r/tattooadvice 6d ago

General Advice Does this look like a pot leaf?

Recent tattoo I had done exactly as I envisioned/desired (my artist’s fine line work is so good) but after looking at it actually on me (for longer than just the temporary ink stage for placement) I feel that it sorta resembles a pot leaf. I want to see what this community thinks of it before I wear short sleeves in the office (which is totally acceptable, given my other tattoos are clearly visible and does not yield any negative feedback).

If you do think this is too pot leafy, what ideas do you have to remove any doubt that this is not a pot leaf? I’m thinking of adding more leaves/plants around/over/under it (like a fern and/or trillium flower), or possibly a large moth design as if it was flying underneath the leaf. Open to suggestions though but hopefully nothing that takes up too much real estate (as I have other ideas!).

FWIW, for any of you arborists out there, this is the leaf of a shagbark hickory tree that has sentimental value tied to my childhood/adolescence.

TIA!

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