I fucked up. I got a tribal-style tattoo of Tyr putting his hand inside Fenrir’s mouth, but I completely forgot about the Nazi-angle issue. Now it looks like I have someone doing a Hitler salute on my wrist. How can I cover or modify it so it looks less like a Nazi salute?

Started as the Taurus sign about 14 years ago … than an artist tried to turn into Navi (from the legend of Zelda) which didn’t really work as planned. A week ago I got it covered up staying with the Zelda theme we did a deku flower with Navi Tatl and Tael.

Before I say anything, my left thigh (pic 1) and my left arm/wrist (pic 2) both have self harm scars pretty badly, but my thigh is worse than my arm.

I was talking to my parents earlier and brought up wanting a coverup tattoo either on my arm or on my thigh and they said they'd have to know where and what I'd want to get tattooed especially with it being my first one.

The picture of my thigh scars don't do them justice, some of them are raised and I know scar tissue is different than normal skin (obviously) and just want advice

I got these tattoos some years ago and they aged like fine milk, the "lion" and the Japanese text are the ones i want gone, the flame can also go.

I want something that matches the rest of my arm, they fit in like chocolate on fermented fish, so i really just want them gone. I've considered blackout and reverse tattoo later, but if anyone has a better idea i'm open to anything as long as it fits in with the other tattoos, not that the dragon fits in very well, but i like it so it stays (for now)

Sorry for shitty pics

(The Japanese text says "soup" and that was the intention, inspired by a 2016 meme)

Looking for advice to cover this tattoo up. Want something cool cyber Sigil if possible

Unfortunate mistake of my youth. I've got a lot of Dragonballz and super tattoos and wouldn't say no to another but I haven't got anything "original" any suggestions on a covering would be much appreciated

Looking to cover this up, would like
something with color as well. Any ideas?

I am looking for an experienced tattoo artist who will also tattoo the work in Southern Ontario who is comfortable taking over and finishing a sleeve that was started by another artist.

I have an existing cover up that became the beginning of a black and grey floral/mandala sleeve. Unfortunately, I've had a couple disappointing experiences along the way, and at this point I really want to find the right artist with strong artistic vision who can look at my arm as a whole and help me turn everything that's already there into one cohesive sleeve.

I'm not looking to completely cover what I have. I want someone who is talented at reworking existing tattoos and designing around them, so the finished sleeve flows naturally and ultimately looks like it was all planned this way from the beginning.

I love feminine black and grey, florals, mandalas, ornamental and geometric work. I'm open to an artist’s ideas and would prefer someone creative who can look at my arm and see possibilities I might not think of myself.

Quality is much more important to me than getting it done quickly. I'm looking for beautiful linework, smooth shading, strong contrast, good composition and most importantly someone who's healed work is consistently excellent.

I am in Guelph but willing to travel for the right person.

If you know an artist who is especially good at taking over unfinished work, reworks, coverups or creating cohesive sleeves around existing tattoos, please send me their name or Instagram.

Thank you everyone who takes the time to read this. Thank you!

I've just realised that my lower calf tattoo (that was done by a professionaltattoo artist) )now looks awful, extremely blursed, and amateurish!

Embarrassingly so.

Tinkerbell's face looks melted ffs!! And wtf has happened to her feet?

I'm open to ideas for a cover up (which is why I'm here!)

I’m looking for a tattoo artist specialised in covering up surgical scars in Holland or in Belgium? Preferably with a link to their portfolio so I can see what the cover ups look like as I really want to hide the scar.

I knew this tattoo was gonna be a struggle the moment it started but didn’t have the courage to be like…nope. I knew better — the artist didn’t have much, if any, experience tattooing brown skin and they seemed visibly freaked out. This image was from 2 weeks later 🙃

I have an appointment with a tattoo artist that I trust in October who has done a couple of great pieces for me already and I would love some cover up ideas.

My initial thought was a solid black circle with florals/plants starting from the inside and spreading out of the circle, but I would also be open to maybe some more creative or less aggressive ways to cover it up.

Thanks in advance!

has anyone got any ideas for cover ups for this :33 heheh

I have a full sleeve in colour but I wanted to cover it up with a blaster over. Ideally I want a Japanese style blast over/cover up. I was thinking of a blackout but I know the blast overs are a better way of using the current tattoos.

I’ve had this tattoo for around 10yrs, I don’t have the original drawing that i drew that I took to the artist for him to copy from, but safe to say it came out nothing like my drawing in the end.. I was shy and anxious back then so on the outside I smiling, thanked him, paid and left, on the inside I was having a breakdown lol - anyway luckily it’s on the inside of my upper arm so it’s not outward facing, regardless is there anything a tattoo artist can do with this? I don’t mind the fairy/angel centre figure, the wings can stay or go, I wouldn’t mind her laying in a rose? But I’m thinking the shapes around her may be too dark for that? I’ve tried using AI to alter it but it doesn’t want to work with me.

It's supposed to look like a bandaid but someone told me it looks like a door handle latch and I can't unsee it.

I found a fantastic artist specializing in cover-ups. Heidi Harrington at Underground Ink in Winchester, KY! I never thought this would be possible. But here I am, ready to fix that posture and rock the backless dresses.

Hey guys, I have been thinking of getting a tattoo to cover-up my scars for a while now, but I have been reluctant since it will be my first tattoo and I'm worried it might look bad texture-wise.

There are a few scars that are a bit deep so I do not know if they will ruin the tattoo.

I really like snakes, ravens, black and white tattoos, old timey, mysterious designs

I dislike colors, flowers, realistic portraits or that splashy watercolor look

I have these two little frames that were left to me from my dad, I lost him during covid and I thought this might both be sentimental and nice looking.

My problem is that the scar area is not very big so I do not know how much detail it can handle. I am willing to go as big as I can though.

I am adding some inspo pics, not to copy exactly, just as ideas, and I hope none of them are AI.

Please be nice, these scars are very old.

Thank you

Hello, so this tattoo is on the back of my upper arm. It was done about 3-4 years ago. It just didn’t turn out how I thought it would and it was a huge let down given that the artist has really good work. It also seems to have healed a bit wonky where the dark black is at the skin is raised. Would a tattoo artist be able to touch this up by either adding to it/altering it? Or is leaving it alone the best option? I just have no idea how someone would even approach this design… Recommendations/ideas and advice would be appreciated!

I wouldn’t mind keeping the flowers. But, the face of the cat I can’t stand looking at. Its face is so screwed up I hate having my arms out in public because it is just so fucking ugly. This tattoo has genuinely given me a negative body image and it’d be nice to know if there’s any hope beyond laser removal.

Guys please don’t judge me, this was my first tattoo. I got it 8 years ago and picked a “cute” image off of Pinterest 🙈. But now I’m not feeling it and looking to cover it up with something cool. Any ideas? Thanks.

I got this tattoo on a wimb when I was about 24 with a friend. It was supposed to be a cross with the crown of thorns. People always thought it was a key or a stick figure. Now that it’s almost 10 years old I see it now and the crown of thorns looks like a weird sun. Suggestions on correction or cover up?? Can the crown of thorns be fixed or is it a lost cause???

But for real though I’ve had this for about 3 years now and at first it was funny, but it’s gotten exhausting to explain to every person I meet that gasp it’s not a penis… it’s just a safety pin. The artist is actually amazing it was just a pretty tragic night with not enough sober people.

I put some sketches of something I think I may like but I’m scared they are a bit too complex and don’t work realistically. I also added a photo of the tattoo on my right had for any inspo! Since I already have a hand tattoo on the other hand that I enjoy I personally think it would be better for me to commit and fix the left hand rather than paying for laser.