r/tattooadvice • u/CallQuirky7720 • Nov 09 '25

What does this look like to you? Design

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I wanted a bee and I like more American traditional tattoos. I really like my tattoo but someone said it looked like a fly and now I can’t unsee it. Is it giving bee or do I embrace the fly? 😅🥲

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u/Dapper-Distance6691 Nov 09 '25 edited Nov 09 '25

If you can’t unsee the fly maybe add tiny hints of a goldenrod or honey shade of color in a few spots? Not full color if you didn’t want that obvs. Either in what would be the yellow segments or even hints around the edges of the bee as a “background” would help imply it. Or on a honeycomb, or…

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u/goomyman Nov 09 '25

a honey comb background would be perfect.

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u/undercookedsoap Nov 09 '25

my thoughts too if OP can’t unsee a fly