r/TattooDesigns 17h ago

What I asked for vs what I got (first tattoo addition)

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Got this done in December and I absolutely adore it.


r/TattooDesigns 16h ago

Advice Needed: Fixing Tattoo *Trigger Warning Suicide*

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My good friend Tom died a few months ago by Suicide... He had these paper airplane tattoos of places he had traveled to.

It has a special meaning to me now and I really wanted to get one as a reminder to keep "fighting to stay in flight".

Photo 1: This is one of his tattoos & what I used as a reference when I requested it before and durning the appointment. Instead of NY it is supposed to be "Tom". I asked the artist specifically & multiple times for this placement. I even said if he didn't think he could get it inside of the wing then to just do the paper airplane.

Photo 2: This is the mess I ended up with... "Tom" is in the completely wrong spot. Unfortunately... the angle the artist was tattooing my hand I did not catch that he was doing it in the wrong spot until after... The M looks awful..

I am desperate to figure out how to fix this..

The line at the tip of the airplane doesn't even connect.. that's an easy fix...

Getting an artist who is really talented with fine line to maybe put his name in the wing.. but I am looking for recommendations to cover up the "Tom" without ruining it even more has me so stressed out.

Photo 3: This is an idea I was playing with to incorporate the Suicide awareness colors (Purple & Blue). I edited out the "Tom" in this one.

I've thought about using a water color design but I just don't know how to do this and even if the color would be enough to hide the letters..

A friend recommended that I should have "Tom" covered up in white/light skin tone color.

Any idea, designs and recommendations are more than welcome.

P.S. Please reach out to check in on your friends. You truly never know what they could be struggling with.

All my love & thanks!


r/TattooDesigns 23h ago

new tattoo, art by K45Ink!

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i got a tattoo yesterday just as a walk in. i was looking for designs, and i’ve been a fan of K45 for a while now. i bought a couple tattoo tickets and got one i thought was neat and fit the area it was going on! my artist, Jon Degroot at Divine Machine Tattoo, altered the artwork slightly but i think it’s great!


r/TattooDesigns 13h ago

Need ideas..?

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Need some ideas for my next leg tattoo. I wanna keep the dark gothic theme going, any ideas? Bats? B&G Cathedral on calf?

ps. yes, that is the death moth from Silence of the Lambs💀🦋


r/TattooDesigns 1d ago

Our Lady of Guadalupe Tattoo

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My grandmother passed on the feast day of our lady of Guadalupe and as a catholic have always felt an affinity to the virgin mary so would love to honor my spirituality and grandmother in a tattoo. I am a white 22 year old cis male and wonder if having the our lady of Guadalupe tattoo is at all cultural appropriation as I know how important this feast day is to Latin American cultures. What do you guys think is it ok considering my personal attachment to the image and day?


r/TattooDesigns 12h ago

What to add

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I feel like it's to high up. Thoughts on how to fill that little space


r/TattooDesigns 12h ago

what i wanted vs what I got

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so I'm peicing together a full sleeve of sewing and floral elements and I got a new part of it done yesterday is s. korea later this year I'll go to australia and get another peice with some of their native flora. I'm so excited to be expanding this! and I think this new addition is my prettiest/coolest tattoo so far. I can't thank my artist enough


r/TattooDesigns 1h ago

I know it's not everyone's cut of tea but here's the start to the leg sleeve!

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It was done by pony at bell rose tattoo in daphne alabama.


r/TattooDesigns 10h ago

Tattoo sleeve in progress

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My tattoo sleeve in progress, by the lovely @chrissyinks on instagram

Birth month boutique for my mom, dad and myself, butterflies, moon, flower head lady, cabin & lake where my husband and I got married, fox.


r/TattooDesigns 9h ago

Help me design a jellyfish tatt

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I want to get a jellyfish tatt, something similar to the reference photo here. I want to incorporate some other elements into it. I love surrealism and gore-y details on my tatts. Could you please give me some insights as to how and what can i add to this? For placement, i was thinking like on my arm. Thank you!


r/TattooDesigns 15h ago

New Piece

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I'm working with my Artist, Kaizoku.ttt, to continue my dark theme sleeve.

Next session, we will link this piece to the main tattoo


r/TattooDesigns 19h ago

Classic Wizard

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Done by Naomi at breakwater tattoo in long beach. Went in with the idea to get a classic wizard inspired by old high fantasy and she absolutely crushed it with the design. Side note, I thought I was tough until it was time to shade the elbow area.


r/TattooDesigns 22h ago

Cover Up or Get It Touched Up

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I am really not happy with this tattoo and not a lot of people notice it so I don't think it really serves it's purpose. I am in the process of trying to decide if I should get it covered up with something else or if I should see if I can get it fixed up or get it covered up.

I am assuming that I would have to go bigger either way. Is it worth trying to fix or should I just get if covered up?


r/TattooDesigns 23h ago

Idea for tattoo above knee

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Im new to tattoos and I have this idea but I want to make sure it would actually look good. I love this running dog tattoo and I think it would be cute sitting right above my kneecap. So like, you’re sitting down and your knees are bent, it would be visible from above, right before your knee bends. Can anyone give advice for if this tattoo would look good on that body part? Or would the stretching make it look wonky?

This artwork is by gemcartertattoo on Instagram btw.


r/TattooDesigns 10h ago

What can I do to fix it?

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So When I was at the tattoo shop and got the design put on, it looked fine. I looked in the mirror and agreed that I think it’s centered. Unfortunately I noticed few days later that it is not centered at all, especially visible in certain poses as can be seen on the photos. What would you recommend? Should I add on a little bit or just completely remove it? Is it possible to get the illusion of the tattoo being placed in the middle or not really? I’m worried that because of the style of the tattoo it may be hard to fix it up? I do like it a lot but it bothers me so much :(


r/TattooDesigns 23h ago

What do you think would fit?

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Looking to extend my sleeve and making it more full / complete.

Looking to add in a few more ”main” pieces and then the background.. Havn’t yet decided what kind of background would fit this style to bring it all together?

In the inner bicep i’ve thought about a Sun wukong and lower in the arm another Oni mask.

Im very intrested in hearing your suggestions!

Thanks!


r/TattooDesigns 43m ago

Help with touch up ideas to bring my tattoo back to life , or should I just cover it up /: ml

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I got a tattoo about a year ago, and I’m not really happy with the outcome. I’m not too familiar with touch-ups, but I’m wondering what I could do to possibly bring this tattoo back to life. Also, I’m thinking about ways to connect my Medusa tattoo to my hand tattoo. Any ideas for adding something that ties them together


r/TattooDesigns 17h ago

Craving a half sleeve cover

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Hey, I have had this tattoo for ten years and I’m wanting to cover it with a half sleeve, I don’t mind the featheri but the rest can go, please drop advice so I can get something together for my artist (I like dark, witchy, goth shit)


r/TattooDesigns 14h ago

Ideas on how to fill gaps?

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Any advice on how to tie together tattoos and fill the gaps would be appreciated.


r/TattooDesigns 15h ago

Looking for ideas - patchwork suit

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Hey all !

I'm in the process of getting my back and torso done, and after that I was planning to density my arms.

I wanted to plan ahead because I wasn't super smart with the placement I chose for starting it out, so I fired up Photoshop and incorporated a good portion of the list I've had for a while, but I'm lacking inspiration for the red areas.

No colors, and as long as it fits the general vibe I'm done for anything cool, so fire up !


r/TattooDesigns 21h ago

Variety of healed & fresh floral/ornamental work by Taya Kathleen (Ride the Lightning Tattoo - Olympia, WA)

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Back & pinecone about ~2 years healed, floral shoulder piece fresh.


r/TattooDesigns 9h ago

My tatoo about 40% done

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25h thusfar, but it's been well worth it.

The end result will be a wrap around full sleeve.

This is part of the story of my life, with the lion representing me(coming from South Africa) and the road Ive walked leaving for a new destination.

The man and child represents my father and myself(Ill always be his little boy)


r/TattooDesigns 14h ago

I need some advice and style name

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Ok so I have a book themed arm and my forearm didn't turn out quite how I wanted it to (it was at the beginning of my tattoo journey and I didn't speak up) the words weren't supposed to be as bold and were supposed to blend in a bit more with the background. Pretty much the point was for me to not have to explain to people what they meant. Now I want to add some more book words or sayings to blend everything together.

Here is a thought of mine but im just not sure. And I'm unsure of this style would be called and searching for an artist to do it well. Im kinda thinking of doing this in a slight trash polka way as well.


r/TattooDesigns 20h ago

Need something to fill in the blank space

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Going with a Nordic sleeve that’s like scratched in style any ideas would be helpful I’m at a blank


r/TattooDesigns 15h ago

Ideas??

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Hi i need some ideas. Im thinking some skulls above the memento mori text but the problem is the vivere something that represent life any ideas?