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Tattoo Advice | r/TattooAdvice @tattooadvice.bsky.social · 3m

Can i rewrap my fresh tattoo for a couple of hours?

Can I rewrap this on day 2, if I clean it throroughly and lightly moisturize it, with saranwrap for a couple of hours as I go to dinner?

I'm going for food with some colleagues I'd forgotten about the link up, its tattooed yesterday and I dont want my jeans rubbing against it, I usually wear shorts at work and whatnot

The top part is fresh, buildings and cctv

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Not sure if I'm unclear or what

I'm not planning to keep the wrap on for days, just 2-3 hours and then taking it off again, not sure if some mightve misunderstood. Originally posted by Throw98689 on r/tattooadvice on October 4th, 2026.

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Tattoo Advice | r/TattooAdvice @tattooadvice.bsky.social · 11h

Need help making my dad understand how bad äi is for his business

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Tattoo Advice | r/TattooAdvice @tattooadvice.bsky.social · 12h

Just got my first tattoo, does it look poorly done?

i’m 18 and i got my first tattoo today. i like the way it looks from the mirror, but when i actually look down at it i start to notice all the imperfections in the lines and shading and start to feel a bit iffy about it. i can’t tell if im just looking too closely and being overly critical or if its actually poorly done. opinions? Originally posted by Idk_11140 on r/tattooadvice on October 4th, 2026.

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Tattoo Advice | r/TattooAdvice @tattooadvice.bsky.social · 17h

I would love to get your feedback on my work.

This is some of my tattoo works. Originally posted by TrickTattooStudio on r/tattooadvice on October 4th, 2026.

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Tattoo Advice | r/TattooAdvice @tattooadvice.bsky.social · 21h

So I feel like I’m kind of screwed…

I started a full-leg sleeve with an artist. The collage of finished tattoos is the vibe I was going for (done by other artist(s), not my artist) — botanical stuff, muted colors, skin breaks between all the stuff. Somehow, my artist forgot and thought we were coloring in the background (which is all of the black and dark teal on my leg) — she initially had that vision when I proposed the sleeve to her and must’ve forgotten we decided to NOT do that 🙃 At my session yesterday, I was laying in my stomach for 2 hours, and unbeknownst to me, she shaded in all that dark background. Sigh. I had no idea. I was in shock when I saw it and didn’t say anything very direct at the time (her kid was there so it felt extra weird), and what’s done was done, anyway! So we basically stopped there for the day.

I’m seeking advice on what to do now. I am definitely not going to commit to all of my leg being shaded in, that’s not what I wanted at all. I know this part can’t be undone, so does anyone have ideas on how to make it look intentional? How to somehow fade it out from there so that the rest of the leg having no background doesn’t look mismatched? Any ideas are greatly appreciated. Originally posted by Mustabeenaghost on r/tattooadvice on October 3rd, 2026.

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Tattoo Advice | r/TattooAdvice @tattooadvice.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

tattoo regret is normal right? what can i do?

second pic is with saniderm. this is my third tattoo ever, and it’s a coverup of my first. so i technically have two. i got it done yesterday & the day before - it’s also my biggest and most detailed tattoo. i’m worried it looks out of place on my arm, that it doesn’t suit me, or that it’s hard to decipher what it is from a distance. please be nice. i looove this tattoo, it’s so beautiful. i’m just like,, maybe i should’ve said something about how it would read from a distance? i’m pretty sure i asked and she said it was fine. but i couldve asked for like white border lines around the cat or something. i dont know. she scheduled a touch up for 2 months out but i dont know how i would fix it to make it more legible from a distance without like ruining it. or if anything would help atp. am i overreacting? is it just normal not to know what it is from far away? does it need color? i didn’t really want color… maybe when it heals and it’s not so dark it will be easier to see? just. advice guys… advise me. i’m feeling anxious and upset over something so beautiful and i dunno why. Originally posted by No-Ad1975 on r/tattooadvice on October 3rd, 2026.

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Tattoo Advice | r/TattooAdvice @tattooadvice.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Think it’s possible to cover this up or just blackout😭

Originally posted by ItzDannyZuko on r/tattooadvice on October 3rd, 2026.

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Tattoo Advice | r/TattooAdvice @tattooadvice.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Future patchwork sleeve design and placement suggestions?

I've gotten my first tattoo this year with personal meaning, I'm happy with it as is but now that I've had it for a while I am loving the idea of slowly turning it into a patchwork sleeve from the places I travel to. Any ideas/suggestions on how to keep it cohesive but not restrict to a theme too much?

I also think I would prefer to stay black/white/grey with maybe one pop of colour. Current tattoo is 3".

What would be the next best placement for a piece? I'm travelling soon so might get another

Thank you! Originally posted by Katavassii on r/tattooadvice on October 3rd, 2026.

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Tattoo Advice | r/TattooAdvice @tattooadvice.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Dragon is a cover up, obviously 🙄 advice on how to make it less obvious.

I love this tattoo but that black spot in the middle drives me crazy. I don’t want to take away from the dragon but I wouldn’t mind covering that spot up I just have no clue on how. I was thinking about maybe having the dragon fly behind a black castle hiding its lower body. That’d be a massive tattoo (I really want to try to honor the integrity of the red dragon. Or maybe like another black dragon?
At this ping I might even consider laser. Originally posted by Plastic_Leather_5409 on r/tattooadvice on October 3rd, 2026.

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Tattoo Advice | r/TattooAdvice @tattooadvice.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Tattoo looking blown out in some areas during healing. Is it too early to judge??

Got this tattoo exactly a week ago on my inner calf. I have several other tattoos and never had an issue with blowout. This was my most expensive tattoo from an artist I’ve followed for years.

I’m kinda worried as it’s healing that some of the lines (especially the left arm/hand and the head of the bird) are looking blown out. Is it too early in the healing process to judge it or am I right??

Last slide is freshly done. I took off the second skin after 48 hours and as soon as I washed it I noticed the lines looking real blurry in those areas. I understand lines expand and such but none of mine look like this. I still like it but I just worry about how much worse it’ll get with time.

Any advice appreciated, thank u!! Originally posted by VarietyOne6751 on r/tattooadvice on October 3rd, 2026.

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Tattoo Advice | r/TattooAdvice @tattooadvice.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Does this tattoo look okay? Worried it’s not reading correctly.

It’s a column and I know the line work isn’t awesome up close, but that’s not my biggest worry. Does it look phallic?! I tried to show pics of it in situ if anyone ever saw it in the wild. Up close I do feel it looks like a column, but from far away…? If this blows out and gets super dark is it going to lean that way? Or am I being delusional?

EDIT: I’m getting a lot of screws/bolts/flashlights comments, and to those with the good eyes, an ionic column. Hindsight’s 20/20 on the base. I know it’s a funky placement, but I like it because it’s a structural element on my leg (means something to me) and in a lowkey spot because most of my tats are “hidden”.

Thank you guys so much for the feedback and the laughs!! 😁. Originally posted by Cardinal-Carnival on r/tattooadvice on October 3rd, 2026.

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Tattoo Advice | r/TattooAdvice @tattooadvice.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Genuinely, Can I Get These Tattooed Over? (Scars, not wrinkles.) And What's A Design That Could Work Well With My Arm, If It's Possible?

My problem is that they scrunch up like this when I bend my arm. Would that make it hard for a tattoo design to ultimately look good? I just want these faux wrinkles to look better.

Thanks In Advance! Originally posted by UnIntelligent-Post on r/tattooadvice on October 2nd, 2026.

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Tattoo Advice | r/TattooAdvice @tattooadvice.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Do you think a rose would fit this gap well?

I'm going to a flash pop up tomorrow and thinking about potentially filling this gap with a traditional rose. My only concern is that I can't center it on my elbow because the dagger handle is sitting too close, so it would have to be slightly off center. Do yall think it would still read nicely?

Attached are my existing two pieces for reference. Panther on the inside forearm and dagger on the outside forearm

Edit: Forgot to post the flash sheets. Here are the two designs I'm considering

https://imgur.com/a/VacrJJr. Originally posted by OblivioAccebit on r/tattooadvice on October 2nd, 2026.

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Tattoo Advice | r/TattooAdvice @tattooadvice.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

i regret my tattoo of my cat. how would you change it?

i just got it done and midway through the session i started to really regret the shading. how bad is it? is it really a bad tattoo? what would you do to change it? Originally posted by Duck-feather on r/tattooadvice on October 1st, 2026.

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Tattoo Advice | r/TattooAdvice @tattooadvice.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

im 2 hours post session should i put saniderm on this or heal it without

just got this two hours ago and ive always healed my tattoos without secondskin but im a server at a nice restaurant and have to wear fitting pants so I'm thinking maybe I should second skin heal this one but it's been like two hours since I got it. What do y'all think? Originally posted by Comfortable_Steak324 on r/tattooadvice on October 2nd, 2026.

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Tattoo Advice | r/TattooAdvice @tattooadvice.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Am I overthinking or my tattoos look really ugly?

I have a love-hate relationship with my tattoos. Sometimes I think they look good, sometimes not. Please tell me what you think. Thank you so much! 🙏. Originally posted by LostInFrontiers on r/tattooadvice on October 1st, 2026.

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Tattoo Advice | r/TattooAdvice @tattooadvice.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Did I ruin everything by getting the full sleeve done or is it just my anxiety?

EDIT: ARM TATOO - not a full sleeve. Didn't realize y'all would get so upset over that part.

Sorry, long post. Just need to vent a little I guess.

(Weird marks on my stomach are from my back brace)

Got this done in June, and then had to go back for touch ups in August. I’ve been back and forth with the tattoo regret and anxiety since getting it mainly cause I feel like now it just looks like “too much” along with my other tattoo.

I got my other tattoo from the ages of 18-21. Started with the side and added the back and then arm throughout those years. I always thought I would just leave it as my one and only big tat until like 14 years later decided to get this one.

I didn’t have the best experience working with this artist, so maybe that’s also part of why I’m not happy. We did the whole thing in about five hours and without going into too much detail, there was quite a bit I wasn’t happy with. She didn’t speak English much, so idk if that played into anything.

After dealing with the Saniderm irritation nightmare, I waited until August to go back in. I had to go back in a second time after that because I noticed there were still parts I wasn’t happy with. Maybe I was being too much a perfectionist, but I just wanted things done well this time around since I was young and let the artist free-hand my entire other piece (which I’m also not super happy with on some areas lol). I just wanted to feel really good about a tattoo this time around, and that didn’t happen. Maybe cause she also kind of free-handed everything vs applying a full stencil. Who knows. Maybe that’s my curse lol.

When I went back for the touch ups, one of things I asked her to fix were the areas where there was a lot of ink fallout, but I think she went too heavy on those areas so now those parts just really stick out and have that bold/blurry look. Those spots just stand out a lot and I keep looking at them.

I guess I’m still just dealing with the feelings of not liking this on my body. Es… Originally posted by Icantreadcat on r/tattooadvice on October 1st, 2026.

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Tattoo Advice | r/TattooAdvice @tattooadvice.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

How can I fix the obvious eye catcher right in the middle of my chest?

Blast over, coverup, flowers on it, blackout??
I have no idea. Originally posted by ProfessorRugs on r/tattooadvice on October 1st, 2026.

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Tattoo Advice | r/TattooAdvice @tattooadvice.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Not sure if my tattoo artist too slow or I’m being impatient

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Tattoo Advice | r/TattooAdvice @tattooadvice.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Can you immediately tell whats under this?

$Can you tell what is under this cover up? Just want to know if it's standing out SO obviously to me, because I know what was there. This was done by a very early apprentice, so I'm not okay with it being picked apart. I am all for giving people a chance to grow, and they need real skin to work with to enable that growth :) (\*NOTE- small amount of shading was done just a few hours ago in 4 small areas. Which is why some looks brownish Rn. Rest is healed and about a month old. ). Originally posted by Dense_Ad_5256 on r/tattooadvice on October 1st, 2026.$

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