for me to feel like i can ever trust an artist, which is sad because i love tattoos and want more. I can see your point tho. So, they likely would not ever tattoo around it? Its not bad quality at all, just did not come out as realistic as i expected or wanted. And that location didnt hurt as much as i thought, so id love to have more in that area, but i prefer a new artist, and a good one who will listen to my concerns. I also dont have any problem paying the right amount of money, either, i understand the difference. I guess i just don’t know how to find a good artist im willing to pay, who will be willing to work.

Hmm. How long a wait is long enough to move on to a different shop? I contacted rebel muse and haven’t heard a peep yet but it’s only been a couple days.

U r right. I will reach out to a shop to satisfy curiosity and see what response I get, as to whether they will be open to a rework or add on, without it being a large piece.

@buttwheat 141700 wrote:

You are a pro at being vague. What do you have? what do you want? Where do you live? How Far are you willing to travel?

Haha ya that was pretty much my intention to stay vague. Well I have an arrow on my upper arm. My opinion is it’s a little less than perfect but for the most part a good tattoo. Just some glaring imperfections that I can’t stop focusing on plus the fact that it didn’t turn out exactly like the reference pic which was perfect and had many aspects I really liked. I’ve had to accept that it was never going to be a replica, but if it were better than the reference pic, that would have been pretty cool. But it’s not. Anyway, I’d add to it to detract from what I see as flaws with like a bow or compass or add color or something, but can’t figure out how to approach a stellar artist who does huge custom pieces with such a small tattoo. I figure Id be handed off to somebody else who would draw me something that I’d have to pass on. Just don’t know, is that a valid assumption? I’m in Oklahoma and drove 3.5 hrs one way to see the previous artist. One thing I guess ive learned is not to find a design I like beforehand cuz I won’t be able to end up with it.

Thanks. I really like the cannibal graphics guys but the site says they have a minimum of 3 hours and $300…is that normal for the really good tattooers? I’m confused about how to get a really great small tattoo…the great tattooers seem to do mainly custom large pieces.

Ya I understand. To get definitive answers and opinions, you need a pic. I just don’t want to feel worse about it, I’m trying to feel better! I don’t necessarily want it critiqued, I just want to have another perspective to help me with my slight disappointment. I wanted to have a tat I was proud to show off, not something I feel like I have to google ‘not what I expected’ about. But maybe that is completely normal and maybe nobody gets exactly what they wanted. Maybe I’ve been looking at too many portfolios with artists absolute lifetime best work or hell maybe even tats they didn’t even do. I dunno. I just want to start loving it like I wanted to.