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This Brazilian Tattoo Artist Is Horrible At Drawing, But People Still Pay Her To Get Inked (41 Pics)
Sick and tired of the same old tattoo ideas that everyone seems to have? Come see Helena Fernandes, and she'll fix you up with the ugliest, most horrible tattoos you've ever seen.
The 26-year-old artist of Salvador de Bahia, Brazil, is the proud founder of Malfeitona, a home studio providing what she describes in Portuguese as tatuagens peba (literally "ugly tattoos") with complete honesty. The girl can't draw to save her life, but she harnesses this lack of skill to carve out a niche for herself as a purveyor of original and unique tattoos. Not only has the tattoo artist gone viral for it, but she's also managed to build a successful business with dozens of 5-star reviews from happy customers, as well as over 12 thousand Instagram followers.
Check out some of her ugly-but-cool tattoos below, and let us know if you'd book a flight to Brazil to get one of these delightfully hideous inks put on you for life by the best tattooist ever.
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#1
Childlike Tattoo Vibes
John Doe 8 years ago
It means no worries/ For the rest of your days/ It's our problem-free philosophy
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#2
Cosmic Chaos Club
Margaret Connor 8 years ago
Okay, I honestly love that one! It's so adorable and it's hilarious. I love it!
#3
Not Quite Cat Art
DancingToMyself 8 years ago
My kid has this one. Oh, wait... No, someone else in his kindergarten drew it on his arm lol
Marie-Louise Chenois 8 years ago
Well hope for you it wasn't tattoo, or it'll last forever...I love tattoos but wouldn't like this one. At all.
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Molly Block 8 years ago
Wow, it sure is RED around it. I've had 0 tattoos and none of them were this red. I guess some people just react differently?
#4
Quirky Ink Adventures
Karin Morris 7 years ago
I think this guy just wanted her hand that high on his thigh, he couldn't care less about the tattoo itself
Margaret Terrell Williams 8 years ago
Is the person on the right dead? He has plastic covering his face!
Wyndmere 8 years ago
Its a respirator mask to keep the wound sterile. Infection is a problem for newly inked skin.
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#5
Close Enough, Right?
Cesi Baca 8 years ago
So who cares if the design is ugly or weird, that's just people taste......Its the crappy quality of the tattoo that a I have a problem with cause it's just taking people's money for something that isn't going to last or is going to look very different in a year.
Teija 8 years ago
Looks like a 4-year-old draw AND tattooed it. Looks like the ink didn't go deep enough and someone screwed it up.
M. M 8 years ago
I'm really hoping that this photo was taken a while after and that she did shave the area before tattooing.
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L. S. 8 years ago
I thought people had to shave before getting a tattoo done on that skin area😳
Melinda Jacobs 7 years ago
L.S. Tattoo is most likely a year old. She needs to go deeper in skin. But cute tattoo!
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#6
Dragons, But Make It DIY
Lara B. 8 years ago
Aaaw this one is cute :) I don't even think they are plain ugly. They are just minimalistic with a touch of "my-4yo-drew-this" :)
Sardonic Scribe 8 years ago
You want ugly s**t on your body for life, fine - your call. But this is HORRIBLE tattooing! Look at how raised the ink is! She went WAY too deep! This will result in bad scarring - not to mention it probably hurt like hell.
#7
Surprisingly Literal Art
cassiushumanmother 8 years ago
this is so fun as it's ugly: the satanic goat (the eyes and the backwards cross, the paws) rides a witch broom! and have 3 piercing (3 is the most biblical number).
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#8
Abstract Doodle Drama
#9
Happy Little Oops
Molly Block 8 years ago
It looks like it has some special magic glitter ink ot it, but I think that it just the shine from Neosporin or something. Still, cute!!
#10
Unicorns Gone Abstract
Jamie Clemons 8 years ago
Yeah I want a really terrible trashy tattoo permanently on my body. NOT
#11
Perfectly Ambiguous Shrug
Melinda Jacobs 7 years ago
The goat and this one she's losing her ugly. She may be getting too good. Lol
#12
When You Try Too Hard
Wyndmere 8 years ago
Nope, its an angry goat with a cat ears headband and a cat-face mask over its nose.
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Alexandra Zenzinger 7 years ago
the heartshaped nose makes it cute in the end... <3 wierd... but cute
#13
Not Your Average Bird
#14
Doodles Gone Permanent
cassiushumanmother 8 years ago
this is the father, the son and the holy dog. Don't swear because you don't like this strange art
Load More Replies... Molly Block 8 years ago
Has bad a*s crowned skull on arm, and then................................this. :-(
cassiushumanmother 8 years ago
the skull is ugly and so cliché, i think that this trinity is a real improvement
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#15
Retro Robot Rampage
cristian timis 8 years ago
The human race it's going down people, we are sinking taste than the titanic.
#16
Loop of Mystery
cassiushumanmother 8 years ago
The ouroboros (/ˌjʊərəˈbɒrəs/[2]; /ʊəˈrɒbərəs/[3]; Greek: οὐροβόρος) is an ancient symbol depicting a serpent or dragon eating its own tail. Originating in Ancient Egyptian iconography, the ouroboros entered western tradition via Greek magical tradition and was adopted as a symbol in Gnosticism and Hermeticism, and most notably in alchemy. often taken to symbolize introspection, the eternal return or cyclicality,[4] especially in the sense of something constantly re-creating itself. It also represents the infinite cycle of nature's endless creation and destruction, life and death. Do you prefer hello kitty or unicorns tattoo.i'm not into tattoo but definitively prefer a clever meaning one
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Almost There, Barely Inked
#18
Not Your Everyday Snake
Anna Thouvenin 8 years ago
I'm not going to lie, now I kinda want to see more tattoos of snakes with a mustache.
Andrew Gibb 8 years ago
He is thinking; 'My other personality is a complete d**k, I could really do with a nice cup of tea and a slice of cake.'
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#19
Happy Clouds Club
DancingToMyself 8 years ago
Somewhere over the rainbow... 🎼🎵🎶*I'm peacefuly sitting in my corner*
#20
Nature’s Dark Symbols
#21
Footloose and Fancy Drawn
Maggie Grover Bacher 8 years ago
yeah, i'm calling bolshevik on this one.
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Luna Kittenwarrior 8 years ago
I would actually pay for that. I would pay ALL my money tbh. This is adorable.
#22
Modern Mystery Ink
Samuliik Murza 8 years ago
This looks cool! Even when it is small piece of art,it does not look bad at all. I respect this woman for what she does because her work is really really good.
#23
Ocean Vibes Only
DancingToMyself 8 years ago
My signature is pretty much similar to this :) I don't like the idea of signaturing myself, but this one doesn't look awful.
#25
Minimalist Heart, Maximum Feeling
#26
Simply Charming Doodles
#27
Understated Ink Mood
Luna Kittenwarrior 8 years ago
Ouch. It's really bony there, can't imagine how much that hurt!
Sandra La Madeleine 8 years ago
Tattoos all have a minimum price. Due to the needles, gloves, plastic cover for the gun, cleaning products, paper, ink, material, preparation etc etc etc. No tattoo ever will cost 5$.
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#28
Cash Flow Champion
#29
Minimalist Mystery Mark
#30
Small but Bold
#32
Whimsical Ink Blooms
#33
Petal Peepers Unite
#34
Quirky Ink Moment
Cam Almeida 8 years ago
zera is not her name which makes your comment even funnier lmao
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Antonio Marcelino 8 years ago
Zera is a suffix. It reads as just one word: darkzera You can figure it out on your on, it is actually hard portuguese
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#35
DIY Tattoo Vibes
Tainá Moreira 8 years ago
His name is Dollynho and he's the mascot of a soda company here in Brazil
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Taryn Wallace 8 years ago
I thought it was a (pretty decent) drawing of a tooth with a crown lol
Milenna Andrade 8 years ago
Dolly Guaraná. It's a kind of Brazilian soft drink. BTW, it tastes awful hahaha
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Alexandre Oliveira 8 years ago
It Is a character from a very cheap second line soda advertisement in Brazil
#36
Low-Key Outer Space Vibes
#37
Close-Up Confusion
Alejandra Colunga Rogers 8 years ago
Ikr, someone said the #35 had sandwiches for legs lol
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#39
Delicate Ink Moments
#40
Tiny Tattoo Triumphs
Ashley Roth 8 years ago
I would get that cute little creature i don't know what that word is ... ?
#41
When DIY Goes Too Far
Taryn Wallace 8 years ago
Some of the line work on some of them is actually ok....then this one popped up
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John L 8 years ago
Agreed. And there's an awful lot of it being cultivated these days.
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Anna Thouvenin 8 years ago
Some of them are amazing but I wouldn't get one :D
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June Pixeld 8 years ago
Some of them are ok, but if i were to make an artistic statement i wouldnt make it on people' s bodies where i stays forever.
Brent Durkee 8 years ago
Not sure I would want a tattoo where you stay forever.
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Ruslana Pomuleva 8 years ago
So there is a post about 12 years old boy who does quite nice tatoos and some people say he isn't good enough. Clearly they haven't seen this "amazing artist" of 26. That boy found his calling and follows his passion. This girl has fun and I don't think her success will last.
S Missions 8 years ago
One of them makes money and the other doesn't. Nothing lasts forever.
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S Missions 8 years ago
Same reason why anyone would put any tat on their body.
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Lazy Panda 8 years ago
I mean some are fine but it looks like something a 4yo drew, which isn't necessarily a bad thing but if you love doing that so much, why don't you practice and improve on some stuff??? I'm not trying to sound hateful but it's kind of dumb to pay someone who can't draw when you could go to a professional and just get something with less detail. Some are cute but seriously, you could not improve at any of that? It irritates me to know that you can have very little talent and still get rich, but you can see talented people struggling to feed themselves. Just imagine walking up to someone and saying "Look at this unprofessional tattoo that I got from Trash Tattoos!" They pretty much sell you regret in the form of a tattoo
S Missions 8 years ago
See that's what people don't understand. Art is subjective. People pay for what they want. How do you "improve" art?
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Victor Vakaras 8 years ago
"I got a bad tattoo on purpose." Just when you thought hipsters couldn't get any more annoying.
John L 8 years ago
Agreed. And there's an awful lot of it being cultivated these days.
Load More Replies... Anna Thouvenin 8 years ago
Some of them are amazing but I wouldn't get one :D
Load More Replies... June Pixeld 8 years ago
Some of them are ok, but if i were to make an artistic statement i wouldnt make it on people' s bodies where i stays forever.
Brent Durkee 8 years ago
Not sure I would want a tattoo where you stay forever.
Load More Replies... Ruslana Pomuleva 8 years ago
So there is a post about 12 years old boy who does quite nice tatoos and some people say he isn't good enough. Clearly they haven't seen this "amazing artist" of 26. That boy found his calling and follows his passion. This girl has fun and I don't think her success will last.
S Missions 8 years ago
One of them makes money and the other doesn't. Nothing lasts forever.
Load More Replies... S Missions 8 years ago
Same reason why anyone would put any tat on their body.
Load More Replies... Lazy Panda 8 years ago
I mean some are fine but it looks like something a 4yo drew, which isn't necessarily a bad thing but if you love doing that so much, why don't you practice and improve on some stuff??? I'm not trying to sound hateful but it's kind of dumb to pay someone who can't draw when you could go to a professional and just get something with less detail. Some are cute but seriously, you could not improve at any of that? It irritates me to know that you can have very little talent and still get rich, but you can see talented people struggling to feed themselves. Just imagine walking up to someone and saying "Look at this unprofessional tattoo that I got from Trash Tattoos!" They pretty much sell you regret in the form of a tattoo
S Missions 8 years ago
See that's what people don't understand. Art is subjective. People pay for what they want. How do you "improve" art?
Load More Replies... Victor Vakaras 8 years ago
"I got a bad tattoo on purpose." Just when you thought hipsters couldn't get any more annoying.
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