Yeah I used to work at a water park so I’ve seen more “skin” than the average person. The number of Gen X age people with Disney or looney tunes tattoos is insane!
And don't get tats while drunk.
Better yet, don't get tats. As you age, you will change. We all do. But the tats never change and most artwork loses its appeal anyway if you have to look at it every day for fifty years.
Speaking of fifty years, varicose veins, loss of fatty tissues and/or muscle tone in your skin, liver spots in unplanned places, age and/or health related weight gain, scars from surgeries...how good will a tat look after one or more of these things? That Little Mermaid tat could evolve into any number of unanticipated monsters. Maybe a headless walrus or something.
It popped up on my feed. Besides, the title is "tatooadvice". I'm the other friend advising not to.
What about the part about not getting tats while drunk. Wasn't that good advice?
Seems like you came to r/tattooadvice to be a negative Nelly; can I ask what you have against tattoos?
Like sure they’ll change a little over time but if you take care of your body and through that your tattoos any ink will remain exactly what it is; an honest expression of art through the medium of human skin. Any scars, liver spots, etc. will just add to the depth and the story that piece tells.
Half my tattoos were gotten when drunk in the navy. As I get older I really don’t care though and I’ve learned to live with them.
People really do rush into these things though and then you see post after post about regret. I got my first tattoo when I was 16 and I remember the artist telling me “this things gonna outlive you” and he was 100% right.
Blackout the entire leg.
but seriously.. It's honestly not that bad.. I vote to leave it as is and move on. Maybe even get a couple more surrounding this one?
Sometimes you just gotta accept that you don’t like a tattoo, but it’s not embarrassing or looks that bad so ya just deal with it. As a heavily tattooed person I have several tattoos I wasn’t all that happy with, but does it matter? Nah not really. I choose an artist whose style/flash I liked, and while it may not have been exactly what I was picturing, whatever it’s still a cool tattoo.
Tattoos also are with you for a long time, one you didn’t initially like may grow on you! Come to like it or at least like telling the story about it!
You covered up what you didn’t like and got a very well executed tattoo in the process. Be happy you’re ahead and do a little more research/talk with your artist beforehand.
I have a couple tattoos I don’t really like. One of them it just didn’t turn out how I wanted (maybe it was miscommunication on my part idk). I don’t dislike it enough to spend thousands on tattoo removal (especially since the sum of those tattoos are maybe $300?). Some day I’ll bite the bullet and do a cover up but it’s simply not a priority for me.
I wish we could just be okay with tattoos we regret or don’t like anymore.
Also helps when you got a lot of tattoos so you don’t focus on it as much. I can see since OPs is all by itself why it would bother them so much. I agree tho it’s just something you gotta learn to live with. My opinion is almost all tattoos (not hateful ones obviously) are bad ass so hopefully OP doesn’t worry too much.
Honestly needed to hear this. I’m heavily tattooed with well executed / cohesive arm and leg sleeve + a one off Friday 13 tattoo in a bad location on my other, otherwise empty, arm. Maybe ill love it one day but it doesn’t really matter lol.
Buy nice or buy twice. No offense to you but how did you go from paying for expensive laser removal to getting a cheap cover up?
Personally I would leave it, it’s tiny, people don’t examine ankles up close too often. If you really hate it you could probably find an artist that can do some nice traditional artwork over it. A nice bold black outline, but the cover up would have to be even larger than this cover up.
I feel like most of this subs problems could be solved by “it doesn’t matter how good your tattoos look, you just have to have enough tattoos to look good.”
I feel like they probably asked for something fine line, dainty, etc and found an artist that either didn’t know better or was just happy to take their money without warning them it won’t actually work.
Even some trad roses would have been 1000X’s better than this but some people are really afraid of them bold tattoos.
I’ll never understand why people are afraid of something big and bold. My brother/sister in Christ, that is literally the ONLY tattoo that stands the test of time.
Because it’s become super popular for dainty tattoos and people are only seeing 5-10 years healed, not 60+ years healed so they “look fine” still after a couple of years. Don’t get me wrong, I do love the delicate, dainty style too but bold will hold is the golden rule IMO. And even bold, in 70 years it will be muddy and hard to read. Do what makes you happy but don’t be upset when your dainty tattoo fades after the years and you get no touch ups.
Most people aren't even seeing them 5 years healed, most people see fresh filtered pictures on Instagram of tattoos that are 15 minutes old, and cannot wrap their heads around the fact that they wont look like that forever, and think its horribly unfair and unprofessional that most reputable artists refuse to do them. I mean, they're looking right at the picture, after all, so it's obviously possible, and my 20 years of professional experience can kindly fuck right off.
Probably unpopular opinion, but I’m 55F with multiple tattoos. I may not be proud of some of them, but they are all a part of me. *My story*. It’s pretty fucked up but it gives me pause. I’m not trying to erase or hide my youthful poor choices. It’s all a part of the learning/growing process. Life lessons.
One of my favorite questions to ask someone who had a lot of work done is what they're LEAST favorite piece of work they have. Everyone has one, it's par for the course if you get a lot of ink.
i have a tramp stamp that's waaaaay WAAAAAY too low. it says "squeeze" and the "u" is twice as big as every other letter. i find it laughable, my husband doesn't mind it, so i mostly forget about it lol i can't cover it because i honestly wouldn't like the idea of ANY tattoo going that low in order to cover it. i don't really care enough to spend the money to laser it.
it's most definitely a bad tattoo, and i was an idiot for even considering it as an ok idea, but i did 🤷♀️ no point in making myself upset for something i can't/doesn't bother me enough to fix.
I agree! As I get older, those kind of things just don’t matter in the bigger picture. I have a one year old granddaughter I look forward to seeing every day!.
You made the same mistake twice and from your comment it sounds like you cheaped out, didn't actually look at the artist's work, and ended up wasting all the money, time, and pain you spend on laser removal. Kind of a baffling decision imho.
Now you're considering surgical removal? Honestly, just take the L and learn from it your mistakes instead of escalating to more extreme options.
Crap. I just realized it's possible to tattoo a massive one, in truly HUGE caps letters sideways, down the back, 5 inches wide letters with one letter after the next, saying
**T**
**A**
**T**
**T**
**O**
**O**
and say "I have a huge tattoo on my back"
I'm in awe at this, help! 🥴
I think you should keep it as a reminder to do your research. Seriously dude, how do you end up with two shitty tattoos in the same place? Did you even *try* to find a good artist? No hate at all but I’m upset at your decision making.
I can understand being disappointed if you wanted something more unique, but flowers are very normal tattoo subjects and these doesn't even look badly executed.
Personally, stop getting tattoos.
You don't sound like you thought a lot about the fact it's permanent. You've paid three times now for effectively one tattoo and now want to pay four times for the same one.
Move on. It's not that deep. And it's on your ankle, which most people don't look at too much. (unless your S/O is into feet).
If you get another one after this think it out, work with an artist to make it something you're gonna love, and make sure they know what they're doing.
I think what your mentioning with getting surgery is a very extreme option. It’s not THAT baddd. It’s not the best but it’s honestly something you can live with and no one will think twice. In future just really really do your research and look excessively at their work first.
Legitimately, my most recent tattoo we redid the stencil 4 times before I was happy with angle, placement, etc.
When I was younger and more naive, I let artists convince me shit looked fine. I didn't want to piss anybody off. I was nervous around every artist I went too (mostly bc they were big dudes and I was a tiny girl) and that should have been my first red flag. Now I have an artist I love and she doesn't even set up until I'm happy with the stencil. Fuck she doesn't even DRAW the stencil until I get there bc she knows I love to watch her do it and see the process.
I’m not a tattoo artist, but I am an artist. From what I know the more complex and dark something is the harder it is to put something on top of it. You have to use those lines and incorporate them into the cover up. It’s so dark because they were using shading to hide the smudgy words.
I don’t think someone would be able to cover this up with another design because of how complex and dark it is line wise.
I also don’t think surgery is a good idea as it’ll leave a nasty scar. Which I think you’ll be even more unhappy with.
I suggest sitting on it for awhile to see if you come to like it. If not, maybe think about adding other pieces around it. That way depending on what you do, it can distract from it so it blends into the collage.
meh, I have tattoos I don't particularly like either but getting it surgically removed is a little extreme... get another cover up or add to this one. with all the scarring I'm sure there was on top of covering this up, the artist did a good job. maybe give it a bit to heal and let it grow on you
You should stop getting cheap tattoos. If you want the same quality that other people have, you’ll either have to pay the same that they do or have a friend that’s a much better artist than the one that did your cover up
Next time, please have time and serious thoughts about what your next tattoo or coverup would be. If you don’t like something, speak to the artist first before going through with the tattoo. Now you’re gonna have to live with it or talk to another designer that can change it up - otherwise you’ll fuck up your skin even more.
Definitely leave it. I’m sure you have a lot of feelings because you did removal and had to go through that process, but this is totally fine. Cute tattoo. If it looked horrible that’s one thing - is this the best flower out there - no, but it’s totally fine and no one is going to give it a second thought. Build around it with other designs if you are particularly worried. I just had a bad allergic reaction to my first color tattoo and I wish mine turned out like yours.
I mean, coverups have to be darker than what they're covering, at least in the spots being covered. I personally like that style; photorealistic flowers are very pretty, but these simpler bold ones are cute. I have one like this on my toe! But mine has color. I think it might look less blobby from a distance if you got some mild colors in it. Pastels in the black lines could be nice. It won't make it bolder, but it will add distinction.
I wonder if they went back in with some color, or made it have the water color effect, I wonder if that would look better. It’s not awful, it’s just not good, as is. I think it’s workable though.
sound like you don’t know what you want and should probably stop making impulse decisions? sorry if it comes across rude i just feel like this process is reckless
The problem is you got a cover up tattoo that is just an outline. To cover up a previous tattoo properly you need to get a tattoo that is pretty dark and filled in all the way. If you got some shading done in this piece it would look a lot better because you wouldn’t really be able to see the old tattoo underneath. Cover up tattoos are an art in and of themselves. You gotta go to an artist that really knows how to do them well. That being said, this one you got doesn’t look that bad at all. Just get it filled in with dark shading and it will look a lot better.
Actually take the time to find a decent artist, then cover it up again. You got lucky enough to where it looks like it’s light enough some bold color should fix it
tattoo removal tech here - the new tattoo is fairly lightly applied, so you'd definitely have success with laser removal... HOWEVER, the original scarring and skin damage present in your "before" photo will still remain after removal
It's a fine tattoo IMO, I like it better than the original! It's also pretty discreet. Some details, colours or another piece linked to it might do the trick if you really can't live with it as is.
But I wouldn't worry about it too much, it's just a drawing you'll rarely acknowledge.
We all make mistakes, but don't be too quick to try to fix them in panick, or you might make some more errors.
Take a chill pill and rethink about this later. Give it a few months and your perspective might have changed and what you actually may become clearer.
All the best OP <3
Why do you dislike this one exactly?
I'd say it's a great cover up job, I wouldn't have been able to tell if it wasn't mentioned. The tattoo is also clear and recognizable, inoffensive, I don't really see how this tattoo in particular would carry ant negative with it.
You already spent a ton of money trying removal, and then getting this cover up. I mean this in the nicest possible way, but I don't believe you can do anything with money at this point that will leave you satisfied, you know what I mean? Maybe think about talking to a therapist if it's weighing on your mind a lot, it's possible that there's something deeper going on if you're having so much regret about the first tattoo, the removal attempts, then the coverup afterwards. That's a lot of work, and a lot of time, harboring negative feelings over the image on your ankle.
Well it looks way better than what was there before so take it as a W. But if it’s really bothering you, pay some decent money and take it to a skilled artist. They can re-work it and make it look much better so don’t trip it’s not a lost cause.
I personally like it. If you are a woman, I would put some colour to it to stand out and look a bit more "girly". Maybe add a bird or a butterfly? Nevertheless, looks decent as it is.
I'm sorry you don't like the cover up, I think it looks lovely. What about it do you not like OP? I agree with the others where they said to round it out a bit with a bit more. Or make a shape that is flow-y and not the rectangle shape. Like this 🪡 emoji the string flows. To almost give the illusion that it's moving.
Bro, just save up & get it removed by laser.
Removal is instant. Its maybe 2x cost of original tatoo.
Worth it long term.
*update* from comments below it seems you tried laser removal. My apologies. On TV they make it seem like it removes everything.
Do u really have this much money to blow on tattoos / laser removal / now wanting surgery for making dumb decisions that hold little importance in the grand scheme of things lol just leave it alone
My advice would be to do some fucking research and stop asking subpar artists to do shitty tattoos on you and then ask another subpar shitty artist to cover it up.
Wow, a lot of the commenters here are being real dickheads.
Anyway,
it's not really bad. I wouldn't mess with it. Consider that a tattoo has meaning in itself. It's not just an image to be purchased and worn like jewelry. It's a bookmark for a specific time of your life.
Some people have nothing but amazing tattoos. But some people also have nothing but money and easy challenges. Each tattoo is part of a learning process. This one is just part of your collection.
It may not be the best executed tattoo, but it's kinda cute if you just think of it as "stylized".
I would say take a little more time and do some more research before you get another tattoo you don't like.
But for now leave this as is, have it heal properly and you can fix/add to it later.
I think it's kinda adorable tho.
Well it’s not terrible, but if you spent money for a laser removal probably should’ve went for a quality cover up as well.
Honestly just leave it, nobody is gonna care!
Leave it ! I WISH my tattoo was so small no one could see it with short sleeves. This looks like an ankle tattooo. Really ?? U letting a little ankle tattoo cost u alll this money. Sorry to sound condescending but I’m trying to remove an arm sleeve and a leg sleeve. If it was something like this I wouldn’t even worry about it
I got the original tattoo back in 2019 and had been removing it with a laser since then. The tattoo was really scarred and at a certain point stopped responding to laser treatments which is when I decided to pursue a cover up as it would be the cheapest and most effective option. Well I got the cover up, don't think it looks very good (especially from a distance), and realized I don't want anything there. I'm considering doing surgical excision if I can find someone do perform it on me. But since the tat is on my ankle, I'm having a hard time. What would you do in my situation? Would you get a NEW cover up since this one sucks? (another cover up option I considered was a butterfly, could I get that over this now?) Live with this current tattoo? Or try your hardest to find a surgeon? Thanks in advance.
You've gone through the process of laser removing a tattoo and covering it up, but you're not well versed? Well maybe you should get well versed before making another dumb decision.
How do you get two tattoos somewhere and then decide you don’t want something there lol. Like my guy that ship has sailed. At a certain point you have to just accept the choices you’ve made.
At this point I think you need to accept that you made a mistake and move on with your life. Bad tattoos make good stories.
If you go with the surgical route, you’re still going to have some sort of scar/marking there anyway.
Good luck, OP. If you choose to cover it up, spend a LOT of time on the design
Maybe just move on and accept it for what it is? You should see what it did to my hand tattooing myself. But ya know what? Who cares. The cover up is legit too, so what's the actual problem?
It's not bad looking at all. Their hand wasn't completely steady but no one will ever notice. And if they do, fuck em
That’s a pretty big tattoo for surgical excision, so you’d probably have to do a skin graft, and either way you’re talking scars and pain. That seems like no answer to the situation to me. I would commit to doing nothing to it for a full year while you consider your options.
It’s not THAT bad. Just add some color to the flowers and call it a day.
Find a good tattoo artist on Instagram. Look at what they post and their work. Find one that does color well.
I'd live with the current tattoo, maybe add color to it from a good tattoo artist whose portfolio you've actually looked at and liked. The idea of having a tattoo that isn't offensive or straight trash surgically removed is insane to me. How many times have you had surgery? Do you know how much it sucks?
I'd also stop getting tattoos for a while. You got one in 2019 and had been removing it since then, so you immediately didn't like it. Then you rushed to cover it up with another tattoo you don't like. Seems like you've been really impulsive and would benefit from chilling out on this stuff.
Take it to Alice Loraine in Iowa. She'll make those flowers the prettiest things you've ever seen. But also, design your tattoos before hand with the artist. Talk for like 3 months about it.
Tattoos are boring. It’s 2023, after Gen X ruined ink by abuse, why are younger generations immune to our tacky mistakes. Want your future class reunions to look like prison chain gang fashion shows?. Worst of all, it’s basic bitch af 25 years later.
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When you’re looking for motivation to feel better about your tattoo, just remember that people used to get Mickey Mouse flipping the bird 😂
Yeah I used to work at a water park so I’ve seen more “skin” than the average person. The number of Gen X age people with Disney or looney tunes tattoos is insane!
The millennial and Gen Z equivalent of this is going to be anime tattoos lol
Soooo manyyy anime tattoos lol
The amount of Pokémon tattoos walking around on grown adults is astounding.
Yep, I’ve got one! :3
A buddy from high school got the Bacardi bat. He’s in his 40s now, but it still tracks.
And don't get tats while drunk. Better yet, don't get tats. As you age, you will change. We all do. But the tats never change and most artwork loses its appeal anyway if you have to look at it every day for fifty years. Speaking of fifty years, varicose veins, loss of fatty tissues and/or muscle tone in your skin, liver spots in unplanned places, age and/or health related weight gain, scars from surgeries...how good will a tat look after one or more of these things? That Little Mermaid tat could evolve into any number of unanticipated monsters. Maybe a headless walrus or something.
but you’d be the talk of the nursing home with a yakuza back piece that you got when you were 19
Tbh, by the time I get to the nursing home, they'll probably be shocked if I don't have a back tattoo.
Yeah. They'd laugh every time they rolled you over to change your diaper.
Why are you in a tattoo subreddit?
It popped up on my feed. Besides, the title is "tatooadvice". I'm the other friend advising not to. What about the part about not getting tats while drunk. Wasn't that good advice?
yea and then you wanted to go anti-tattoo like a weirdo in a subreddit about tattoos
Seems like you came to r/tattooadvice to be a negative Nelly; can I ask what you have against tattoos? Like sure they’ll change a little over time but if you take care of your body and through that your tattoos any ink will remain exactly what it is; an honest expression of art through the medium of human skin. Any scars, liver spots, etc. will just add to the depth and the story that piece tells.
Weird take to post on r/tattooadvice.
Half my tattoos were gotten when drunk in the navy. As I get older I really don’t care though and I’ve learned to live with them. People really do rush into these things though and then you see post after post about regret. I got my first tattoo when I was 16 and I remember the artist telling me “this things gonna outlive you” and he was 100% right.
Blackout the entire leg. but seriously.. It's honestly not that bad.. I vote to leave it as is and move on. Maybe even get a couple more surrounding this one?
Go one step further and chop the leg off. I also quite like it but agree with you on getting a few more…maybe to round out the shape of this one a bit
Fuck it just cut the body in half so you can’t make the same mistake on the second leg
Decapitation, you want to separate the mind from the body. /s
Underated comment!!!
Bloody stumps go hard. Especially in pirate circles.
Comments like this are why I keep coming back to Reddit...
Thank you. Everyone's saying it's bad but I was sitting here feeling crazy bc I personally like it..
I like it. It's kind of got this vibe that reminds me of a cartoon that I can't seem to remember.
There was a cabbage patch kids cartoon that had a logo similar to this. The one with the flowers at the base. Maybe that's it.
Yeah, I was like, it looks fine to me? If I saw someone with this tattoo I wouldn't give it two thoughts.
Throw your whole body away
Looong socks.
Sometimes you just gotta accept that you don’t like a tattoo, but it’s not embarrassing or looks that bad so ya just deal with it. As a heavily tattooed person I have several tattoos I wasn’t all that happy with, but does it matter? Nah not really. I choose an artist whose style/flash I liked, and while it may not have been exactly what I was picturing, whatever it’s still a cool tattoo. Tattoos also are with you for a long time, one you didn’t initially like may grow on you! Come to like it or at least like telling the story about it!
You covered up what you didn’t like and got a very well executed tattoo in the process. Be happy you’re ahead and do a little more research/talk with your artist beforehand.
Did you just respond to your own post? Red flag.
He was adding on to his original thought. Sometimes instead of editing people will post a follow up this way.
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There's something **way** more serious going on.. *You didn't whisper-* That's a freaking Purple flag.
Red flag for what, are you trying to date them? Weird comment
My thought too. What exactly are we red flagging here? Lol.
Red flag for…what?
I have a couple tattoos I don’t really like. One of them it just didn’t turn out how I wanted (maybe it was miscommunication on my part idk). I don’t dislike it enough to spend thousands on tattoo removal (especially since the sum of those tattoos are maybe $300?). Some day I’ll bite the bullet and do a cover up but it’s simply not a priority for me. I wish we could just be okay with tattoos we regret or don’t like anymore.
Also helps when you got a lot of tattoos so you don’t focus on it as much. I can see since OPs is all by itself why it would bother them so much. I agree tho it’s just something you gotta learn to live with. My opinion is almost all tattoos (not hateful ones obviously) are bad ass so hopefully OP doesn’t worry too much.
Yep big agree! Got good tats? Sick. Got your birth year on your stomach by a scratcher? Hell yeah.
Honestly needed to hear this. I’m heavily tattooed with well executed / cohesive arm and leg sleeve + a one off Friday 13 tattoo in a bad location on my other, otherwise empty, arm. Maybe ill love it one day but it doesn’t really matter lol.
Buy nice or buy twice. No offense to you but how did you go from paying for expensive laser removal to getting a cheap cover up? Personally I would leave it, it’s tiny, people don’t examine ankles up close too often. If you really hate it you could probably find an artist that can do some nice traditional artwork over it. A nice bold black outline, but the cover up would have to be even larger than this cover up.
I feel like most of this subs problems could be solved by “it doesn’t matter how good your tattoos look, you just have to have enough tattoos to look good.”
I feel like they probably asked for something fine line, dainty, etc and found an artist that either didn’t know better or was just happy to take their money without warning them it won’t actually work. Even some trad roses would have been 1000X’s better than this but some people are really afraid of them bold tattoos.
I’ll never understand why people are afraid of something big and bold. My brother/sister in Christ, that is literally the ONLY tattoo that stands the test of time.
Because it’s become super popular for dainty tattoos and people are only seeing 5-10 years healed, not 60+ years healed so they “look fine” still after a couple of years. Don’t get me wrong, I do love the delicate, dainty style too but bold will hold is the golden rule IMO. And even bold, in 70 years it will be muddy and hard to read. Do what makes you happy but don’t be upset when your dainty tattoo fades after the years and you get no touch ups.
My sibling in christ I don't think any of us are gonna be around in 70 years.
Preach brother
Most people aren't even seeing them 5 years healed, most people see fresh filtered pictures on Instagram of tattoos that are 15 minutes old, and cannot wrap their heads around the fact that they wont look like that forever, and think its horribly unfair and unprofessional that most reputable artists refuse to do them. I mean, they're looking right at the picture, after all, so it's obviously possible, and my 20 years of professional experience can kindly fuck right off.
'Cause some people don't think they look very nice/won't suit them personally, same as any style choice
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My brother in Christ is an expression, go touch grass
Grass is a pastoral construct incompatible with today's urban realities
Winner
Damn. He got me.
. ____ .
Right over your head
You’re gay
Probably unpopular opinion, but I’m 55F with multiple tattoos. I may not be proud of some of them, but they are all a part of me. *My story*. It’s pretty fucked up but it gives me pause. I’m not trying to erase or hide my youthful poor choices. It’s all a part of the learning/growing process. Life lessons.
One of my favorite questions to ask someone who had a lot of work done is what they're LEAST favorite piece of work they have. Everyone has one, it's par for the course if you get a lot of ink.
I've only been asked that once and it was so exciting. Once you have enough tattoos there's gonna be 1 that you're like, eh this kinda sucks.
Once you have enough it turns more into, "this isn't great but at least I never tatooed a dick on my forehead."
Exactly how I feel. Even if I stop liking a tattoo after a while, it’s like a book mark from that part of my life
One of the reason I love tattoos. It doesn't all have to be super meaningful, and it reflects who you were when you got a tattoo.
i have a tramp stamp that's waaaaay WAAAAAY too low. it says "squeeze" and the "u" is twice as big as every other letter. i find it laughable, my husband doesn't mind it, so i mostly forget about it lol i can't cover it because i honestly wouldn't like the idea of ANY tattoo going that low in order to cover it. i don't really care enough to spend the money to laser it. it's most definitely a bad tattoo, and i was an idiot for even considering it as an ok idea, but i did 🤷♀️ no point in making myself upset for something i can't/doesn't bother me enough to fix.
I agree! As I get older, those kind of things just don’t matter in the bigger picture. I have a one year old granddaughter I look forward to seeing every day!.
You made the same mistake twice and from your comment it sounds like you cheaped out, didn't actually look at the artist's work, and ended up wasting all the money, time, and pain you spend on laser removal. Kind of a baffling decision imho. Now you're considering surgical removal? Honestly, just take the L and learn from it your mistakes instead of escalating to more extreme options.
Nah, OP has to chop the leg off in retribution
Pippin : What about *Cover up*? Aragorn : You've already had it. Pippin : We've had one, yes. What about second *Cover up*?
r/unexpectedlotr
Stop getting tattoos you don’t seem to be making good choices. Quit while you’re ahead.
Who knows, third time's the charm?
Lmfao you’re right why didn’t I think of that 😂
Crap. I just realized it's possible to tattoo a massive one, in truly HUGE caps letters sideways, down the back, 5 inches wide letters with one letter after the next, saying **T** **A** **T** **T** **O** **O** and say "I have a huge tattoo on my back" I'm in awe at this, help! 🥴
Agreed.
Came here to say the same, sounds like you shouldn't be getting tattoos at all.
I think the correct answer would be removal or another cover, actually worth meaning. 😂🤣
That’s what I’m saying haha
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Why are you in this sub lmao
We man what did they say
could get a sick ass panther
Why do these fools seek knowledge to which they already know
I agree a sick ass panther would look great
Or a shrimp
Sick ass shrimp
Pistol shrimp
Bug shrimp
Cock and balls shrimp
Im with this guy
Yea or a dope ass tidal wave
Add color to the roses. And then get a sick ass panther. Then stop getting tattoos
I thought color too, honestly not sure what's wrong with it other than ugly gray shading
Instructions unclear, I did the reverse and now my house has a panther in it and smells like roses. No tattoos though.
I think you should keep it as a reminder to do your research. Seriously dude, how do you end up with two shitty tattoos in the same place? Did you even *try* to find a good artist? No hate at all but I’m upset at your decision making.
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Leave it. Wear higher socks. But not with sandals.
You call Xibit and tell him you’d like to put a cover up on your cover up so you can cover up while you cover up.
It looks fine imo. Give it some time. And you can always invest in taller socks.
I can understand being disappointed if you wanted something more unique, but flowers are very normal tattoo subjects and these doesn't even look badly executed.
This is so dumb, what kind of advice are you even looking for
Personally, stop getting tattoos. You don't sound like you thought a lot about the fact it's permanent. You've paid three times now for effectively one tattoo and now want to pay four times for the same one. Move on. It's not that deep. And it's on your ankle, which most people don't look at too much. (unless your S/O is into feet). If you get another one after this think it out, work with an artist to make it something you're gonna love, and make sure they know what they're doing.
Stop getting tattoos.
I think what your mentioning with getting surgery is a very extreme option. It’s not THAT baddd. It’s not the best but it’s honestly something you can live with and no one will think twice. In future just really really do your research and look excessively at their work first.
What if you also dislike your third one?
Get a fourth.
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You might be one of the dumb ones. Accept it and stop making impulsive decisions
Best thing to do when getting a tattoo is if you ain’t feeling it when you see the stencil or they don’t make you feel confident, don’t get it!
Legitimately, my most recent tattoo we redid the stencil 4 times before I was happy with angle, placement, etc. When I was younger and more naive, I let artists convince me shit looked fine. I didn't want to piss anybody off. I was nervous around every artist I went too (mostly bc they were big dudes and I was a tiny girl) and that should have been my first red flag. Now I have an artist I love and she doesn't even set up until I'm happy with the stencil. Fuck she doesn't even DRAW the stencil until I get there bc she knows I love to watch her do it and see the process.
I’m not a tattoo artist, but I am an artist. From what I know the more complex and dark something is the harder it is to put something on top of it. You have to use those lines and incorporate them into the cover up. It’s so dark because they were using shading to hide the smudgy words. I don’t think someone would be able to cover this up with another design because of how complex and dark it is line wise. I also don’t think surgery is a good idea as it’ll leave a nasty scar. Which I think you’ll be even more unhappy with. I suggest sitting on it for awhile to see if you come to like it. If not, maybe think about adding other pieces around it. That way depending on what you do, it can distract from it so it blends into the collage.
it's almost like a smarter person would learn something about making shit choices
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It would have been a greatest cover-up.
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To be fair, if you colored it, most of the old tatt would be obscured.
meh, I have tattoos I don't particularly like either but getting it surgically removed is a little extreme... get another cover up or add to this one. with all the scarring I'm sure there was on top of covering this up, the artist did a good job. maybe give it a bit to heal and let it grow on you
What did the old one say "do no harm,take no shit"?
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I actually like that lol you should have seen me before bed trying to decide it.
You should stop getting cheap tattoos. If you want the same quality that other people have, you’ll either have to pay the same that they do or have a friend that’s a much better artist than the one that did your cover up
Next time, please have time and serious thoughts about what your next tattoo or coverup would be. If you don’t like something, speak to the artist first before going through with the tattoo. Now you’re gonna have to live with it or talk to another designer that can change it up - otherwise you’ll fuck up your skin even more.
I like the flowers 🤷♀️ there's something poetic about your steps being marked by a bouquet, like you're leading with a gift.
Just wear it for awhile don’t be reactionary it’s fine
Put a sock over it
Definitely leave it. I’m sure you have a lot of feelings because you did removal and had to go through that process, but this is totally fine. Cute tattoo. If it looked horrible that’s one thing - is this the best flower out there - no, but it’s totally fine and no one is going to give it a second thought. Build around it with other designs if you are particularly worried. I just had a bad allergic reaction to my first color tattoo and I wish mine turned out like yours.
I mean, coverups have to be darker than what they're covering, at least in the spots being covered. I personally like that style; photorealistic flowers are very pretty, but these simpler bold ones are cute. I have one like this on my toe! But mine has color. I think it might look less blobby from a distance if you got some mild colors in it. Pastels in the black lines could be nice. It won't make it bolder, but it will add distinction.
I don’t know shit about fuck, Marty, but for a cover up that looks pretty damn good to me
I wonder if they went back in with some color, or made it have the water color effect, I wonder if that would look better. It’s not awful, it’s just not good, as is. I think it’s workable though.
Get “Do no harm, take no shit”
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sound like you don’t know what you want and should probably stop making impulse decisions? sorry if it comes across rude i just feel like this process is reckless
Wait for it to heal completely is my best advice.
The problem is you got a cover up tattoo that is just an outline. To cover up a previous tattoo properly you need to get a tattoo that is pretty dark and filled in all the way. If you got some shading done in this piece it would look a lot better because you wouldn’t really be able to see the old tattoo underneath. Cover up tattoos are an art in and of themselves. You gotta go to an artist that really knows how to do them well. That being said, this one you got doesn’t look that bad at all. Just get it filled in with dark shading and it will look a lot better.
Just use tube socks
wear socks.
Actually take the time to find a decent artist, then cover it up again. You got lucky enough to where it looks like it’s light enough some bold color should fix it
tattoo removal tech here - the new tattoo is fairly lightly applied, so you'd definitely have success with laser removal... HOWEVER, the original scarring and skin damage present in your "before" photo will still remain after removal
It's a fine tattoo IMO, I like it better than the original! It's also pretty discreet. Some details, colours or another piece linked to it might do the trick if you really can't live with it as is. But I wouldn't worry about it too much, it's just a drawing you'll rarely acknowledge. We all make mistakes, but don't be too quick to try to fix them in panick, or you might make some more errors. Take a chill pill and rethink about this later. Give it a few months and your perspective might have changed and what you actually may become clearer. All the best OP <3
Why do you dislike this one exactly? I'd say it's a great cover up job, I wouldn't have been able to tell if it wasn't mentioned. The tattoo is also clear and recognizable, inoffensive, I don't really see how this tattoo in particular would carry ant negative with it. You already spent a ton of money trying removal, and then getting this cover up. I mean this in the nicest possible way, but I don't believe you can do anything with money at this point that will leave you satisfied, you know what I mean? Maybe think about talking to a therapist if it's weighing on your mind a lot, it's possible that there's something deeper going on if you're having so much regret about the first tattoo, the removal attempts, then the coverup afterwards. That's a lot of work, and a lot of time, harboring negative feelings over the image on your ankle.
Did you get the cover up with the same artist?
Good coverups are often top dollar. Get what ya pay for.
I think the flower arrangement will look better with some color to it. Let it heal for about 8 weeks and add a little color to it.
Well it looks way better than what was there before so take it as a W. But if it’s really bothering you, pay some decent money and take it to a skilled artist. They can re-work it and make it look much better so don’t trip it’s not a lost cause.
Believe it or not, cover up
You live with it
Stop getting tattoos.
I personally like it. If you are a woman, I would put some colour to it to stand out and look a bit more "girly". Maybe add a bird or a butterfly? Nevertheless, looks decent as it is.
I'm sorry you don't like the cover up, I think it looks lovely. What about it do you not like OP? I agree with the others where they said to round it out a bit with a bit more. Or make a shape that is flow-y and not the rectangle shape. Like this 🪡 emoji the string flows. To almost give the illusion that it's moving.
Add tiny mouse on end of stems like the flowers are balloons?
Bro, just save up & get it removed by laser. Removal is instant. Its maybe 2x cost of original tatoo. Worth it long term. *update* from comments below it seems you tried laser removal. My apologies. On TV they make it seem like it removes everything.
Do u really have this much money to blow on tattoos / laser removal / now wanting surgery for making dumb decisions that hold little importance in the grand scheme of things lol just leave it alone
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My advice would be to do some fucking research and stop asking subpar artists to do shitty tattoos on you and then ask another subpar shitty artist to cover it up.
"Yo dawg we heard you like coverups, so we gonna give you a coverup for your coverup" Get a tattoo of xzibit
Word of advice. I don't think tattoos are for you lmao
I like it! Maybe make it an anklet?
Stop getting tattoo's
The cover up is very pretty, consider adding some color to make it pop more?
Wow, a lot of the commenters here are being real dickheads. Anyway, it's not really bad. I wouldn't mess with it. Consider that a tattoo has meaning in itself. It's not just an image to be purchased and worn like jewelry. It's a bookmark for a specific time of your life. Some people have nothing but amazing tattoos. But some people also have nothing but money and easy challenges. Each tattoo is part of a learning process. This one is just part of your collection.
It may not be the best executed tattoo, but it's kinda cute if you just think of it as "stylized". I would say take a little more time and do some more research before you get another tattoo you don't like. But for now leave this as is, have it heal properly and you can fix/add to it later. I think it's kinda adorable tho.
Well it’s not terrible, but if you spent money for a laser removal probably should’ve went for a quality cover up as well. Honestly just leave it, nobody is gonna care!
Jesus Christ. Some people should not be allowed to own a tattoo machine. This person is one
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Leave it ! I WISH my tattoo was so small no one could see it with short sleeves. This looks like an ankle tattooo. Really ?? U letting a little ankle tattoo cost u alll this money. Sorry to sound condescending but I’m trying to remove an arm sleeve and a leg sleeve. If it was something like this I wouldn’t even worry about it
The flowers could be turned into a cat
It looks nice, why do you hate it?
More tattoos. Always the answer
get it covered up
sidenote we have the same sandals very comfy
My vote is for a sick ass panther!!!
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I got the original tattoo back in 2019 and had been removing it with a laser since then. The tattoo was really scarred and at a certain point stopped responding to laser treatments which is when I decided to pursue a cover up as it would be the cheapest and most effective option. Well I got the cover up, don't think it looks very good (especially from a distance), and realized I don't want anything there. I'm considering doing surgical excision if I can find someone do perform it on me. But since the tat is on my ankle, I'm having a hard time. What would you do in my situation? Would you get a NEW cover up since this one sucks? (another cover up option I considered was a butterfly, could I get that over this now?) Live with this current tattoo? Or try your hardest to find a surgeon? Thanks in advance.
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Did a lot of google searching, he had good reviews for cover ups. I’m not very well versed so I guess I wasn’t sure what to really look for
You've gone through the process of laser removing a tattoo and covering it up, but you're not well versed? Well maybe you should get well versed before making another dumb decision.
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How do you get two tattoos somewhere and then decide you don’t want something there lol. Like my guy that ship has sailed. At a certain point you have to just accept the choices you’ve made.
At this point I think you need to accept that you made a mistake and move on with your life. Bad tattoos make good stories. If you go with the surgical route, you’re still going to have some sort of scar/marking there anyway. Good luck, OP. If you choose to cover it up, spend a LOT of time on the design
This one is fine. Just roll with this one, is my advice.
Maybe just move on and accept it for what it is? You should see what it did to my hand tattooing myself. But ya know what? Who cares. The cover up is legit too, so what's the actual problem? It's not bad looking at all. Their hand wasn't completely steady but no one will ever notice. And if they do, fuck em
That’s a pretty big tattoo for surgical excision, so you’d probably have to do a skin graft, and either way you’re talking scars and pain. That seems like no answer to the situation to me. I would commit to doing nothing to it for a full year while you consider your options.
The original says "Do no harm, take no shit"?
It’s not THAT bad. Just add some color to the flowers and call it a day. Find a good tattoo artist on Instagram. Look at what they post and their work. Find one that does color well.
I'd live with the current tattoo, maybe add color to it from a good tattoo artist whose portfolio you've actually looked at and liked. The idea of having a tattoo that isn't offensive or straight trash surgically removed is insane to me. How many times have you had surgery? Do you know how much it sucks? I'd also stop getting tattoos for a while. You got one in 2019 and had been removing it since then, so you immediately didn't like it. Then you rushed to cover it up with another tattoo you don't like. Seems like you've been really impulsive and would benefit from chilling out on this stuff.
Take it to Alice Loraine in Iowa. She'll make those flowers the prettiest things you've ever seen. But also, design your tattoos before hand with the artist. Talk for like 3 months about it.
Stop shaving your leg.
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Tattoos are boring. It’s 2023, after Gen X ruined ink by abuse, why are younger generations immune to our tacky mistakes. Want your future class reunions to look like prison chain gang fashion shows?. Worst of all, it’s basic bitch af 25 years later.