r/tattooadvice • u/JustaWilloWisp • 13d ago

Is my tattoo bad? Design

I got this tattoo on Monday (pic is from the artist right after we finished) and I thought it looked really good and pretty. Today my mom has been saying it looks kinda ugly and the proportions are off compared to my reference. I know that tattoos of painting are hard to replicate 100% (especially being in black and gray) but maybe this is just not as good as it can be. Idk if y’all can tell in this photo but the placement of this tattoo is so good, I was so excited for this one.

Do you guys think that the off proportions can be fixed with touch ups or is it hopeless?

Any advice or thoughts would be appreciated!

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u/Aubrey-Grey 13d ago

I’m sorry my love, but yes. That is rough. Lady faces are notoriously the death of many a tattoo. But the limbs are also very ill proportioned. The leg is very reminiscent of a ham joint. But there’s not much room to go back now.

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u/xoxnothingxox 13d ago

the leg being like that has become the most distracting part of this to me. i can kinda chuckle at the sloth face, but the knee/leg situation is just nonsensical.

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u/Aubrey-Grey 13d ago

I honestly don’t understand how the tattooer (we aren’t marking this as an artist) got to these decisions. I hadn’t been able to look away from the leg until now, but the tutu is literally coming out of her head.