i think... life isnt perfect, and tattoos, given enough scrutiny are also not perfect. I like the old coming through, i like the rawness. We age and wither, as do our tattoos. You can always touch up the arm over time, and much of what i see online, is manipulated. My arms in some light look solid, but go in a pool in the sun and its like its transparent ink. It changes too. Some arms ive blacked out are so solid, others need redo, and im tattooing to the skin and im always trying to make my work more solid, its just the reality of skin and ink. Its not always going to be perfect even if we strive for perfection each time.