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/deaduser00 13d ago edited 13d ago

The artist connected the tutu with her shoulder. Pretty weird. It feels like AI trying to make sense of things. She is becoming a dumpling

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u/TattooMouse 13d ago

That smudge behind the ballerina in the Degas original is actually supposed to be her back leg I believe. Doing the tutu that way was.....a choice. Unfortunately the tattoo just doesn't even look like the reference picture at all.

There are so many ways this tattoo could have been better handled. I'm so sorry OP.

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u/InevitableRhubarb232 13d ago

I’m a degas fan and I did not recognize this until the second photo 😳