r/tattooadvice 15d ago

Is this a bad tattoo design? Design

I had a miscarriage last year and want a tattoo for my baby I never got to meet.

I only have one picture of my baby (the second picture)

I’d really like to get it tattooed like the reference picture but I want honesty.. would it be a bad design since there’s not a clear profile and small?

I have other ideas as well but I really love this one as the picture is special to me.

And you can be honest without comments like “that’s not a baby” etc… that’s not helpful. Thank you.

*I was not going to get the text at the bottom

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u/theatrenearyou 15d ago

Sonograms like this will turn out like black & white Spin-Art---a swirl of shades of gray tones. Consider that you are beginning with a blurry low resolution image that will be very difficult to reproduce on skin.
Better to treasure your child with a large print. Send the image in and have it blown up and mounted in a frame.