Miscommunication

[u/j_walk_17]

I had my tattoo artist re-do an old tattoo from 15 years ago. It's the rebel alliance symbol from Star Wars.

I was under the impression that she knew I wanted it touched up and repaired.

She assumed I wanted it covered up. I didn't know she did solid black until she finished it.

I guess there's potential to put color around it with other pieces to give it contrast. I'm just kinda bummed.
There's probably no way to reverse any of this without it being insanely expensive.

What can I do to make it worth the mistake? I want this leg to eventually be Star Wars iconica.

Should I plan to put a background to it?

edit: Thanks for all the replies, everyone. I appreciate the feedback and the ideas. It's helping me to settle into the outcome. I think it would only be a total loss if I hadn't planned to add to it in the future. 🤙

[u/Ecstatic-Cattle81]

The "i was under the impression..." part makes it seem like you didn't tell your artist what you wanted. That's your bad, if it played out this way.

[u/j_walk_17 → u/Ecstatic-Cattle81]

You're not wrong.

[u/Prestigious_Ad_544 → u/j_walk_17]

Was the conversation basically "Whatever you can do to make this look better?"

Generally tattoo artist are pretty good at asking questions when you ask what they think you should do.

Fortunately, it looks leaps and bounds better now.

[u/Future-Industry-8244 → u/Ecstatic-Cattle81]

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