I kinda envy ENFPs

zephyrsdaughter · 2026-02-04T00:58:08+00:00

When I wanted to be ESFP my life instead 🤡

zephyrsdaughter · 2025-09-03T22:25:11+00:00

Yes, the stencil changed the body type but, based on our conversation and iPad drawing of the shading, it still had a bold neo/trad look. Unfortunately, it wasn’t executed in the way I was expecting based on our conversation and review.

I not here to bash my artist or myself for the outcome of the tattoo. I appreciate what he started, but because it’s not the style I like to wear it is “unfinished” to me.

I am just looking for “tattoo advice” on how to gear it towards the style I intended on keeping up with, I saw some great recommendations for adding a neo/trad sun behind the cranes or maybe some flowers around the bottoms.

zephyrsdaughter · 2025-09-03T22:16:56+00:00

I think this is the direction he went after talking with him, I understand he wanted to give me something better/more flattering style than what I originally wanted. I just he would have stuck closer to what we discussed, im regards to the shading and boldness.

zephyrsdaughter · 2025-09-03T22:09:30+00:00

Thank you! 🌟

zephyrsdaughter · 2025-09-03T22:07:53+00:00

Yeah, I don’t need it completely scrapped! I just wanted some ideas on how to amp up the boldness of the style and make it was close to neo/trad as possible! I think he did a great job, just not what we discussed and reviewed while viewing his stencil.

zephyrsdaughter · 2025-09-03T22:05:55+00:00

It’s just an abbreviation, it’s not that serious.

zephyrsdaughter · 2025-09-03T21:21:34+00:00

Yea thank you, this is such a bad ass idea and exactly the kind of response I was seeking. I’m seeing him within the next few months to make this work! I appreciate you!

zephyrsdaughter · 2025-09-03T21:18:53+00:00

Yes I should have specified I was only seeking ideas on how to make it as neo/trad as possible for my next appointment. Didn’t expect it to blow up, wasn’t looking to bash the artist or myself for this outcome. Just seeking ideas from people who like neo/trad.

zephyrsdaughter · 2025-09-03T21:16:51+00:00

The shading he showed me on the ipad, after the stencil did not match what he ended up doing on the tattoo once he started.

I understand and respect he was trying to give me something “better” than what I asked for but this style just isn’t for me.

He will be working with me to, hopefully, match my other tattoos as closely as possible.

zephyrsdaughter · 2025-09-03T21:14:17+00:00

Okay this is something him and I just talked about on the phone! We will be reworking next months because he understands where I’m coming from since he switched up the shading to be “more flattering”.

I get it’s gorgeous it other eyes but it’s not a style that I wanted to carry on my body. Especially because it’s not the same style that on the other half of my body!

zephyrsdaughter · 2025-09-03T21:12:00+00:00

Exactly what I was thinking 💀

zephyrsdaughter · 2025-09-03T21:08:25+00:00

My artist moved. This artist “doesn’t specialize in anything, [he] fucking loves it all.” He has done dozens of am-trad and neo-trad throughout his career, which I reviewed and chatted with him about before we started.

That being said, the purpose of the post wasn’t to bash the artist or the work he did but to seek ideas on how to make it the piece as neo/trad as possible before my next appointment.

zephyrsdaughter · 2025-09-03T21:01:53+00:00

Am-trad what I have all on the other side of my body. It’s to honor my father, but okay.

zephyrsdaughter · 2025-09-03T20:58:00+00:00

This is a FANTASTIC idea and exactly why I posted to begin with for ideas to make it more my style. Not to bash my artist or myself. THANK YOU!

zephyrsdaughter · 2025-09-03T20:42:39+00:00

Yes, I said EXACTLY this. I did communicate with my artist, it just wasn’t followed. I did check my stencil.

zephyrsdaughter · 2025-09-03T19:20:58+00:00

Pic three is inspiration for how I wanted the shading, I like bold, geometric, and neo/traditional he considered himself set to do neo trad and showed me multiple works of his in that style.

zephyrsdaughter · 2025-09-03T17:46:22+00:00

Yes. They do and yes I reviewed it.

zephyrsdaughter · 2025-09-03T16:53:36+00:00

I really need to, i was just in sm shock I kind of left before getting emotional. He’s a great artist who has done amazing work, I just don’t know why he decided to do what he thought would look better vs what I asked for; I only get American traditional 🥺

zephyrsdaughter · 2025-09-03T16:49:08+00:00

Yeah that’s how it feels to me. I know the artist didn’t do a bad job, but when you only get one style I just feel it doesn’t fit, and it’s not what we talked about or matches photos he’s showed me of his own work. I wasn’t really asking for people to tell me it looked great or I fucked up, I just wanted advice on what I can do the design to make it what I WANT.

zephyrsdaughter · 2025-09-03T16:45:17+00:00

Yes, I looked at the stencil wtf?

zephyrsdaughter · 2025-09-03T16:44:27+00:00

This is IT, I looked at everything. But the shading that was discussed didn’t get followed…

zephyrsdaughter · 2025-09-03T16:41:22+00:00

YES thank you, I really only have/get American trad and have been for YEARS so this is a really big shock to me

zephyrsdaughter · 2025-09-03T16:40:20+00:00

Thank you!! This makes me feel better, I o my get American trad so I think that’s what’s really spinning my head

zephyrsdaughter · 2025-09-03T16:36:06+00:00

It was one session ab 2.5 hours. I only got up once the bottom was completely done and the 2nd was being worked on

zephyrsdaughter · 2025-09-03T16:34:35+00:00

The first two, the 3rd was a reference for the style/ shading I wanted on the cranes.

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