help with "fixing"tatt

Redpunto

This is a combo of a couple of sittings but I'm uneasy with it and I'm not sure why, i like symmetry so maybe thats it and maybe more flowers - getting married in a week and want to get it sorted in teh next day or so - please help:) and please no harsh cristism - dont think my emotional state would take it:D and if anyone could recommend a place that would be good for this type of tatt - thanks

Diceicle

To my eye it looks kind of lonely sitting there alone, I think the best option for you is to stick with the asian style and get a good tattoo artist (one with a decent amount of well--done japanese tattoo in their portfolio) and maybe get some nice jap waves / wind put around your existing tat, or you could also get a sense of movement by having the wind tattooed on there and have some cherryblossoms being blown along in the gust.

tread_softly

only thing i'd worry about is that if you're getting married in a week that tattoo will still be a bit manky and scabby if you get it done in the next few days!

Redpunto

thanks guys - i'm gonna think about it rather than rushing into something, and maybe have a think about getting it turned into a much bigger piece:D

Zombienosh

tread_softly wrote: »

still be a bit manky and scabby!

Ew, ive never had one of them. is that normal?

tread_softly

AlcoholicA wrote: »

Ew, ive never had one of them. is that normal?

um, every tattoo scabs, it is a wound essentially.

unless you use bepanthen as it's magic reduces the amount of scabbing!

Zombienosh

tread_softly wrote: »

um, every tattoo scabs, it is a wound essentially.

unless you use bepanthen as it's magic reduces the amount of scabbing!

yes i do use bepanthen and ive never seen a scab

Shimei

im pretty sure all of my tattoos have scabbed.ok not big dirty scabing but they do scab,flake and itch.
maybe your special.

Zombienosh

they itch, and yeah the top layer flakes off... i wouldnt call it a scab though, it doesnt look weird or horrible, i unno.

Star Lord

AlcoholicA wrote: »

they itch, and yeah the top layer flakes off... i wouldnt call it a scab though, it doesnt look weird or horrible, i unno.

I'm the same, but I just think that's what most people call 'scabbing' when it comes to the tattoo. If you get an actual physical scab, then either you're not looking after the tattoo properly, or the tattoo artist was severely heavy handed.

tread_softly

AlcoholicA wrote: »

they itch, and yeah the top layer flakes off... i wouldnt call it a scab though, it doesnt look weird or horrible, i unno.

basically what damo said.

i call it 'scabbing'. the skin goes dry and flaky but obviously it's not the same as what you'd get if you cut yourself or something

Zombienosh

ah ok, i always think of scabbing like that.

either way i wouldnt describe it as manky

tread_softly

AlcoholicA wrote: »

ah ok, i always think of scabbing like that.

either way i wouldnt describe it as manky

wow, you're never going to let my use of that word slide are you?! :rolleyes:

anyway, back to the OP, whereever you've disappeared to, what have you decided to do?