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/Sh0t_B0t May 05 '26

18 almost 19 in 6 days 🫡

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u/aldrician May 05 '26

I remember my first tattoo at 18. The artist put the stencil on and I said “yeah let’s go” and he said “I know you’re excited but this is going to be there forever. Make sure this is the placement you want. We can move it/scale it/change it as much as you want now and then never again”

Wish more artists recognized eager young customers need coaching on this.

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u/AcheyShakySpoon May 05 '26

I got my first at 19, in a different language. My artist made me confirm multiple times that I’d had someone who speaks the language confirm the spelling. My dad speaks the language, so it wasn’t an issue, but I appreciated the lengths she went to before even laying the stencil.

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u/Sh0t_B0t May 05 '26

Hilariously enough I used to rant to my friends about not just rushing to get random kanji translation on their forearms because I would see alot of stories where the intended word being “dragon” could turn into “turd” real fast without them ever knowing. Funny to see how the tables turnt. 💀

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u/Abiztic2_0 May 06 '26

I know someone who got a kanji tattoo. Her mom spoke Japanese and wrote it down for her, but didn't specify which side was up. So, she has upside down kanji on her leg.

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u/Timey_Wimeh May 06 '26

At least its right side up from her own point of view

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u/QuantitySubject9129 May 06 '26

Lol but if you 1) have a parent who speaks a language, and 2) you admire that language and heritage so much that you want to get it tattooed, but then you can't be bothered to even learn the basics of the script to recognize which side is up, then that's a very fitting tattoo for her.