Hi there. Wondering if anyone can tell if my tattoo is ready for a touch up. This is my first. The artist expected I would want a touch up, due to the difficultly of the gold color. Am I ready to get a touch up?
The artwork is a badge from Star Trek: The Next Generation. I used a real magnetic badge made by Fansets as my reference. 
ADDITIONAL PHOTO: For better clarity here is an additional photo in sunlight. I have just applied lotion within the last half hour this was taken. 
Hey, short answer is yes, you need a touch up but wait another month or two. Also I would suggest when you get the touch up get some of the lines corrected. Maybe it is because of the light but the black has faded more than it should. Talk to the artist about it and the reasons why.
That isn’t black. It is a gray (the closest thing to the silver color).
TLDR: Genuinely not trying to be mean; Find a different artist.
As someone with alot of tattoos (and at least one bad one), I would seriously consider finding a different artist. There are much better ways to emulate the shine of silver without just going gray. And plain yellow for the gold with no highlights or sheen is just lazy. A tattoo done right and healed right doesn’t look like this.
I made the mistake with my first tattoo of going to a reputable shop and just expecting anyone there could do my design. I got an apprentice and it was a disaster. It’s now covered up by an amazing artist I found online and agonized over his work.
For this you want an artist that normally does large bold traditional pieces. A decent one will be able to make that look like real silver and gold.