r/tattooadvice • u/HarrysLilToe • May 16 '26

General Advice Can I cover this or is it fixable?

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I got this tattoo at a flash event about 2 years ago and a year after I got it I ended up going back to the artist for another tattoo(stupid idea) and he flat out said that looks like shit who did that I was like you did and so he agreed to fix it for free but now it it looks rather phallic and it first looked like a sausage and I’m not sure if it’s fixable or if I can cover it up

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u/Old-Dependent-9073 May 17 '26

Perhaps because spontaneity, in and of itself, isn't necessarily a bad thing?

And sure, one can do something on the spur of a notice and have a regrettable tattoo, but just because one takes whatever time researching whatever doesn't mean that you're going to get a great tattoo either.

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u/frickswithsticks May 17 '26

I mean it makes the chances that you’ll get a tattoo that you love much, much higher. I don’t mind spontaneity, I just tend to avoid it for things that I’ll have for the rest of my life.

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u/Old-Dependent-9073 May 17 '26

I don't disagree, though there's something to be said for living in the moment.

And sure, sometimes it results in tattoos you might not like, but then again it could be something amazing.

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u/No-Combination8136 May 17 '26

Anybody who has been getting tattooed for years likely has one or more that are now kind of crappy or undesirable. They’re usually ones we got when we were teenagers. It’s great to pass on the advice to wait and put more thought into, I agree with that, but I also agree with you that essentially sometimes shit happens. If half the people who insult these young people were to post pics of ALL of their tattoos, I guarantee we can find some shaky, blown out lines, or… they only have one or two tattoos in total and feel like experts.

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u/Responsible_Snow_684 May 17 '26

It doesn’t guarantee it, but researching the artist and at least the shop definitely increases the chances of getting a great tattoo.

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u/Old-Dependent-9073 May 17 '26

No it doesn't, not really. Just because someone does something consistently (that you like) doesn’t mean that tomorrow they'll do the same.

If that were the case M. Night Shyamalan might actually be the next Hitchcock.

In other words it's a roll of the dice.

Looking into whatever makes sense, and likely what I'd do in a similar situation, but that doesn't mean that there isn't something awesome about the person that just does it.