how bad do tattoos really get with age?

This is what my tattoo artist suggested: Try to avoid black outlining if possible, especially on parts of the body that are fleshy. He said black outlines tend to "run" over time and kind of get that fuzzy look and don't stay as sharp.

I have a tattoo on my ankle with black outlining (it's 10 years old) and it still looks good, but it's also on a part of my body where gravity and stretching won't affect it.

It's not stupid. My grandpa's forearm tattoo he got in WWII said "Soldier" when he first received it, but by the time I was born, it looked like a fancy line. It wasn't until a few years ago he finally told me what that tattoo really was of! So yes, they CAN change/ fade/ bleed with age .... and it isn't stupid for your parents to mention that.

Oh and tattoo removal products aren't always what they're cracked up to be. They still leave scarring. You are, however, on the right path by designing your own.

The best advice I can give you for choosing an artist is select a place that is appointment-only and doesn't allow random people to walk in and be near where people are being tattooed.

It's her lifestyles and her frame. You could make strategies however sooner or later it is her selection. First the percentages of having an contamination from a tattoo are very low if she is going to a well save that makes use of blank needles for each purchaser. Hope thoroughly she's going to take a little time to feel approximately it if the malls refuse to tattoo her even as she is underneath age.

It really isn't that bad... I worked with a guy who had gotten old and he had a girl tatted on his forearm and I thought it still looked pretty cool... I honestly wouldn't worry about it but my theory was I won't live long enough to see my tattoo's age but it comes down to how well you take care of it / your skin. You might look into doing touch-ups down the road to keep em looking brand new but other than that as long as you take care of your skin you should be fine

designing your own tat is the best thing you can do if your gonna get a tattoo, your parents might see the lighter side if you show them how much your design means to you!

If you plan on getting 'mantinance sittings' every ten years or so, to reline and recolor, your tattoos will look great; longer than you will.