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Hey bro,


A Tattoo will never look the same as the day you do them, simply because the tattoo needs to heal, when a tattoo heals, the ink will settle into the second layer of skin, everything in the top layer will migrate and then fall out during the healing stage. the reason the tattoo looks darker, is because when you were doing the tattoo, you irritated the skin causing it to become red. this redness will interfere with the true color of the pigment you are putting in. and the true pigment colors will show when the redness goes away. same reason the super light tones look red only, and then really light grey when it heals. getting the realistic look you want comes with practice, and knowing your pigments and the skin your working on well enough the get the healed results you want. Also, you have to keep in mind the light trying to get to the ink during thew tattoo is disrupted by the redness. once the tattoo heals, the light can penetrate the top layer easier and reflect the true tones that you originally put in. a tip that will help is when you do black and grey, try not to look at the tones as black and grey, but rather, pay attention to the irritation of the skin, you will notice that the lighter the tone is , the harder it is to see, until eventually the redness overpowers the ink. instead look at your black and grey as "black and brown" the irritation of the skin makes the skin look more brown in color, so when you do these pieces, concentrate on how even and smooth the "bruising" of the skin is getting, if you nail this, then the healed version will fall into place to where you want it to be...


Hope that helps.

Take care



Stephen Stacey

Looks fine to me...

It actually looks great, nice work.