"This is my completed fairy tattoo done by Stacey Sharpe. I love it." -princessnina28Note from Karen: Stacey Sharp is probably one of the best fairy and fantasy artists I've ever seen. She enjoys creating custom pieces for each of her clients, so no two fairies are alike. What she doesn't enjoy (understandably) is when people take her creations and take them to have their own tattooer copy them. She shares her frustrations in her recent MySpace blog. Here's an excerpt:
"When people write to me saying thanks for the inspiration and I visit their page and find that they were not only inspired by a tattoo I did... they just had to try and get the same one... I'm disappointed. It's not flattery. It sucks."Please don't copy someone else's tattoo - be creative and work with your artist to get something unique! For more information, check out my article, Tattoo Etiquette: Copying Just Isn't Cool which also provides suggestions on how to create a one-of-a-kind tattoo, even if you can't draw.
More Discussions This Week - Swimming, Tanning & Dark Skin Tattoos:
Swimming Question: "I'm looking into getting something like an anti-eyebrow piercing, but near the corner of my eye. How long until I could swim in an indoor pool again?" -DirtyDiamondsTM
Dark Skin Tattoos: "I'm a black woman. I have a dark skin tone. Not very dark but dark. I don't have any yet but i do want a tattoo with color. Is there a brand of tattoo ink that shows better than others? If not what colors do you think will show better?" - pdlicious
Protection While Tanning: "I'm a regular tanner, but I just got a small tattoo. Is it okay to continue tanning or is there a time period I should wait before starting again? Would 'covering it up' (protecting it) in the tanning bed work? I'm really clueless and I don't want to ruin my tat! If anyone has any suggestions that would be great!" - Scoobs04
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Basically, my first question to you is , after you tan, does your tan peel at all? if so tanning is out of the question for 10-14 days. I know a guy who got a tattoo, and a sunburn, when the skin peeled so did the tattoo. you only have seven layers of skin and the ink only hits three at deepest so if the ink hasnt sett yet and your skin peels, guess what happens to the ink in that skin, it doesnt stick around. definitely every 2 hours wash it with dawn, and put triple antibiotic oint ment on it. then wipe the ointment away. you want the ointment on there to speed up healing but you want it on so thin that the petroleum doesnt hold dust and dirt on it. i hope this helps talk to ya later.
In your after care it should say avoid direct sun light for 30 days, that also means tanning beds to. The ink isn’t completely settled in yet. If you absolutly don’t have the patients and can’t wait for 30 days, make sure it is completely covered or you will destroy it and you would have to have it redone!$$$ It is a no no, but it’s your tattoo!!
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