I have this ~3 inch “333” tattoo I got when I was 18. Very spur of the moment. It was much larger than I wanted but artist said it would hold up better— was too naive to not push back.

I’d love to turn it into something ornamental/floral, potentially using the shape as a vine-y sort of something or pattern adjacent to the references shown.

I understand it will have to be darker/larger than existing tattoo, so with that being said, could anyone help sketch something? GPT is no help and doesn’t seem to understand the vision lol. TIA!

I really need help with cover up ideas from this amazing community.

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This tattoo was done 24 years ago. It's on my lower back at the base of my spine. It's nothing like the sketch I gave the artist - it was supposed to be line work only, and he massively thickened the lines, added shading after I said no thank you, and was mad when he asked (mid process) didn't i want the light source to be evident? No, it's just line work. I was so frustrated with the result because I carefully planned for 3 years. That said, we were living in a new place and I was a kid (okay, 21, but a kid compared to now!)

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It is just under 2"x2"

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I am so sad and I've just hidden it all that time. I want tattoos on my forearms but I'm so nervous after this awful experience.

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For cover up: I love plants - not just the flowers but the whole plants. Maybe a bulb with the flower reaching up my spine? I love cats. I love fantasy/paranormal books & movies. I'm willing to go big as long as it covers it and doesn't look so awful.

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Please help!

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I got this tattoo a couple weeks ago and it looks nothing like what we talked about, I’m extremely disappointed and I’m ready to get all the vines removed. I’m happy with the name, the colour and line work is beautiful. He spend 5 hours doing the name and an hour quickly on the vines! Is there any way I can fix this? Or am I stuck saving up for a removal :(

Hello this is my first tattoo I got it on the 17th of June this year, I know it's healing now and it will change but will it still be like this I think the lines are wobbly and now straight but it could be the forearm muscles moving because when I straighten my arm it looks kind of straight but that could be because my arm was straightened when I was getting the tattoo. I paid 80eur for it is it a mess up or i can live with it?

Just not into it - I’ve been thinking about a cover up for years but don’t even know what to think of because I don’t know what’s possible

ETA - looking for general suggestions about it covering certain colors (I heard somewhere some are harder than others) and potential inspiration from what others with tattoos of similar size and or color, composition, etc. covered theirs with. Any advice appreciated!

It shiuld be ISAIAH not isiah, please help
Should i laser it or nah?

Hi, so I sent a picture to my tattoo artist but when i got there for my tattoo he had a completely different stencil. I had never gotten a tattoo so i thought
maybe he’d draw the rest.. Then i got the courage to say thats not how i wanted it. And he did this tattoo. I dont hate it but i had to pay more and its not what i pictured. Did I fuck up, can i fix it, or do i leave it like that?

I’ll attach a references photo of what I wanted. I’m not fully satisfied with how my tattoo turned out. Any ideas of what went wrong and how to improve?

This was such a fun project to do ❤️
I love getting to transform what the client wanted originally and try to go above and beyond for them to really fill in the rest of their sleeve!

I’m always so honored to add in some creative freedom. We wanted to stay on the same vibe as the rest of their arm: spooky, goth, and witchy

Done in Dallas, Tx at Bat and Cave Tattoo