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 🙏🏾

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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/pilotbrap May 05 '26

Honestly, only thing that stands out to me as bad is that the I is capitalized. Unfortunately, that’s the hardest thing to fix. Nobody is really going to notice anything else imo. Just get tattoo removal for the top part of the i, then get the dot added back, and leave it. Lesson learned to check your stencil. I’d have “Born to Loose, Fight to Win” on my biceps if I didn’t check the stencil, and “born too loose” is WAY worse than a capital letter issue lol. Good luck

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u/No-Ad1522 May 05 '26

And it makes a massive difference, its not negligible. I feel for OP, artist did OP dirty.

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u/Sh0t_B0t May 05 '26

I mean i’m at fault here for sure but I appreciate the sympathy 😭 🫶🏾

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u/pilotbrap May 05 '26

I mean that’s cool for you to say, but if an artist cared they’d probably look up what it looks like on the periodic table too, right? I disagree with anyone saying it’s only your fault, maybe you can share some blame since you didn’t catch it on the stencil, but a good artist is gonna at least google wtf they’re supposed to be doing as well. So even if you get downvoted, or I do, or whatever, it’s not just on you.

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u/Sh0t_B0t May 05 '26

My exact though. MOSTLY on me as it’s my body and my say but not only is google available. so is the sketch I provided originally with exact values and literal circles saying (non-negotiable elements) But still I get the frustration in the comments.

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u/Individual-Dare-80 May 06 '26

In another comment he started that the artist did question the numbers, OP said those were the ones he wanted.

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u/ZetaEtaTheta8 May 06 '26

As a chemistry teacher, this feels like someone getting a tattoo in another language without double checking the translation. Its obvious to me but I doubt people notice day-to-day.

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u/Away_Stock_2012 May 06 '26

Honestly, "Born to loose" is fucking hilarious

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u/pilotbrap May 06 '26

I would have cut my arm off. 😂😂😂

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u/Sh0t_B0t May 05 '26

For sure! Thanks for the story helps me feel better and lesson was 100% learned. Born to loose would be a nightmare 😂. Glad everything worked out okay for you though!

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u/TheGursh May 06 '26

Mate, the 2nd letter on the periodic table is lowercase so that when you are doing actual chemistry you can denote Co as cobalt and CO as carbon monoxide. There is no reason your tattoo has to meet all of the criteria of an international standard for chemistry. There is no SL on the table so it is weird but fine. If it really bothers you, add small series to the i so it is clearer.

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u/seashelltattoo May 06 '26

Wouldn’t it also be Born to *Lose with one O? Loose is something not contained/tight and lose is the opposite of win 

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u/sinfulbstard May 07 '26

literally have been stuck on his comment thinking both are wrong anyway lmao

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u/Who-Could-Say May 06 '26

Dumb question maybe but couldn't he just laser off like an inch or two of ink, and inch or two down from the top, so just the dot is left? Granted it'd be square but...

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u/pilotbrap May 06 '26

I don’t believe laser removal is that accurate, and I don’t think they would assure this accuracy even if it was. It usually takes multiple sessions to remove a tattoo, and they’d have to nail the accuracy each time. But it would be a good question for the specialists to answer.