r/Tattoocoverups

TL;DR: dumb ass child me got finger tats rebelling against lactose intolerance and now im about to start school for psychology. Need suggestions to cover up. No removal.

I was 16. I paid a fully grown man who was a licensed artist a full jar of moon shine for these finger tats, and at no point did anyone try to talk me out of it. Ive been living with these for 12 years and until getting sober never felt like allocating the money to get them fixed. Now im about to start college in the spring and I dont really feel like walking around having to explain to people over and over again wtf milk life means. Im lactose intolerant, I love dairy, im never gonna stop no matter how bad the diarrhea gets. Thats the sentiment. Do I still agree? Somewhat. But i want it off my body, and I need suggestions. My artist said we could do black that fades up from the nail beds but id like to explore more options.

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I got this tattoo years ago and i just dont like it anymore. It doesnt really fit with anything else i have and its just not who i am anymore, not gonna explain much else on why i got it. NO hate to my tattoo artist i love her i just wish i never got this specific tattoo.

EDIT: Please no slander on my tattoo artist? I still go to her to this day and she is an amazing artist. This tattoo was a piece i brought to her years ago to tattoo on me and it was poor judgement on MY PART. She blows every new tattoo she puts on me out of the water every time, she is amazing. Thanks :)

this quote meant a LOT to me for a very long time, but as I get older, I realize I appreciate pieces rather than quotes on MY body (love it on you baddies). Any ideas as to what I could cover this up with? I thought about a sword, but that seems basic. I don’t want color, mostly blackwork, white for highlights if it makes sense. TY for your ideas!

I’m a tattooer and have been getting humbled getting this done. Super stoked on the results so far!

my favorite fruit seemed fitting

i am so hesitant to get more tattoos after how this turned out. just want some inspo, to know if i coverup i don’t hate is possible

I like the cross but the thorns don’t match it. Can a cover up be done to make the thorns more tribal? Or will I have to live with this

Considering getting work done to cover/camouflage a previous cover-up of a cover-up. Haven't had any work done in over 12 years and have been getting laser removal procedures for the past 3+ years. At this point I'm not sure if it's worth continuing treatments and I am very disheartened about my progress throughout it all.

I've resigned myself to wearing long sleeves year-round ever since my last artist abandoned and ghosted me. We had agreed on a space/galaxy themed full sleeve, but unfortunately this never manifested into anything coherent.

Will be reaching out to local artists this month and I want to be realistic in my expectations. Looking for opinions on what is possible, talking points to discuss with the artist, and general advice on moving forward with this. Thanks for looking.

simple color scheme. letting it settle in more before we decide to either do a second pass or blast a lighter tone into the skin breaks.

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I just recently got this centipede tattoo, the artist free handed it, I personally think the body doesn’t look bad but the legs are weird looking. I really want to love this tattoo and make myself feel more confident with it.

Got this when i was 16...it was supposed to have like 20 other pieces to it but its been 24 years and i just want to make it something else. Its located on my inner left leg. I was thinking maybe an Eevee Pokémon or maybe a ghost in the shell type tattoo but i really don't know if those would work.

mostly healed except for a touch up in the ditch. few sessions of laser but still plenty tricky.

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