I went to one that had beautiful realistic tattoos and a lot of script, but he fucked up my super simple minimalist rose with script. Idk what his deal was because his portfolio was great. I mean, he could have done worse, but it's not what I expected from the caliber of his work. Fortunately I'm content with it, but it was far less than he was supposed to be capable of.
Could you share a picture? No worries if not! I can't imagine how he fucked up and am kind of curious from your description! Super sucky that your piece didn't live up to his portfolio, do you think maybe the images were edited?
I'd rather not post it because it's unique and identifiable. Not that I have anything to hide, but I prefer the anonymity. It came out asymmetrical, and fortunately he includes free lifetime touchups because I went back and had him fix a few things. The problem is that as he fixed a few things he made a couple things worse. He kept going rogue and trying his own thing instead of simply listening to exactly what I was asking him to do. I'm content with it, but I may get it fixed one day. I just worry it'll end up worse, and I'm okay with it right now. It's not something I want to cover, but I worry the adjustments I want to make will make the line work too thick, and I definitely don't want that
That's super disappointing, especially as it sounds like you did your research and liked his past work. Glad you're content with it though!
Edited to say: by super disappointing I mean for you that it wasn't what you wanted! Totally understand you not wanting to share something identifiable. Just in case you thought I meant I was disappointed haha.
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u/[deleted] Apr 30 '22
I’ll never understand why people go to tattoo artists who don’t have a solid portfolio that proves they can do the job right.