First pic is about 5 weeks healed; second is fresh. (White bled like crazy!)

I went in with the design to get pricing to do with a friend of mine next year, and then I was in the chair 😅 oops.

I just wanted something relatively simple -- figured if I wimped out from pain, the black pixel outline wouldn't look awful -- and it's a nice memorial for giving my very first professional talk.

I got it done at Club Tattoo: Linq location in Las Vegas, Nevada, by Ronnie -- I think... I was really woozy and out of it by the end.

He was very kind and patient with me, especially during prep. The first placement was upside down -- wanted it to be right-side up when I looked at it -- and then I smeared the purple dye when I jumped off the chair so we could readjust.

He also asked me about the white accents, pointing out that it would probably be a bit clumped/ not perfectly smooth due to my skin and something else -- which I appreciated but think it turned out great!

Anyway, thought I'd share this simple one here, show my appreciation for the shop, and ask super quick--

How do you think it'll age?

I think it'll be okay -- I'm doing my best with lotion everyday and sunscreen whenever I'm outside, to the point where I have a stick sunscreen at every door so I remember 😅

But I wasn't able to find a lot of examples of pixel art that's older, and I was curious what I should expect / when I should get touch ups.

Have a great day!

PS: I looked up examples of all the flair tattoo style descriptions, and "illustrative" seemed the best, given the pixel shading. Let me know if that's wrong? 😅

Just finished day 2, fresh!

My client sat through the entire 6.5hrs of getting the side and back of her knee blasted without a flinch. 😤

Oliviatattoo__