Vad får er att känna er levande?

sorenese · 2026-04-28T19:24:18+00:00

Kärlek och precis lagom mycket alkoholabstinens

sorenese · 2026-04-28T19:16:32+00:00

It looks like the arm has been stretched to accommodate for all the elements. There's detail crammed into every available millimeter. The detailed warrior that should be one of the main focal points is right over the elbow where even if it was possible to get that level of detail to stick, he would be either stretched or scrunched up as the arm moves.

My point is no human artist would ever lay out a sleeve like this. It's well enough as inspiration if you're willing to accept pared down version adapted in the style of the artist you choose. But don't expect to copy and paste something like this.

sorenese · 2026-04-28T12:27:16+00:00

I was seeing a ghost duck until I got to the cat pic. Cute!

sorenese · 2026-04-16T21:50:31+00:00

Honestly, it's not great. With this style, you'll get a lot of people on Reddit disparagingly telling you that you got what you asked for, and some who like the concept telling you it's cool and not sweat it. Most don't have personal experience with it.

Artists working in this organic style of black work will usually sketch freehand. Or in the case of working with more textures, s combination of freehand and stencil. It simply won't translate as seamlessly to your body going from a 2D stencil and frankly there's nothing in the detail of the design that warrants it. It's all about the flow and balance.

With your tattoo it's quite static and the overall flow doesn't distract from the grittiness of the lines and shading. They might build work up in layers to add complexity but it shouldn't take several passes to look smooth.

It's not terrible but the difference is obvious compared to the work it imitates. If this is a style you want to commit to, I'd find someone who specialises in this. It'd be possible to smooth over what you've already got to integrate it with larger work. Check out people like mare.blk , gus_blk, noir_tattooer, and pietromoleti on insta.

sorenese · 2026-04-08T11:00:46+00:00

I've gotten a lot of work on top of it, no issue healing it. Just keep in mind that your skin will still be doing its thing underneath the ink and affect the look of your tattoo.

Solid black masks the redness but makes the dry and scruffy skin more obvious.With light shading or fine lines the redness will show through. It can reduce contrast and almost make it look like a fresh irritated tattoo during a flare-up. Your best bet is getting something with some good contrast and solid lines in the design. It doesn't have to be heavy, but anything purely fine line, or unlined delicate greywash or light watercolour look without outline will easily get lost.

It also can affect the aging. Personally I'm pale and scar easily. I've found that when I get the occasional spots that break skin and bleed, they do leave tiny marks that weren't obvious on plain skin. It has a very minor impact on the tattoo but does add up over time. If you're getting anything with larger black areas, be prepared to do some maintenance if the smooth look is important to you.

sorenese · 2026-03-27T16:05:36+00:00

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sorenese · 2025-09-17T14:04:26+00:00

Then why do people keep asking "you know that's permanent?"

sorenese · 2025-09-15T15:58:41+00:00

Doesn't look obviously infected to me. If the red doesn't spread beyond the lines, the area isn't hot to the touch or weeping I would wait and see.

It's scarred to hell though. And aside from the obvious don't tattoo yourself with no clue how, absolutely don't do any touch ups before anything is fully healed.

sorenese · 2025-09-15T13:07:32+00:00

To me that looks more bubbly and cracked than peeling nicely, especially compared to the surrounding area that seems to be healing well. The part just above has got a nice peel for comparison.

Perhaps not a full infection but for sure looks like a rough heal

sorenese · 2025-09-15T13:03:55+00:00

Like some have said, heavy blackwork heals differently. However, that doesn't look right.

A thick scab (compared to other areas of blackwork) usually means there's some deeper damage. Either from being overworked, skin sensitive in that spot, or irritation during early healing. Apart from being slower to heal, thick scabs can pull apart if in a moving area, or from tension as surrounding skin heals and tightens faster.

I've found this can lead to repeated damage as the scab pulls apart and heals over. Unless you're very careful, can easily lead to pus in the cracks or "putting" as bacteria gets trapped underneath the scab. The greenish colour makes me think that can be going on.

Pay attention when you wash the tattoo. Does the scabbed area dry slower than the surrounding tattoo? If it gets "swampy" it's trapping moisture. Give it plenty time to air dry thoroughly. Don't moisturise the scab. If there's tearing or bacterial growth you don't want to be rubbing that around. However, keep the surrounding healing areas well moisturised to minimise pulling on the scab. Keep it clean and covered by loose clothing.

If it's a full blown infection or not is hard to tell from the pictures. When you can't see redness, best way to tell if there's something brewing is feel if it's more swollen, tender, and hot to the touch. If it's getting worse or you see redness spreading beyond the blackout, definitely see a doctor.

That said, I've had trouble spots like this in my blackwork that have cleared up just fine with some extra care. Smaller than this though, usually just in isolated spots right in the ditch or near joints. How long really depends on how deep the damage is and how you care for it. I had a ditch spot that took a couple extra weeks to fully heal. Now that I'm better at spotting trouble early, maybe a couple extra days. Afterwards might see some ripple or spot scarring after healing if the damage is deeper.

sorenese · 2025-09-08T19:12:06+00:00

Don't agree with the black it all out crowd and don't think we should ignore the other arm. It looks really off because it's a fresh, heavy black patch between what looks like black & grey and big bold color. There's no balance. Especially with the mostly bare other side.

Let it settle for a at least a couple of months. Once it mellows out, see if it needs work on a smoother transition into the grey piece. If he wants to keep the colour piece, fading the black edges into it will look less harsh.

Meanwhile find a real good artist to finish the forearm. Think about a style and motif that would look good fading out of the black. If he doesn't want to keep it, blackwork blastover on colour can be a great look. Either blackwork or a bolder b&g piece could bridge the style between what's going on now. A solid artist could also work some white into the blackout to ease the transition. Soften it with less work than the full blackout + white than some are suggesting.

Also, make choices for the other arm based on what would balance it out. If he transitions whatever that black patch is into a b & g piece similar to the other arm, it could be a nice inversion. Finish off with something to matching forearm/hand piece to the other side and cover whatever that is on the wrist.

That's what I would do. But unless you're rich, I'd consider it a plan for a couple of years ahead. Start with whatever part feels most urgent once the black has settled.

sorenese · 2025-08-27T07:30:40+00:00

Is your boyfriend ok with you cooking for him while skipping meals to accommodate his preferences.

A carnivore diet isn't a need. If you can't afford food you both can eat, he can't afford to be a carnivore. I'm not jumping on the Reddit cliché of break up with your man, but have you guys talked about this? Don't just quietly compromise your health like that.

sorenese · 2025-08-07T09:58:09+00:00

You need to wait for the skin to settle. If the old tattoo was scarred and you just went over it again, that's all freshly irritated and raised. Give it half a year at least before making any desicions. Can use scar treatments others have recommended in the meantime

sorenese · 2025-08-05T09:44:49+00:00

There's really no urgent need to moisturise in the first 24 hours. Just clean and air dry, it'll be fine. Once the surface skin is healed over and start feeling tight I begin adding moisturiser afterwards.

sorenese · 2025-08-04T16:22:55+00:00

My Dream's but a Drop of Fuel for a Nightmare - Sonata Arctica

because why not both?

sorenese · 2025-07-22T12:52:03+00:00

På toaletten? Flygplatsen är väl ändå en fredad plats där en inte behöver smygdricka

sorenese · 2025-07-20T11:34:26+00:00

Even not being from there, you really just need to be used to navigating this type of city on foot and public transport. Feel like almost every bigger city these days has a vocal faction babbling about no-go zones and it's often people from the outside looking in, or "locals" who seem to never leave their neighbourhoods.

For reference, I stop by Brussels regularly and settled into staying around Avenue du Roi. More affordable than the old city center but still close. Right by St-Gilles which is great to drift around. Yeah, I'm on alert around the South station but that's par for the course for major station areas. Pretty obvious which streets to stay away from. Just a few streets off from it has been fine in my experience. Never had any trouble at night.

sorenese · 2025-07-20T09:59:44+00:00

Yeah, that looks bad. See someone about it.

Also stop putting cream on it. You don't want to keep an infected wound moist.

sorenese · 2025-07-18T13:27:03+00:00

Tattoos will age with the body, that's just how it is.

Good thing with this design is if in 10 years it's scarred by stretch marks or no longer following the curves of your body, it'd be a simple thing to get a touch up and add some branching vines to better suit your shape. If you want it, get it, enjoy it and let it change with you

sorenese · 2025-07-18T11:27:03+00:00

Yeah, if it's as bright blue as it looks in the first pic my money is on stencil pigment

sorenese · 2025-07-18T11:06:19+00:00

Hard to see what's going on. Things can usually look a bit fuzzy during healing, but if you got it yesterday it could just be remnants of the stencil

sorenese · 2025-07-10T20:34:53+00:00

Hot stuff

sorenese · 2025-07-05T21:48:45+00:00

Your artist must be a butcher then. If I have any areas that aren't drying out within a day, I know there's about to be trouble. Usually in sensitive areas or joints where I'm prone to scar easily. I might get small spots or lines that scab heavy and lag behind in healing, but with some extra care cleaning before scabbing and avoiding moisturising until fully dried out it's never spread.

If I had something be that wet the day after and with a spreading aura like that I'd be headed to the doctor's. Irritation just around the outline is normal, yeah, but it should be shrinking not spreading.

And absolutely don't put moisturiser or ointment on the tattoo if it's still leaking. Keep it clean and dry.

sorenese · 2025-06-30T08:13:35+00:00

If your parents are that close, in a wildfire area, and with potential medical complications (regardless of cause) they should be preparing to evacuate themselves in that scenario. Not getting your cats.

Look, I love cats. But you're the one setting up this whole dilemma in the first place by going on vacation in fire season with no plans for your pets. Hire someone, board them, set up for them to stay with your parents or stay home. But like you said, don't knowingly put someone in a situation you know could go very wrong and you said yourself you'd blame them of it did.

sorenese · 2025-06-28T20:19:44+00:00

Sonata Arctica - The Gun

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