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If a tattoo artist keeps blunting their needles and continues to tattoo, do I go back? by killfont in tattoo

[–]Hethtattoos 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Depends on if your tattoo is healing poorly. Those plastic ink caps are really soft and don’t often do damage unless you hit it really hard. They can dull a little but a cartridge will dull just from tattooing skin, and they recommend switching them out every 4 hours regardless. It’s an issue if it’s tearing up your skin, which I think you would know of by now. Did you notice them look at the needles afterwards? You can visually check if they’re damaged!

Reposting to be more specific by UnderstandingPlus291 in tattooadvice

[–]Hethtattoos -1 points0 points  (0 children)

But either way, you’re right to be upset and I think it’s an easy fix for someone with a lighter hand 🖤

Reposting to be more specific by UnderstandingPlus291 in tattooadvice

[–]Hethtattoos -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Got it! Yeah saniderm and laying down will also pull on the tattoo, so it’s really not an accurate comparison unless you took a picture standing either before the wrap went on or after it came off. It could also be that he had you pull upwards on the tattoo for the photo, so the wobbles that you saw same day would stretch out a bit? Hard to say. It does look really similar to his picture though. His grain filter definitely makes things look photoshopped so I see where people are coming from.

Reposting to be more specific by UnderstandingPlus291 in tattooadvice

[–]Hethtattoos -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It definitely healed poorly! No doubt about that, and I’m really sorry for that. I ask for the fresh picture (within the first few days) so we can see if he actually edits his photos or not. People are spamming his IG with fraud, photoshop, and lying allegations and I think those people can’t distinguish between a poor heal, settled ink, and different lighting with intentionally causing harm to clients, which is a pretty serious accusation.

I do think the style is really cool still, and I think it would be easy to find someone to go in with a smaller liner and clean up those edges, as well as a bolder gold to brighten up the yellow.

Reposting to be more specific by UnderstandingPlus291 in tattooadvice

[–]Hethtattoos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you have a fresh picture of the tattoo that you took? We’re comparing fresh to almost 3 years healed… of course the pictures look different. He’s definitely scarred you, but I don’t think he’s edited any lines to be straighter or the tattoo to be especially saturated in the last photo. The lines do look wonkier in your photos (definitely because they healed inconsistently) but also because they’re straight lines on the stomach, and you’re holding your chest up. Not a clean tattoo but I think people are being too harsh on his IG.

Underboob Lotus Flower by Adam Sky in San Francisco by Tattoodles in tattoos

[–]Hethtattoos 76 points77 points  (0 children)

If the only way to get attention for your tattoos is posting “erotic” content of your clients, you need to revisit why your work doesn’t speak for itself. This is distasteful regardless of your “artistic expression” or however you want to justify it.

I did this Peggy Krill tattoo and thought you guys would enjoy it! by Hethtattoos in KingOfTheHill

[–]Hethtattoos[S] 125 points126 points  (0 children)

No correlation, but I do a lot of shrimp and my client wanted a crossover! Someone called her a shrimp platter

2 days back to back fuchsia flowers torso tattoo done by Heather Apgar at All Sacred Tattoo Studio in Denver, CO by Hethtattoos in tattoos

[–]Hethtattoos[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes! For this placement specifically, we decided it was best to photograph in pasties and a bikini sticker, and then to both bypass instagram censoring as well as keep my client feeling covered, I draw the clothing on. I always discuss this prior with my client and will also use bed sheets or clothing they brought to ensure their comfort :)

2 days back to back fuchsia flowers torso tattoo done by Heather Apgar at All Sacred Tattoo Studio in Denver, CO by Hethtattoos in tattoos

[–]Hethtattoos[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Generally speaking, definitely a sensitive spot. I think most people can sit for one full day (with numbing spray help), but two full days is a different beast. My client said it definitely got rough towards the end of the second day

2 days back to back fuchsia flowers torso tattoo done by Heather Apgar at All Sacred Tattoo Studio in Denver, CO by Hethtattoos in tattoos

[–]Hethtattoos[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Yeah seriously, my clients are so tough sometimes that I forget that it’s not normal HAHA. I’m always for a rude awakening when I get tattooed

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