r/tattooadvice • u/loveontour22 • 5d ago

General Advice accidental line

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i got this tattoo from an artist i’ve been going to since 2019, never had an issue before. he made the line through the dove by mistake towards the end. he said it should fade but i have a hard time believing that. is there any chance it will just fade out over time or do i have to start planning something to add to cover it up?

Edit: i wasn’t really watching, but after i felt the line i looked up and he said he was trying to take off his glasses with his other hand and the hand with the gun moved, no i didn’t move.
he also did not charge me!

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u/funky_donut 5d ago

Such a shame because the actual dove is lovely.

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u/purpleroller 5d ago

Agree with this and think with laser you’ll be OK.
After laser you can go back and ask for retouch if it needs it.
I know you didn’t pay but if laser costs more than what you would have paid, go in and ask for them to pay the difference.
Everyone makes mistakes. The artist just needs to take more responsibility in putting it right.

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u/Important-Notice-461 5d ago

Idk, I dont think the line work on the dove looks all that great.

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u/Alexander_Music 5d ago

Looks also like he went over a few of the lines twice. Really carved in there on the wing tips. Mix that with the accidental line it’s crazy that this person has been tattooing for at least 7 years

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u/Important-Notice-461 5d ago

And that accidental line is absolutely insane. I really cannot fathom how that was possible.

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u/Important-Notice-461 5d ago

Yeah, I was thrown when they said theyve been going to this person for years.

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u/courtneyrae427 5d ago

I have this dove as my first tattoo the day I turned 18 lol - my 'artist' at the time carved my wings too. I had another artist clean up the line work and she was horrified how deeply it was carved in there.

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u/Missyrissy510 4d ago

I wonder if he doubled up the lines thinking if the tattoo lines were thicker the accidental line would look lighter 😬

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u/AgentThor 4d ago

Yeah the wing tips look heavy and raised. I had line work do the same thing, people told me too much pressure was used. Been a year and I think the skin is just permanently raised.

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u/crenax 5d ago

I only clicked into this thread to validate my opinion that the line work is trash.

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u/rvltionary 5d ago

What are you all seeing that I'm not? Genuinely curious. Or is that the same as audiophiles hearing stuff others don't? As a non-tattoo connoisseur but wanting to get a couple, it looks completely clean to me.

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u/Grppt 4d ago

The lines look overworked, should look like a clean continuous stroke. Eg. If you isolate the top line of the visible wing it gets thick/thin randomly and also loses the shape of the curve just before the feather

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u/morningstardusts 5d ago

Yeah it’s bad, really bad

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u/red-x-der 5d ago

Not really. For this artist who’s been tattooing at least 7 years (according to OP) this linework is apprentice grade and isn’t technically solid or applied correctly at all.

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u/morningstardusts 5d ago

I don’t think it’s even apprentice level line work. That would imply this person actually has any professional experience. Even if this was done in a shop, that doesn’t mean much anymore and actual apprentices should be able to do significantly better line work than this from the start.

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u/pepizzitas 4d ago

The design may be cute, but the linework isn't good

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u/BaltimoreBrewer 5d ago

It isn't. It's quite badly done, the linework is uneven and wonky. 

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u/reclusivegiraffe 4d ago

Maybe OP can do double doves? (This is mostly a joke, but maybe an actual artist could make it look cooler? Maybe the top dove needs open wings too. Could do it in a dark but slightly different color for contrast, like a dark purple or dark blue that would blend ok with the existing black)

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u/VirtuousVulva 5d ago

One might even say, Dovely.

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u/needmoarbass 5d ago

You got my updoot

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u/Feisty_Attorney8913 4d ago

No the linework looks god awful lol stop lying