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| - I'm both disappointed and furious. I'm trying not to be a livid maniac, but shhh is hard.
People post positive reviews here, and that's great. However, here's my rather different experience.
Went to one artist, who loves Star Trek and has a bald head. Should I say his name or is that too much? Ok. I'll say his name. Smitty... He was supposed to do the tat in ONE sitting for a set price. He finishes apx 1/2, then tells me that I have to come back and pay more. This didn't bother me because he did such a great job (THE FIRST TIME ONLY, it turns out). The (first) tattoo is asymmetrical, jetted out on the edges, is supposed to look like a pattern coming out of the skin. It's a very specific concept and design, and there really is no mystery to what it is or isn't.
When I go back to get the piece completed, he had TWO things:
1) the original print out of the concept/design right next to him
2) the piece that HE HIMSELF did on the front of my foot/ankle!
On the second visit, the piece was done as I lay on my stomach, on the back of my ankle/leg, outside of my vision. If I could have seen what he was doing, and knew the direction that he was going in, I definitely would have said something to halt the process or switch directions.
The second sitting looks absolutely nothing like the first! ITS UGLY. It looks like a blob, a block. The pattern is simply crammed together thoughtlessly in a blocked blob. It's like he paid attention to detail/design the first time, and the second time he didn't give a flying flick... It's not a lack of competency, it's a lack of thought and it's carelessness. Rushed, only thinking about the dollar perhaps? But with all the work that I'm going to end up getting, it's best to be long term greedy and actually care about the consistency of the design.
I ended up paying 166% of the original quoted price, PLUS tip, for the reason stated in the 3rd paragraph/segment... so why not take time to care? It's not like I'm not paying you or tipping you. It's not like you've seen me act like uber B__ch, like how I feel like acting now! It's not like I wasn't polite or cordial at the time... Why put something rushed thoughtless and ugly, that looks absolutely nothing like the first beautiful piece, when it was supposed to be an extension of the first?
If there are 20 ways to do one thing, don't take the quickest, most basic, easiest, (and in this case, ugliest) route without checking with the person who has to end up dealing with it. If there's some confusion on the artist's part, it's best to ask what the client wants. If I knew I had to micromanage, I gladly would have done so. As stated above, HE HAD NOT ONE, BUT TWO SPECIFIC IMAGES TO WORK FROM. TWO!
It's costly and time consuming to get a tattoo removed. Not only does it hurt like a mother-f when getting laser on a bone, but it costs $$$, and you have to wait maybe 6 weeks (?) between laser treatments. So it's months worth of time, more money, and needless pain.
Am I pissed the f off? Yes! If it was an easy repair, I wouldn't be as mad. But it's literally a block/blob, instead of skin showing within the design and this very specific concept. I've been staring at it, trying to figure out a way how to morph it into something else or make it look not so UGLY, and I can't come up with anything except removal.
Tattoos are supposed to be beautiful. Its art. And if you use your look for your business, have to get a photo shoot done, whatever the case may be, it's even more infuriating. People don't know what media work a person may do, or what publications that they're in... nor do they need to know.... so why assume that the look doesn't have a high level of value IN A BUSINESS/ PROFESSIONAL SENSE??? If you're paying money, the work should be treated like it's going to be showcased in a high level magazine. Not treated like you're going to settle for less, or have no taste. It's tasteless. It's like walking into a poorly designed room with old raggedly furniture. In contrast to a room sleek and modern, with high attention to detail.
I could write 5 books on this. I could post pictures too. But I'm going to leave it at that. I'll wait for it heal, get it removed, and find a more fitting appropriate artist to work on this long list of tats to add to my current 8. If I was a child or ghetto, maybe this work would be ok. However, I'm neither.
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