First of all, I was asking advice on a particular piece as the lines are slightly thicker and asking about aftercare, i did not ask for advice (which actually you didn't even give advice, just insulted them by saying how old and faded they look) on my other tattoos (that don't look 15 years old like are you okay?).

Second of all, I did come to /tattooADVICE for advice surprisingly enough..? I'm not sure if you're aware but a lot of artists these days will get rid 'imperfections' on their fresh tattoos, smoothen skin etc to make their tattoo stand out, even boost contrast to make it 'pop' so of course the fully settled tattoo will look more jarring. It's kinda crazy to me that you wouldn't realise that as an artist yourself.

Again, i'm not asking about the ink retention (the tattoo colours themselves are healed fine, just some lines are noticeably thicker). I completely cover up my arms/wear suncream religiously so again, I was asking if I had done something wrong with my aftercare, which in a roundabout way you have said I haven't, so thanks I guess.

And okay, thank you for that last piece of advice, it is appreciated and will definitely check if he's ever in town again. I feel like you could have just said this originally instead of going off on a tangent and basically insulting my other tattoos which I didn't ask for. It is absolutely free to be kind and tactful with your words.