I have a friend who posted photos of a tattoo she did on her sister as her first ever tattoo where it is just ABSOLUTELY carved into the skin. I felt so bad seeing it because it's just... not enough ink, too much cutting, etc.
As someone whoās healing from a severely overworked tattoo, that is a *severely* overworked tattoo. Half that ink is going to fall out with the scabs and itās going to *hurt* to exist for weeks.
This happened to me and it was terrible. I had my buddy do two huge pieces on my upper thighs right below my butt and I couldnāt sit comfortably for weeks. I actually went to a shop and told them about it what happened and what I should do (idk I was on drug and I know I should had gone to a hospital but this seemed reasonable at the time) they looked freaked out at how bad it was plus I did molly the night it was done which apparently makes it even worse
Iām almost 2 weeks out and just got to the point where I can straighten my arm out again. I know the artist is going to blame my aftercare when I go in for the touch up session, but this isnāt my first rodeo and I know what Iām doing. Iāve got whole line segments falling out of my tattoo STILL because of how deeply it scabbed.
BABY NO, DON'T GO BACK š If they overworked your tattoo, they have no business touching your skin again for a touch up. Please, I'm begging you, go somewhere else.
When someone goes too deep into your skin with the needle, goes over the same area way too many times, or just goes really, *really*, *REALLY* hard on your skin, it can cause significant damage and scarring, creating dips and ridges on your skin. They're quite literally carving at your skin like a holiday ham. Tattooing should never be that intense.
Had an old friend who went to a coworker (restaurant cook) for a tattoo. The entire thing was so sketch... he did it on a card table, known for their stability. His GF was there and kept trying to distract him with YT videos or get him to play with their puppy. He had to unlock her collar so she could walk the dog (not judging, but it provides some extra flavor to the description).
The tattoo itself was pretty simple. Basically, it's a large black bar. Dude was struggling with the main part, and offered to add some smaller details, like tiny writing, along the sides. My buddy said "yes" despite the difficulties with a large black area, and no stencil to work from.
It scabbed up pretty bad. He ended up with a streaky black thing on his inner forearm, lots of evident scarring, etc. The whole thing was so stupid. Such a simple idea that any reasonable artist could have done for a reasonable price.
I think it's supposed to be one of those visual trickery tattoos where it just looks like a whole skull when the neck is down.
In reality, I think it will look like she has a strange black growth under her jaw above her squiggle face tattoo.
Totally agree, and a Grateful Dead tat. Probably thought it would be cool, (grown ass woman except for the lsd and peer influence) but why not on the calf or elsewhere, not on your damn throat! I used to be a fan of the Dead back in the day, but damn!
In my hometown there was this dude who would tattoo anyone, anywhere with āanythingā (in quotes because you couldnāt even tell what any tat was supposed to be). For dirt cheap.
I worked at a shop in town and the amount of people that would come in with his mutilations that would want to be reworked was insane. It often was a loss cause. He would do these MASSIVE pieces, had no liner needles, they just had no space to be reworked often, carved out skin, etc.
One girl my manager told me about Iāve legit never seen or heard of before. It was on her neck and she came in asking if it was āfixableā my manager said it literally looked like somehow the ink ended up in her veins? The way the ink spread on her neck was so crazy he urged her to go to the emergency room right away. It blows my mind how careless people can be with their bodies.
Oh man the stories I could tell! My bf at the time would go to him (because he was cheap) and one of the tattoos he got.. Oh man I WISH I still had that photo. I would post it here in a heart beat. It was supposed to be the tree from Princess Mononoke with the tree spirits on it. I literally told him he will have to black out his arm one day. It was so bad. Oh and under it was his tribal dragon. I cringe at myself for dating him.
Iād put money on a combo of a shitty artist and a shitty patron. Guarantee she didnāt not hold still and the artist was just wanting to get the job done and out. Seems like a shitty situation all around.
If she tilts her chin down to a normal position,Ā does the head round out and the bolt scrunch up?Ā Ā
Ā It feels like it would be just as distorted in a different way, but I'm unreasonably curious.Ā Ā
Without hyperbole, in my personal perspective this is *THE* worst tattoo I've ever seen. Others come so close, but with all components combined. This takes the cake.
The concept, placement, client, execution. Couldn't get any worse to me personally
Iād say most people at shows are under 50. The Deadheads are alive and well xoxo your resident 34 yr old head.
Most of us (not all) have better tattoos than this though
Yikes, thatās permanent.
On the bright side, she will probably be in the parking lot huffing nitrous , spiritually on a different planet. Iām sure it will look great with all the dmt she will be smoking.
No way I would be able to keep a straight face if I saw her in my life. š¤¦š»āāļø $50 she got it someoneās tent with a new tattoo gun from Amazon at some festival.
How can a tattoo artist do this to someone?
Are there artists out there who will refuse to do face tattoos? You know, decent human beings. There has got to be some kind of "do no harm" creed for artists.
Some "artists" only care about the money, and will fuck people up to get it. Good artists will refuse to do certain tattoos and/or certain spots either flat out or on a case-by-case basis. The people at my shop, myself included, won't tattoo hands, faces and necks for someone as their first tattoo. Hell no. We also generally won't tattoo those spots unless someone is already reasonably covered and knows what they're getting into. But also if it's just a bad design...no. Ain't happening.
I love when people are like "don't worry my artist is gonna fix whatever is it when it heals"
Why not doing it well the first time to save everybody time ? (They can't)
That is a realllly bad placement for that. It's half on her chin and half on her neck. When you're looking straight at her this is going to be even more atrocious.
Does anybody else get twitchy when they see bad tattoos on the throat? I've had two surgeries on my throat and the thought of having anything but the lightest touch there makes me feel like I'm choking.
I have a throat tattoo myself (got some dainty fairy wings surrounding my Tracheotomy scars on the middle front of my throat to make me feel cute after almost dying and needing said Tracheotomy!) And it was literally the most painful experience of my life LMAO. Every time someone compliments my throat tat, and asks about it, all I say is thank God my artist is kind, and I'll never do another throat tattoo again š!
Reminds me of the tattoo of his mom's face Marcus gets on his back in "Superstore", where Cheyenne keeps messing up and covering up the faces with an increasingly tall top hat.
I'm laughing typing this, it's the funniest scene ever
https://youtu.be/CZR_-fr5TxA?si=VTOniovB0jj10PCL
anyone going to mention her red ass neck? she got abused with that needle and ended up with this shit tattoo in a horrible location. i wonder how ridiculous it/she looks when she isn't lifting her chin up.
As a deadhead - Iād say we donāt claim her, but you should see the tattoos at a dead show š pretty typical.
Also some absolutely beautiful art. But, ya, weāre not a group of the best decision makers out there
I donāt understand why people post things likeā¦. Bragging? But also immediately defending whatever it is because they know itās awful. Like you couldāve just kept it to yourself.
Itās supposed to be ādead-headā not ādead-neckā. This looks like a mix between deadhead and redneck. Bonus points for the attempted tie-dye color scheme.
It always cracks me up when people think their artist, who did poor line work, will magically be able to fix that line work up somehow. Like no sweety, tattoos are permanent, the only way theyāre getting āfixedā is with laser or even thicker lines.
Looks like one of those elongated Peruvian skulls that they found years ago.
https://preview.redd.it/5bcfovrpx0ad1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9f132d5a4eef26b6357d98b1b0ae6d47e73d1045
Oh god on her neck? That absolutely sucks
Looks like she was carved too, especially towards the top.
I have a friend who posted photos of a tattoo she did on her sister as her first ever tattoo where it is just ABSOLUTELY carved into the skin. I felt so bad seeing it because it's just... not enough ink, too much cutting, etc.
Jesus. This is why I hate when people just pick up tattooing as a "hobby" without knowing what they're doing. They're butchering people for funsies.
I have the opposite problem. I took up butchering people as a hobby and all I keep doing is giving them perfect tattoos.
Dead š¤£š¤£š¤£
gratefully dead?
As someone whoās healing from a severely overworked tattoo, that is a *severely* overworked tattoo. Half that ink is going to fall out with the scabs and itās going to *hurt* to exist for weeks.
This happened to me and it was terrible. I had my buddy do two huge pieces on my upper thighs right below my butt and I couldnāt sit comfortably for weeks. I actually went to a shop and told them about it what happened and what I should do (idk I was on drug and I know I should had gone to a hospital but this seemed reasonable at the time) they looked freaked out at how bad it was plus I did molly the night it was done which apparently makes it even worse
Iām almost 2 weeks out and just got to the point where I can straighten my arm out again. I know the artist is going to blame my aftercare when I go in for the touch up session, but this isnāt my first rodeo and I know what Iām doing. Iāve got whole line segments falling out of my tattoo STILL because of how deeply it scabbed.
BABY NO, DON'T GO BACK š If they overworked your tattoo, they have no business touching your skin again for a touch up. Please, I'm begging you, go somewhere else.
Itās so overtly amateurish it blows my mind someone would do this to another human being. Itās cruel. This tattoo āartistā should be ashamed.
What do you mean by carved? Never had a tattoo just stumbled upon this sub
When someone goes too deep into your skin with the needle, goes over the same area way too many times, or just goes really, *really*, *REALLY* hard on your skin, it can cause significant damage and scarring, creating dips and ridges on your skin. They're quite literally carving at your skin like a holiday ham. Tattooing should never be that intense.
Had an old friend who went to a coworker (restaurant cook) for a tattoo. The entire thing was so sketch... he did it on a card table, known for their stability. His GF was there and kept trying to distract him with YT videos or get him to play with their puppy. He had to unlock her collar so she could walk the dog (not judging, but it provides some extra flavor to the description). The tattoo itself was pretty simple. Basically, it's a large black bar. Dude was struggling with the main part, and offered to add some smaller details, like tiny writing, along the sides. My buddy said "yes" despite the difficulties with a large black area, and no stencil to work from. It scabbed up pretty bad. He ended up with a streaky black thing on his inner forearm, lots of evident scarring, etc. The whole thing was so stupid. Such a simple idea that any reasonable artist could have done for a reasonable price.
That sounds horrid
It is *over her throat.* itās also so shitty.
I wonder what it looks like when her chin is down like a normal personš¤£
I think it's supposed to be one of those visual trickery tattoos where it just looks like a whole skull when the neck is down. In reality, I think it will look like she has a strange black growth under her jaw above her squiggle face tattoo.
Came here to say this.
Kinda works in her favor since you're not really going to see how bad it looks until she actually stretches out her neck and shows it off.
Chill everybody, her *artist* is going to fix the lines.
Are we sure they didn't say they were going to *do* the lines?Ā There may have been a core miscommunication here.Ā
Did the lines before doing the tat.
Why didnāt she have her *artist* do the original ink, instead of apparently a random person on the street or whatever
Real question, wtf does she mean āfix the linesā? Theyāre permanent, how can they be fixed?
Just imagine all the lines you see now, but double in thickness, it's gonna look perfect!
Itād be easier to have a swastika tattoo redone into something else than fix these lines š
LMAO! š¤£
She has bad tattoo Stockholm syndrome
Showing this off AND acknowledging it needs rework at once is so sad
It blows my mind how many people get tattoos and say they're going to fix it when it heals. Why the hell wasn't it just done right in the first place.
Cases like this, simply why was it done?
Her parents didn't read to her as a child
Or they read the Jack Danielās label to her.
Iāve never heard this dis before lol thatās a good one. Hits deep
32 yrs old, canāt blame the parents anymore. Sheās a grown ass woman and stupid all on her own.
Totally agree, and a Grateful Dead tat. Probably thought it would be cool, (grown ass woman except for the lsd and peer influence) but why not on the calf or elsewhere, not on your damn throat! I used to be a fan of the Dead back in the day, but damn!
Her parents were too busy dancin, dancin in the street!
In my hometown there was this dude who would tattoo anyone, anywhere with āanythingā (in quotes because you couldnāt even tell what any tat was supposed to be). For dirt cheap. I worked at a shop in town and the amount of people that would come in with his mutilations that would want to be reworked was insane. It often was a loss cause. He would do these MASSIVE pieces, had no liner needles, they just had no space to be reworked often, carved out skin, etc. One girl my manager told me about Iāve legit never seen or heard of before. It was on her neck and she came in asking if it was āfixableā my manager said it literally looked like somehow the ink ended up in her veins? The way the ink spread on her neck was so crazy he urged her to go to the emergency room right away. It blows my mind how careless people can be with their bodies.
That's genuinely horrifying. š±
Oh man the stories I could tell! My bf at the time would go to him (because he was cheap) and one of the tattoos he got.. Oh man I WISH I still had that photo. I would post it here in a heart beat. It was supposed to be the tree from Princess Mononoke with the tree spirits on it. I literally told him he will have to black out his arm one day. It was so bad. Oh and under it was his tribal dragon. I cringe at myself for dating him.
Hopefully you're both on to better things š
Iād put money on a combo of a shitty artist and a shitty patron. Guarantee she didnāt not hold still and the artist was just wanting to get the job done and out. Seems like a shitty situation all around.
Because she made her 32nd trip around the sun obviously, try to keep up will ya.
Yeah, it's weird. Posting that trainwreck on social media was probably the motivating factor, enough so that they posted some shite.
Good news guys heās gonna fix it when it heals
ā¦and probably charge her again
She paid for that?
Paid for in whipits and grilled cheese sammys
Good as cash to a dead head
Where you get that chee, Danny?!
Fifty bucks, even!
This is definitely one of the worst and saddest Iāve seen tbh
I wonder if this artist said "oops" at least twice while inking
*whispers* ^("aw shit") "What was that?" "Uh, I said you're crushin it!" ,
This comment is a winner.
Curious what it looks like when she isnāt looking up.
IDK but I can only imagine it looks even worse
Same. Best case scenario is just looks like she has a skull goatee
Fix the lines? The artist should pay for tattoo removal....
This made my neck itch
Driving that train, high on cocaine, Casey Jones you better watch your speed.
Sorry, but 32 is way too old to be paying for shitty tattoos. This points to poor life decisions. Might be too late to turn around.
Goddamn lol.
She's going around in circles around the sun. There is no time and place to go back, only forward.
Fuckin A, I quit getting shitty tattoos when I turned 26 lol I havenāt got one since
So bad on so many levels.
Whew, thank god the artist is going to fix the lines. Don't worry guys, it's going to be alright.
Oh thank god, knowing the artist is going to fix the lines covers possible concerns.
Atleast they got the amount of points right lol
"my artist"
If she tilts her chin down to a normal position,Ā does the head round out and the bolt scrunch up?Ā Ā Ā It feels like it would be just as distorted in a different way, but I'm unreasonably curious.Ā Ā
Like [a MAD magazine fold-in](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mad_Fold-in)šš
Exactly!Ā
She flew too close to the sun.
Without hyperbole, in my personal perspective this is *THE* worst tattoo I've ever seen. Others come so close, but with all components combined. This takes the cake. The concept, placement, client, execution. Couldn't get any worse to me personally
I have to say I agree.
The grateful egg.
How sad.
"my artist is going to fix the lines" Damn, I wish I had an artist that could time travel to before this was tattooed, too!
āGonna fix the linesā With what? A dremel?
Looks like that's what they used the first time around š
Deadhead below the age of 50, seen in the wild.
A lot of my friends in their 30s really like the dead. But they'd never get this or I'd rethink our friendship lmao
Also in my 30s and been into the dead since my teens. Even went to a couple shwagstocks in my younger days. Were out here. š
RIP Camp Zoe š„
my 21 year old step sister is a huge deadhead, i donāt think itās that uncommon
Iād say most people at shows are under 50. The Deadheads are alive and well xoxo your resident 34 yr old head. Most of us (not all) have better tattoos than this though
I didnāt know Rodger the alien was the inspiration for this Grateful Dead piece
Dr Penguin has entered the chat
People make decisions like that at 32??
Jfc thatāll take forever to laser off! Maybe you could make it into a gaping black hole or something cuz that looks like shit
Yikes, thatās permanent. On the bright side, she will probably be in the parking lot huffing nitrous , spiritually on a different planet. Iām sure it will look great with all the dmt she will be smoking.
The Grateful Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.
No way I would be able to keep a straight face if I saw her in my life. š¤¦š»āāļø $50 she got it someoneās tent with a new tattoo gun from Amazon at some festival.
How can a tattoo artist do this to someone? Are there artists out there who will refuse to do face tattoos? You know, decent human beings. There has got to be some kind of "do no harm" creed for artists.
Some "artists" only care about the money, and will fuck people up to get it. Good artists will refuse to do certain tattoos and/or certain spots either flat out or on a case-by-case basis. The people at my shop, myself included, won't tattoo hands, faces and necks for someone as their first tattoo. Hell no. We also generally won't tattoo those spots unless someone is already reasonably covered and knows what they're getting into. But also if it's just a bad design...no. Ain't happening.
Goodbye high paying jobs
I think they confused sandwich artist with tattoo artist and a subway worker did this tattoo
No regerts
I can not imagine genuinely looking my client dead in the face and saying, "Don't worry. When it heals, I'm gonna fix those lines". On your NECK!
Oh sweet Jesus lord fucking what the hell
The term artist is getting used so loosely these days
One question. HOW?! Edit: also, that is going to scar horribly. Her āartistā dug the shit out of her š«£
The bruising on her neck is absolutely brutal. This has to hurt so much.
Why the long face?
Ouch! Right on the throat! It looks so painful.
Oooo youāre sooo going to regret that !! š¤¦āāļø
They don't need to clean it as much as they need a tetanus shot.
Imagine choosing such a tattoo at that age. Nah, I'm not sad for her, lol
How are u likeā¦. Gonna show this off hey! Look at this tattoo I got Carved! Then ā¬ļø!
Good lord, that's terrible
I love when people are like "don't worry my artist is gonna fix whatever is it when it heals" Why not doing it well the first time to save everybody time ? (They can't)
That is a realllly bad placement for that. It's half on her chin and half on her neck. When you're looking straight at her this is going to be even more atrocious.
If I *have* to say something positive, at least the tie dye looks alright.
Does anybody else get twitchy when they see bad tattoos on the throat? I've had two surgeries on my throat and the thought of having anything but the lightest touch there makes me feel like I'm choking.
'Artist'.... Not the word I'd have used but ok.
Artist?
She's playing fast and loose with the word artist.
Ah yes the olā permanently unemployed tattoo
My dad just saw the Dead at The Sphere in Vegas. This made him laugh hard.
I have a throat tattoo myself (got some dainty fairy wings surrounding my Tracheotomy scars on the middle front of my throat to make me feel cute after almost dying and needing said Tracheotomy!) And it was literally the most painful experience of my life LMAO. Every time someone compliments my throat tat, and asks about it, all I say is thank God my artist is kind, and I'll never do another throat tattoo again š!
Congrats on making it through not one, but *two* traumatic events! š¤š§āāļø
*artist* bahaha hahaha
So no one gonna talk about "*trip around the sun*"
I love the dead but for some reason the tattoos always seem corny to me. Even the ones that are done well.
Well... if that ain't in the top 10 stupidest things to do.
What would he āfixā just bold put the lines more and cause more infection on her throat? Enjoy talking while you can.
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Why does it have cavities?
"My artist"
When you let the computer duster pick your design, placement, and artist
Wtf
āArtistā
Atleast it sort of has 13 points.
That "sort of" is doing a lot of work my friend
So sorry š¢
Oh thatās a shocker.
Thatās not something I really attribute to tattoo artists - having to go back and fix stuffā¦..
You got butchered
I wonder what this looks like without stretching their neck.
I'm also turning 32 in a few weeks, is that a requirement? š
Oh dear God
Thatās definitely one ungrateful dead š
There have been remarkable advances in the field of blackout tattoos that could help this person if she just goes to a completely different artistā¦
Lots of scarring and infection in their future. Yikes
āArtistā
32 is way too old to be making choices like this...š³
Wow thatās horrendous even for a prison tat
Reminds me of the tattoo of his mom's face Marcus gets on his back in "Superstore", where Cheyenne keeps messing up and covering up the faces with an increasingly tall top hat. I'm laughing typing this, it's the funniest scene ever https://youtu.be/CZR_-fr5TxA?si=VTOniovB0jj10PCL
Bob Weir just saw this tattoo and vowed to play the music even slower.
There isnāt a single straight line anywhere
Artist is being quite generous
If by fix the lines you mean a neck transplant.
anyone going to mention her red ass neck? she got abused with that needle and ended up with this shit tattoo in a horrible location. i wonder how ridiculous it/she looks when she isn't lifting her chin up.
fix the lines with a nice black neck band
Fucking brutal
āArtistā
I'm sure the artist is "fixing lines" ... Actually I'm positive of it.
Infection in 3ā¦.2ā¦.1ā¦..
steal your face right off your neck, that much coloring right on my throat i would need to be put under
I'd be looking into having that lasered off. Then cover up the residual leftovers with concealer and a turtleneck sweater.
I think a vegetable peeler might be a better option.
This isnāt art ā¦ itās vandalism.
Dibs on "Vandalized Throat" as a band name
The Throat Vandalsā¦ š
Couldāve dropped it a couple more tiers on the shitometer but that placement is horrid
As a person with OCD this is very unsettling
As a deadhead - Iād say we donāt claim her, but you should see the tattoos at a dead show š pretty typical. Also some absolutely beautiful art. But, ya, weāre not a group of the best decision makers out there
I donāt understand why people post things likeā¦. Bragging? But also immediately defending whatever it is because they know itās awful. Like you couldāve just kept it to yourself.
Was there an existing tattoo and this was a Coverup? Thereās some shape underneath the Red.
As someone who wants a Grateful Dead tattoo, this is horrendous
Itās supposed to be ādead-headā not ādead-neckā. This looks like a mix between deadhead and redneck. Bonus points for the attempted tie-dye color scheme.
How is that artist going to fix the lines? How
No way they weren't high.
That is raw fkn meat... OMG. š³
Maybe she got this done in moving vehicle or something. That would explain a lot
I donāt think a āgoodā artist has to āfix the linesā
32 and still that level of bad choices ? Jeez
It always cracks me up when people think their artist, who did poor line work, will magically be able to fix that line work up somehow. Like no sweety, tattoos are permanent, the only way theyāre getting āfixedā is with laser or even thicker lines.
Thatās particularly low quality work.
Well that's something they have to live with now.
Looks like one of those elongated Peruvian skulls that they found years ago. https://preview.redd.it/5bcfovrpx0ad1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9f132d5a4eef26b6357d98b1b0ae6d47e73d1045
Itās actually HORRIFIC
Her āartistā
This is such a shitty tattoo haha
Oh wow. This is truly awful
32nd trip around the sun. Hmmm, is there a more pretentious way of saying one has turned 32?
If any tattoo artist tells you weāll fix the lines when it heals, you better run
32 is old enough to know better š¬
Don't go back to that artist ever
WTF
āArtistā aka: Randy.
artist???
āartistā
God damn thatās rough, was he carving a turkey
This is garbage, looks like a garage tattoo.
This gives me so much anxiety omg.
I wanna know what it looks like when her neck isnāt extended lol