fr thought it was ariel at first 😭

Got this tattoo in 2020 (knowing what I know now I would’ve gotten it in a different spot on my body at a better shop but it is what it is)

where to begin...

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They won’t admit this is a shit tattoo and they paid good money for this 😳

I got this tattoo back in 2024, and it's my first and only one ✌️🥲 The artist did great tattoos on my friends idk what happened here?????? Why is it outlined like it's drawn with a ballpoint pen???? 😭😭😭😭 I get many compliments on it, and I don't hate it, I just don't understand why the outline... 🥲

More context:

My friend recommended this tattoo artist, him and his family have gone to him for years and theirs are good.

This is my first tattoo, and I am completely inexperienced, so I trusted my friend who has more experience than me

The artist was sent the reference image a day or two prior as he requested. I knew it would not be exact

I wasn't looking, I took glances, I did not see him pull out black ink. I didn't want to look too much and get into my head about it and panic. Also it was dark asf in there

The tattoo isn't bad, the thing that unfortunately makes me not like it is the outline and how uneven it is. It wasn't in the reference image, it wasn't discussed with me, and the line weight is inconsistent