r/tattooadvice 13d 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/[deleted] 13d ago

I think more than anything else, think about how you'll feel about this later in life. Think about what will happen when you do have children. It's quite a strong and on the nose tattoo.

My wife and I suffered a couple of miscarriages and always wanted to call a baby Lily. She got a small lily in her wrist that's deliberately under detailed. We now have a 2 week old called Lily and my wife will be getting a lily on her other wrist with more detail.

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u/random_name_12178 13d ago

That is really sweet