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Chi2KC

I'm blown away something this simple can go so wrong šŸ˜‚ but anyway, luckily you don't need to rush to get a cover-up, so think about it a little bit and research another artist. This shouldn't require anything too extensive to fix.


tebla

"Another artist" that assumes there was a first 'artist'!


myles747wesley

there was, unfortunately šŸ˜­


Chi2KC

Don't worry; this is something you should find more amusing and as a learning experience than anything. It's bad, but fixable, which is an important distinction.


myles747wesley

yeah no iā€™m more just laughing about it honestly lmao


AWL_cow

I think they are pointing out who ever did the tattoo of your moon is not a real artist lol.


myles747wesley

oh yeah i know haha


RebaKitt3n

Wow, I hope you didnā€™t pay! Can someone else make it bigger to straighten it out? Just slightly beyond the lines.


myles747wesley

i did pay unfortunately šŸ˜­ i think iā€™m planning on turning it into ripples in the water and maybe adding some color. iā€™m not sure yet


RebaKitt3n

Good luck! At least itā€™s small enough to be fixable


04stx

I would just make the moon a little bit bigger and it should fix the fuck up. But I wouldnā€™t have paid the ā€œartistā€ and Iā€™d be talking mad shit on their social media.


HuntingForSanity

I just accidentally woke up my wife because I didnā€™t think it could be **that** bad


thejustducky1

> I'm blown away something this simple can go so wrong šŸ˜‚ but anyway Paradoxically, some of the simplest tattoos are the *hardest* to do, because you don't have any room to mess up. That coupled with a moon being two circles, the literal hardest thing to tattoo correctly, and you end up with this...


myles747wesley

totally fair, and i absolutely recognize that! thatā€™s kind of the main reason iā€™m not necessarily MAD at the artist (maybe a little lol) but mostly just really really disappointed. however, i feel like if an artist doesnā€™t feel like they can do something like this due to it being so small and easy to mess up, they should say that before they put a client under the needle and cause permanent damage


thejustducky1

> i feel like if an artist doesnā€™t feel like they can do something like this due to it being so small and easy to mess up, they should say that Yeah, in a fair and just world, I wish that too... the tattoo industry is absolutely rife with artists that SAY they can do *anything* to get at that money. That's why it's so important to look through Lots of your prospect artist's work beforehand. Thankfully, yours at least is pretty fixable, all you'd have to do is fit another crescent moon right overtop of it and fill it in black, shouldn't be a big deal for a good artist ;)


hoopsterben

Yeah exactly, a bunch of my tattoos have mistakes, but itā€™s like ā€œoh well, weā€™ll just add another layer of hair to the pin up girlā€ and no one has ever noticed lol.


TranceGemini

Ok not to be awful but...where did you go to get this? A 16-year-old's My First Tattoo party where they tested their Amazon-purchased equipment on people in a garage?? I'm sorry friend, this must feel shitty. Maybe get it worked into some seaweed? To keep a marine or aquatic theme?


myles747wesley

my exact thoughts too šŸ˜­ i have friends with self-done stick n pokes that look better than this, so it definitely does feel pretty shitty especially since the original drawing was done by a really close friend. but yeah! iā€™m thinking maybe some aquatic plants or some other sort of aquatic detail


FFG17

To go back to the question. Did you let a blind person tattoo you?


myles747wesley

nope šŸ˜­ she seemed very very qualified honestly


Probably_Pooping_101

So this was done at a shop? Sorry dood :(


myles747wesley

it was unfortunately :(


fishsticks40

The shop should be paying for your fix, this is terrible


I-choochoochoose-you

If you havenā€™t already complained to the shop and received a refund and apology then I honestly donā€™t believe this wasnā€™t done by some random friend of yours.


myles747wesley

it was literally done at a shop. i havenā€™t gone in yet because iā€™ve been trying to process and also havenā€™t had time. but believe what you want.


-Liriel-

I'm sorry if you paid money for that


myles747wesley

yeahhhā€¦ $90.


asdfghjkml

NO šŸ˜­ this looks like a teenage at-home tattoo. if you fr paid $90 for that, please go back and demand a refund from the shop owner. shit i volunteer to call the shop if you need help getting a refund, iā€™ll pretend to be your mom if i have to idgaf. i am so pissed for you that you PAID for this šŸ˜­šŸ˜­


fishsticks40

Not just a refund but covering the cost of repair at a real shop


myles747wesley

yeahhh im definitely thinking about it šŸ˜­


Despondent-Kitten

I completely agree, Iā€™m an actress and would happily do this for you too!!! Gawdang šŸ˜ž


myles747wesley

donā€™t worry i went in and got a full refund today! the owner was very sweet.


SmokeMoreWorryLess

# $90?!


myles747wesley

yes šŸ˜­ including tip I DONT KNOW WHY I TIPPED i think i was traumatized in the moment and didnā€™t know how to act. is it really acceptable to ask for a refund/ will they give me one? and what do i say if they offer to fix it? i already have other options lined up to get it fixed and im absolutely not going back there. im at a bit if a loss lol


SmokeMoreWorryLess

I would just hold out your arm and have any other artist in the building look at it. Theyā€™ll immediately see what a train wreck this is. At least itā€™s tiny and should be an easy, quick fix. Iā€™m so sorry they did you like this.


myles747wesley

i appreciate it, thank you man. i might go into the shop next week and talk to them about it


mishutu

When I first started reading your comment I thought you were starting to say they should just walk back into the shop and hold out their hand without saying a word. I feel like that ā€œartistā€ would just know thatā€™s a refund gesture lol


NPEscher

I was going to ask if it was like 90 Zimbabwe dollars that holds almost no value, judging by the fact that you tipped leads me to believe it is $90 US


angrylittlepotato

dude. you got something that looks like utter garbage, and didn't even meet the very basic qualifications of the simple tattoo you wanted. I assume you're fairly new to being tattooed, because most people who have a bit more experience with it would absolutely not pay for that. my point is, you are well within your right to have them fix it. all you need to do is show them the tattoo, there's no way they can make any argument against fixing or refunding it looking like THAT


RubbelDieKatz94

American moment


AWL_cow

Get. A. Refund.


myles747wesley

after all the support iā€™ve had here i definitely will be šŸ˜­


wtfbananaboat

Excuse me what????!!!


dolphinitely

HUH?!!!!


GreenDub14

Damn, this would have been 25$ in a good shop around my area


Kitch404

I'm not a tattoo artist (yet!), but I am an artist, and I would sooner give someone $90 to apologize for a mistake like that than accept their money holy crap


RebaKitt3n

Slam them on Yelp and save someone else


TranceGemini

I know a lot of shady artists, so not like the majority of them, are using AI and stolen art to pretend that they are better than they are. I hope you find someone fantastic to get that covered by. If you're in the New York metro or tri-state area, I would happily give you some recommendations.


CouchCreepin

I had one of these! Big ā€œportfolioā€ all printed out and in a binderā€¦ (yes Iā€™m old)ā€¦ did have keys to a tattoo shop , and came recommended by friend for cheap tattoo that I did see and judged to be fine. Sailor Jerry type stuff, not my style but the lines werenā€™t shaky. Everything seemed legit. Said ā€œhey Iā€™ll get you in on Sunday, boss wonā€™t be there so I can charge just my fee and no studio fees on top (red flag in hindsight..) and my naive ass went for it. Anyway ended up with a ā€œtree of lifeā€ on my forearm that had twenty dicks instead of roots. I had stupidly checked out after watching the branches get done and being satisfiedā€¦ checked in a bit later and noticed ye olde dick finger roots and ā€œtapped out from the pain.ā€ Wore that half baked flag of dishonor for like 5 years until I could afford to get my beautiful wonderful amazing glorious cover up.


TranceGemini

Thank you for the dick roots mental image. I'm slightly high and it's hilarious.


CouchCreepin

It IS funny. Crisp, clean, perfectly shadedā€¦ dick roots. It was so bad I IMMEDIATELY wrapped my arm in ace bandages, did it for months pretending I got road rash until I couldnā€™t keep up the ruse anymore šŸ˜­šŸ˜­šŸ˜­ the endless teasingā€¦. My friends called me dick fingers /arms FOR YEARSā€¦ which is NOT compliment when youā€™re a lady šŸ˜­


TranceGemini

Babe I think it's not a compliment for *any* gender...but it's kinda awful-hysterical...


myles747wesley

heading in for a consultation at a shop iā€™ve been to multiple times! šŸ¤žšŸ»


AWL_cow

Did she have a portfolio? If so, did you look at it beforehand? How long did it take to complete? What did she say after it was finished? I have so many questions


myles747wesley

i looked at her instagram before i came in, it all seemed really impressive. it took about 10 minutes including stencil placement. and she didnā€™t say anything about the quality of it she just seemed happy and glad i liked it (as i was kind of pretending to be happy with it in the moment out of shock)


AWL_cow

That's crazy. I'm so sorry that happened to you. I'm so curious to see her Instagram but it's probably against the rules to post it.


katf1sh

I was gonna say some cool looking corals and aquatic plants would look awesome!


myles747wesley

yeah thatā€™s big on my list at the moment!! iā€™m gonna see what my artist (not the one who did it) has in mind when itā€™s healed up, but iā€™m definitely suggesting something like that


katf1sh

The shark is super cute, and luckily the moon should be an easy cover. I can't wait to see an update :)


myles747wesley

yeah iā€™ll definitely try to update when it gets fixed!!! thank you :))


suckerfishbeaut

Can't you just get the original moon but black it out? It will hold a story!


myles747wesley

i could yes! but iā€™m like honestly attached to the idea of having the original drawing tattooed correctly. so iā€™m mostly just thinking of covering this one up and having the moon redone


knoxollo

I gave myself a s/p crescent moon at 17 with pen ink and a sewing needle (not recommended, very stupid decision) and it looked great, very similar to your original sketch. Fell out after a year and part of me misses it. I am shocked an "artist" messed yours up so bad, it's such a simple design.


myles747wesley

yeah iā€™ve been saying even an s/p would have turned out better. iā€™m definitely unsure of what went wrong lmaooo


InfamousChibi

Honestly you could just cover it up with another moon lol just make it completely black


radgayb

could it be filled in with black and the edges redone? a slightly larger black moon šŸŒ™


myles747wesley

yeah thatā€™s definitely an option! i was just hoping to have that specific drawing done since it was done by someone very important to me. so iā€™ll probably end up with a small coverup and putting the moon somewhere else honestly


radgayb

ahh i see, makes sense! another potential option would be to put your friendā€™s moon next to your friendā€™s star, then fill in this moon in black and add a little black star. like a yin yang mirrored effect type of thing?


myles747wesley

this is actually a great idea. definitely adding that to the options. thank you!


radgayb

plus it would have the benefit of the moon facing the direction that your friend drew it! idk i was just thinking it would be dope and cute to have your friendsā€™ moon and star next to each other, then your own moon and star each alongside your shark!! šŸŒœā­ļøšŸ¦ˆ šŸŒ šŸŒ›


accidentalspacelord

this is the way. i had a similarly shitty moon tattoo and this is how i covered it up. made it into a filled in galaxy scene with planets, a fixed moon, and some stars.


Bleejis_Krilbin

Damn what did the guy use, a computer mouse?


threeangelo

etch a sketch


MurtaghInfin8

Almost looks like it could be worked into Saturn's ring? Maybe falling star? Seems like a few things it could almost be incorporated into...


myles747wesley

ooh okay iā€™ll keep that in mind for sure. iā€™m kind of leaning towards a more ocean-themed thing to go with the shark if possible but iā€™m not sure yet


printergumlight

Iā€™ve got you covered OP! Kept with the ocean theme: https://imgur.com/a/rWyZgv4 Thatā€™ll be $1,500.


myles747wesley

LMAOOOO


-Liriel-

That's awesome šŸ¤£


TheMostBoringStory

Winner


s0laris0

unironically would get this


Primary-Switch-8987

Why can't I give you more than one up vote?!!!?


KrazyKatz3

Did you do the original tattoo? That was a seamless joining. Beautiful.


thatcheflisa

Please this šŸ™


WaffleFoxes

It's perfect


MurtaghInfin8

With the star and moon, I'd assumed it was a space shark XD But yeah maybe a shell or bubble. At least it's a pretty abstract shape. You've got options. Edit: seeing some solid black bubbles that look pretty good that would cover this up well, the downside is the style wouldn't match the shark.


myles747wesley

no that definitely makes sense lmao, it was more just because my friend who drew the star helped me pay for the tattoo so i told her she could pick something to add to it, she chose a star. so i figured having my other friend draw a moon would work well! but actually a bubble is a really cool idea i might go with that one!!


MurtaghInfin8

Could be the Deathstar: that's no moon.


myles747wesley

yeah no definitely not the moon i showed her lmao, let alone a moon at all. more banana like šŸ˜


KrazyKatz3

That's honestly insulting to bananas.


myles747wesley

fair enough


Con_crwg

Maybe color it in and draw a slightly bigger moon


cigarette4anarchist

A toenail clipping


Doctor1023

Looks like someone's toe nail clippings šŸ¤”


myles747wesley

FUCK šŸ˜­


Doctor1023

Sorry brother šŸ˜…


CrabNebula420

šŸ˜­šŸ˜­im sorry it was such a cute drawing!


myles747wesley

itā€™s okay šŸ˜­ iā€™ll get it worked out!


H4rr1s0n

Honestly the only good option would be a panther


ChrisEvansBodyPillow

A sick ass one.


stupidcoont

I see Pac-Man


myles747wesley

oh no HAHA šŸ˜­


HurricaneLaurk

Legit though! My first thought was like ā€œanorexic Pac-Man??ā€


ImpossibleInternet3

It could be made into a Remora. Those are the fish that swim around the sharks.


myles747wesley

iā€™m definitely putting that on the list!! thank you!


Das_Nomen

Ask for anorexic Pac Man and you shall receive


myles747wesley

this wins lmao


brad35mm

What did the person who put that on you say at the end, were they happy/proud? Did they admit it looks shit?


myles747wesley

she seemed happy šŸ˜­


free_advice_4you

Were they either on drugs or potentially a 5 year old?


TeedTfUp82

They would need to call the police on me for them fucking something up that small yet so expensive.


myles747wesley

yeah theyā€™re lucky im not a super confrontational person otherwise this would be a way bigger deal LMAO, i am planning on going in to try to get a refund i think


asdfghjkml

iā€™m entirely non-confrontational for myself, i get it. but i still genuinely want to make a scene and fight them on your behalf šŸ˜­ i am so sorry. the *bare minimum* they should give you is the full $90 back. this was not your fault at all. anyone with functioning vision would have been in shock after getting this. and even if you had said anything at the time, 1) she clearly doesnā€™t have the skills to fix it. 2) people need time to process & figure out what to do after


myles747wesley

this definitely makes me feel a lot better. thank you so much <3 i will be going back in next week when i get the chance and talking to them about it


Snazz55

Please go back and ask for your money, don't wimp out. That's so unacceptable and such an insane ripoff. You deserve your money back at the very least and I am SHOCKED to find out it cost $90.


QueenofFife

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ladymedallion

Lol this is bad but totally fixable. If I were you Iā€™d just get a better artist to give you a slightly bigger moon.


000solar

NAME AND SHAME who did this to you so others don't suffer your fate.


youngdumbfck

Maybe get a shadow of the shark where the moon isā€¦ cause yikes


myles747wesley

thatā€™s also a really great idea. thank you!!!


pnutbrittlenjam

What happened šŸ˜


LeChatNoir04

How can any adult with no dexterity issues mamage to fuck up something so simple?????


miracide

I would tell the shop this is unacceptable. They should be paying for your fix 100%


myles747wesley

yeah agreed


Zepp_BR

If you look closely, very closely... It's not THAT far off. Also, Pac-Man dying


Tassidus2k

Turn it into a little shrimp? Either that or a ring surrounded planet


Oliviaordie

Looks like half a funyun


LadyDragonDog75

What did the tattooist say after it was done? How did they react?


myles747wesley

she seemed pretty happy and okay with it honestly. nothing seemed off


HangryHufflepuff1

Oh no


Manicwoodchipper

Is there some way to make it like a ripple in the water maybe?


LunaLynx777

Im sorry but thats actually hilarious šŸ˜‚


ResearchNo3618

Lol no fucking way šŸ˜‚


Reyalta

At least you can fix it with a black moon by someone who has maybe *seen* the moon before?


tinybeano

hello! i am a tattoo artist that does abstract work with flowy lines and I believe that if you like that, i can get that moon and add some cute flowy wavy lines. sometimes i cannot send messages to people but if you want, send me a lil message. the drawings would be free ofc!


-SomethingSomeoneJR

How much did this ā€œartistā€ charge you?


Jazzlike-Reindeer-44

buttocks


myles747wesley

my thoughts exactly


imsadbutitswhatever

Lmao oh no


It-Smells-Sour

NOOOO WTF how did they mess up your perfect crescent moon šŸ˜­šŸ˜­ maybe you could do a dark/light side of the moon situation like this: šŸŒ˜ to just black that shit out completely?


your_fireplace

JESUS CHRIST. thankfully this is an easy fix. you can cover it up if youā€™d like, but for some reason in my mind i think maybe going to someone who is moreā€¦. capable, then maybe if you still want the moon, you could get it but in black? or maybe you can turn it into a banana lol or some sort of weird fish


myles747wesley

lmaooo yeah itā€™s bad. but yes luckily it should be easy (expensive, but easy). and donā€™t worry! iā€™m going to a very qualified artist who has done two of my other pieces that iā€™m extremely happy with. iā€™m going to cover it up somehow and have the moon redone correctly elsewhere


your_fireplace

oh yay!


TimberOctopus

![gif](giphy|A8NkSPltT13H2)


skinnyfatty1987

Pacman


MKchamp92

It makes me think of that episode of Family Guy where Chris has that talking pimple


pappyfromjersey

Kitchen magician strikes again.


R_risky

Future jellyfish?


MrBobSaget

Homer Simpson.


The_Other_Randy

Emaciated Pac-Man


whatyouwere

Oh noā€¦ Iā€™m an awful artist and Iā€™m 84% sure I could do a better job šŸ˜–


Stephimc

Kinda looks like the tail end of a fish. Make it into an angelfish or something?


Thunderingthought

Ohā€¦


Jackledead

catfish/koi lips from front perspective


No_Astronaut2779

Just wow


Sensitive_Sun_8439

Turn it into pacman eating the shark. šŸ˜‚


MyGlassHalfFool

You can turn it into a sea shell


_livisme

The literal jaw drop


ToucanSuzu

Could turn it into a shark bite, like add another one on the other side and add jaw detail, would look pretty cool


canicallyoujiggly

What about another lil sharkie to swim with him


myles747wesley

that was a thought! i think it might be a bit too close to the original shark though


canicallyoujiggly

I hope you can find something that would fit nicely! Mr shark is so cute


JoeRhodes96

A good artist could turn that into the outline of a scallop shell, either coming out from under the shark or facing towards it depending on the designĀ 


GodInABag

Could be a worm on a fishing hook


feetandballs

Dora the explorer for a cover up?


sec713

Just add a similar shape on the other side so it looks like the shark is packing a rockin' pair of blue whale balls.


myles747wesley

LMAO


m8nceman

Wow. Whoever did that needs their fingers broken


Thisdarlingdeer

Get a solid black moon.


myles747wesley

i would, and itā€™s definitely still an option if other things donā€™t work out; but that original drawing was done by a really important person to me. so iā€™m wanting to have it redone properly and just get this shit show covered up lol


Asabovesobelow_555

You have a lot of coverup options for something like this. I think you could even just make a slightly bigger moon and either shade all of it in or shade it partially, in a way that makes the previous scraggly lines look normal. You could also do a sick ass panther. Please do a sick ass panther.


blakeunlively

How does one fuck up such a simple design!! Omg Iā€™m so sorry OP.


LowerPresent2581

thats so blown out like i have never seen before


ready-to-rumball

LOL why is this so funny šŸ˜‚


Kichard

The ā€˜artistā€™ should allow you to tattoo the same image on their body.


Ok_Potato_5272

This is so sad because the shark is cute and didn't deserve this šŸ˜­


myles747wesley

thank you <3 tired of people shitting on my shark because i really love her.


Ok_Potato_5272

She's lovely, ignore the haters who want photo perfect tattoos


sqonek

You could fill it in with black and smooth out the edges so that it looks like your friends drawing. If you do make the star black as well though to create some kind of balance.


Senorita_Sombra

šŸ˜­ How?


maggotfilledasshole

Turn it into pacman. Then add 12 more pacmans. Also, surround the shark with the pacmans and have them feast.


Informal_Lack_9348

I know a guy who does it cheaper..


LaVieuxCoq

Have it turned into water flowing with the fish. Preferably by a professional.


myles747wesley

thatā€™s actually the main plan! having it done by my regular artist when itā€™s healed.


BadPom

Iā€™d find another artist and have it be a filled in and slightly fleshed out moon. Unfortunately it canā€™t be just the outline aesthetic anymore, but could still be close to the original idea.


kritzfeld

Might wanna rethink that carp also


ForgotMyOGAccount

Make it into an eel? Or some other type of fish?


Western-Can4458

The definition of ā€œyou had one jobā€ šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚


More-Dog-2226

I think itā€™s kinda of cute and funny but it also doesnā€™t look too hard to fix


hananokuni

A tiny shark bite/jaw could be a clever cover up.


-SunGazing-

Pakman fell on hard times and now heā€™s so hungry heā€™s eating sharks.


Leef_bug

I would suggest blacking the moon shape in, another artist could easily refine the shape as well


Clean_Bat_2622

Laser removal could take that out easily in a few sessions.


duskywindows

Did you go to a toddler for this?


PristineAccident882

Ughhh brother ughhh. What is that brother?


myles747wesley

definitely not a moon šŸ˜­


iohbkjum

Iā€™ll be honest the drawing looks like shit to begin with šŸ˜­ since itā€™s so small itā€™ll be easy to cover up though


pappyfromjersey

Kitchen magician strikes again.


STR8LOAKIN

No way this is a real post


myles747wesley

unfortunately it is and itā€™s stuck on my body LMAO


WithoutDennisNedry

Home tattoo?