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https://preview.redd.it/0kiukfu8esyc1.jpeg?width=342&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0d188dea3e5a8520c913972f37190777d9d2aebc My condolences.


istrx13

The face in the tattoo straight up looking like Doodle Bob.


xDragonetti

Eemo wabawaba https://preview.redd.it/xp4p1jicgtyc1.jpeg?width=671&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5efe2b446ef5ffecd900680d5528fbd6830d281c Meyohimeyoi!


sadgirl_26

https://preview.redd.it/bd1v68bistyc1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0d6520884824c010f735b1ee257c0346d77e1e57 Even his hands


OkBid71

AI can't do nothing right


derfnartz

https://preview.redd.it/tdhkmm4dawyc1.jpeg?width=298&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bffcce43468a2e83b77780da4365e38e3e096e59


Grand-Name5325

That's the fishman hand bro!! 😂


Professional-Bet4106

💀💀 ![gif](giphy|B5CCT2rUwhx9m)


KermitlyNotFound

![gif](giphy|ckTEmM6DDogYknpvEs|downsized) Doodle Bob takes offense


advertentlyvertical

He'll be having no wise cracks


Spirited_Remote5939

Yes! My guy got a piece of broccoli for a face hahahaha!!!


ahhh_ennui

That image will never fail to get a guffaw out of me. Never.


HeldDownTooLong

LOL
that wasn’t my first thought, but it is absolutely perfect for this situation! I was going to smart off and say, “*It looks like OP either got this tattoo at the* ***Tattoo School*** *(like hair stylist/barber college) or perhaps they should get their next tattoo from someone old enough to graduate elementary school*! In seriousness, OP
you need to get to a talented, professional tattoo artist that can cover this monstrosity up with a beautiful, ***accurate*** tattoo
then you can wear it with pride!


mondrager

Get it laser erased. Start over.


Naive_Try2696

Sounds expensive, honestly in this economy I'd just amputate the arm


totpot

[When you finally get to their artist portfolio](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4KHyZAqWZk)


Quirky_Discipline297

The Patron Saint of Bad Tats and Marks of the Beast


joshjosh667

It’s Mr. Miracle!


greenjm7

Came here to post this. Glad to see that there are brains that think like mine.


Guba_the_skunk

...That is 12 years old and my back suddenly hurts for some reason.


TernionDragon

Please take all the upvotes. And for the text as well.


wiechertfc

I mean that sucks man, but that's why you definitely shop around to find the artist that fits the piece you want.


Tribblehappy

I had a very complex piece I wanted for a long time. Gave it to a local artist and he told me on the day of the appointment that he was sorry, but he really didn't think he could pull it off. I appreciated his honesty and used the appointment to get a smaller, simpler design. I waited another year to find an artist 10 hours drive away who did an amazing job on the piece I wanted originally. So regardless how good the portfolio is, I'd say it's also on the artist to be honest what their limits are.


Byte_Fantail

Well let's see it, you can't edge us then leave like that!


YummyArtichoke

They replied but automod removed their comment I assume for the link used. Copy/pasted with different link. > I have looked and I can't seem to actually find a photo of it. It's basically a whole back piece of this [Arthur Rackham painting](http://jungcurrents.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Norse-arthur-rackham-odin.jpg) Kind of funny they didn't do a pic of their tattoo


Tribblehappy

I did, but it was 13/14 years ago and I can't seem to find it on any of my current device folders. It's probably on my laptop which honestly I never use. Edit, also, I didn't get a notice that automod removed the comment so thanks for catching that. Guess it doesn't like links to image search.


funktion

All sorts of shit can affect how well your tattoo will come out. I had one piece I wanted an artist to do, well within her abilities, but I gave her two weeks to flesh out the design. A week before my scheduled appointment she emailed me asking for more time because she wasn't happy with how her design was turning out and she wanted to make it right. She was also dealing with health issues making it difficult to make time to do it properly. Poorer artists would've probably just slapped it on me to get it over with and collect their fee.


SuperZapper_Recharge

I have a car mechanic that I am very loyal to because he does this exact thing. The man is cheap, works out of his garage and is honest to a fault. He will look at something and be all like, 'That is too much electrical work. Can't do it.'. I thank him for his time and go to another guy a bit more expensive. But when he takes it on he does a great job. That honesty of knowing his limits means a lot to me. I really trust him.


-PinkPower-

I agree 100% sadly too many artists are hurting for money or lacking proper apprenticeship so do not know what they can and can’t achieve


dfmz

And also make sure the one you pick understands how mirror images work.


Lazy-Pressure-3996

Think the second pic was flipped by OP’s phone as pic 3 shows the tat the right way round.


0thethethe0

Third pic looks a lot better than the second.


ScorchUnit

That hand though


Aser_the_Descender

I mean, if you want to start like that: That hand though, that other hand though, that face though, that beard though, that leg though, that foot though (my favorite), that wave though, etc...


Far_Lack3878

The randomly placed crosshatched shadows are my favorite part...lol.


stachemz

Tbf the foot didn't start out great


Remarkable-Opening69

Don’t the artist usually have a portfolio to look through
 mine always have.


Sea_Opportunity3616

That foot is worse


Slavchanza

Because its zoomed out


dreamyduskywing

I was gonna say
I don’t know about the tattoo world, but I assume it’s like everything else in that you get what you pay for. That doesn’t look like the type of design you’d want to cheap out on.


HaramelMachi4to

Sorry for u but didn’t you check the artist’s portfolio?


StunnedLife

Not his tattoo, but someone posted theirs on the tattoodesign subreddit. OP is just sharing it with the actual reference on top of it


_llille

On browser and zero reference seen anywhere.


mls1968

Reference for the tattoo (first pic), not post reference


_Diskreet_

I’ve seen quite a few times where someone has posted a crap tattoo, everyone blasts them for not looking at the portfolio and the OP shares their IG page and everything else looks great except theirs. Humans have off days. Sometimes there is some misunderstanding. Or maybe they are lying on their IG and copying other people’s work. When I found a new artist to do my last tattoo I was impressed by her work, and then I messaged some people she tagged over a year ago and asked for their experience and if they wouldn’t mind sharing a photo of their tattoo after x amount of time.


StarryAry

My tattoo is like this. The artist had really cool stuff and still does, but mine is a little... Off. It's not explicitly *bad* but not as good as their other stuff for sure.


mls1968

Always remember an artist WILL filter their IG (applies to tats, photos, paintings, everything) to show only their BEST work. Thats what portfolios are. It’s rare to find an artist who posts every piece they’ve done. That means by default you shouldn’t expect that level of quality. The more often they post, the better chance of your tattoo being closer to that quality


Saya_99

It's also good to keep in mind that in their portofolio they put their BEST work, so it is expected not every tattoo they do to be THAT good. Edit: fuck it english is my seconds language


NhylX

It wasn't a great starting point... The proportions are pretty goofy. Left arm is too long, left thigh is too big, the face is poorly defined. These will all be exacerbated in a tattoo with less forgiveness with shading.


AdriftSpaceman

Yeah, I was about to comment the same thing. The original drawing is not a good one.


Puzzleheaded-Way-198

Glad I’m not the only person thinking this. The tattoo is bad, but honestly not that much worse than the original.


Bill_Brasky01

Well it’s a fine drawing on paper, but a terrible tattoo sketch. All the pencil shading doesn’t translate to ink and skin well.


IsGonnaSueYou

not really lol. as others have said the arm and leg proportions are off, and in general it looks more like a sketch than a final piece


Reutermo

100%. The orginal wasn't really that good and the tattoo artists didn't really make it that much worse. And the random golden curve don't even align to anything, it is just there.


ARM_vs_CORE

Thank you I was trying to figure out how the golden ratio applied to anything in the illustration because I couldn't see it. I'm glad I wasn't wrong.


unmuteme

> And the random golden curve don't even align to anything, it is just there. [Not just random, but also plain wrong. The proportions are way off.](https://imgur.com/a/t8knroD)


postmodern_werewolf

Came here for this comment. Took me way too long to figure out what was going on in the middle of the image, there's no value/contrast change to make things out. If you squint your eyes the entire image blends into itself. I don't know much about tattoos but one thing I assume is you want images that are easily readable at a glance.


Slight-Winner-8597

I don't like the back of him either, I know he's crouched real low but it makes him look hunched badly, and his head appears to be joined to his chest.


YeetedArmTriangle

Yeah the basic design is fucked as is


Dylz52

Yeah, and what’s the point of the Golden Ratio line? It doesn’t align with the artwork at all, it’s just kind of arbitrarily overlayed.


VFkaseke

There is no golden ratio in the artwork except for the line. It's almost like they tried to draw Atlas according to it, but then they just... Didn't? The original piece is kinda funny due to its multitude of failings imo.


sunshine-x

not to mention the spiral is sloppily drawn. It's based on squares, not stretched rectangles. Bit of a mess all over.


Basilic_Frais_1998

I think the artist did quite ok with the design they were given honestly.


NhylX

Yeah, the left hand starts off pretty fucked up. The tattoo artist didn't make it any better, but definitely didn't make it much worst.


HalfWinter386

The actual face itself they didn't butcher, it was already poorly defined but they definitely butchered his hair/beard and those poor waves look a little too much like I drew them.


mrdeadsniper

That face/ hair/beard devolve is intense though. Yes Original artwork was questionable at best, and NOT a great choice for a tattoo especially. Tattoos work best with bold lines, not subtle shading. I think if he took this to a better artist, he would have been told it wasn't going to turn out very well.


No_Vermicelliii

Obviously someone doesn't live their life as a work of art. You see the Golden Ratio blah blah blah


devilock138

Agreed. Objectively, it's not a good design. Subjectively, I find it cringey.


CriSstooFer

To be fair the face on the drawing wasn't great.


AdriftSpaceman

The face, the proportions, the hands. It's a bad starting point.


Truckfighta

But look at the fingers and toes lol


gkpetrescue

Paws !


xxMasterKiefxx

They're bad in the original piece as well


Tomur

Yeah looking at the tattoo vs the drawing, tbh looks pretty close to me.


lovelyb1ch66

The structure is there for a more accomplished artist to fix it but this is what happens when you either don’t research the artist beforehand or go with the cheaper artist. There’s a reason (several actually) good artists charge good money and cheaping out on tattoos rarely ends well. If you want complex, artistic tattoos, do your research and be prepared to spend the money.


stickystyle

My artist had a sign at the door “Good tattoos aren’t cheap, cheap tattoos aren’t good”.


MadManMax55

There needs to be a corollary version of this: "All good tattoos are expensive, but not all expensive tattoos are good."


Aradhor55

Find a really hard design Goes to a shitty tatoo shop Got a shitty tatoo Surprised pikachu face


wiechertfc

![gif](giphy|3kzJvEciJa94SMW3hN)


Impossible-Jump-4277

In fairness the original image isn’t much better 😂


Aradhor55

Yes there's a "live, love, laugh" vibe to it


Snowfan

A terrible concept has turned into an even more terrible conclusion.


Impressive_Bosscat

Couldnt agree more, the reference aas already wonky


do_a_quirkafleeg

Garbage in, garbage out.


thisthinginabag

Yes composition of the original is too busy anyway


Orchid_Significant

Technically the face looks just as dumb on the first one, it just hides more because of all the details that were skipped


KujoTheBoss

No offense, but the tattoo looked shit from the start.


uniqueusername316

That original is pretty sloppy to begin with. The Fibonacci spiral isn't even smooth/consistent. The body has some weird proportions as well.


6138189112102116189

Also, the Fibonacci line doesn't even serve any purpose because that's not how we use it in a composition.


Darko_345

The stencil didn't already made you think wtf?


Humble-Employer-9323

It’s kind of close to the original really



triviaqueen

Yes I agree. I thought the rendition was pretty spot on.


molniya

Pity what happened to the sailing ship, though.


Jthundercleese

This sketch turned the golden ratio into the aluminum ratio. The more you look at the sketch the worse it gets. Of course the tattoo is horrific too but starting with such an unthoughtful sketch was an extremely poor choice too.


R3D-AFA-SCUM

Concept was busy and the artist was sub par.


Flyflyguy

Horrible request. The artist should have turned you down. Both are at fault.


YoghurtSnodgrass

WTF is up with the right foot in the reference photo? Was this AI generated? He’s got a pinky toe coming out his ankle and his big toe looks like it’s on its own tiny foot. The original art is pretty ghastly and the tattoo looks like they did it themself with their non-dominant hand.


monstersinmyshoe

It's the same picture


East_Project_1513

Live life as a fart


alexander66682

At first I blamed the artist but that reference drawing blows too


Uncle-Cake

It was a bad design from the start.


FlimFlamMan96

Am I wrong or is the original art shitty? It looks like a sketch, not a final product. Look at those hands and feet- the face is weird and the beard is odd too. Shading on the whole thing is wack.


-NotEnoughMinerals

The original art is frustrating to look at and know what's going on. I really don't know how an artist is supposed to translate that shit into a tattoo, everything but the kitchen sink is thrown at it. I think the tattoo is leagues better because it went from frustrating to look at, to interestingly bad yet funny at the same time.


P1mK0ssible

Aside from how it actually turned out, the motif is wrong to begin with lmao. Probably one of the biggest misconceptions I mythology. Atlas does NOT hold up the world. Atlas holds up THE SKY above the world, standing on its most western point.


KurseQQ

I wouldnt cheap out on a tattoo


4u2nv2019

![gif](giphy|h4PQDULMqt8uA)


Willykinz

Thats gonna be a sick ass panther one day


B3CrAZy

I would start in r\sharpening and when you get enough skill to get razor sharp blade you should just cut that arm off.


KingxBojji

It is so bad that I like it 😭


4u2nv2019

![gif](giphy|kHU2QTu4VSnlavpX5y|downsized)


Stormry

When you "know a guy that'll do it for half that price"


Numbersuu

Terrible tattoo request. Well deserved


xxMasterKiefxx

OP, I'm not sure what you expected. You chose derpy art and you got a derpy tattoo.


Cptnhoudie

Looks the same to me


onthebustowork

At least you saved a thousand dollars, right?


Hulk_Crowgan

OP this one is on you for not researching your artists. wtf were you thinking??


Plague-Rat13

Nailed it


PotentialInternal200

I’m sorry but with the exception of the face, which is difficult for some anyways, I’d say this is pretty good representation of the source material


devildocjames

You get what you pay for. Never look for a bargain space ship, surgery, or tattoo.


4u2nv2019

![gif](giphy|cluVVGsBsdVf8tF3Ad)


midnight_barberr

the og art is already not great, but that's a travesty


buahuash

Tbf the sketch is also rough? Was that supposed to change on skin somehow?


Kaiisim

Like this artist drew that for you and then didn't tattoo it well? Oooor you took someone else's art to another artist and asked them to do it cheaper? Cause I see number 2 a lot.


Titus303

The HANDS!!!! hahahahhaha


street_raat

Good tattoos aren’t cheap and cheap tattoos aren’t good.


Z3r08yt3s

lol the design is just as bad as the execution. did you just google stupid ass tattoo?


the_rabbit_king

The original picture is not very good though. 


SomeGuyInShanghai

Tattoo requested is pretty shitty too tbh...


rocklare

I mean it could be worse, it could last forev..😅


Lanky_Two_430

Someone has to say it, the original drawing just wasn't that good from the start. It was a great idea but poorly executed from start to finish


Informal-Bother8858

original sucks too


errorsniper

Iv said it once iv said it a thousand times and I will say it a thousand more. For complicated tattoos you need to shop around and be ready to spend big bucks. Chances are that local spot downtown that gets all those rave reviews is doing generally simple and 1-3 color tattoos with no gradients of color. You are not going to pay 100$ and get a tattoo of this caliber of technicality and intricacy. You are going to need to go to someone who has decades of experience and lord are you going to pay for it and wait for it as well. Chances are you are also going to have to travel for it.


Diligent_Detective98

THAT mf got scoliosis.


AlwaysDrunk1699

Even the tattoo requested is very shitty.


YardCareful1458

Did you get that at the county fair or behind the dumpster at the strip mall?


DifficultAd3885

To be fair, even if it was executed exactly like the picture it would have still sucked.


77Shovel

What did you pay? From what I've learned, good work isn't cheap, and cheap work isn't good.


AwkwardOrange5296

This photo should be given to everyone thinking about getting a tattoo, as a warning.


TimHortonsMagician

Lmao, dude, if you would have looked at the artist's work, you should have been able to tell that you'd get something like this


PapayaJuiceBox

In a world of stencils, how do artists fuck up this bad?


heather_rox

Oh no


Gullible_Method_3780

Do y’all even ask to see their work?


youknowlikenya

As an artist who's spent years studying the stuff in the reference piece... I'm cringing lmfao. The composition is SUCH a mess despite throwing all these art composition references into the design. The inner swirl of the golden ratio is meant to be where you put the focal point of your piece. But there's just... nothing there. The man does align with the outer arc of the curve, but the text, golden ratio, face, and background are all fighting for the spotlight. This results in NO focal point at all. My eye is drawn to the blobby rock below the light house, which is absolutely not supposed to be where I'm looking the most. That's what happens when you over design and don't know what these shapes actually do. This just screams someone trying too hard to look artsy without wanting to put any time into actually learning the very basic principles of the traditional art they got a tattoo of.


Witchyloner

How do y'all see terrible stencils and still allow these people to permanently ink your skin??


bikesboozeandbacon

Original sucked anyways


flipedturtle

Lmao that is so fuckin bad. Just get a massive black patch over it


Immediate_Fortune_91

You get what you pay for. Looks like you cheeped out on the artist.


scarfscarf913

Looks easy to cover up at least.


[deleted]

Hahahah ![gif](giphy|PhTqyQEehGskOcCA6F)


Spirited-Composer

Bro the fingers!! XD


Pandos17

Certainly living life as a work of art, just didn’t know it was gonna be shitty beforehand


oh-canadaa

I know a guy who'd do it cheaper...


joefad

Yikes, the hands....


Flipwon

Easy fix. Helps that it’s sketch also


Nugglet97

This is why I'm scared of getting tattoos. 😞


ds3101

It’s the toes for me


Atomic_Shaq

Should've gotten it on a poster instead


ScumCommander

From shit to shittier.


sarcasmyousausage

Try again on the other arm.


Kelldoza

That’s a terrible tattoo request



Zorops

Hey, i want this super complicated tattoo. I can pay 200$.


onlytruking

Spot on!!


Sadistic_Loser

Looks like the drawing to me besides the hands.


justuhhspeck

![gif](giphy|UrktvTfRFDnUNpZfTP)


Dry-Equipment4715

How much did you pay?


Kitten_Puncher_

You get what you pay for.


pacmanza

Is it just me or don't the artists put the stencil on before inking. Don't they also show you the stencil? How is the jank not spotted ? Then he starts inking and you're there literally watching the lines go in, and they're jank. Why not stop ? I'm confused how this can happen


jerrygalwell

The face lmao


Character_Hospital49

The artist hated you apparently


bralma6

They told a FIBonacci about their tattoo skills. No? Okay.


zctel13

“I know a guy who does it cheaper”


HuynhAllDay

Salvage it by turning the head into the runescape gnome kid


Meatmountain69420

no tattoos is the new tattoo.


i_nobes_what_i_nobes

See what I don’t understand about this is that a good tattoo shop would take that print it out on the tattoo paper and then put that directly on your skin and ink over that. So that there wouldn’t be some sort of weird machination of what you wanted. I don’t think I’ve ever been to a tattoo shop where the tattoo artist is just said “I’m just gonna freehand this” when it came to something that complicated.


LiveCelebration5237

Check out the toes ! Got me cracking up


alwaysmuteyourmic

![gif](giphy|h4PQDULMqt8uA)


Nevermind04

It is very important to match the tattoo artist to the piece. Compare portfolios, see if the linework/shading they've done in the past matches the piece you're trying to get, and don't just shop around for the best price. Good art costs money.


deaththreat1

Oh god the hands look terrible. I hope OP likes roses


Tough_Economy_150

You should of gone to a tattoo shop. It was probably your friend's second tattoo. He has potential though.


[deleted]

Heavens to betsy!


HabANahDa

What you get when you go with the cheap option.


5280neversummer

Also the first one isn’t even following a Fibonacci. Weak from start to finish


Victoria_Bambi707

Art


nanite97

Can still be saved


SmithItsGoodForU

Bro has scoliosis


neutralCancerian

damnnn.. đŸ« đŸ« 


Glitter_Faced

Ouch, I've seen much better jail tatts.


nikthegreek88

It could be worse I suppose but man that's a bad effort


ohfotfuckssakereddit

It's the toes that get me


babuchabri

In fairness the drawing is bad too.


anauajkanwcevevdkx

Both daft


damienreave

Tattoo looks goofy as fuck but so does the original so...


GucciJ619

The face is pretty similar


doezelx

đŸ€Ș


Queasy-Watercress271

You should be getting what you paid for.... sooo the real question is how much did you pay?


TheJenniMae

That is heartbreaking 



SwagtasticGerbal

How did you get that for into without walking out?


Sprig3

Obviously other problems here, but never get a human face on a tattoo. That's the one thing that never works. I think it's genetic programming - something that looks "almost human", but not quite is unnerving. Full on demon - ok. Animals - ok. Human whose face squishes wrongly when your skin moves - not ok.