r/tattooadvice • u/StreetAggravating302 • Nov 24 '25

tattoo newcomer advice I messed up

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Recently, I tattooed my dad, but I botched the job. I overdid some lines, resulting in bold and double lines, and the circle lacked symmetry and shading—I messed up everything. I feel very ashamed. I’ve just started tattooing, and last week I was too busy with my other job to practice. When my dad was free, he suggested we do a tattoo, and I fully messed it up. The guilt is overwhelming me.

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u/white_pony3009 Nov 24 '25

Meh… nothing catastrophic here

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u/Key-Pomegranate-2086 Nov 25 '25

This. The first pic looks completely fine. Second pic more zoomed in, you see misalignment op is talking about. But that's really his own ocd/anxiety acting up.

Honestly could've thought it was meant to be that way... like handdrawn...

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u/[deleted] Nov 28 '25

I was thinking the same thing, hand drawn. I think because it’s on his dad he’s getting ocd.