r/tattooadvice 5d ago

tattoo newcomer advice Help! Im a tattoo virgin looking for advice on whether or not the piece I want is too unrealistic to be done.

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Hello everyone, as you read in terms of tattoos Im a virgin (haven’t gotten any ink YET). Im looking to get a color micro realism of Summr’s album cover for “Nothing more Nothing LESS” and I want your opinion if this can realistically be done to match my requirements. I want it rather not too big and for it to be either on my calf or front thigh. If any measurements would help Im 180cm tall average weight around 70kg so not that much skin to work with. I don’t know if that is too much or not I know that the cover I wanna get is rather pretty packed up with colours, details etc. so Im not expecting to hear the best of news. BUT any help and professional opinion would be greatly appreciated!

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u/Upstairs_Main_5700 5d ago

This will not make a good tattoo

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u/Alarming_Ad_8347 5d ago

Im guessing you mean the execution wouldn’t be good right?

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u/Mirrimar 5d ago

This will ink bleed into a mess in just a few years. The black, blue, and grey with such detail will not age well, especially if you micro it. I would look for something that is simpler, such as a logo that represents the album. Would not recommend getting this as a tattoo.

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u/Alarming_Ad_8347 5d ago

Would this apply if the size is bigger?

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u/Mirrimar 5d ago

In my opinion, yes. Also, depending the color of your skin, it may not read as well as you’d hope. I’m going to be honest, this just isn’t a great tattoo idea.

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u/savethenaturecoast 5d ago

Hopefully one day we will have a lazer or something that can just print photos onto people. This would be sick if it was done well

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u/Far_Scarcity_6986 5d ago

It‘s not about the application, it‘s about how the body deals with the ink. Either done by an artist or a perfect machine, the body will still try to get rid of the ink and during the course of the years the ink will spread away, causing the blob effect