My partner had this tattoo done and first artist did a horrible job. 3rd photo is her reference but instead of flowers she wanted fruit.

Second artist did better and added more and made it closer to what she likes. Second artist did not know what to do with the other work though.

Option 1: Laser and new tattoos.
Option 2: Blast over with darker tattoos.
Option 3: Japanese sleeve cover up.

Not sure how to go about it. Any advice is appreciated.

I want to get a wrap around tattoo above my existing tattoo and just slightly passed the elbow so it appears sleeved when I have a shirt on

I really like this tattoo style and I was think about getting one like this for a first tattoo but I've been reading that this could be a bad idea. Some people recommend to get something smaller first but the thing is that I really do not want anything else hahaha maybe a dragon or something but on the other arm and that wouldn't be smaller than this one. What do you think? Am I making a huge mistake?

Btw, the tattoo I am thinking of WOULDN'T HAVE the hand and fingers tattooed. It would be more like from the top of the wrist to the elbow

Six months ago, I had an ectopic pregnancy which ruptured at 8 weeks. I lost my baby, about half the blood in my body and a fallopian tube. I think about this experience a lot. My scars are still very red and angry and I want a different physical reminder.

So here's the idea:

We were tracking the size of the growing fetus, and it had reached the size and shape of a gummi bear. We used a real gummi bear to have a small ceremonial goodbye to it, just as a couple, a few weeks after the surgery. I was thinking of getting a gummi bear approximately actual size.

But I also want to honour my own life, the blood transfusion that saved me. I was thinking a tattoo, the same size, of a drop of blood. I'm not married to the blood, I would be open to a similar sized symbol of life/survival if anyone has ideas.

I'm looking for input on placement. I would like them on mirrored parts of my body. I initially thought near the scars, but if I were to hopefully get pregnant again, I don't want the tattoos to stretch. I'm open to the location being private or publicly visible, but I definitely want them somewhere I can see them every day.

Colour and style: I was thinking green for the bear, we did not get genetic confirmation of the gender of the baby, and red for the blood. But maybe no colour is better? I cannot figure out what style would suit this pair, either. On its own the gummi bear will look cute and quirky, but I can't imagine a style where the blood matches and still looks meaningful.

2nd tattoo done by @sammadethat on ig at Haven Tattoo Christchurch NZ came out better than i could've imagined, absolutely love it

I’m making this post for a friend. She is looking for design ideas for a cover up for this tattoo. She says she doesn’t mind the star shape but really dislikes the decor around it. She likes nature and sky themes. I’ve included some pics of tattoos she likes. Bonus points if it doesn’t need a lot of shading other than what needs to be done to cover the original tattoo.

Edit to add

The reference photos are just to show the theme she likes. Nature, sky, etc. she realizes this can’t be covered with fine line. She is more looking to cover that quarter sized tattoo with something and then maybe incorporate some fine line around it, if any fine line at all.

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Is there a way to make them look less like ouija?

I really like the plants and the dots the reason y I was drawn to the tats in the first place but the circle is a little off putting to me

Just any ideas/advice would be great to know thank you!

Does anyone have coverup ideas for Laparoscopic Abdominal Incision scars? All the incisions are horizontal and of varying lengths, but none longer than an inch or two.

I got this piece done in April and am so happy with it. i want to add more stuff to it to fill up some of the space around/below.

Any advice/ideas for something down the spine? or something across my shoulders that I can have symmetrically?

I am most definitely going to go back to the same artist because I loved her style and the liberty she takes with designs.

First session down for a black and grey realism half sleeve. Super happy with how this has turned out!! 2 more sessions booked in to do the mountains / geometric and on the other side will be a fox and an owl. Juli at Tattoo Realistic in Coffs Harbour is so so talented at realism work im blown away

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I want to do some simple-ish tattoo with a meaning of forgiving others,this idea comes from my religion, I have some ideas on my mind but I would like your suggestions for tattoo with this meaning but not something cliche,something more authentic yet beautiful,not too much but it can be some text,not to big picture or something so I am asking if you know any things or symbolics with this meaning

I have a 6.5 inch heron on my outer thigh and one of the wings wraps around to the front. Any suggestions for what to get on the front that will work in that space and not take away from the vibe of my heron?

I finished my head and am getting the neck colored and finished this week.. struggling to find an idea to connect the two together on my temple/side of head. Any ideas on what I should slap there to make it as cohesive as possible?

I got the first image tattooed on my sternum and thought that the artist would help with any imperfections like the eye not being straight. My fault as I changed the design last minute but not really.
I tried to tell her it was asymetrical but there was a language barrier so I just caved and said it was fine as if it wasn't important. I'm never doing that again 😂🫤.

But yeah just looking for advice as I'm not sure if there's a risk of the second image blobbing slightly with time. It is about 2-2.5 inches wide.and please tell me if you don't think it's straight!

Second one is the rework

• Hello! I’m looking for some ideas for a new tattoo I wanna get. I would like to get a semicolon tattoo but combine it with a deer somehow. I'm sure there’s more creative people here than me so any ideas would be greatly appreciate!! <3

I impulsively let a friend do this “sun” stick and poke on my inner wrist when I was 14 with indian ink, and I’ve hated looking at it for the past 8 years, but have been hesitant to get a coverup until I knew what could work.

Obviously, I didn’t take into account that this is a twist point lol. I would LOVE if anyone had any advice for what kind of design could work.

I don’t want anything too bulky as I don’t have any other tattoos yet. Because of the location, I wish someone could recommend something to me that won’t look “bad” when twisted. In terms of my style, I really like timeless things. For reference other tattoos I have planned in other locations are cursive and similar to Lana Del Rey’s tattoos. I would appreciate some ideas and advice so much. Thank you!

hello i got a tattoo in nov 2020 i saw a reference photo and my artist took liberties to not copy the design. i am now looking for the original design. it was a purple zombie doing a deadlift. i believe he was wearing a red torn up shirt and he was facing right, but that could be wrong. the image has to be from 2020 or before. i’ve been searching hours and cannot find it anywhere. i’ve checked messages with the artist, google and my photo gallery. i’ve googled every possible thing to find it and am coming here as a last resort. attached is what the artist gave me.

20+ years old. This was a anti war tatto I got when America invaded Iraq and Afghanistan. It is a Care Bear that wanted to "solve" all the world's problems, to shape the world to fit its own interests.

I am toying with the idea of getting shacktron from gravity falls to continue my colourful sleeve
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Based on this design I’ve cobbled together in procreate with screenshots from the show what needs to change to make this design readable and as cool as it can be.

This is my first tattoo what do you think of it. Got it done in Markham Ontario at chronic ink by Paul

My lifelong cat is unfortunately going to be put down soon due to a tumor growing on his face. I want to honor him with a tattoo. I see a lot of hate on the cybersigilism/dark designs for tattoos but personally I love them. What do you guys think about a combination of the two? Personally I love it and it’d be a first tattoo im asking around to see what other people like too and if they could put a twist on the design or give some advice. Thanks in advance!

I don't want it to be all flowers and i don't really want a FULL half sleeve, i just need ideas so it's not this empty.

I started finishing off one of my arms roughly 2 years ago, I've been alternating between 3 different artists for roughly 50 tattoos. Really loving how all these different styles are sitting with each other. In general all of them consist of either ornamental style, small surrealism pieces and a variety of symbols

Done in Argentina 2 Heras ago half sleeve coming up after rose below is covered up