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Imagine the curse of being a musician who produced one hit but wasn't able to write another song that would be nearly as successful. No matter how many albums you'd release, people at your concerts would constantly request that one song. And you'd probably have to give it to them -- a substantial portion of your ticket sales may have depended on it. So you'd be performing the same tune over and over, and over again...
Reddit user Dexley decided to find out whether tattoo artists suffer from repetitive work as well. He made a post on the r/AskReddit subreddit, asking "Tattoo artists, what pieces are you tired of doing?" The short answer is yes. The long answer is the post went viral and has received nearly 16K comments, painting a pretty vivid list of overdone tattoos. Continue scrolling and check it out.
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#1
If I have to tattoo the entire declaration of independence on one more fat dude's back, I'm going to scream.
Full of Giggles 5 years ago
Ten bucks says that none of the men have actually read every single word in the document.
EA 5 years ago
I’d be so tempted to make up random sh*t half way through!
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Mag Marguerite 5 years ago
Why not refuse the project? if my tattoo artist doesn't like a project, she refuses it
Anna Rush 4 years ago
Not everyone has that privilege, many have to take whatever jobs they get so they can pay bills and ya know, survive.
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Stephen Lyford 5 years ago
Or, and this is just a thought here, you could say "I don't do that." ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Mim“the Swede”Sorensson 2 years ago (edited)
Some form of patriotic frenzy, I think? I’m not sure, it’s not really a thing here either. Although we do have nazi swine slapping our flag somewhere on their racist bodies, or possibly they’re tasteless enough to do our old runes (racists and nazis have been trying to snatch and reinvent our old mythology to support their sick, twisted narrative since the original nazis) in a sad line somewhere while pretending they have anything at all in common with our viking ancestors. This - not so much. We don’t really need symbols like that, somehow. We know who we are and what we can do and that’s mostly enough.
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Matthew White 5 years ago
wow you have such a steady hand i have no idea how you can manage that
Tattoo artist Lauren Harper, for example, has always loved traditional work. "I like to do a lot of that so I can appeal to a wider audience in my city," she told Bored Panda. "I like to do a lot of floral designs too, which is actually what the majority of my portfolio consists of."
Harper thinks that instead of asking 'what tattoos are unoriginal?' we should be questioning whether we can still think of an original tattoo in the first place. "We all get ideas or inspiration from something else. If you can think of it, it's probably already been done," she said. "And that's ok!"
However, if a client comes to a tattoo artist with a design that is particularly overdone, Harper thinks the professional wouldn't be out of line to point that out. "I might inform my client that something they're wanting is 'trendy' and suggest changes to make it more unique and their own, but at the end of the day it's their tattoo and their body so it's ultimately up to them."
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#2
Friend of a friend got so tired of doing barcodes on people's necks that he made a game of using the silliest products as references. Were the customers to scan the tatoo they'd read sanitary products, a bag of nuts, mashed potatoes, spotted d*ck and so on.
Rabbit Carrot 5 years ago
Pretty sure that actually a crime. In the U.K. you’re not allowed to tattoo people with hidden messages (unless the person getting the tat knows about it) or with something that the person didn’t ask for.
Marlowe Fitzpatrik 5 years ago
How would anyone know? Do people really scan themselves? And also easily denied. "What?? THAT'S what it says? I'm so sorry, I just took a random scanner-code from the internet, didn't know it was for tampons!"
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Herta Schneider 4 years ago
Two kinds of people; ones who realise how overboard, totalitarian, 1984y it is to get barcode tattoos and be controlled at that point... and ones who choose to get them AND pay for it!
Doug 5 years ago
This friend of a friend is a loser. Someone came up with a not-so-unique idea that is important to them, paid a "professional" good money to put it onto their skin permanently, and they do this. Just disgusting. Fortunately, were the victims to scan the tattoo, they won't be embarrassed to read anything as it is highly unlikely any of them will actually scan.
No Lol 2 years ago
Sorry but no. If the tattoo was *that* important to the clients, they would be the ones bringing the barcode they want, not ask for a random barcode.
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I get artists get frustrated, but making a joke out of something important to someone, especially when they've paid you to do your job is pretty disgusting. This friend of a friend should be ashamed of themselves. If the artist was actually good, they'd make the barcode match the wording. Fortunately, a barcode put onto skin is highly unlikely to be scannable so the victims won't know.
Herta Schneider 4 years ago
Just like everything else that uses animal products...
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Yana, the owner and artist of Foxy Ink Tattoo Studio, agrees that there are motifs that historically have been around for a while, or are 'trendy' right now. "What makes a design unoriginal is copying it exactly and without much thought," she told Bored Panda. "It usually comes from a lack of research and I advise other artists to look for more inspiration and variations of the theme, or ask the client if we can add a personal touch to their idea."
Even though the content might not be original, the story, intent, and execution, according to Yana, can be. "Any rose, pocket watch, anchor, or heart can be executed in an original manner. Except for infinity signs. Infinity signs and flocks of tiny birds are doomed."
Yana thinks that it's up for the tattoo artists to guide people to more original designs. "As an artist, I am responsible that what I put out into the world is up to my standards," she explained. "I've never refused the design idea for that particular reason and I'm sure that opulent and over the top designs suit certain personalities. If I feel some elements don't fit into the design in terms of content or composition, I will say so, and there will be a clear reason why. Ultimately, the ability to include multiple design elements while keeping them readable depends on the skill of the artist and the limitations of the medium."
#3
Infinity knots. Infinity knots with hearts. Infinity knots with names too long to be in the infinity knots.
Please infinity not.
⚞ Katniss Everdeen ⚟ 5 years ago
The infinity symbol is also an autistic pride/solidarity icon, so that's one reason why it's popular, jsyk.
kkathleen517 5 years ago
Totally! Next time you get a tattoo please make sure it's something that the tattoo artist is really going to like!! Please make sure they aren't bored because that is the most important thing to remember when getting a tattoo on your body! Fu**in jerkoffs, don't do tattoos if you don't like it. Sitting around talking s**t and making fun of peoples tattoos.
A Dumbo Octopus 5 years ago
What if it's a rainbow infinity knot because I'm on the Autism Spectrum
Herta Schneider 4 years ago
Not at all and it'd be fine if they were. Being a d**k won't make yours bigger.
Load More Replies...When it comes to developing a design that stands out, Yana advises to really research your idea. "Look around, most of the popular ideas are only the surface of what's out there. Dig a little deeper."
Harper pointed out that it's important for people to remember their tattoo won't (and shouldn't) look like the reference they bring in from Pinterest. "You ideally pick your artist because you like their work and you should trust them to make you something you like. Trust is a big part of getting a tattoo," she said, adding that in the end, you're the one getting inked. So if you really want a Disney quote, just go for it. It's your skin.
#4
I hate when couples get each others names tattooed on each others arm and crap because then like 2 weeks later the dude will come back for a cover up becuase they broke up, it drives me up the wall.
Adam C 5 years ago (edited)
yeah, suggest bigger tattoo in first place, then the cover up have to be even bigger. $$
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Herta Schneider 4 years ago
You mean cursive... Because you never learnt it in primary school...
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Marcy Brown 5 years ago
I was a tattoo artist for a while until a shoulder injury stopped that. I remember one woman came in, she wasn't even officially divorced yet, but came in with her new "fiance" of 3 weeks and got his name. I heavily advised against it, of course she didn't listen. Just a few weeks later she came in to get it covered up.
#5
I worked as a shop manager for a little bit. My boss/the head artist was getting super burnt out on big cats (specifically lions) wearing crowns. In about a month, he'd done 5 realistic lions (and a panther) wearing crowns on dudes who wanted to feel like kings. I had to start politely turning them down when people called to inquire about them.
"Sorry, Ian's not really interested in doing more big cats this month."
Sally Appleton 5 years ago
Also, lions take a lot of space and many sessions to get right. Whoever has to do the lion tattoo on Ink Master is guaranteed to go home.
ZombieGirl 5 years ago
lol...my husband's shop has done 2 already this week and is doing one today too
Marlowe Fitzpatrik 5 years ago
I wouldn't have thought anyone would want that? I mean, the cat is awesome as it is, and pretty much says "I'm king of the jungle" anyway, right? If I ever get a tattoo (unlikely), I'd ask for a hyena. And not a disney-version either
Celtic Pirate Queen 5 years ago
I can't wait for all the eighty year old's' sporting "Bart Simpson" or "Mario".
#6
I’m not against face tattoos, I have friends and peers that wear them quite well. My issue is 18 year olds who want to get them because they want a certain look. Pop culture has made them seem a lot more acceptable then they actually are. At the end of the day in the majority of careers they will hinder employment.
Kisses4Katie 5 years ago
I always said if I made it as an artist I would get stars on one side.. But I've been saying that since 98 and I'm still not there. :/
Surfing Panda 2 years ago
Please don't. Over 10 years ago a young girl had that done in my country. Pretended she didn't ask for so many but fell asleep (yeah right). A whole social discussion ensued for months on end. We're still talking about it. In the end she had them all removed. (Lookup: sterrenmeisje tattoo)
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Ola Polowczyk 5 years ago
Well, in my country, there is a "rapper" who has his face scarified and his eyeballs tattooed. A teenage girl wanted to tattoo her eyeballs as well. The process did not go well. She's blind now. It's not only a future (un)employment issue. It's actually a matter of life and death.
Celtic Pirate Queen 5 years ago (edited)
I would have to imagine that anyone wanting a face tattoo isn't really "career" material in the first place. Just sayin'. I got my first tattoo on the top of my left wrist so I could hide it with a watch at work (I was in management). Ended up not wearing a watch for at least a year unless it was a formal occasion or event. I have four tattoos (so far), but all in places that can be easily hidden. Sure - I'm a rebel, but I'm not STUPID.
Cecilia Bivald 5 years ago
In general I think you should think twice about tattoos you can’t hide. I don’t mean you shouldn’t get them, just that you have to think a bit harder about them that one on your upper arm
Stephen Harker 2 years ago
Something I noticed when I went to America was the huge amount of people with tatts on the back of hands or above the neckline. A nation of freaks.
Brunnhilde Smith 2 years ago
Perhaps refer them to InkBox? They can have the look for a couple weeks, but they aren’t stuck with it. (I got mad at my boss, so I dyed my hair an unnatural color and got some InkBox ink. By the time the hair dye washed out and the dragon body art faded, things had calmed down at the office. LOL)
Chelle R. 5 years ago
Unfortunately this just happened to a kindergarten teacher, most of the kids & the teachers were fine because he was a good & fun teacher, but one mom complained that their child gets nightmares because of his body art, he got transferred to a higher grade level, its unfortunate that so many people get offended by someone's art or sexuality when it's no one's business especially if no one is getting hurt or becoming violent!
#7
When I got my tattoo of a juggling bear, I was making small talk with the tattoo artist. She said she was tired of doing nothing but tribal designs and dragons all the time. She said the whole shop talked about my Bear juggling a club, a ball, and a machete, and that they were so thrilled by the originality that they were thinking about doing it for free. They didn't. Cost me $300. Great tattoo though. Still my only one.
David Buchanan 5 years ago
That's a crappy thing to make someone think they're going to do it free, then turn around and charge full price.
Anna Rush 4 years ago
It was probably just a throw away comment/joke. Don't be so serious 😂
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#8
Tattoo artist from Alabama here. I am not religious at all but I think I've ascribed the entire bible on human flesh at this point.
Rabbit Carrot 5 years ago
They people who’ve got those tattoos probably haven’t even read the bible.
WilvanderHeijden 5 years ago
In my experience they have, but just to cherry-pick the quotes they need to defend their racism and sexism and why they have the right to decide over other peoples bodies and lives.
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Naomi Armitage 5 years ago
Interesting Scripture--wonder why she chose that? Unless she's one of those three daughters, it doesn't make much sense?
Vorknkx 5 years ago
Ironically, the Bible (Old Testament, more specifically) explicitly says tattoos are forbidden. And it's probably something you could get stoned for...
Herta Schneider 4 years ago
That's like saying it's ironic to have sex when you're not married because it was said they got murdered for that...
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Jackson Allinder 5 years ago
Ooh, I am from Alabama and I am only 14 so I don't know many artists besides Noname so is that you> I bet I sound stupid
Herta Schneider 4 years ago
It's ok, as long as you learn(: And it's just anonymous artists and people (anonymous means they don't want to say who they are, like if they use the name noname)
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Ellen Turner 5 years ago
probably a line from a physics or a biology or astronomy textbook
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No regerts
sabocat 5 years ago
No, it is done ironically. People ask for the mistake to put in because they think it is funny. And it was funny, at least the first few times...
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Cecilia Bivald 5 years ago
I’ve got my brother’s name misspelled on my arm. The family story is that our dad misspelled my brother’s name on his birth certificate. I figured it was meant to be and I love it.
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Sandra Nicht 5 years ago
BAHAHAHAHA I wonder if the inked regerts getting corrected on the spelling
#10
Not an artist, but as I was setting up my last appointment, my artist and I were talking at the front desk and the person at the reception at the desk took a call, said "just a minute" and asks my artist;
"Hey Kev, do you have time for a walk in today?"
He looks over and says "maybe, what do they want?"
"An infinity loop"
"Are they on hold?"
"Yes."
"F**k that, I'm so f**king sick of infinity loops. Tell em I'm busy."
So I think infinity loops for Kev.
Misterscooter 5 years ago
I wouldn't know but seems like easy money for this one. Must get really old.
Datsuyama 5 years ago
I suspect for artists, it isn't always about the money...(?)
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star lyn 3 years ago
they're not tired of their job. they're tired of drawing and inking the same thig over and over. everyone is allowed to complain a little sometimes.
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Basically anything from Pinterest. Bird silhouettes, live laugh love, infinity symbols, etc
Herta Schneider 4 years ago
Agreed but then again it shows who's uncreative and perhaps insane
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Herta Schneider 4 years ago
Everything is on pinterest though, it's a photo (with links sometimes) uploading and sharing site...
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Those two f**king birds on the shoulders...
Rabbit Carrot 5 years ago
My grandmother used to have those same birds on her wall. Ducks too. She loved birds.
Avery S Alberico 5 years ago
This is probably a LOT simpler than the declaration of independance, or realistic big cats
WilvanderHeijden 5 years ago
Please don't refuse to do that tattoo. It's always nice to see that tattoo at someone's shoulder as a sign that you've got to start running for the door.
Herta Schneider 4 years ago
Some people it's meaningful... I don't have it nor am I getting it but I see why some would
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#13
"Its an anchor to symbolize I can't be held down"
Electric Ed 5 years ago
I'm having a difficult time understanding this symbolism. Anchors are devices to hold stuff down. Or is this why the tattooists cringe too?
Liam Walsh 5 years ago
Yes, it's ironic that people have the symbolism in reverse. They should ask for waves or clouds - those things are pretty hard to pin down!
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Haunting Spirit 5 years ago
But what if it's a part of hope, faith, love. Or if you are a sailor and the anchor has nothing to do if you can't been held down.
ZombieGirl 5 years ago
lol that or "I'll never sink" is a popular saying people usually get with anchors
Celtic Pirate Queen 5 years ago
See, now I would assume it was a ship's Captain, or crew member. Most of the menfolk in my family have been seafaring men (non-naval) and almost all have some kind of anchor or compass rose tattoo. (All as original as possible, considering the subject matter). I can't remember which cousin it is, but his is an absolutely gorgeous mermaid wrapped around an anchor in "pin-up" girl style. Hmmm - I should probably call him ...
Jenný Samúelsdóttir Herlufsen 5 years ago
Always thought the anchor was the symbol for hope, at least in Iceland it is.
#14
UK tattoo artist. Okay, pocket watches with roses surrounding them have started to die out bit one or two years ago,, my god they were f**kin rife. The worst part is when the customer says they want one they follow with, I've got an idea to make it special and unique to me. And I'd say ..."you want the time your baby was born don't you?". ..."omg how did you know" -_-. This year it has definitely moved on to lions, tigers etc wearing crowns, it's always the guys that have to check with their lass if the design is ok before they start too. Like mentioned before however, I'll take a pocket watch with a lions face in the centre, birds flying off it merging into an infinity symbol with each bird having its own individual birthstone of the families lost cats over the years, than a smelly person.
CincyReds 5 years ago
So happy my tattoos no one has anything like it. My artist actually loved doing the one on my shoulder. It's for my deceased boyfriend. He always wore a Red's hat with his sunglasses on upside down. I brought the hat in to show him, and he got every last detail of the ballcap, even the were and tear of it....
Lauren Michlin 5 years ago
lol in my time, this post is #24 and someone ranting about pocket watches and roses is #23
#15
Mine told me he is refusing to do anymore forests around someone's arm.
Full of Giggles 5 years ago
Wow! That is gorgeous. I can see why so many people request a forest theme sleeve from the artist.
Marlowe Fitzpatrik 5 years ago
My brother has one around his leg. Is that better or worse than the arm? (It looks amazing though - great artist!)
Herta Schneider 4 years ago
Same but I personally like them if they're meaningful
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Not a tattoo artist, but so many people I've seen get the mustache on the inside of your pointer finger. I feel like that fad has to have gotten old with a few artists.
GirlFriday 5 years ago
Ah yes, Amy Farrah Fowler started this one. I didn't know that people got this tattooed on them though. Kinda stupid for a simple pop culture reference.
Kiss Army 5 years ago
Get a Sharpie... that way you aren't stuck with it when the feeling passes....
Load More Replies... Celtic Pirate Queen 5 years ago (edited)
That's just stupid (and do you know how tender that spot is????) No, I do not have a finger tattoo - wow, that felt naughty just typing it - but a friend does, a "permanent wedding band" matching the one on the guy she divorced last year.
Reinaldo Fuentes 2 years ago
The only plus side to this tattoo is that tats on the palmer tissue (wherever you have "prints") are mostly temporary. The tissue there cycles much, much faster than anywhere else on the body.
Herta Schneider 4 years ago
The irony of females shaving/waxing/whatever off all the hair off their bodies except for their heads and arms, and then getting a finger tattoo of a mustache...
#17
Idk but 20 years from now there's gonna be a lotta old people with mandala tattoos and tree silhouettes.
Celtic Pirate Queen 5 years ago
Terrified to find out where my (quite tasteful, mind you ) tramp stamp ends up. Since I have an enormous Celtic band (oh, shut up) on my right bicep, I don't think my elder care aide will be TOO surprised ...
Load More Replies... Chich 5 years ago
"Granny, why do you have a shrivelled leaf on your butt?" "ITS A BUTTERFLY!"
Amarédesse Gemtree, SLYTHERIN 5 years ago
I wanna know how dat child found that up
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#18
Went to a tattoo artist in NoCo once. He asked what I was thinking of doing, I said "I want an outline of-" and he just sighed and said "listen dude, I'm sorry but if I have to tattoo Pikes Peak one more time I'm gonna lose it."
For the record, I was asking for a rat, and he apologized profusely, but I thought it was hilarious. I know three different Coloradans with Pikes Peak tattoos.
Anne Hastings 5 years ago
I like that the pic isn’t of a pikes peak tattoo! Unless the # represents how far they got (not very far)!
Henry Cheves 5 years ago
Klingons have symmetrical creases on their foreheads, and you have no right to complain about this.
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#19
Asked my buddy. He said, "if I have to do another goddamn Latin paragraph on a chick's ribs, I'm gonna shoot my brains out!" Ironically, he was doing one on his GF at the time he told me...
Emilingo 5 years ago
just so y'all know, 'Lorem ipsom dolor sit amet' is of a placeholder phrase, but it means "on the ends of good and evil", among other things. I'd highly recommend researching it because it's pretty interesting.
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Electric Ed 5 years ago
I thought it was "omnia vincit amor". Perhaps my latin is just rusty :)
Monday 5 years ago
The meaning doesn't change with the word order, both are correct.
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Herta Schneider 4 years ago
They didn't invent that... it means remember you'll die, which all beings do eventually... but it was used to mean a reminder upon someone's passing on...
Load More Replies... Grumble O'Pug 5 years ago
Love conquers all. Well, most probably couldn't say anything else in latin.
Matthew Dean 5 years ago
Should be "Te" and not "Tu." Tu is nominative, the case used as the subject of a sentence (usually only for emphasis since personal pronoun subjects tend to be rolled into the verb conjugation). Te is accusative, the object of a verb's action, i.e. who is being watched. I supposed you could argue that it's vocative, which is also Tu, which is used for direct address, but that usually would be something like "You, hand me that hammer."
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DforDorothy 5 years ago
It's the title of a painting by Caravaggio and the order of the words is correct. Ps. How on earth can anyone say regarding any language that the order of the words doesn't matter?! People, just don't say anything if you are not properly educated on something!
#20
Snake coming out of the eye of a skull and why does the guy who wants this tattoo always have a perfectly groomed goatee.
Sent From The Slytherin House 5 years ago
YASSS! for my bday when I was little (like 10) I got a face paint set and i made a back and green outline of a snake and skull on my left arm. Obviously, though, from my user name, you can tell how I am obsessed with Slytherin tho.
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HufflepuffPanda 5 years ago
I think these artists are so talented. They’re drawing with needles on human bodies, and I can’t even draw a straight line with a ruler.
#21
My grandpa is an artist and so I showed him this post , and immediately he said “butterflies on a obese persons lower back, I can’t tell you how many of those f**kers I drawn over stretch marks” yikes.
sabocat 5 years ago
I think it's not very nice of "grandpa" to single out obese people or people with stretchmarks. He could've just said "people", period.
Lucille McGillicuddy 5 years ago (edited)
Stretch marks are harder to tattoo over, because they are a type of scar tissue. It's also harder to tattoo overweight people as well.
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Silly String 5 years ago
I'm an obese person with a lower back stamp and I thought this was hilarious!! C'mon people, lighten up, you have to laugh at everything you can. Political correct-ed-ness is choking us!
Tiari 5 years ago
To be honest, the thought of having an insect in my skin for the rest of my live makes me uncomfortable. Did anyone look at the body of these things? *shiver
NMN 5 years ago
Yes, up close, with microscopes/loupes and other. Magnificent! Although Hymenoptera are my favorite when in a loupe/microscope
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#22
My friend who's a tattoo artist said he's done the Deathly Hallows symbol probably 15 times in his career.
Sent From The Slytherin House 5 years ago
That happens to be a pretty one. Hey, but at least it's relatively easy, just a line, circle, and a triangle. Not like Mr. Declaration of Independence.
Amarédesse Gemtree, SLYTHERIN 5 years ago
True. Also, have you seen Malfoy? He left the tap on.
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MELONLOOOORD 5 years ago
Am I the only one who wants an 'I must not tell lies' tattoo on my left hand?
Jayne Kyra 5 years ago
I have one. In spite of JKR being a C**t, I love Harry Potter. And just like the main character, my mum survived death twice.
Brett Layton 5 years ago
Its a 30-45 mintue tattoo at best so no not really a lot at all. and this particualr one is not good the colors are nice the line work is garbage though.
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Analyn Lahr 5 years ago
I've seen that on a lot of people. Why? What does it even mean? I don't remember from the book and never watched the movie. Don't yell at me, please.
IwiLLsTeaLyOuRsoUl 5 years ago
The deathly hallows are three objects: the resurrecting stone which 'raises people from the dead' (although not completely), the elder wand, which is an unbeatable wand, and the invisibility cloak which renders the wearer completely invisible and never fades. The triangle portion represents the cloak, the line in the middle is the elder wand, and the circle is the stone. You're welcome. I recommend you re-read the series, Harry Potter's story is one worth remembering! :D
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Not an artist, but the tattoo shop I go to back home in the Caribbean has a running tally of how many times they have to tattoo palm trees on girls ankles
#24
Shadow birds and infinity symbols with children’s names within them. Never again.
sabocat 5 years ago
Imagine your plumber saying: "Unclogging your toilet? Boring! Find someone else!" I mean, it all sounds a little bit like the tattoo artists are a bit spoiled.
Liam Walsh 5 years ago
I get your point, and it's all money, but they are also artists. It must get galling doing the same artwork. When you're a plumber you pretty much expect to do a lot of the same type of work.
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Nicole Tomme 5 years ago
Maybe a chef? He also has a whisk on his forearm. Hopefully he is not proud of being a cook at the Olive Garden.
Thomas 5 years ago
I think this might be Andrew Rea from Babish Culinary Universe, formally known as Binging with Babish on YouTube. Great guy and has some awesome food related tattoos
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From my tattoo artist friend: pocket watches surrounded by roses.
rabbitsrabbit 5 years ago
As something personally symbolic to people, its a beautiful concept. (Though this tatt has wonky lines that ain't even throughout. And the roses looks like its done by a different artist. Its just... inconsistent.)
Herta Schneider 4 years ago
wonky lines where? And that's fine, and the numbers on aria's pocketwatch are all wrong, 1 2 3 6 5 4 fake-3 (VII isn't a thing, 3 is III) fake-2 (neither is VIII, 2 is II) 9 10 11 12"
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Times and years of births and roses have meanings too
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*sigh*, The Yellow Teletubby 5 years ago (edited)
I... but why is Ava born in 2 different years Edit: Nvm I forgot I never learned how to read cursive lmao
Robbiemay Johnson 5 years ago
roman numerals go 1 2 3 6 5 4 3? 2? 9 10 11 12 .... getting 4,5,6,7 and 8 wrong is truly bad lolol
DforDorothy 5 years ago
On a closer look on the watches, you can see the name "Ava" and the different dates- 2014/2016, so presumably a sad tribute to a child, who passed too early.
Iwona Jurgielaniec 2 years ago
If it's so popular - and it is- the tattoo artists could at last learn the correct Roman numerals correctly. Usually it is 4 which they depict as IIII 😂 (instead of IV) but the above one is still probably the best, with FOUR numbers incorrect! (4, 6, 7,8)🤦
#26
Snakes. Skulls. Snakes coming out of skulls.
Nicole Tomme 5 years ago
What about a skull coming out of a snake? Is this like the dark version of the rabbit and top hat? Remember, anyone can pull a rabbit out of a hat, but it takes special talent to pull a hat out of a rabbit.
#27
I was with a friend who was getting a tattoo and the artist mentioned he was sick of tattooing “This Too Shall Pass.”
Made sure to pull down my sleeve after he said that.
But f**k it, I got it as a reminder when it comes to my bad anxiety, so whatever.
Electric Ed 5 years ago
I guess that was not the start from the Jane Austen quote "This too shall pass, and probably much faster than it ought to".
Full of Giggles 5 years ago
My friend decided to get a tattoo after having one too many drinks. He now has "this too shall pass" shaped like a green cloud near the top of his buttcrack so it looks like he farted the words.
Herta Schneider 4 years ago
the artist most likely...but both because the customer didn't say anything
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Astrological signs.
Ffaelan Condragh 2 years ago
Yeah but you have to set up and sterilize and then break down the set up and re sterilize for each one. It's really a lot of work for a small thing.
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Bored.Paige 5 years ago
These can be small and basically anywhere, I don’t see how you can get bored
#29
Little sun/moon combos.
Janelle Madison 5 years ago
My grandma loved these she never got them tattooed on her but she put these symbols all over her house she even once gave my moms one to put in there house before I was born
Herta Schneider 4 years ago
their* (their is belonging to them, there is a location/situation, they're is a contraction of they are)
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JJM 5 years ago
Honestly, I strongly object to all of these posts. You chose this occupation and now you think you have to right to decide what you will do and won't do. Your in business of making money and if that's what the PAYING customer wants then do it. Also, too many references to obese people. I think you are all petty minded, whining, pathetic children. Grow up!
Herta Schneider 4 years ago
you're* your is belonging to you, you're is a contraction of you are. And it's different anonymous people that said those things, this is just a compilation...
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Sugar skulls.
Blue of the yams (They/He) 5 years ago
Which reminds me: Dia de los Muertos is coming up! I gotta start working on our Ofrenda
#31
My artist said he was sick of Longitude Latitude coordinates of their home towns
ThatGuv 5 years ago
I guess they grew up under some trees. There is nothing at those coordinates...
Joanne Hudson 5 years ago
Its what is in the sky at that location, not on the ground.
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#33
The new age tramp stamp: Under Boob Mandala
#34
Crescent moon. Its easy, but can you at least try to think.
Becca Gizmo the Squirrel 5 years ago
I have a star on the back of neck, both wrists, and ankles. Moon sun star cluster on bottom back.If I stand with my arms and legs out I look like Orion. Not intentional.
A Dumbo Octopus 5 years ago (edited)
That's actually as super cool idea! B E C O M E T H E C O N S T E L L A T I O N
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#35
The chinese word for "water" or "hope" or whatever else cliche term.
Andrew Grubb 5 years ago
Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless — like water. Now you put water in a cup, it becomes the cup; You put water into a bottle it becomes the bottle; You put it in a teapot it becomes the teapot. Now water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend. Bruce Lee
Andrew 5 years ago
There are many containers out there that you won't want to pour water in, for example, a bag full of calcium, or a bag full of francium. Francium especially, because it will disintegrate with a bunch of heat.
Load More Replies... WilvanderHeijden 5 years ago (edited)
To me all those Chinese tattoos look like the artist had some fun and it means something like: Hang to dry, do not iron, do not tumble dry.
Rose the Cook 5 years ago
Make sure to double check the meaning of any Chinese words. Too many westerners are walking around with some very strange things, some harmlessly funny others offensive, tattooed on them
#36
Crowns. Do I f**king hate crowns... With that being said... I did one tonight.
Brett Layton 5 years ago
this is bad, lines arent straight, the orbs arent matching, the leafs or whatever they are on the edges of it are different sizes as well. Didnt even bother to bring down one of the many crooked lines on the inside of the crown. Hope it was a freebie because it wasnt worth paying for its just c**p
#37
Mine told me he is no longer doing matching M’s on each butcheek, spelling out MOM when someone is bent over. The jokes been played out.
Rob Seymour 5 years ago
Yeah but then you can do a handstand and its will say "wow"
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I'm completely sick of octopus tattoos. Everyone who has one thinks they're insanely unique and doesn’t realize it’s a ridiculously popular tattoo.
Nicola Roberts 5 years ago
When my parents named me, they didn't no anyone else with the same name. In my maths class, at school, there were 4 Nicola's and 2 Nicholas'... So they all had the same idea and the same time?
Sara Rodrigues 5 years ago
Certain names tend to become more popular, there's even maps that show how the most popular names change across different countries in the 20th-21st centuries
Load More Replies... A Dumbo Octopus 5 years ago
But...but dumbo octopodes are my favorite animal..! I've always wanted a tattoo of one
#39
Srom my 2 artists (from a tattood gal) infinity symbols, tramp stamps and anchors with the words "dont sink".
#40
Tiny cactuses.
H Edwards 5 years ago
Cacti is technically correct, but cactuses and even cactus are acceptable plurals. Also, these may be overdone but they are so cute!
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Little Dino 5 years ago
i think they're cute, but oh well, I understand they may get boring to do after a while...
#41
My first tattoo was “I love you forever and always” in my mom’s handwriting on my foot. While my tattoo artist was doing it another artist came in the room to ask what I was getting, when he found out it was script on my foot he asked, “let me guess, ‘live, laugh, love’?” He awkwardly left after we explained it wasn’t that and in fact my mom’s handwriting. So. I’d say he’s sick of that.
Louloubelle 5 years ago
I'm getting my first tattoo at 60, next month. I have an old letter from my mom that was signed simply "Love, Mom". I'm having that tattooed on my wrist in her handwriting. I can always see it there. I'm going with my 20 year old son who is having his "sleeve" colored.
#42
I’d imagine crosses. Damn near every one with tattoos have a cross somewhere lol.
Torchicachu 5 years ago
sorry to shove religion in your face but i'm pretty sure the bible says something about not getting tattoos because its like destroying your body or its not how god made you -something like that
steven 5 years ago
umm, no. Try looking here https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/the-tattoo-taboo-in-judaism/
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#43
Butterflies... I f**king hate butterflies. They are part of the reason I quit tattooing. But the main reason were pain-in-the-ass customers who thought they were experts because they watched a couple of episodes of Miami ink. "What!?! You can't do an entire back piece in one session?"
David Buchanan 5 years ago
If I were a tattoo artist, I'd have a "no butterflies" sign, just like there's a "No Stairway to Heaven" sign in Wayne's World.
CincyReds 5 years ago
Aww my daughter has a butterfly, all in black and white on the back of her arm, and a bee on the front. The story is from the butterfly is my mom, and the bee is my deceased boyfriend. She aid a bee would always come bug her and then the butterfly would come and chase it off. Cute story.
Herta Schneider 4 years ago
it's them! But that's so lovely! Sorry about your boyfriend though!
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Herta Schneider 4 years ago
A butterfly is a special symbol to me so I'd do it anyway, if they don't like it they can just say they don't want to do that. Someone else will.
#45
Tiny Roman numerals.
John Smith 5 years ago
26-3-20. But the Romans had different ways of writing dates, none of which are like this.
#46
Swastikas. Every day man.
WilvanderHeijden 5 years ago
Not in the US. The number of fascist and Neo-nazi groups in the US is one of the highest in the world. And they can't be banned because of "Freedom of Speech". But Trump is planning to declare an Anti-fascist movement a terrorgroup.
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David Buchanan 5 years ago
Um, how about refusing service rather than being known as the place to go to get a Swastika tattoo?
Kisses4Katie 5 years ago
Um no?? I hope you don't actually honor the request or customer? I figured most swastika tattoos were done in prison, and although I shouldn't assume, we are talking Nazis here.
TabledTurnsxddd 5 years ago
these mother f**kers that support Nazis are pissing me off, and its offensive as hell. >:( it kinda is annoying when I am down voted for these things.
TabledTurnsxddd 5 years ago
I wish I did not continue scrolling to find this bullsh**
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Rick Seiden 5 years ago
You'd think that "community" would have its own tattoo artist that does that. I imagine 99% of tattoo artists have a hard no policy on that kind of thing, so it's going to be really hard to find one willing to do it by cold calling. (Just calling racist a-holes a "community" is creeping me out!)
#47
I was told arrows and crosses. Confederate flags. Hmm...
#48
I have a couple chemistry tattoos and my artist made a comment about girls getting dopamine, serotonin, & oxytocin with the word happiness. Seemed like he might have done a few too many.
#49
I see a lot of people with the Harry Potter Deathly Hallows symbol. Overdone yet?
#50
Those anchors, why.
#51
From the artist I work with: "Literally anything from Pintrest. F**k Pintrest."
#53
My guy spent the entire time he was doing my last tatt raging against the people coming in for Harry Potter tatts; He's got a big sign up on the entrance stating not to even ask
#54
I've heard people say they've stopped doing "your name" on people's butts
Kisses4Katie 5 years ago
I keep trying to talk my husband into corresponding butt tattoos. I want mine to say "Acious D"
#55
F**king. Nautical. Stars. Gross. Stop it. That dumbass f**king red and black or purple and black stars are so over done and trashy. Literally never had a good experience with a girl who’s had that tattoo and I’ve been with 8.
Full of Giggles 5 years ago
Couldn't have been that bad considering you repeated the mistake 7 times.
#57
I hope it’s not the script to Bee Movie
What do you think ?
Brigitte 5 years ago
I get it. Tattoo artists are sick of doing the same thing over and over again but guess what? That's everywhere in the working environment. They are paying customers - just do your job. Having a sign at the door saying "Don't even come in if you want ..." is very unprofessional.
Troux 5 years ago
Agreed. Couldn't imagine going into a restaurant and being told I can't eat something because the cooks are bored with making them.
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ToGo 5 years ago
Jeez! I didn't realise tattooists had such big ego's. I get it, being a human printer is pure talent but so is answering 100+ calls in an 11 hour shift with customers screaming at you and not totally losing your sh*t. It's talent standing on your feet all day serving Karen's in a coffee shop while keeping a smile on your face. Just slap on the damn infinity symbol, rob them blind and STFU. Snooty b*stards.
Salvador Laurienti 5 years ago
The equivalent of 15 different girls named Brittany ordering a pumpkin spice latter per day
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Sherbaan Naab 5 years ago
So, basically, they are just complaining about their jobs. Same as everybody else. Imagine a bartender saying: If I have to pour one more gin and tonic... Or a cab driver: If I have to take home another group of drunk girls... It's part of the job.
Mim“the Swede”Sorensson 2 years ago
And they’re doing it. They wouldn’t have been so sick of these motifs if they hadn’t actually done a large number of them. Do they have to absolutely love every part of it too? A bit much to ask, don’t you think?
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Electric Ed 5 years ago
I wonder what was left out. What do the artists like to tattoo? Apart from juggling bears of course.
Monday 5 years ago
Anything they don't get to do often I'd imagine. Or perhaps designs they come up with themselves where they're allowed to be creative? Honestly I'd like to see a thread about it.
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Reirei 5 years ago
If you think about it, everything has been done before. If you don't want to tattoo something, politely refuse. The thing about a tattoo is that it's usually important to the person getting it. So what if it's not original, you aren't the one who's wearing it. I intend to get a giraffe and a fish one day because they remind me of my grandparents. I really don't care how many people have giraffes or fish, it means something valuable to me.
ZombieGirl 5 years ago
Our shop never turns away a tattoo, unless its racist or sexist or anythingist. The artists will, however, steer the customer to new ideas if they come in with something from Pinterest or come in with something overdone. The customers always leave happy so its a win/win
Shelp 5 years ago
Some tattoo artists are tired of doing this or that tattoo again and again, I get it. But how can they just say "we don't do that anymore"? Can you imagine a hairdresser saying that he doesn't feel like cutting someone's hair because he's done it too many times? This doesn't make any sense to me.
Crissy Brandt 5 years ago
So basically everything? Let me tell you what I hate about my job. I work in health insurance so we are going to be here awhile....
Jayne Kyra 5 years ago
I have a couple original tattoos, a few unoriginal ones, and one that I let the artist do whatever she wanted. Love them all. But if a tattoo artist is "sick and tired" of doing a specific type that they might have got famous for, perhaps consider doing their own art with a brush instead of a vibrating needle. Or both! Decorate the studio with stencils and art and have fun.
Brigitte 5 years ago
I get it. Tattoo artists are sick of doing the same thing over and over again but guess what? That's everywhere in the working environment. They are paying customers - just do your job. Having a sign at the door saying "Don't even come in if you want ..." is very unprofessional.
Troux 5 years ago
Agreed. Couldn't imagine going into a restaurant and being told I can't eat something because the cooks are bored with making them.
Load More Replies... ToGo 5 years ago
Jeez! I didn't realise tattooists had such big ego's. I get it, being a human printer is pure talent but so is answering 100+ calls in an 11 hour shift with customers screaming at you and not totally losing your sh*t. It's talent standing on your feet all day serving Karen's in a coffee shop while keeping a smile on your face. Just slap on the damn infinity symbol, rob them blind and STFU. Snooty b*stards.
Salvador Laurienti 5 years ago
The equivalent of 15 different girls named Brittany ordering a pumpkin spice latter per day
Load More Replies... Sherbaan Naab 5 years ago
So, basically, they are just complaining about their jobs. Same as everybody else. Imagine a bartender saying: If I have to pour one more gin and tonic... Or a cab driver: If I have to take home another group of drunk girls... It's part of the job.
Mim“the Swede”Sorensson 2 years ago
And they’re doing it. They wouldn’t have been so sick of these motifs if they hadn’t actually done a large number of them. Do they have to absolutely love every part of it too? A bit much to ask, don’t you think?
Load More Replies... Electric Ed 5 years ago
I wonder what was left out. What do the artists like to tattoo? Apart from juggling bears of course.
Monday 5 years ago
Anything they don't get to do often I'd imagine. Or perhaps designs they come up with themselves where they're allowed to be creative? Honestly I'd like to see a thread about it.
Load More Replies... Reirei 5 years ago
If you think about it, everything has been done before. If you don't want to tattoo something, politely refuse. The thing about a tattoo is that it's usually important to the person getting it. So what if it's not original, you aren't the one who's wearing it. I intend to get a giraffe and a fish one day because they remind me of my grandparents. I really don't care how many people have giraffes or fish, it means something valuable to me.
ZombieGirl 5 years ago
Our shop never turns away a tattoo, unless its racist or sexist or anythingist. The artists will, however, steer the customer to new ideas if they come in with something from Pinterest or come in with something overdone. The customers always leave happy so its a win/win
Shelp 5 years ago
Some tattoo artists are tired of doing this or that tattoo again and again, I get it. But how can they just say "we don't do that anymore"? Can you imagine a hairdresser saying that he doesn't feel like cutting someone's hair because he's done it too many times? This doesn't make any sense to me.
Crissy Brandt 5 years ago
So basically everything? Let me tell you what I hate about my job. I work in health insurance so we are going to be here awhile....
Jayne Kyra 5 years ago
I have a couple original tattoos, a few unoriginal ones, and one that I let the artist do whatever she wanted. Love them all. But if a tattoo artist is "sick and tired" of doing a specific type that they might have got famous for, perhaps consider doing their own art with a brush instead of a vibrating needle. Or both! Decorate the studio with stencils and art and have fun.
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