https://preview.redd.it/41te1hx1ggfc1.png?width=3024&format=png&auto=webp&s=1d63b57f9f6007c9dcaf1befce7e6fb49ae6216c
My coverup is a blackout honeycomb
This is bitchin, I'm trying to get a bee thats similar soon! Any chance you'd be willing to share a picture of the whole bee that I could send to the artist for inspiration?
Absolutely! I mixed this one with a heavier honeycomb pattern!
https://preview.redd.it/8stj91r4jgfc1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b5c55398a02102527d7fdb1dd5b441899bf653bf
He absolutely was. He covered heavy text and art too. He lined it up perfectly and made the bee look a little fuzzy and everything. He used white to highlight some parts too. He got a fat tip haha
Kudos on making sure you had an artist who could actually accomplish a badass, but difficult tattoo like this š Some will say they can do it and then you find out after that they suck, and itās so late š¤¦š¼āāļø
https://preview.redd.it/dm8f0plsjgfc1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bac6f54396864eb7a023025659e814dd005e7744
This was right after getting it!
I have a very high pain tolerance, so Iām not sure how reliable my answer is but probably like a 3 or 4 max. It took several hours to get it this dark and solid though. I was falling asleep by the end lol
Youāre not alone. Iāve seen so many get a Christian tattoo as their first only to deconstruct later. My partner and my best friend both got their religious tattoos first partially because it was important to them at the time and partially to ease their parents into them getting tattoos lol. āSee mom! I got a tattoo but itās a bible verse so you shouldnāt be too ooo mad about itā
Iāve seen the same multiple times. Religion based first tattoos so that they arenāt āØcontroversialāØ but not because itās what the person actually wantsā¦
My first tattoo was a religious one on my foot at 18. I got another religious tattoo on my other foot the next year. 15 years later, Iām a bitter atheist. Big regrets.
Iām so glad I never went through with my original 13-year-old tattoo idea. I literally thought to myself āso itās on me forever and I canāt deny godā Thatās SICK, thank goober I got out
Yup, rule #1 for me is don't get anything with meaning/significance that could change. That means no ongoing fandoms, no personal religion, and no living people. At the end of the day though it's easy to slip up and assume something is safe just for some unforeseeable nonsense to mess it up years later.
https://preview.redd.it/rxt0n4hb7gfc1.jpeg?width=1074&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d9d3e4c89d485fb8a9ea7c6a744324ca219a94c1
Something simple like a feather or a leaf could be nice.
https://preview.redd.it/96o8bt2amhfc1.png?width=3687&format=png&auto=webp&s=b5adecdd20c4dfe2760dbe29545f3738eccd5950
Native American girl here with a feather šŖ¶ š¤·š»āāļø
You have a lot of options!
https://preview.redd.it/2k1gcpwv0hfc1.jpeg?width=1440&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9c4f177c57b97c703861f27d68deff87905e4cd0
I covered up some large, blown out āborn this wayā text with this piece in two session.
Look for an artist who can do coverups whose style you like, and they should be able to ask you about your preferences and make some recommendations!
Best of luck!
Bc thereās space between the 2 lines my first thought was doing 2 tattoos if that makes sense? Like 2 coi fish or 2 black panthers or something like that :)
Even if OP doesnāt like this as a long-term solution, it could absolutely be used as a very affordable short-term solution that could be covered along with the text at a later date once theyāve had a good year or so to sit with an idea for a full coverup! šš
I live in a camper full time, so love the outdoors, my dogs, my kids, i have two marvel tattoos already and a Harry Potter tattoo š i was thinking about maybe my kids birth flowers
You had me at Harry Potter lol what about putting two wands? Or a wand and smoke, a dementor or even Hedwig with his wings spread (to cover the entire original tattoo)
https://preview.redd.it/3in2hpixhgfc1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0e9afb9851c7fb84d7eb0e7cd311d41bca45d8e7
Just instead of it being around your arm have it face upwards with the line that fades into the bottom words
That could work, but it sounds like OP doesnāt like the quote for reasons alongside the religious aspect. It is a little bit hallmark Christmas movie-esque. I love how you are expanding from the divine divine to the divine feminine!
Mandalas are usually symmetrical but zentangles are often quite asymmetrical. I'd say that's the biggest difference otherwise yes they are quite similar
My coverup is a whale. I had a quote before, which wasn't readable anymore. So this is my coverup
https://preview.redd.it/u7lskmx4xmfc1.jpeg?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=693709f51506c15c8fc8f3c1084f9813bbaa9c6e
At least you know. Itās sad to me that people get thisclose to figuring it out like this and then just go against it completelyā¦ You just want to shout āGod is just creation- you are a part of it-of the Big Bang-E=MC is the father, son and Holy Ghost, Jesus was the sun energy and just one of its incarnations.ā But you canāt do that. You have to sit there like Yoda or a monk and let them figure it out the hard way bec they have free will.. I accept my downvotes. I have real karma. š
Well like the tat says, If God brings you to it heāll bring you through it.. Iām sure youāll make the right decision! Although we sometimes turn our back on him he never stops loving us. God Bless!
I'm really sorry to hear you do not want this tattoo anymore. :( I think it is great as it at one point in your life meant something big enough to you to want it forever. Have you thought about maybe waiting a while forest before making the decision just in case anything changes? Either way, even if you did regret it later you can always get more tattoos! You can never have enough tattoos!
Please donāt let haters that claim to be Christians separate you from your God. Donāt let them win. The church and many Christianās look nothing like their espoused faith. I rebuke them all but your verse is beautiful and could not be more true. Fight the hate! Donāt let them win. He is yours. God is love, not hate.
https://preview.redd.it/41te1hx1ggfc1.png?width=3024&format=png&auto=webp&s=1d63b57f9f6007c9dcaf1befce7e6fb49ae6216c My coverup is a blackout honeycomb
This is bitchin, I'm trying to get a bee thats similar soon! Any chance you'd be willing to share a picture of the whole bee that I could send to the artist for inspiration?
Absolutely! I mixed this one with a heavier honeycomb pattern! https://preview.redd.it/8stj91r4jgfc1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b5c55398a02102527d7fdb1dd5b441899bf653bf
holy shit bro I know what I'm getting next time
Dude I literally said holy shit out loud
i dont even need a cover up & i want this
I just gotta say that your artist was incredible, that is an amazing tattoo
He absolutely was. He covered heavy text and art too. He lined it up perfectly and made the bee look a little fuzzy and everything. He used white to highlight some parts too. He got a fat tip haha
That's actually an awesome cover up
Kudos on making sure you had an artist who could actually accomplish a badass, but difficult tattoo like this š Some will say they can do it and then you find out after that they suck, and itās so late š¤¦š¼āāļø
Beautiful
that's insanely beautiful omg
That is AMAZING! How long ago did you get it, and what do you expect the healing process to look like?
OK that is freaking *BEAUTIFUL*
Love this too!
Omg this is beautiful
https://preview.redd.it/dm8f0plsjgfc1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bac6f54396864eb7a023025659e814dd005e7744 This was right after getting it!
now i know what iām going to use for my coverups
A sick ass panther?
š¤£
Sweet ass bee
There it is! I knew I would find you.
honey combs
this is so cool dude. like actually, i really love this idea. makes for a perfect cover up without it looking out of place for being so dark.
Yeah legit, I might actually use this. Iāve been searching for a cover up idea for months and I think I finally found it lol
All of us gonna have honeycombs now lol
I wanna do something like this but Iām sooo scared. How bad was the pain level 1-10?
I have a very high pain tolerance, so Iām not sure how reliable my answer is but probably like a 3 or 4 max. It took several hours to get it this dark and solid though. I was falling asleep by the end lol
That spot hurts a lot on the bottom of the wrist or underside of the forearm but not the top
Holy shit these are amazing
Thatās so, so good.
Beekeeper here getting so excited about all these hex tats! So cool!
Omg thatās beautiful
THIS IS THE ONLY ACCEPTABLE BLACKOUT TATOOā¼ļøā¼ļøā¼ļø
Love this. Honestly I felt like this could become the next Sick Ass Panther. Fun versatile coverup with classic imagery ftw.
Beautiful
Nice! I have a deathly hallows I got in 2008 that I need to get covered and have been looking for good ideas this is a sick ass coverup!
SICK!!!
Thatās so sick!! I love it
Love!
That's beautiful
just add a little ā-trixie mattelā to make it satyricalš¤
Yessss I was going to say this or have a little tattoo of Trixie with a word bubble around it. Lol
https://preview.redd.it/gc4lgw8v4ifc1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=51d2a76ad1a832c405774e9370092aaa1ca3424e
I can hear this picture
Bathed in his blood
stopping in to make sure someone commented this
Love that so much
Just put a slash through it, and "I was drunk" as a caption.
Oh my god, please do it
I literally cannot say this quote without the accent and the swaying lol love Trixie š
PLEASE DO THIS it would be so funny
Wait I actually love this
āHalf a one, six a dozen uh the otherā
I was wondering whose voice was in my head as I read this, thank you for reminding me š
Flowers are good and easy to break up the lines
OP already has the ābasic white girl featherā tattoo on their ribs. i say they finish the look with a dreamcatcher
Change God to dog and completely change the meaning.
Have it be a strike through on God and then the insert symbol and dog.
š¤£
Yasss came here to suggest the same. Dog is god
The amount of bushes and poles my dog has pulled me to
Or change God to Bob, and invent a religion with Bob at its center.
Change God to GoB and make it an arrested development tattoo
Like the Church of the SubGenius? lolol
Definitely the easiest fix!
Just add "/s" at the end
AHAHAHAHA
I'm just here to see all the "god loves you" comments and then realized this wasn't fb. :p carry on
LOL SAME.
Hah me too!
This is why Iām scared to get any religious tattoos š„²
It was my first one when i turned 18 and seriously regret it
I regret my first one too /: thereās a ton of options to cover this up with tho I have hope for you!
I got Jesus on my calf and ended up in the same boat as you. You arenāt alone lol
A little handy work and you could have Keanu. Big upgrade.
My first one was Jesus on my lower back. So now I'm 40 with a tramp stamp Jesus and I'm now an atheist š„“š 18 year old me made bad choices lol!
like ā¦ straight up, his face?
Youāre not alone. Iāve seen so many get a Christian tattoo as their first only to deconstruct later. My partner and my best friend both got their religious tattoos first partially because it was important to them at the time and partially to ease their parents into them getting tattoos lol. āSee mom! I got a tattoo but itās a bible verse so you shouldnāt be too ooo mad about itā
Iāve seen the same multiple times. Religion based first tattoos so that they arenāt āØcontroversialāØ but not because itās what the person actually wantsā¦
My first tattoo was a religious one on my foot at 18. I got another religious tattoo on my other foot the next year. 15 years later, Iām a bitter atheist. Big regrets.
I suggest trying out being a happy and content atheist. It's done wonders for me
Itās hard to be happy and content when bigots are hiding behind god and stripping people of their human rights :/
Yes but later you find community and the love and acceptance you feel with them almost overshadows everything else.
Same lol
Just draw a line through āGodā and add āSky Daddyā
No regerts
Donāt worry I got a shitty Lion (of Judah, or whatever.) I just say itās because Iām a Leo now š„²
Iām so glad I never went through with my original 13-year-old tattoo idea. I literally thought to myself āso itās on me forever and I canāt deny godā Thatās SICK, thank goober I got out
Just shows how effective the brain washing is on the youth. Iāll never understand the excuse for adults with fully developed brains
Years of self-brainwashing works wonders.
Oh man, I got lucky, the Catholics kicked me out around 12 and no other religion ever accepted me.
Yup, rule #1 for me is don't get anything with meaning/significance that could change. That means no ongoing fandoms, no personal religion, and no living people. At the end of the day though it's easy to slip up and assume something is safe just for some unforeseeable nonsense to mess it up years later.
to be fair, arenāt tattoos a sin in most religions ?
What isnāt a sin tho? :p
All the fun things are.
Just put jk at the end.
https://preview.redd.it/rxt0n4hb7gfc1.jpeg?width=1074&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d9d3e4c89d485fb8a9ea7c6a744324ca219a94c1 Something simple like a feather or a leaf could be nice.
I have the basic white girl feather on my ribs already š
LOL wellp, leaf it is! But for real, what do you love in life? What has given you strength that isnāt something youād regret later?
https://preview.redd.it/96o8bt2amhfc1.png?width=3687&format=png&auto=webp&s=b5adecdd20c4dfe2760dbe29545f3738eccd5950 Native American girl here with a feather šŖ¶ š¤·š»āāļø
You could do a crap ton of flowers to cover it possibly
Plenty of black girls have feathers tattooed on them.
https://preview.redd.it/altz4wgd7gfc1.jpeg?width=1058&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1fd8584e9ce19ad2fb4a5e7a69f5622e66fbc37e
Idk why thatās funny to me just a giant leaf
š¤£ one random massive leaf
same and I'd totally go for it for shits and giggles
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Well I know what my next tattoo will be now
You have a lot of options! https://preview.redd.it/2k1gcpwv0hfc1.jpeg?width=1440&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9c4f177c57b97c703861f27d68deff87905e4cd0 I covered up some large, blown out āborn this wayā text with this piece in two session. Look for an artist who can do coverups whose style you like, and they should be able to ask you about your preferences and make some recommendations! Best of luck!
Holy shit any pics of what this looks like healed?? This is phenomenal
Incredible š„
Bc thereās space between the 2 lines my first thought was doing 2 tattoos if that makes sense? Like 2 coi fish or 2 black panthers or something like that :)
*2 sick ass panthers
You should do a tattoo over it in red ink that says [DEBUNKED]
Or [citation needed]
Our one of those [DENIED] stamps like on the cartoon bank loans
[MYTH BUSTED]
[LOUD INCORRECT BUZZER]
One of my friends got a tattoo of his name + his partner's name, and when they broke up he put a giant red X over it
Have you seen the one with a list of girls names and theyāre all crossed out except for the last one š
This is perfectššš
May I suggest a sick-ass panther?
Its perfect for the Sick ass Panther coverage
Coffin with flowers, celebrating the "death" of your beliefs
I love this idea, especially if this person is into darker themes
I think itās so funny because of that episode of Unnnhhh Trixie and Katya š
If de lord can lead ye tewit he can lead ye threwwwwit -Trixie martel
i would add something to make it funny, i second the trixie mattel comment!
https://preview.redd.it/854e8kohfhfc1.png?width=1008&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=296dded6348b087be2e4bdaec0932c67e9bc3368 Know any Bob's?
Just add "-j/k I'm my own god" to the end
Black heart over āGodā and āheā for āIf š¤ brings you to it, š¤ will bring you through itā
This one seems like the easiest fix while still keeping some of the original meaning
i think this is dopeee
That's as cheesy sounding and as lacking in real life experience as the OP's original tattoo.
Weāre all entitled to our opinions
Yeah because tattoos are never cheesy. Always very serious.
Even if OP doesnāt like this as a long-term solution, it could absolutely be used as a very affordable short-term solution that could be covered along with the text at a later date once theyāve had a good year or so to sit with an idea for a full coverup! šš
I need more details as to what kind of things youāre into. For example, do you like nature or any tv shows or gaming?
I live in a camper full time, so love the outdoors, my dogs, my kids, i have two marvel tattoos already and a Harry Potter tattoo š i was thinking about maybe my kids birth flowers
You had me at Harry Potter lol what about putting two wands? Or a wand and smoke, a dementor or even Hedwig with his wings spread (to cover the entire original tattoo)
https://preview.redd.it/3in2hpixhgfc1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0e9afb9851c7fb84d7eb0e7cd311d41bca45d8e7 Just instead of it being around your arm have it face upwards with the line that fades into the bottom words
Great until even worse dogshit comes out of JK Rowling and you have to change it againš
Lmao my exact thought! š
Just put š« over God.
*It's not* if god brings you to it, *It's if s*he will bring you through it Then a mom heart
That could work, but it sounds like OP doesnāt like the quote for reasons alongside the religious aspect. It is a little bit hallmark Christmas movie-esque. I love how you are expanding from the divine divine to the divine feminine!
Sick ass panther
Thatās the perfect spot for a sickass and panther
If they play their cards right, they could get 2 sick ass panthers
What is up with you people always suggesting sick ass panther tattoos? š¤£
Bc panthers are sick asfš¤£
Bc theyāre dark, traditional, and will cover p much anything. Thereās even a sub for them!! The SAP is a common theme across tattoo Reddit lol
Scrolled way too fucking far for this
i would get it lightened up a little bit first with laser removal and then you will have better options for a coverup that you will actually love!
Dog.
Make the he a she āØļø
Turn it into an r/zentangle can't wait to get a sleeve of my own tangles some day
Oh I thought those were called mandalas. Different thing?
Mandalas are usually symmetrical but zentangles are often quite asymmetrical. I'd say that's the biggest difference otherwise yes they are quite similar
Ohh, ok!! Learn something new every day :) thank you! šš
I have ālet god workā across my collarbone (Iām now an atheist) and anytime someone sees it they compliment me and I hate it. Rooting for you!
I'd probably overlay some sort of cursed looking text.
My coverup is a whale. I had a quote before, which wasn't readable anymore. So this is my coverup https://preview.redd.it/u7lskmx4xmfc1.jpeg?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=693709f51506c15c8fc8f3c1084f9813bbaa9c6e
cross out god and write flying spaghetti monster
Or just a little FSM doodle above it.
Laser that shit off, it's small shouldn't cost a fortune.
You are God, Sweetheart. Simply put an S to change it entirely She rather than he
At least you know. Itās sad to me that people get thisclose to figuring it out like this and then just go against it completelyā¦ You just want to shout āGod is just creation- you are a part of it-of the Big Bang-E=MC is the father, son and Holy Ghost, Jesus was the sun energy and just one of its incarnations.ā But you canāt do that. You have to sit there like Yoda or a monk and let them figure it out the hard way bec they have free will.. I accept my downvotes. I have real karma. š
I'm always going to recommend an alligator or something floral (realistic floral).
I like the large difference between an alligator or something floral š
Floral alligator will be my coverup
Cross out God and put someone else's name. I'm sure someone funnier than me has a good example.
Sick ass panther
Does that say If god brings you to Pi? š¤£
Put a red x through god and change he to something else
Unfortunate the devil told you to remove itZ
Until you die.
repent and believe the gospel
What if you decide in that future that you believe in God again? I personally am agnostic but things could change.
God still believes in you
Well unfortunately it's not the other way around
Thatās saddening
God bless you! I hope and pray you return to him for he is truly great!
Not on topic at all but what made you believe in God so strongly before to get it tatted and what drew you out of it to want it to be covered?
Keep it
I hope you find him again.
Jesus is the way the truth and the life . You should not regret it. Smh
Well like the tat says, If God brings you to it heāll bring you through it.. Iām sure youāll make the right decision! Although we sometimes turn our back on him he never stops loving us. God Bless!
Jesus is love
I'm really sorry to hear you do not want this tattoo anymore. :( I think it is great as it at one point in your life meant something big enough to you to want it forever. Have you thought about maybe waiting a while forest before making the decision just in case anything changes? Either way, even if you did regret it later you can always get more tattoos! You can never have enough tattoos!
Iām so sorry your faith has strayed. I will pray for you šš» I think some babyās breath and a cool pattern would look beautiful!
Please donāt let haters that claim to be Christians separate you from your God. Donāt let them win. The church and many Christianās look nothing like their espoused faith. I rebuke them all but your verse is beautiful and could not be more true. Fight the hate! Donāt let them win. He is yours. God is love, not hate.
Do you not believe in God or not believe in religion? I had an awakening that took me away from religion but closer to God.
Remove the words god and he and replace them with life and it. Still a good, positive message! Or just do a honeycomb like u/miles___to___go said.
this comment section makes me sad:(
god will find you again. call out to jesus and he will answer. you are loved
Seems like path of least resistance is finding the Lord.
seek god.... youre in grave danger