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30 Before-And-After Pictures Of Tattoo Cover-Ups To Remind You To Think Before You Ink (New Pics)
No matter how much thought you put into a tattoo, there’s no guarantee you’re still going to love it in 10 years. Times change, ink fades, and your taste may not be stagnant. But “no ragrets,” right?
For those of us who start having second thoughts about our pieces of ink after the freshness wears off, there are thankfully some creative artists out there who will be happy to replace them with new masterpieces. Below, you’ll find some of the best tattoo cover-ups that have been shared in the Fixed Tattoos subreddit, so enjoy scrolling through and be sure to make note of any corrections you might like to put on your own canvas!
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#1
How Good Will Cover Up Tattoo Like This Look After It’s Healed Up?
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#2
Coverup In Progress
#3
Large Scale Blackwork Cover Up Client Was Relieved To Have This Old Image Gone
#4
My Space Sleeve Was Just Finished
#5
Absolute Witchcraft By Ange Pele At Cloak And Daggers Tattoo In London
#6
Process Of Covering Up A Tattoo That I Wasn't Happy With
#7
Love The Beautiful Mandala Work My Artist Used To Revamp My Old Ink @jerkydoo On Ig
#8
Finally Got Part Of My Coverup Done
#9
8 Years Later, I Finally Got My Elephant All Fixed Up
#10
Turned My Spermy Clouds Into Some Pretty Peonies
#11
First Session Cover Up!
#12
Off Center Cross Coverup
AtMostTheFabulist 2 years ago
I have seen that moth before. Is there something significant about it?
#13
From A Spur-Of-The-Moment Tattoo At 18 That I Had Often Forgotten About To A Beautiful Tattoo That I’m Proud Of
Session 1 of cover-up completed by Dora Billmyer at Higher Ground Tattoo in Las Vegas, NV
#14
Cover Up After 5yrs Of Regret
#15
Recommended From Comments On R/Tattoo. Started Cover-Up In 2018. Finished On Tuesday (The 1st.)
#16
We Did A Little Cover Up. Done By Andrew Edlin In Spokane Washington
#17
Anubis Was In Desperate Need Of A Makeover
#18
I Finally Feel Comfortable With What Is On My Arm
#19
Chaos Wheel Before And After (Same Artist ~20yrs Apart)
#20
Cover Up Is Now Completed And I Couldn't Be Happier
#21
Got This Coverup Today
#22
My Fixed Tattoo
#23
Black It Out But Make It Pretty
#24
Got This Covered Up
Just-4-2day 2 years ago
Wanted Mother and children Got Moe, Larry, & Curley covered (kinda) with a lotus.
#25
Bye Bye Wonky Blown-Out Compass!
#26
Before And After
#27
Before And After
#28
2 Months Apart. On The Left, Done For Very Cheap Price - Took 2 Sessions, 10 Hours Total
Fixed by the artist who created the design originally, who was quoting double the price. He did it in under 2 hours. Good tattoos aren't cheap and cheap tattoos aren't good
#29
I Couldn’t Be More Stoked With The Results! Wonky Lines Cleaned Up, Added Some Dimension And A Sun To Cover The Multiple Blow Outs
Corrected by Thomas Yosenick at Fine Line Tattoo (Garland, TX)
#31
Reworked This Starmie Tattoo
#32
Goodbye Awful Anchor Tattoo
Firstname Lastname 2 years ago
" 19 We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain,"
#33
Wonky Script Turned To Traditional Patchwork Sleeve
#34
Cover Up Of This Hand Tattoo By Andrew Edlin In Spokane Wa
#35
Wasn’t Happy With This Tattoo Pic #1) And Found An Artist To Rework It For Me (Pic #2). Not Quite Done Yet, But I Love It So Far! 🖤
#36
After 11 Years, My First Tattoo Got Some Much Needed Tlc
#37
From My Least Favorite Tattoo To One Of My Favorites
Roan The Demon Kitty 2 years ago
the original looks so crusty... hope it didn't get infected But the coverup is lovely!
#38
Coraline Piece I Fixed Up!
#39
My Half Sleeve Cover Up. 14 Hours - Four Sessions
fionna live your bi truth 2 years ago
While I love the coverup, I feel the original had potential
#40
A Cover Up I Got Done Today
#42
Friend Fixed My 10 Year Old Chest Piece That I Hated (1 Year Healed)
#43
Finally “Fixed” The Tail
#44
Got My Sailor Moon Brooch Fixed Today And I Couldnt Be Happier
#45
Huuuuge Upgrade
#46
Wedding Coverup Success!
#47
Got This Fixed A Few Days Ago. So Happy
#48
My Blue Jay Has Come A Long Way
#49
Tattoo I Hated That I Got Fixed! Coverup/Rework By Ink Bunni At Vancouver, Canada’s “The Fall Tattooing”
#50
Sad Slug Rework!
ProgHead777 2 years ago
Not so much a coverup, more like finishing what was started. Don't think it counts.
#51
Before/After From Into The Lich
#52
Recent Cover Up. I’m Petty Happy With My Results
#53
Finally Got This Fixed Up!
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Charlotte A. 2 years ago (edited)
I can't help but wonder when people cover up a fairly small ugly thing with something large and dark coloured. What if they regret that too, in a few years? It'll be so much harder to cover up again... (and though most of these looked great after, some honestly did not and I already feel that they'll be regretted later...)
Phil Vaive 2 years ago
They'll cross that bridge if they come to it. It's honestly not a big deal, we all wind up as decomposed piles of muck anyway
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WonderWoman 2 years ago
Can't deny the artistry of the cover-ups, but....think before you ink. Tattoos, unlike your current ''passion" last forever.
Phil Vaive 2 years ago
This post is clearly evidence that tattoos can be modified and updated, so it's less permanent than people thought they were.
Load More Replies... Charlotte A. 2 years ago (edited)
I can't help but wonder when people cover up a fairly small ugly thing with something large and dark coloured. What if they regret that too, in a few years? It'll be so much harder to cover up again... (and though most of these looked great after, some honestly did not and I already feel that they'll be regretted later...)
Phil Vaive 2 years ago
They'll cross that bridge if they come to it. It's honestly not a big deal, we all wind up as decomposed piles of muck anyway
Load More Replies... WonderWoman 2 years ago
Can't deny the artistry of the cover-ups, but....think before you ink. Tattoos, unlike your current ''passion" last forever.
Phil Vaive 2 years ago
This post is clearly evidence that tattoos can be modified and updated, so it's less permanent than people thought they were.
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