i have a large henna type design on the center of my back that i have added to each side.  the line work was done recently.  while he was putting the stencil on the artist told me it appeared my trapazoids were different sizes so one side is going to come over my shoulder a bit futher.  after dicecting it to death, my husband and i noticed a huge difference in the overall placement of the stencil/outline.  the sides do not line up at all.  it is totally disproportioned one side is around 3/4" to an inch higher than the other and one side of the design is totally different than the other in an area.  the add on sides should be lined up on the same areas on top and bottom of the original and they are not.  it looks horrible.  trying to download pics but my files are too big.  working on getting pics from a different camera but in the meantime, what do i tell this artist?  i truly feel like he f'd it up to the point that it may need to be completely covered.  no color or shading yet.

i get it, thank you.  i guess dissecting was not the right word.  we could tell something was very wrong and after one look, it was obvious.  then we kept seeing more.  the right side goes over my shoulder much further.  i feel as a professional, he should not have continued.  it is almost as though he freehanded the right side.

  i don't see that much differents in the 2 side and it looks to be pretty well centered up on your back. i thank with some shading and more color will take care of the problem but it's hard to really tell with these big pics can't get a good look at both sides together at once. good luck

Edited by jim01 - June/12/2011 at 2:57pm

To my eyes it looks more like the original tattoo was a tiny bit crooked and the addition is as good as it gets. If that would be lined up with the original one it would look way worse.

  yes after looking at these pics the placement looks even and centered i still think when you get the shading and color finished it will make a big differents