Foot Stars Fix

This client told me her stars had been worked on three times by a tattooist at another shop before she came to me to have them fixed. Now she knows the difference between a 'tattooist' and a 'tattoo artist', methinks.

Stars

Ah... been doing tons of foot tattoos lately - yep, Summer is almost here.

Black and Gray Midriff Flower

The subtleties of varied gray tones will come out as this heals

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Black and Gray Floral Rib Piece

by Big Willie

Nautical Star

by LaBello

Wonderwoman

by LaBello

Nautical Star Overhaul

by LaBello

The previous artist made some classic beginner mistakes - used a thick needle to hide shaky lines, ended each point with a dot making it look like a 'sheriff's star' lol, also notice the scar right in the middle of the 'before' star where he went over and over the same spot - this is the most common amateur mistake on nautical star tattoos... The fix turned out really nice, though I may have to touch it up at some point because scar tissue doesn't like to hold ink sometimes.

Flower Foot

by LaBello

Here's another example of creating a more feminine effect by not outlining the tattoo in black. There are some pretty blue and magenta tones that will rise through the orange petals as it heals. Gorgeous.

Bye Bye Jerry!

by LaBello

This one was difficult - the shop that did the original 'Jerry' really dug it into her.

Color-only Flower

by LaBello