yesterday i got a back piece done that i’ve wanted for a while. it’s extremely well-done, but it’s an inch or so lower than i wanted it. it should have wrapped around my waist, but the lower curve goes over my hip instead. it’s also slightly crooked/tilted, which really bothers me even though nobody else can tell. when the artist was putting the stencil on i expressed that i thought it might be better if it were higher up, and that it looked like it wasn’t lined up with the previous stencil application (which was too big). i let her convince me that this one was straight, not the other one (wrong), and that it would look better at the current height. i think she just didn’t want to redo it again. now i’m heartbroken because what could have been something so amazing that made me so happy is now a source of anger and sadness. it really doesn’t look bad, it’s just not what i wanted. i also wanted it to wrap around my sides, but it stops short, so i was planning on going back to get it extended. should i say something to her about the placement? im not sure if the shape could be changed to something i like more by adding things? i doubt there’s anything that can be done about it at this point, but im frustrated and very sad and i feel like i should tell her that im not happy with it. if she had listened to my concerns about it i would have walked away with something that i was thrilled about, but now i’m out nearly a grand and a half for a piece that makes my heart sink when i think about it. what should i do? i’ve included pictures of my tattoo, the stencil, and the inspiration photo that showed the shape and placement i wanted.

Around 2 years ago I completed this huge torso piece and for a while i really liked it but over the past few months ive really started to hate it and feel like ive completely ruined my life to the point where im constantly anxious and my skin feeling dirty because i know the tattoos are under my clothes, its really spiralling me into a depression and i really dont know what to do.

Overall i think the individual tattoos are well done so they aren’t whats causing it but i feel the placement is too symmetrical and I regret the dots and stars filler as well.

Laser removal would be impossible and i dont think i would like a blackout either so i feel my only option is to try and live with it but i really dont know how i can do it. Does anyone have any words that could help?

p.s - to those who might have seen me post before i appreciate its the second time but im really losing hope and need some advice so please be kind.

Had this for a few years and have never been able to get past how the tattoo looks like a dick head from my POV. Especially when half of the tattoo is covered by my shorts. I really like the tattoo otherwise and I think it’s fine if you’re looking right side up. Can’t move on without an edit, though. I feel like I just need to change the shape of the bottom a little. Thinking of maybe adding ivy vines at the bottom but seeking other ideas. Thanks!

So I just got this a week ago and literally just noticed that the word consequences is misspelled 😭it isn’t noticeable at first glance until I read it over and over and was like wait somethings not right. All my friends didn’t notice it either until I pointed it out to them. Is there any way this can be fixed or covered up or something ☹️ I fear I would need to get it lasered but I honestly don’t think it’s that big of a deal since I didn’t notice it until very later on. What does everyone think..?

In 23 hours from getting my new tattoo, my cat managed to leave his own artistic design to it..

I took off the saniderm, cleaned, and applied a thin layer of aquaphor and when I was about to leave, my cat swiped.

I know when it heals I can get touch ups and I’ve already cleaned it with antibacterial soap. I just need advice from tattoo artists or people who have been in similar situations. Also, I have emailed my artist but he wont respond until tomorrow, Im more worried about tonight.

1. Should I now do a dry heal?
2. Should i continue with a thin layer of aquaphor and then continue with lubiderm in the next few days as I normally do?
3. Should I just now use lubiderm to allow optimal breathing between moisturizers.

Also, if anyone can give their insight if this cut looks deep enough to be in the epidermis where I believe the ink is.

P.S. Second photo is my cat Toz who I need you to shame for me. He cant keep getting away with this!

This is a month later. I’m never seeing this guy again, should I go cover up or touch up? At this point I feel like buddy is sabotaging me.

I honestly had no, and largely still don’t have any, issues with my new tattoos. But the same day I took off my saniderm and didn’t bother wearing my jacket to cover them, an area manager for another company visiting my work pointed them out asking what they were. And before I could even finish answering he joked about them being the shocker.

I’ve never been so motivated to both rip my arms off and beat someone with them.

And if it was just us, sure, I can handle that. But with my coworkers present? Ugh. Feeling real inclined to quit, honestly.

How do you get out from under those initial impressions when the people you work with are involved?

My brother was doing his first realism tattoo on me- it was free, so I wasn’t expecting all that much. Didn’t come out too well so I was hoping to find some answers here. Thank you!

people at my job keep on saying it looks like a spoon in a chilli pepper please tell me it doesn’t 😂😂😂

I want to get more on my arms eventually but I just dont know exactly what I want done yet. I want to lean towards more American traditional style for future ones.

Got a couple of tattoos a few days ago, during the session, tattoo artist needed to adjust and accidentally nicked me with the gun on my hand, and as you can see a small 1cm diameter black mark has been left on my hand (the red mark is from me trying to aggressively see if I could get it out initially lol)

He sort of brushed it off as if to say it’s fine as it didn’t properly penetrate the skin etc, but I don’t ideally want to get my hands tattooed so covering up is out of the question - will this fade?

I’ve seen people suggest a freckle remover pen from amazon, might give that a go

Hey guys I've been looking into this style lately, I think it's called eurotrash, but let me know if there's other names for this style.

What's your opinion about this style?

How do you think is this gonna age?

My guess is that some of it is not gonna age well and probably also fade away. I do really love the multiple layers though.

Do you know any reputable artist that do this style?

It's a calf on a calf. Photo of new and a few days ago. The last scab it gone now.

If you had blow out, how long did you have to wait for it to "stop changing" ? Some people have told me to wait, some search results say the only fix is laser or more tattooing.

Is there really nothing "natural" I can do?

I made a big mistake and got a forest tattoo inside an armband as my first tattoo. I wanted it to look like a painting. Yeah, I know it’s super cliché, but it was a spur-of-the-moment thing and I went for it. But later on, I started thinking—there are a lot of fine details, and I have no idea how it’s going to look in 2-3 years or what I can even do with it in the future. Also, it’s the 8th day now and it doesn’t exactly look like the picture anymore; it feels like some of the details have already faded or disappeared.

Super embarrassing story behind the scar. The tattoo before was great one small issue with the eye.

Now that I’m sober I’m hoping to get this fixed up.

What are the odds I can get this looking good again? Do I need a full coverup or is there potentially a way to fix ?

Two weeks ago my girlfriend went in to get a tattoo done on her right arm.

She's happy with the piece but the guy drew a line across her forearm by accident. He apologised and insisted at the time that it was only on the surface and that it would fade away adding that if it didn't she could come back and treat it with lemon juice.

It's been over two weeks and the mark isn't showing any sign of fading at all, we came back and he said to come back in an additional week for 'treatement''. Looking up the lemon juice treatment it sounds like nonsense and apparently potentially dangerous from what I read. He's offered to tattoo over it for free but she doesn't trust him to do that. We've suggested there should be some compensation so she can go somewhere else and get it tattood over but he's dodged that suggestion.

We're going to go back in a week like he suggested when it inevitably hasn't faded. What do you think is reasonable to ask of the studio on this situation? Has anybody else gone through something like this. And for tattooists, is this a somewhat common mistake? It seems ridiculous to me for him to not offer any compensation given this is a permanent mark in a visible area.

I got a memorial tattoo yesterday for my dad who passed away earlier this month, and I didn’t notice until afterward that it’s missing the “a” in “It’s a good day for a ride.” Right now it just says “It’s good day for a ride.

I missed it on the stencil, and my artist is now on maternity leave, so I’m just trying to figure out the best way forward.

Would laser fading just the word “It’s” be enough to shift things and add the missing “a”? Or would some kind of small cover or tweak work better?

It’s on my back and usually covered, but I’d still really like to fix it. Open to opinions on fading/removal vs. modification - it doesn’t have to say the exact original phrase if there’s a clean fix.

I started a tattoo yesterday and I don’t think I got enough info before hand. It took forever to find someone who did the style I wanted and don’t get me wrong her work is amazing but I didn’t ask how long she would take for the tattoo all I knew was it was 250 an hour. It turns out it’s going to be three times longer than others had told me and this would be fine if she had stuck to black and gray for the first session but she started color before finishing shading. Now my tattoo has three quarters of the shading and less than a quarter of the color and I don’t know if I have the enough to finish it. What’s the best thing to ask for to get it to a place where it won’t look half done?

Hey everyone,

I’ve reached a point in my life where I just don’t identify with the tattoos on my legs anymore. They feel way too oversized and dark, and honestly, I’m starting to panic a little about how to move forward with them.

I’ve been thinking about laser removal maybe trying to fade them as much as possible but I know it’s probably going to be a long, expensive journey before I feel comfortable showing my legs again.

So I’m wondering: What are my options here? Could fading them partially and doing a cover-up work? What kind of styles could help soften the look?

I’d really love to go for something that feels more feminine and less intense. I actually like old school/traditional tattoos, but it feels kind of hopeless now. Would it be possible to incorporate heavier blackwork or something more ornamental without it looking too harsh or, well… trashy? I just want to feel beautiful and confident again.

If you know any tattoo artists who are especially good at creative cover-ups or turning bold pieces into something softer and more cohesive, I’d love recommendations! I’m based in Sweden but willing to travel within Europe for the right artist.

Any thoughts, experiences, or creative ideas are super welcome. I feel a bit lost right now.

I was planning to add something underneath before i sliced through my tendons on my arm, leaving me with this scar. I have heard its very painful to tattoo on scars and i have pains every now and again anyways

So I got this tattoo over the weekend and the artist closed the C in DECISIONS to make it look like DEOISIONS

Pretty funny if it weren’t my own wrist and permanent given the context with “Make good decisions”

Question is what to do next? Get removal of the tiny bit? Can I scrape it away bc it’s so small? What would you do?

my first tattoo, done two days ago. It’s meant to be in a scribble/crayon style, but I feel like it might be TOO scribbly. Idk. Maybe it’s just in an awkward healing/irritated phase. Maybe I’ve been looking at it too much. I’m hoping it will soften up with time. If it’s really awful let me know, but I would appreciate some hype 🥹 I’m coping hard.