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Im posting this here instead of the other tattoo tribes because it directly relates to a canadian tattooist.
In 2002, I went to get work done at a place called Unlimited Ink in London Ontario. The tattooist Mark had a good rep and a solid portfolio of highly detailed pieces. So I booked an appointment. In the discussions of what I wanted done, he became less and less interested. Then after 3 horrible sessions where, I'm convinced he was doing a shitty job on purpose, my arm was so badly damaged I considered calling the police. He went over old lines that were fine and made them scars, the scabs took WEEKS to heal. The color was blotchy, muddy, and unfinished in many areas. The absolute worst part of it though was the agony I went through. I have been tattooed by 6 different people. Ive never experienced pain like I did with him. Everyone told me to call the police or have his legs broken.
But I didnt. I was too ashamed. I felt so... seriously... violated. So instead, I paid a real tattooist here in Toronto to help me fix it up. 5 sessions and $700.00 later it still looks like shit. You can see some of the blocthy color in the pic in my profile.
I have no idea why this m#therf*cker wanted to damage me so badly. I had never met him before and never had any run-ins with anyone he could have known. I had known approx 5 ppl in that town and only been there a few months. Regardless, Im now scarred for life. My new tattooist who is a professional and monster talent, suggests I cover the entire forearm in black. My entire forearm...
I just want all of you to watch out for this !@$$%#. His name is Mark he worked for Unlimited Ink on Richmond in London Ontario. I have a picture of him that I may yet post here and everywhere I can.
I will never EVER sit down with someone I dont know again.
Peace.
In 2002, I went to get work done at a place called Unlimited Ink in London Ontario. The tattooist Mark had a good rep and a solid portfolio of highly detailed pieces. So I booked an appointment. In the discussions of what I wanted done, he became less and less interested. Then after 3 horrible sessions where, I'm convinced he was doing a shitty job on purpose, my arm was so badly damaged I considered calling the police. He went over old lines that were fine and made them scars, the scabs took WEEKS to heal. The color was blotchy, muddy, and unfinished in many areas. The absolute worst part of it though was the agony I went through. I have been tattooed by 6 different people. Ive never experienced pain like I did with him. Everyone told me to call the police or have his legs broken.
But I didnt. I was too ashamed. I felt so... seriously... violated. So instead, I paid a real tattooist here in Toronto to help me fix it up. 5 sessions and $700.00 later it still looks like shit. You can see some of the blocthy color in the pic in my profile.
I have no idea why this m#therf*cker wanted to damage me so badly. I had never met him before and never had any run-ins with anyone he could have known. I had known approx 5 ppl in that town and only been there a few months. Regardless, Im now scarred for life. My new tattooist who is a professional and monster talent, suggests I cover the entire forearm in black. My entire forearm...
I just want all of you to watch out for this !@$$%#. His name is Mark he worked for Unlimited Ink on Richmond in London Ontario. I have a picture of him that I may yet post here and everywhere I can.
I will never EVER sit down with someone I dont know again.
Peace.
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Sat, May 8, 2004 - 6:25 PMI feel your pain. My sister just went through a similiar experience with her back-piece, although maybe not quite as bad as yours. She went to an artist with a great reputation, had many discussions with him, checked out his other work and was very pleased with the design they came up with together. But when it came to actually putting it on her back, something went horribly wrong. I don't know if he was just having a bad day or just didn't care anymore (my sister can be a little high maintenance). But it turned out looking like a prison tattoo with horribly cheesy colouring, thick lines, parts that were obviously off-center/assymmetrical, and just basically looked like complete shit. The kind of tattoo you see and go, man, what were they thinking.
He even told her to put polysporin on it while it was healing, which made the colour and lines blur even more. She also went to another artist who spent hours trying to fix it. And it does look a bit better, but still not even close to what she wanted. So ya, after spending probably close to $1,000 on it, she's faced with the decision of just living with it, or spending another $1,000 to have it removed. She's been really depressed about the whole situation, so I understand what you're feeling.
Honestly, in your situation I don't see why you couldn't sue the guy who did this to you, even if you signed a waiver. I'm sure you could take him to court and at least get some money towards having it removed. Have you looked into having it removed? I'm sure they could fade it enough to the point where you could get another one that covers it up properly. Hopefully you wouldn't have to pay for this yourself. Don't cover it up in black, I think that's a really bad idea. Look into laser removal before doing that.
