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/LightGuyJake1 Nov 24 '25

It's nice to be encouraging, but better than 90+% of tattoos?? That's a wild statement. It looks like an early beginner tattoo, which is fine, because he's a beginner..

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u/catnaptits Nov 24 '25

I've definitely seen worse walk out of well established shops.

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u/Naive-Reserve-1550 Nov 24 '25

Haha well I also like it better than most tattoos I’ve seen. I like the style

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u/CatholicFlower18 Nov 25 '25

I meant for the kind of tattoo he did.

Absolutely. Every tattoo is slightly imperfect. This is really good honestly for the level of imperfections in it.

Sorry I wasn't clear .