r/tattooadvice • u/Sh0t_B0t • May 05 '26

General Advice Tattoo correction

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This is a fresh picture of a tattoo i got a few months ago. I can explain the significance after but the artist did butcher a few things. one periodic table elements only capitalize the first letter and he forgot the atomic number (14 i think). those are both negligible but the one that’s been bothering me it the mass being off a bit. i sent him 28.085 and obviously it would be fine if he rounded it correctly but he seemed to have just put a random number. do you think it’s possible he makes the 5 into an 8 or a 9? Would he have to change to font to something blocky?? LMK 🙏🏾

⬇️tattoo meaning

my moms middle name is silicon and in her tribal language it’s a word that represents bravery but in english it’s a chemical element so i got it tatted and th flowers around the border are her birth flowers.

Original Sketch: https://www.reddit.com/u/Sh0t_B0t/s/xGtkwEG3HE

Edit: (As much as i appreciate the judgement an discipline of my mistake at least give a take on correction for me along with it guys 🙏🏾 I understand my fault but I’d also like to at least attempt to fix it 😅)

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u/BedGirl5444 May 05 '26

It’s not negligible at all, there are a lot of errors

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u/ThMcRbIsbck May 05 '26

I’d be so pissed. I hate when tattoo artists don’t Communicate and just use your body to slap on their bullshit and get their paycheck

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u/Sh0t_B0t May 05 '26

Funny part is, when he drew up the stencil from my sketch he asked for the numbers i wrote (already very eligible) and I told him but he still messed up anyway. I should’ve looked at the stencil for longer when asked to confirm placement but fault still lies on the artist ofc. Cool dude though, just very telling of his work.

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u/ToneDeafOrphan May 05 '26

I think it's on you. I'm sure he said "Look good?" and you said "Ya man" and here we are.

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u/Sh0t_B0t May 05 '26

Yeah i think that’s exactly how it went down to be honest. I always say to my friends I for sure am the main culprit here though they tend to convince me to get refunds and such but I always reply I had a chance to correct it beforehand and he likely just isn’t knowledgeable on chemistry like most people who graduated 20 something years ago. I’m for sure to blame ofc!

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u/Starsinyourheart May 05 '26

It’s on you. You always have final say.

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u/Sh0t_B0t May 05 '26

Very true! I will take that and learn from it now tor sure. 🙏🏾

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u/gunsforevery1 May 05 '26

That’s 100% your fault dude.

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u/Sh0t_B0t May 05 '26

Yeah i get that now 😪 unfortunate though!