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xixgon · Tattoo lover Joined: 13 Apr 2008 Posts: 1

Hey Guys,

I just did a lettering tattoo a couple days ago with 3 words on top of one another on my ribcage.

The bottom 2 words seem to be fine up to this point, but the top one, the ink seems to be outside of the lines.

Should I be worried or is this just part of the healing process?

Thanks a lot.

B

tormented · Tattoo lover Joined: 01 Apr 2008 Posts: 20

do you mean the ink is spreading out?
if so this means you have blow outs in your line work from going to deep or staying in one place to long

robertz · Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 11:20 am Post subject:

blow outs are the worst possible thing to happen to any tattoo artist or even a beginner for that matter, it can really bum you out..

try practising on pig skin with the depth and the consistency of the lines, i.e try going at a steady pace, not so fast that you miss the skin all together lol but dont do it too slow, otherwise blow outs happen..

hope this has helped..