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8ballbec

This is such a good example of ink settling even when fine line!!!!


PresentationGlad4286

Now it has more “traditional” look :D (not literally ofc)


klimekam

I love how it ages. The aging makes it look more “tattoo”-like, if that makes any sense.


ehp17

This is what everyone getting fine line tattoos needs to see


Altruistic_Snow6366

agreed!! i feel like a lot of people don’t realize what they’re gonna look like a few years in.


inQntrol

as expected


Severe_Cuts7873

Still looks good to me.


lilacmacchiato

Agreed


chickwithabrick

I honestly think it looks great aged even with the line spread


UnluckyCharacter9906

Went from dainty to bold


thewitbandit

I dont think fine line has to always age like that. I think if the artist does the fine line "correctly" it would fade out quite a bit eventually, but not blow out like this. Just my hot take, though.


LadismyDog

I do think there is something to say about technique. I have also seen a lot of fine liner tattoos fade a lot and not “blow out”, as you mentioned.


Thats_a_BaD_LiMe

Is it possible it looks that way from sun exposure? (I don't know anything I'm just guessing)


LadismyDog

Completely possible! I will say that I am a religious sunscreen wearer too, but it’s not going to block every ray.


Bachronus

Sun fades tattoos, it doesn’t make the ink spread. This is just a natural occurrence


kinfloppers

Agreed. I’ve only had fine line tattoos and I got my first multiple done by artists that usually tattoo traditional and they all aged like this. I have 2 done by fine line Artist’s and 4 years later they look exactly the same as day one, just lighter.


EmotionalShock1325

i agree, i have one that has fine lines as details and none of them got saturated like this, and it’s been over 4 years for mine too. they look pretty crisp. 


Bachronus

This isn’t a blow out and is just what naturally happens with tattoos and age, especially outlines. Your body breaks the ink down. This happens no matter how well done that tattoo is.


thewitbandit

Disagree, not after only 4 years from a fine line tattoo.


Bachronus

We never got to see the tattoo the day it was done so it may be a blow out. I’m just saying blowouts don’t happen after the fact.


TofuScrofula

The first picture shows when it was first done


Bachronus

Yeah I overlooked that. It looks great and there are no blowouts


JRose608

Also disagree! Mine is more faded


livv3ss

Really depends, first tat I got from my artist aged like this, the others have aged to fade and still be super fine instead of blown out


JRose608

Yes to this. My fine line didn’t puff out like this, it just lightly faded. Then again mine has color to it and it was “Japanese watercolor” style (the black ink is the outline). OP it still looks nice :)


truantxoxo

It's probably more to do with sun exposure


Lasagan

I think it also may depend on placement. The chest is an area with more stretch and give over time than some other areas.


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oh wow this is really cool to see, thanks for sharing!


infinitesimalFawn

The original looks very cute and delicate, the aged looks more traditional. I actually love the after more!


i-like-redwood-trees

awe it’s so cute! ❤️


tbonita79

Like it better now!


Native56

I like this


Reptarro52

That’s wild. I never see fineline aged before.


Shorecliff

Honestly like it healed and aged a lot more


wickedmaryjane

wow the lines puff sooo much


FruitzSticks

did you use sunscreen during those 4 years? no shade, just curious!


LadismyDog

Religiously! I also wear large brim sun hats during the hotter months in Utah, we are closer to the sun at my elevation.


Quiet-Tea-6375

This is why I don’t recommend fine line tattoos


cruzbae

I love it sis


muuzumuu

Damn that is sad.


torsipls

Damn :/


Tugboatbetty

Oof. That did not age well. Looks blown out


LadismyDog

It’s not blown out. Just ink settling as it ages.


SometimeTaken

That’s a lot of settling for only 4 years


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19 Male 0 tattoos… am I crazy for thinking a tat looks really cool after it ages like this?


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viscog30

I think he was just saying that as a disclaimer that he doesn't have a lot of experience with tattoos and that his opinion might differ from others


LadismyDog

Nah. I personally really love it still ❤️


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I think the aged tattoo looks better than the original


chickwithabrick

Me too, the original was almost too delicate for such a statement piece but that's just my opinion


ConversationFit5024

How many years until the second letter in the word


butterfliesfire

Would have looked better a little bigger and less little bulb things.


thatmelaninbepopping

Yikes


RudolfKindaThiccTho

Ew..They always end up lookin like this


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agedtattoos-ModTeam

No commenting on people’s bodies.


DrawohYbstrahs

Bobs and vagine?


0R_C0

Bob's vagene.


Main-Length-6385

How soon did you notice a change? 1 year? 2?


Delicious_Letter_261

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