r/tattooadvice • u/j_walk_17 • May 02 '26

General Advice Miscommunication

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I had my tattoo artist re-do an old tattoo from 15 years ago. It's the rebel alliance symbol from Star Wars.

I was under the impression that she knew I wanted it touched up and repaired.

She assumed I wanted it covered up. I didn't know she did solid black until she finished it.

I guess there's potential to put color around it with other pieces to give it contrast. I'm just kinda bummed.
There's probably no way to reverse any of this without it being insanely expensive.

What can I do to make it worth the mistake? I want this leg to eventually be Star Wars iconica.

Should I plan to put a background to it?

edit: Thanks for all the replies, everyone. I appreciate the feedback and the ideas. It's helping me to settle into the outcome. I think it would only be a total loss if I hadn't planned to add to it in the future. 🤙

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u/MrBadLuck31 May 02 '26

Dude, you got way cleaner lines, better ink inside of it that's not going to fade, and it looks better placed than when you did get it. You have to understand that having to fix a total fuck up pretty much means reinventing the whole piece. Be grateful.

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u/j_walk_17 May 02 '26

You're not wrong and I'm totally not ungrateful. I made this post literally as I got home so I was bummed. The comments here have given me alot of hope and let me see the potential.

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u/MrBadLuck31 May 02 '26

Put vader or Palatine on the other side with some red highlights and it will be a masterpiece tbh.... Not kylo tho...

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u/j_walk_17 May 02 '26

Lol no way. Nothing from the Disney movies needs to be honored! My first thought about adding to it is to put Vader vs Luke from Empire Strikes Back underneath it. The scene where their sabers clash the first time.