Hi there. Wondering if anyone can tell if my tattoo is ready for a touch up. This is my first. The artist expected I would want a touch up, due to the difficultly of the gold color. Am I ready to get a touch up?

The artwork is a badge from Star Trek: The Next Generation. I used a real magnetic badge made by Fansets as my reference.

ADDITIONAL PHOTO: For better clarity here is an additional photo in sunlight. I have just applied lotion within the last half hour this was taken.

  • FreshLight@sh.itjust.works
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    9 months ago

    Please please please save up for a professional tattoo artist when getting a touch up. Please also consider doing a bit of research and talk to the artists about what you want first. Don’t get me wrong, the idea is super cool but I see scars, crooked lines and ink that didn’t stay where it should have.

    All the best!

  • hydroptic@sopuli.xyz
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    9 months ago

    I’m not a tattoo artist, but I do have a lot of tattoos. I’ve understood they take about 2 – 6 months to heal, depending on the person, where the tattoo is, inks used, etc. etc. Can’t tell too well from that photo but it looks like you have some “raised” skin areas there on eg the bottom left and maybe on the delta itself, so might be that either your skin reacted a bit more than usual or the tattoo was maybe done a bit too deep.

    I’d recommend sending a few pictures to your tattooist and asking for their opinion. My guess would be that you’d want to wait a month or two, but again, ask you tattooist.