“How to Determine if an Artist Can Tattoo Well: Tips for Viewing Healed Tattoos”

You can check whether an artist can tattoo well by viewing photos of healed tattoos. A well done tattoo will heal nicely and look good. It is important to rely on photos of tattoos that have not been done very recently. This way you can see whether the tattoo – ultimately still a wound in your skin – is healing nicely.

Nowadays you can often go to Instagram to view photos of the work of a tattoo artist. No guarantee that those photos are truthful, of course, but if a tattoo artist can’t show photos of healed work, an alarm should go off.