Please help, bad first tattoo!

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Guest10123
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Wed Aug 24, 2016 8:13 pm

Went to get my first tattoo yesterday. I was absolutely thrilled with the initial sketch, I'm not sure what you call it? Whatever is pasted to your back. I got up after the outline and saw it, still loved it. And then half way through the second half, he mentions the shading needle...I did not like what I saw when he finished it. I did not want shading at ALL. Says it was only a light grey wash and it will fade but I am horribly disappointed. This tattoo had so much meaning packed behind it, and I grew up with the shop owner's daughter.

I had the tattoo that I wanted and then he ruined it.

Hoping to God that it fades into the tattoo that I did want and not this.

Is there anything I can do, any hope? Should I bring up my grievances with the artist?
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Wed Aug 24, 2016 8:20 pm

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tattooDan
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Thu Aug 25, 2016 10:03 am

give it a few months to heal,and yes the graywash will significantly lighten up as it heals.
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magnumman
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Thu Aug 25, 2016 12:15 pm

Show us how you wanted it to look, because without shading it would likely look unfinished.
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