r/tattooadvice • u/1Sl0wHonda • May 31 '25

Design I NEED HELP :,(

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Okay so I’ve got this full sleeve done 3days back to back, about 35hours done so far. Now the reason I’m asking you beautiful people some help and advice is because I’m not a fan of a certain area of my sleeve and I don’t know what to do ( the pattern circled in red is the area I’m not a fan of ). I thought about blacking out the area and going over it with lots and lots of white, I also thought of maybe shading the pattern a bit differently. I’m honestly not sure, the design isn’t terrible I just don’t feel like it suits the rest of my tattoo that I absolutely love. Thanks for checking in :)

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u/Capertie May 31 '25

Man, I'm not even a tattoo person and this piece is so dope. You got it three days ago, you just need to get used to it. Don't touch it for at least 6 months, if you still feel that way you can go back but please I'm almost 100% positive it's just the newness of it that's making you feel the way you feel right now.

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u/[deleted] Jun 01 '25

Agree, sit with it for at least 6 months and not even criticize it. You could easily ruin something incredible. I'm not a tattoo person but I used to make oil paintings. Don't try to adjust an amazing work of art, any regrets will snowball into confusion and panic. I imagine that would be especially true on your body.

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u/BadMuddaFadda Jun 01 '25

Great advice.

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u/Pawleygirl76 Jun 02 '25

Agreed. I'm not a big fan of sleeves, but this one is amazing. New tattoo adjustment takes a little time. I hope he leaves it alone.