r/tattoo

A buddy of mine is getting his first tattoo on Sunday and he made it with nano banana. I'll hold my thoughts, what do you think?

i got my first tattoo back in 2020, with my first big piece on my arm in 2024. I got another big one two weeks later. then needed to fill more space so I got another one in 2025. I still have plenty of real estate left.

but literally I see them on my body so much, and I did get them impulsively (unknowingly manic) and I appreciate them so much because that was the era I was in. I don’t regret it but I do wish I would’ve thought about it, not that I would’ve listened at the time.

but now I look at my arm in awe all the time, like wait??? how did this literally get here? it’s not just skin? it’s pictures on my skin. there’s something in my skin that’s permanent. beautiful pieces by my trusted artist since 2022.

and man I hate when my allergies flare up, weather, or medication changes because my tattoos are the first thing they attack.

Got my first tattoo-- big chest fractal. Went to an artist who seemed well known in the area, socials looked good, his tattoos in sacred geometry looked good. I should have seen the multiple red flags in his practice (wont go into them here as Im not sure if it's against the rules to do so) but I was an idiot who decided to 'trust the process' as he'd say. End tattoo looks nothing like the design that we agreed on and now I'm out of 1.8k with a tattoo that looks like he gave up on halfway and Im equal parts devastated and just numb from the whole experience.

Is it worth it to reach out to him and ask for at least a partial refund? How should I go about asking for that? Should I just accept that's 1.8k gone on a big, sharply painful something I'm going to have to get worked on AGAIN to get it somewhere close to what I wanted or get covered up? If someone was deeply disappointed in a tattoo you did that looked nothing like the design you agreed on, how would you want them to approach you asking for a refund on it?

Getting a tattoo tomorrow on my upper forearm, it’s fairly small. Was planning on cycling to and from the appointment, it’s only about an eight minute cycle. I’ll be wearing a light jacket so it’ll be covered up. But just wanted to know people’s thoughts?

If not, what is it? It’s not part of the body biologically

I would like a Tyr tattoo incorporating knotwork along with the associated rune, however because I’ve read a bit that alot of norse imagery or runes have unfortunately been co-opted by far right ass hats im really worried that no matter the context of my reasoning for Liking Tyr, anyone seeing it would assume that im a white supremacism supporter?

Hello! My mom, sister, and I want to get matching/related tattoos. I've booked tattoos just for me before, but I'm not sure how to approach booking this sort of thing. We would want the same artist to do all three, and the design would be similar, but should we fill out three different consultation forms? Or just the one consultation form and mention the plan in the box about the design? Thanks!

ETA: Just wanted to hear what other people who have matching tattoos did! I know it depends on the artist.