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40 Times People Didn’t Even Realize How Bad Their Tattoos Were, As Shared On This Instagram Page
There are plenty of reasons why people might end up with a bad tattoo. Maybe they lack taste, maybe they went to the wrong studio, or maybe they wanted crooked lines on purpose. Who knows. Either way, now they're stuck with the design for good, and if they go, for example, to the beach to have a swim, other folks might notice it, take a picture, and share it online. That's just the reality we live in. And it happens more than you might think. Just take a look at the Instagram account @worst_of_tattoos. It's on a mission to show that, "humans are trash at making good choices" and has already posted over 360 examples to prove it. Here are some of them.
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I wouldn't get too hung up on the titles of these posts. They're usually off.
Load More Replies...Reminds me of all those Chinese tats that end up meaning something weird or stupid.
Not something I would ever get but hey it's a good poem and I hope Dave loves it. I hope his name actually is Dave too
Actually, the poem/tattoo are kinda cool. It me laugh. EDIT: I'm not a caveman. I meant to say "It made me laugh". 😂
Love the absurdist surreal expressionist humour. Shame about the centred text and the font. Shoulda carried the same humour through to the style.
I love your comment renee. I hope you get many up votes. Although I actually like the font. I had assumed it was the actual handwriting of the tattoo artist.
Load More Replies...I suspect the person is suffering from alopecia. So if that works for her, that's just great!
This looks great to me, another option for people suffering hair loss
think of the money saved - shampoo conditioner combs haircuts...brilliant!
Apparently, statistics about tattoos are pretty available, especially. Even about the ones their owners aren't happy with. For example, a Harris Poll survey of 2,225 U.S. adults asked them about their top regrets and here's what they said:
- They were too young when they got the tattoo;
- Their personality changed or the tattoo doesn't fit their present lifestyle;
- They got someone's name that they're no longer with;
- The tattoo was poorly done or doesn't look professional;
- The tattoo isn't meaningful.
More like Benjamin Button in a gritty reboot.
Load More Replies...He obviously had something, he passed away in November 2020. His obituary is really nice but it doesn’t say exactly what he had.
Load More Replies...Making fun of disabled people is never ok. Making fun of anyone is not ok. The reason being, it makes the person feel bad about themselves. Down vote me all you like and call me soft. I'd rather be a snowflake than a shitty person any damn way.
No one said hes disabled? You're kinda a shitty person for assuming that based on his appearance.
Load More Replies...Making fun of someone FOR their medical condition is a shitty move. Making fun of someone WITH a medical condition is different. Damn near everyone has some kind of condition
Load More Replies...I would say it lacks some kind of lightness. All the lines are very bold, too much for my taste
Load More Replies...Along with the dolphin and/or fire & ice yin yang, butterfly, peace sign, or as anyone growing up in the 90s can remember the colorful peace frog
Load More Replies...On behalf of white girls, it's fine. We're not an oppressed group.
Load More Replies...You forgot TinkerBell, a tiny mustache, and a random Chinese character that they think means “strength” but really means “soup dumpling”
I think for a lot of folks it's a case of "ATGE" awful taste, great execution. It's seems well done, but it's like they tried to cram in as many cliches as possible. Individually they would probably have had a better reception
Load More Replies...I'll never understand why people think it's ok to tear other people down and make them feel inferior for the way they express themselves or do things that they like. I'd much rather have a shitty tattoo than be a shitty person.
You're honestly not ready for tattoos if you're not ready for people having opinions about it. This is an extremely stereotypical tattoo and you need to be ready for people to think it's lame of you choose to get that. I have extremely dumb and impulsive tattoos and I couldn't give a single shít what anyone thinks about my art on my body.
Load More Replies...A funny tattoo, yes. A bad one, certainly not. This is a very good tattoo when it comes to the technique itself !
well, this was actually a style of painting at some point. still a hilarious tattoo, but it was a thing once
Load More Replies...That was my first thought too. Moonface is a real thing when you have to take Pred. Hope you're as well as possible, know from experience that it's a tough drug to have to take, but usually taken because of horrible illnesses
Load More Replies...This wouldn't be my choice for a tattoo. The artwork is pretty good but the FACE. What the heck?
It's not uncommon to have regret immediately after getting a tattoo, especially since you're used to seeing your body a certain way and then, all of a sudden, it appears different.
To help you come to terms with any immediate anxiety or regret you may experience, experts at Healthline suggest you permit yourself to wait it out.
It may take a while for you to grow into or get used to the ink but remind yourself that if the anxiety or regret doesn't pass, you still have options to either cover it up or start a removal process.
“We were so close to touching 100! How dare they leave us before then!”/jk
I think this has to be intentional- I have some wise-acre friends who would get this!
Stoped getting laid by lame chicks maybe. I mean, two guys for the price of one, amiright? Look how ripped that little dude is, driving that machine. Don’t get me started on the machine.
Load More Replies...I was born one morning when the sun didn't shine. I picked up my shovel and I walked to the mine. I loaded 16 tons of number nine coal and the straw boss said, "Well, bless my soul".
Load More Replies...I'll say one thing about it- the second image threw me. It's disturbing as fuuck, and not drawn well at all, but somehow it works. I actually thought for a second that the baby actually looked like that.
Wtf me too, for a second I thought to myself "well it looks just like the baby in the photo" lmao
Load More Replies...no fail - must have done that on purpose - great sense of humor (again)
The phrase is "Plan Ahead". The irony that "they didn't," by running out of fingers to finish the entire spelling. Must have been an intentional joke.
Load More Replies...However, it's often best to think about these things prior to sitting down in front of the needle. In a recent Bored Panda article on bad tattoos, artist Josh Young of Highwater Gallery told us that homework is vital to the preparation process.
"In my opinion, what causes a tattoo to be 'bad' is perhaps not enough research," Josh Young said back then. "Nowadays, there is such an extensive range of different styles by such a huge variety of tattooists, and so you have to go to the best artist suited for the type of tattoo you are after."
This is terrible. I would never ever EVER guess that was supposed to be Marilyn Monroe.
Yeah, this guy is a comedy character, this was just for laughs
Load More Replies...Well yeah obviously! You cant get a better tattoo of a neck anywhere else!
I'm sure I've seen this artist's work before. I think he's very popular with hipster types who like his 'unique' style.
Load More Replies...I actually love this. It's supposed to be one of those bad tattoos, right? It's really well balanced. I would never put it on my body, but I do like looking at it!
Poor taste but excellently done. And hey, if it makes him happy, to each their own I guess?
"So many times customers have complained to me about bad work they have had done by tattooists who were ill-fitted for the type of tattoo they wanted, and so I try to encourage them to do some research and actively seek out the best for the job," Young explained.
"You wouldn't go to a carpenter to fix your boiler so why would you go to a black and grey realism artist and expect a traditional tattoo? Unless you go to an artist who excels at all styles, do some research, find out who specializes in what, and you more than likely won't be having any bad tattoos."
What is it with all of these nipple ones? It is disgusting and creepy af
Sticking those chemicals into your skin can't be good for your health.
Yes - I’ve heard the ink in those kinds of tattoos is not very safe.
Load More Replies...Yeah...the cross. Catholicism is a scar....a scar on humanity...hateful to women, indiginous people
That's pretty sweet. Gotta wonder what they use in that ink though.
I can handle eyes. It’s the tic-tac teeth that really follow you around the room!
Load More Replies...~im a hopless romantic,this tatoo is just hopeless!~-bouncing souls
Young also added that if you are getting tattoos from your friend in his apartment from a two-bit machine he bought from Wish, that will also probably end up being a bad tattoo. "Stop that. Please," he said.
But if you aren't happy with the tattoo you already have, there are still a few things you can do.
"Firstly, don't go back to the artist who did it," Young advised. "A lot of customers I know have complained about work they have had from someone else, and yet, have returned to them for more, expecting a different outcome—that doesn't make sense."
I do hope the picture he'/she is holding up is intended to be the cover up!
I think the artist was drunk and the model got ripped off. Dear lord, ugh.
No, honey, patients usually pay for care. You just paid for stupidity
I didn't realize that until I read your comment! So crazy!
Load More Replies...“Im considering plastic surgery, I want to look like Hugh Laurie” “Nah bro… I got you…” bzzzzzzz
"Secondly, there is always a cover-up option. Again, do some research, find a tattooist who specializes in coverups or at least a tattooist who has some experience in doing it. Not all artists can cover work, and not all bad work can be covered, so you need to find the right tattoo artist for the job."
I'm confused by their regret. What were they expecting to see instead?
Pretty damn funny, if you ask me. I wouldn't get it, but I like it LOL
Unless u r the one that came up with your and made a c**p ton of $$ off ur, why on EARTH would u think this is a good idea?!
Unless your beloved kid or grandchild loves the song?
Load More Replies...I was between her and Lisa Marie Presley.
Load More Replies...But if a touch-up can't hide your disappointment, a trip to the laser is basically your last option. But you need to wait until your tattoo completely heals before even considering it.
While the exact time frame can vary, Dr. Richard Torbeck, a board-certified dermatologist with Advanced Dermatology, P.C., recommends taking at least six to eight weeks after getting the tattoo before going for removal.
He said this allows for delayed tattoo reactions to be resolved that can occur with some pigments.
Additionally, it gives you the opportunity to think through the process and decide if this is really what you want.
This is actually funny and to me, not tattoo art specialist, it looks well made
Agreed, this isn't bad at all. I suspect the "pencil" is actually a scar from surgery.
Load More Replies...That's how he's supposed to look.. It's actually well made (not a tattoo artist, but remember the episode)
I could hear Tubular bells when I saw this
Load More Replies...Reminds me of the woman from resident evil biohazard (7) (the one you first encounter)
Can we please talk about the censoring? Like are h’s now offensive? Or is it just a half-arsed attempt to cover the most shocking curse word in the English dictionary/ shocking!
Can you please calm down with all the s*ocking talk, there are kids on this site too!
Load More Replies...This story actually had a nice outcome—he was offered free laser tattoo removal and a job. (Can’t confirm whether he accepted or followed through though.)
I read the story behind this. He and his cellmate (may have been brother) got trashed on some homemade sh*t and made tattoo ink out of a concoction of c**p I'm surprised didn't poison him. The tattoo is his nickname 'Devest8'. He didnt sleep thru it he just doesn't remember that terrible choice.
How heavy of a sleeper can you be to not notice someone tattooing your face?
Not all men can. I can only grow facial hair on my chin, I have large bare patches in my checks
Load More Replies...don't get what we in the tattoo industry refer to as JOB KILLERS without a career in place and a backup plan that are both accepting! I hate it when people come in wanting their hands/face/neck etc when they have like 2 tattoos. it used to be you got at least some tattoos where you wanted them and so you can hide them with clothes now so many people just get arms, hands, neck etc they take off their shirt and there's not one tattoo under it. so many s**t artists willing to tattoo job killers on kids that aren't even 21 yet it blows my mind where's your integrity? I have no issues turning them away just like I turn away anyone under 18, and anyone wanting some racist or hate filled bs. begone
Stephanie’s tattoo gun = Stephanie’s decision. You don’t have the right to demand people to tattoo you. And I’m pleased that most tattooists have some morals about refusing to serve people they think would suffer as a result. Want the tattoo so bad? Do it yourself. But stop with the entitlement
Load More Replies...OUCH. I know that spot. The pit is the most painful place to get a tattoo. Followed by the back of the neck and the ditch.
Make sense if your name is Brad Armpit. If asked for your name you only have to raise your arm.
Dr- Is there any history of mental illness in your family? Ron- I have an aunt who doesn't like garlic bread
If you have to label a portrait of a famous person, that's a fail right there
That's a perfect comment. I need not add anything else.
Load More Replies...Looks like this person collects bad tats. Is that a bird or. a. penguin below the RG disaster?
Looks like a guy with a dunce cap on with an arrow through his head. Or a penguin. Take yer pick.
Load More Replies...His left eye is kind of droppy for real, so I guess it's a nod to that. Not very tasteful in any case. (But the technique is quite good.)
Load More Replies...Thom Yorke from Radiohead,he was born with a paralysed left eye. He might even like this tattoo as he said he likes his eye now as it makes him different
Load More Replies...That's just laziness. Get a couple of real puzzle pieces that really fit together and use them as a pattern before you put permanent foolishness on someone/yourself.
Looking at some of the so called tribal tattoos of the nineties now, I'm super glad I never got seduced into getting one. This, however, is hilarious!
Load More Replies...Please remember that tattoo and taboo are basically the same word. If you want a tribal tattoo, make sure you have the tribe's approval. It's best if you participate in the rituals and can speak at least some of the language.
I don't think you understand what the tribal tattoo means in this case .... it's a tattoo style, not a heritage thing.
Load More Replies...That one is awesome! Saw one once that said 'insert text here'
On behalf of the English nation, I profusely apologise to the rest of the world for the amount of nimcompoops we have here.
Lmao I remember seeing the original post before this was edited. Good to see he has amended his mistake lmao
I'll be the first man to admit I spell worse than a first grader but I still can't make heads or tails of this thing
i've seen words like "jobn't" to describe being unemployed and "aliven't" to mean not being alive. so "winnersn't" likely means not the winners. i'm guessing this person is English, because Croatia beat England in the semifinals (according to google). maybe he got the tattoo before England was beat, and it said "England World Cup Winners 2018" but later added the "n't" when they didn't win
Load More Replies...it probably said England World Cup Winners 2018, but then England didn't win so he added an "n't"
Load More Replies...I don't think the ten bucks this thing cost would have gotten more than a new toothbrush
Load More Replies...Was hanging out in a tattoo shop one once. Guy came in with I assume his wife to get rosemary tattooed on his junk. All I could think was oh this man so cheated
Shame. He has such pretty eyes and now you're looking at that giant smooch mark instead.
He cheated, this was the wife's ultimatum (at least that's what his face says)
Load More Replies...Pretty sure he wishes the same once he finds a mirror 😀
Load More Replies...Almost spit out my water! Thank you for the laugh!
Load More Replies...This looks like it was done by his drunken mate with a cheapo kit off ebay!
What do you think? If this person cries now every time they visit a McDonald's and see how inflation raised the prices?
there is a story behind that - last meal with his father, shortly later, the father died. it is a piece of memory.
Artist must have had a really steady hand..it's just so straight
This was actually done to replicate the artwork of Tim Burton and Edward Gorey!
Load More Replies...Is no-one gonna talk about the face piercing? Like how its suspended from midair hanging onto nothing under his right eye? Or the teeth? You know what? This is gonna go on forever dont worry
It's probably the dermal piercing they do with this type of skin hole puncher. I'm not clear on the details but an old coworker had 3 on her chest and told be they punch a hole then insert the "stud?"
Load More Replies...What kills me is that at least TWO people mush have read that and thought, “Yeah, that looks correct!” Ugh. No wonder the world is currently a bag of flaming dog c<^p.
Please let this be intentional! But then again, why on earth would you put this on yourself intentionally....
The artist isn't letting failing every spelling test they ever took impact their decision to write with permanent ink
He was a boy, she was a girl possessed by demonic hell spawn, could I make it anymore obvious?
I'm pretty impressed at myself for recognising that tattoo as Let Go-era Avril Lavigne, but WOW, is it bad! A young man aged 21 has gotten a tattoo of Avril that looks twenty times better than this one.
“You said me that you sad me”. My new catchphrase, ladies, gentlemen and others
Obviously in a foreign tat studio with a copy of an English newspaper for word reference
You just gotta add the punctuation. “Live!” “4 what?” “You would 4!” “Die.”
You can't switch up the nonsense reading pattern on the same message... ffs
I've never understood getting words in a language you don't speak and understand well written on your skin. WTF?
Right? The glasses don’t even reach behind his ears!
Load More Replies...The girl in the last pic with him does not look amused by his stupidity
Please don't shame people for face tattoos. If this guy was willing to fill our prep cook position I'd hire him in a second.
Load More Replies...I'll bet that's the tattoo Otto from the Simpsons would get that.
They're going for a living doll look, it's a pretty cool fashion/make up thing and that's def not a tattoo that's 100% make up haha
Load More Replies...Vegan's should go back to their own country, we do not want them over here!
Although, seriously. Not all vegans are like this, some just want to make the planet a better place. It's the PETA-style ones that get the spotlight, though.
Load More Replies...Did she use special vegan tattoo ink though? Because standard tattoo ink is NOT vegan.
Yeah, you stick it to those meat eaters by... making yourself look stupid? Still, saves you the trouble of having to tell everyone you're vegan.
I am so devastated by this I can barely finish my Turducken wrapped in steak
The world should be thankful she did this. She just saved the first 15 minutes of explanation when she meets you or is standing behind you at the grocery store.
ngl if your vegan and want a cute tattoo get a small one of a little tree/animal and a heart next to it
It’s from a terrible movie called “Harley Davidson and the Marlborough Man.”
Load More Replies...This person is a Neo-Nazi. An 88 with three spades is one of their marks. I don't want to get banned again so I can't explain why. Just trust me.
As I understand it, the 8 represents the eighth letter, H, so it's code for H**l Hit**r.
Load More Replies..."Better to be dead and cool, than alive and uncool." And yet this person chose the latter.
For the love of the Gods, look up what you want to get so it's spelled correctly.
"It's in my life, it's now and or not ever... I donut want to live in ever..."
That would be a really awesome tattoo though… i am gonna keep this for inspiration for my 42nd birthday tattoo.
What happens when they change the strip? Not like he can just go and buy a new chest.
Is that Moleman from The simpsons? Or a f****d up version of Tommy from Rugrats lol
Load More Replies...I literally have a shirt with that exact alien with the cigarette and it says "but is it art?"
I doubt he's Welsh, but it means tune or melody in Cymraeg....
Load More Replies...Reading the tattoo makes me think that she did something bad like cheat and her boyfriend said he'd get back with her on the condition that she had an apology tattooed on her.
Sure. Sell your soul and skin to overpriced materialistic bs...
Load More Replies...Is that the joke though? And if so, is this a decent tattoo?
Load More Replies...We had this on the wall at the ESL school I worked at
Do f**k math tho! Like, how much of that s**t are you actually ever gonna use? It's just a waste of time.
That was my first thought too! Good taste in music even if I don't care for the tattoo placement, personally!
Load More Replies...Do people stop and think like Wait i will need a job, i can tatoo like my leg, arm or something, not my face...
"Your head will collapse, If there's nothing in it, And you'll ask yourself... Where is my Mind?" - Pixies.
This as a drawing is awesome, supernatural/minions combo. As a tatoo, not so much
Is... is this a Supernatural/Minions cross-over??? Why do I love it? Why do I hate myself for loving it?
Look that's pretty insulting. It's 'Murica. Please be respectful to the idiots in my country 😝
Load More Replies...Maybe this is a witch that Cotton Mather actually acquitted.
Load More Replies...Hahaha I'd be livid for my partner to have such an unflattering portrait of me forever.
Some of these looked "intentionally bad", so that they're actually creative and hilarious. But I really can't understand how people don't double check the tattoo sketches and the artist's works before they get a tattoo. I have a phrase on my forearm and checked 10 times if it was spelled correctly. My tattoo artist wasn't that experienced but his boss and teacher stood there the entire time and checked before if he was ready to do the work. He did an awesome job.
I would say that about a third of these were (objectively) bad tattoos. The rest were (subjectively) bad ideas for tattoos and they were, mostly, good tattoos. I will admit that I liked a lot of them. 🙂
Wow. Atleast my bad tattoo is hidden and easy to cover up. I got a free tattoo from an apprentice in a shop when i was 18. It's not anywhere near as bad as some of these and I still want to cover it up and don't show it to anyone
Some of these looked "intentionally bad", so that they're actually creative and hilarious. But I really can't understand how people don't double check the tattoo sketches and the artist's works before they get a tattoo. I have a phrase on my forearm and checked 10 times if it was spelled correctly. My tattoo artist wasn't that experienced but his boss and teacher stood there the entire time and checked before if he was ready to do the work. He did an awesome job.
I would say that about a third of these were (objectively) bad tattoos. The rest were (subjectively) bad ideas for tattoos and they were, mostly, good tattoos. I will admit that I liked a lot of them. 🙂
Wow. Atleast my bad tattoo is hidden and easy to cover up. I got a free tattoo from an apprentice in a shop when i was 18. It's not anywhere near as bad as some of these and I still want to cover it up and don't show it to anyone
