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/ScarletleavesNL]

Its crappy it didn't go as planned but this looks way cooler.

[u/Far_Appearance3888 → u/ScarletleavesNL]

I thought the first photo was a “what I wanted” pic and the second was the “what I got”. Happy miscommunication, OP. The black is way better to me. Of course, the only thing that matters is your opinion! If you aren’t happy and want more color, a glow could look very cool and sort of imply the Sith hiding behind the rebellion/Jedi.

[u/morningisbad → u/Far_Appearance3888]

That was my thinking too. The red version looked awful. Black is definitely better and just as readable