30 People Who Forgot Tattoos Are Permanent And Didn’t Research Their Artist Enough (New Pics)
Tattoos are cool, at least in my opinion. In fact, I think they're so cool that I'm currently considering getting my fifth one. The downside is that there's always the risk that they might not turn out the way you wanted. About 24% of Americans say they regret getting one or more tattoos.
The people from this list would probably feel the same. We've compiled a collection of tattoos of questionable quality courtesy of this subreddit about bad tattoos. So, let their bad decisions be warnings to all of us tattoo enthusiasts about what not to do.
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Why Would You Waste Your Hard Earned Money On These Ugly, Horrible Pieces
Visible tattoos don't limit job opportunities much anymore, but this one probably does.
15 Year Old Me Should’ve Never Had A Tattoo Machine
Let all my friends tattoo their names years ago and am really regretting it not to mention I wouldn’t consider most these people to be a friend these days.
A 15 year old with a tattoo machine? Someone needed a little more guidance & attention.
Looks like an old school desk with stuff carved into it. Kinda cool in that light, actually.
Glad we did this with sharpies on our backbags and not with tattoo machines on skin.
Yes backpacks! Much better canvas for names and silly doodles of high school friends.
Load More Replies...WTF buys a 15 year old a tattoo machine? Poor parenting right there.
Speaks For Itself
Tattoos are no longer something we associate with subcultures or deviance. More and more people (especially young people) are getting tattoos, so much so that the number of folks with at least one tattoo has almost doubled in the last five years.
Although statistics vary, with some sources claiming that 40% of Americans have ink on their skin and other surveys showing it's only 32%, the trend is still there. Tattoos are experiencing an unprecedented boom in popularity since the number of inked Americans in 2019 was only 21%.
Oh Dear God
I asume it keeps on going under that classy underwear... Otherwise it wouldn't make any sense? Anyways... I hope is bodypainting
This way he's covered for no shirt no service. Even though this is not a shirt but a very very ugly crappy body "art"
Load More Replies...I actually love this in a "post-modern grunge redneck" sort of way. It's like putting pickups on a banjo and playing Slayer with it. (thank you Rob Scallon for that!)
“The Cigarette Fairy”
It's like if 'Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark' had been about sprinkles.
Load More Replies...I like the drawing it selv. It's cute. Not so much the execution of the tattoo.
Spotted In A Simpsons Facebook Group
Bert Sipson and Maggot Sinspon are also my favourite characters from The Simpson.
This has to be on purpose. The tattoo artist would know if he was dyslexic and ask her to confirm the spellings. If she wrote it out herself then the tattoo artist would notice that at least the last names don’t match and check. Spelling aside people know first names and surnames have capital letters.
How does this even happen. It's the same last name for everyone. How do you spell it differently every time? How? Asking for a friend.
This is like one of those "can you write 'happy birthday maggie" on it? " cake designs
We might think that tattoos are a fairly new development in our society, but non-Western cultures have been inking their skin for thousands of years. Dr. David Lane, the author of The Other End of the Needle: Continuity and Change among Tattoo Workers, told Byrdie that the oldest human remains we have recovered have tattoos on them.
For the longest time, we thought Egyptians were the earliest tattoo artists. But, in 1991, archaeologists recovered a 5,300-year-old mummy near the Austrian-Italian border that had many tattoos. Most Egyptian female mummies with ink on their skin were from around 4,000 years ago, making the Italian-Austrian Otzi the Iceman, the oldest inked person that we know of.
Yikes
I totally don't understand this. Aside from the fact that it looks like Fat her, is that little kid giving oral to a ghost?
It is supposed to say “Father”, and I assume the kid is hugging his dad’s ghost. Honestly, the fact that it is a memorial tattoo makes it so much worse that it turned out this way.
Load More Replies...My Husband's Arm
I was doing an inventory of s**t in the pantry because I knew he looked hauntingly familiar. You nailed it.
Load More Replies...There used to be a TV show called "Tattoo Nightmares"- the tattoo artists on the show could fix almost any tattoo, whether they did a coverup, or tweaked a poorly done photo realistic image into a better image!
If that was me getting my grandad tattooed on me, I'd be doing a s**t load of research first!!
Gonna Regert This In A Few Weeks
It's one of the suspect images released before he was arrested and identified, yes.
Load More Replies...At least it's not a name this time. As long as they keep dating guys who look kinda like this, it should work out fine!
Or if they keep dating men charged with murder and terrorism? This isn't actually an image of a current boyfriend, it's a surveillance photo of alleged killer Luigi Mangione.
Load More Replies...Well I guess it’s at least a ‘one size fits all’ tattoo, until they get married, then it could become problematic…
Or one of those people that stand on cold railway platforms writing down the numbers from train carriages.
Load More Replies...The word "tattoo" comes from the Polynesian culture. When Europeans arrived there in the 18th century, they mispronounced the Samoan word "Tatau" and wrote it down as "tattoo." "Tatau" actually means "to strike" because the traditional method of tattooing there is hand-tapping.
Someone I Went To College With Got Another $40 For A Chest Piece
i just don’t know what this even is. they’re all this bad. it’s impressively bad ngl.
I wish I knew how to post a picture on here because the ad I just got below this looks similar and I’m not really sure what the ad is either lol
Just Saw This Posted An Hour Ago
S**ty Or Brilliant?
I mean if you really really really really really really really really really really love Oreo cookies, I guess this isn't the world's worst tattoo (for this guy)
I've actually seen this before. He tattooed the Oreo barcode because he's half black and half white. LOL
Load More Replies...At least the brother now has written/inked proof of how the inflation will continue over the years (considering that the supermarket keeps the Oreos in stock).
The price is not in the bar code, but in the computer system?
Load More Replies...i actually had a similar idea for a tattoo, where its a QR code tattooed to your hand and when you scan it on your phone it ends up being a rick roll. i feel like it would make me win the rick roll battle i've been doing with my best friend for the past 2 1/2 years(we are just basically rick rolling each other in the most creative ways possible)
'Red Moose Cookies' is a business near here. Does Not sound like something to eat to me.
LOL! A skater punk friend of mine had a bar code for Ramen Noodles in his tat sleeve!
The most tattooed living person in the world is from New Zealand. It's the performance artist and street performer Gregory Paul McLaren. He had his first tattoo when he was 16, his second one at 18, and after that, he got tattooed regularly "as much as he could." As Lucky (that's his stage name) jokes, he has one tattoo, the biggest in the world. But in some places on his body, he actually has three or four layers of ink.
Wife Found This Masterpiece On Fb
So like the person posted this thought: Let's cover her eye so nobody would recognise her face if you see her somewhere on this planet cause of course their are a zillion girls walking around with the exact same tattoo fail.
Yeah.. You don't see a Hello Kitty centipede tattooed on someones face very often.
Load More Replies...It's not actually a bad tattoo, just not one I'd want and especially not on my face.
That's my thinking, too. It's good execution, but poor design and even poorer location
Load More Replies...I came to comment the same: Tomorrow we'll see her on Instagram complaining "I wonder why nobody wants to hire me?!"
Load More Replies...I cant stop looking at the horrible lip filler. Don't buy groupon lip filler folks.
What's the point of blotting out the eye. We will recognize this girl if we ever see her in person.
Placement Was Not Considered
But like, that area was shaved prior to tattooing. What happens when the hair grows back?
It Just Looks Like A Colorful Rash
My ex was in a really bad car accident before we met. The car flipped on it's side and slid part way down a mountain grade. My ex happened to be sitting on the side that was sliding on the road. As a result, he still has bits of asphalt embedded in his shoulder and arm. Looks similar to this sh*tty tattoo XD
It looks like the bottom of an empty fruity pebbles box
Wtf was it MEANT to be? Someone spilled fruity pebbles? Fruity pebble freckles? Nerds? I’m …… 🤦🏼♀️
Did you know that Winston Churchill was possibly inked as well? Some sources claim that he got a tattoo of an anchor after his military service. But others say it's just an attempt to make him more rebellious and relatable to the masses, much like his mother, who, as an aristocrat, supposedly had an ouroboros tattooed on her wrist. There is no physical evidence of these tattoos, so, historians are skeptical.
Girl I Went To High School With Made A Horrible Decision
The caption mentions A horrible decision. I see at least TWO. (Three if you consider the terrible hair dye job -> look at the ear). Or do they approve of her new boyfriend Dalton, so that his name doesn't count?
She looks like she's a love starved individual with a penchant for gross men and true hair disasters.
the only names you should ever have tatted are your children--they will ALWAYS be your child. the 'love of your life' can be fleeting...
Maybe she's just a huge fan of "Roadhouse." "I thought you'd be bigger."
Anyone who puts a tattoo on their face it's not in there right mind
Saw This At A Party
Could be worse. I was conceived in the back of a Chevy Vega wagon.
I Saw This Monstrosity On Snapchat
Let’s not turn our back on her, this is obvious she did this tattoo herself
Luckily it's right in the middle of your back and you probably can never see it, so that's a blessing, unlike some of these other pieces which are quite visible
Do you know another unlikely person to have had a tattoo? Thomas Edison! He had a quincunx tattoo: four dots arranged in a square or, in other words, how the number five appears on a dice cube. But Edison didn't invent the tattoo pen; it was Samuel O'Reilly in 1891. Edison did, however, invent the electric pen that later evolved into the tattoo pen.
“I Would Like A Well-Shaded Tattoo!” Tattoo Artist: Don’t Say Anything Else!
"can you do me a tattoo of my nan but make it look like she just worked a day in a coal mine" "dont worry i gotchu fam"
She's already sunburned in the picture, so the tattoo takes it to the next level.
It's Not Me, It's You
So he likes girls which name ends with a vowel, especiallly an A. What if he dates someone with a name he has already crossed?
Most names from romance languages are feminized by adding an “a” or “y”, so it isn’t that odd that most end in a vowel.
Load More Replies...My uncle has on his chest: Mette Jette Pia Kirsten Tommy (His son but it looked like it told a different story)
Wouldn't it be easier to just put notches in his bed post or something?
Regret
Umm, the ring looks uncomfortably tight is the most polite comment I can come up with.
Dangerously tight. I've had to cut a ring off of someone who let it go too long. It was not pretty.
Load More Replies...One of the most common concerns for many tattoo owners is how to keep them looking fresh and vibrant for as long as possible. People like to say that tattoos "fade" into the skin, but the reality is a bit more morbid. Our immune cells, called macrophages, gradually eat the ink and disperse it. So slather that SPF and moisturizer on your tattoos as much as you can to prevent them from aging poorly!
Shi**y Execution
This looks like they covered up a white power prison tattoo. As I understand, you pretty much HAVE to join up with a gang for safety in many American prisons. If it's not photoshopped, then I hope the person is doing better and able to move past their poor choices.
sadly, the addition of Windows 88 makes it pretty clear he is still a nazi... 88 is a covert symbol for Heil Hitler as H is the 8th letter in the alphabet
Load More Replies...The symbol isn't as bad as your think. https://nazmiyalantiquerugs.com/area-rug-guide/motifs-symbols/swastika-symbol-design-history/
It is bad, the original meaning isn’t relevant today since the Nazis hijacked it so it’s now the symbol of the holo caust. Which surely isn’t positive.
Load More Replies...Maybe this was supposed to be a cover up of a swastika tattoo? Ugly no matter what, though!
Isn’t It Supposed To Be “Real Eyes, Realize, Real Lies.”
Regret it? Nah, just let the hair grow back and no-one needs to be the wiser.
that's probably ink. tattoos get wiped quite a lot so they can see what is done and what is loose ink. so you often end up with smeared ink near the area, and that's what this looks like.
Load More Replies...Artist I Found On Insta
If that was a recreation of a child's drawing, I'd say it's great, if not, tattoo artist either needs more training or a different line of work
Some 60 years ago, there was a ban on tattoos in New York City. In 1961, lawmakers deemed tattooing unlawful, and it wouldn't be until 36 years later that people could get tattooed in NYC again. The main reasons were health concerns (hepatitis and other infections) and the city trying to improve its reputation, since many associated tattoos with criminality.
Artist I Found On Insta
This is exactly why you can’t trust 2 year olds! They always do mischievous artwork, wherever they want and it’s always behind your back!
This isn't badly tattooed, and it's also probably made from a child's drawing.
Hey, I drew the same design on my pants leg in junior high school!
It looks like a toddler scrawled all over his back with a marker...
Dragon Bite That Looks Like Herpes
Exactly....looks like this person has 20 oozing sores.
Load More Replies...Doesn't look like teeth of a flesh eating animal, they are far too regular
Why can't I orient this tattoo to the body part? It says it's on someone's back. So confused.
Right shoulder - that's the right bra cup you can see, strap pulled over shoulder. Look over your shoulder in a mirror maybe?
Load More Replies...The “Coverup” Is On The Next Slide
When coverups are WORSE than the original problem
Load More Replies...Yet, back in the day, tattoos weren't always for the criminals and the outcasts. In the late 1800s, there was a tattoo shop for London's elite on Jermyn Street in a high-end fashion district. He supposedly had many celebrity and influential clients, among whom were Queen Victoria's sons and the kings of Norway and Denmark.
People Seem To Either Love It Or Hate It
A performanc artist named Blaze went to a tatoo person who couldn't spell. He now has 'Blase' in large letters across his front.
The tattoo artist that couldn't spell, that wouldn't be you by any chance?
Load More Replies...Yikes It's Performance Art It Doesn't Have To Be Hygienic
Designed tattoo at 18, still got tattoo at 30, God it looks even worse at 40
I Can’t Wrap My Head Around The Shadow Placement
But what about you, Pandas? Do you have any tattoos? Did all of them turn out okay? And if some of them weren't what you expected, what did you do? We have more examples of bad tattoos from this subreddit, so if you're interested, head over here and here to either have a chuckle or learn what tattoo never to ask from your artist.
I Normally Really Like This Artist’s Work But This Is Terrible :(
I need to see the other work to judge whether the op is sane or not
You Know What Would Have Been Sick
My cat's not terrible, but what was wrong with the owl, it was actually cute
Can Anyone Explain What This Means?
The snake looks like a hognose aka the derpy drama queen of pet snakes
No Words
I dont think it's a complete tatoo - looks like he's waiting for the next paycheck to get the rest done
Load More Replies...Prolly got Harley and Joker lined first, then got someone else to create Gotham behind them, then added some colour to Harley, and is now waiting for the funds to take the next steps.
Someone I Went To Hs With, I Had To Pause And Take A Breath After Scrolling Into It
Has This Really Not Been Posted Here?
The subject of a legal case. She asked for ‘stars’, 56 stars later she tried to sue the artist claiming he’d carried on tattooing whilst she was asleep and she had only asked for 3. In fact she had agreed the design and only sued once her Dad saw the work. She sued for the laser removal of the work. She lost.
LoL, she claimed she SLEPT through someone tattooing her face!? Not suprised she lost that bogus claim. 😂
Load More Replies...Done By The Owner, 28 Years Of Experience
The owner of what? An auto repair shop? 28 years experience as a mechanic?
He might have 28 years experience breathing but sure as hell doesn't have 28 years tattooing. Growdy.
Artist I Found On Insta
My Dyslexic Son's Tattoo - He's Keeping A Postivite Attitude
Now I know where I’ve been going wrong, I’ve been thinking positive thoughts instead of postivite thoughts!
My Son's Ex
We’ve Seen Sh**ty Trump Tattoos, Why Not Sh**ty Harris Tattoos?
Thoughts On This? Yes It’s A Tattoo
Out on a limb here, do you think it’s her wings cut off, like Maleficent?
What Am I Even Looking At
Well I'd say this looks like a combination of terrible bruise/mold/spreading zombie bite
Is This Shi**y?
My Artist Said My Arm Was Starting To Look Like A Restroom Stall
My 18 Yo Son's New Tattoo
Supposed To Be Doll Joints. From Another Sub
A Walk-In My Artist Did
It's all fun and games until I pull up with my fellow enby's and genderqueers after raiding a Wendy's
Considering the shape of the mouth this is an inflatable doll, now slowly shrinking due to a very bad choice
Artist I Found On Insta
Blackouts Are Old Now, Pinkouts Are The Next Big Trend!
At Least The Hair Will Grow And Cover It?
Those I like, much more subtle and beautiful. I have six piercings in my right ear specifically so I can make a rainbow with individual coloured earrings (done ~25 years ago, predating the current flag varieties; I had the top four done at one time so it would be ready for Pride that year, ouch!).
Load More Replies...It’s His Birthday. 😭 Just In Case He Forgets
He should tattoo his social insurance number and credit card numbers on the side of his face too in case he forgets.
Bottom Text
Fortunately, "bottom text" can be covered up. The entire part is within a dark shaded area
'freehand Ocean Design' She Did On Herself
Not Sure If "Shi**y Decisions" Belong In This Group Or Not, But
Found On Facebook
The instant I saw this on my S.O.'s mother's body, I would be outta there. This is beyond creepy. That's a red flag territory right there.
That took a very sharp left turn out of f*****g nowhere didn't it? Turned so hard, I have whiplash!
My Wife’s Tattoos
An Acquaintance Of Mine Just Got Her First Ever Tattoo…
Oh My
I like when dads tattoo baby footprints or baby hands somewhere small on their body, but what did he do wait till the kids grew up and entered college? These prints are huge!!
Wait… “Those I love I will sacrifice” ? WTF? Is this dude sacrificing his children?
Found It On Instagram
Twilight Tattoo No One Asked For
Artist I Found On Insta
It does look like some kinda deformed inscect, so I'd say, yeah.
Load More Replies...And to think that some people think this looks good...🙄🤦🏻♀️ Could have been done by an eight-year-old. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
A Friend Of Mine Got This Done Recently, And I Don't Know What To Tell Him
Meh, this isn't so bad. Although I don't like the shading around the dog and the mystery machine cuz it looks like really bad Burns or bruises
I’ve seen other pictures where they don’t look like bruises, but purplish clouds/mist. It is actually very well done, just poorly photographed.
Load More Replies..."...the real monster were always human." Were it, now? I like this as a concept, not sure how I feel about the execution.
Some one else has this tattoo, and I see it here every now and again. It's not exactly the same, but it is executed better, and I love it, because I love Scooby. Then they introduced Scrappy and ruined it all.
Terrible Tattoo I Found On Instagram
I saw e-pathy. Apparently my brain blocks out anything related to monster drinks.
Didn't Monster Energy Drinks used to give people prizes for getting their logo tattooed on? Maybe this was a way to rectify having that dumb "M" on their body?
Maybe I’m Just A Hater But…😬
Yeah it's not terrible, as long as they don't add too many other tattoos, keep the design simple, then no, this really isn't bad.
Load More Replies...My Boyfriend's Chest Tattoos
Wicked...ly Bad
They have also messed up that clock/roman numerals, pretty badly.
Load More Replies...Be Brutal. How Bad Is It?(Less Than 1 Hour Old)
If some sicko combined one of my cats and a bat in a lab and then got the result high as a kite.
What I Got
If you click on the link below the pic you can see that he eventually got it covered up and the cover up job is spectacular!
Decipher That
Lost love. Easy enough to read. It could use better execution, but the idea is sound.
because the ST is on the wrong side. What letters are under the OV?
Load More Replies...Sexually transmitted venereal love. Lo....can't laugh out loud due to the tragedy. Wow.
Its backward. The LO should stay and the VE should fall off so we see ST underneath on the right side
Artist I Found On Insta
Just Saw This “Mozzarella Sticks” On Ig
Trump Tattoos Are Just Shi**y
People who make their whole personality about their political views and just has to shuff it into everyones face just to turn around and complain about "the gays" and how they "force their lifestyle on others".
People who make their whole personality about their political views make up about 40% of Bored Pandas.
Load More Replies...Cash Only I’ve Had Them For 12 Years Got Them At Age 11 😂
Local Artist With 20 Years Of Experience
Impressive how some people can do a job for 20 years without showing a single sign of getting better over time.
TIL they make make die/dice/whatever the heck the plural is, out of marshmallows
Dead Man's Hand and Snake Eyes. This looks like a cry for help and a sign of severe depression.
Not really, isnt a Deadmans hand a two-pair poker hand consisting of the black aces and black eights along with an unknown card? Snake eyes on the dice though.
Load More Replies...Yeah, What's Stopping You?
Been Getting A Lot Of Mixed Reactions To This, Is It Really That Bad?
Is It That Bad?
I’ve Been Told No One Can Tell What My Tattoo Is, Is It That Bad?
I Got This As An Ad. Not Sure If This Is Terrible Or If I'm Just Old Fashioned
My first thoughts were: "Yes, Cory is right!" .... then "Only in Russia (At least there's Cyrillic, "night time /nightly lover" ) ....and finally "Hu, maybe this 'artfully destructed underwear' is part of his overall aesthetics?"
Load More Replies...I'm not going to say I like it, but it is strangely impressive. For the most part (excluding the ankh and the stetsoned skull in particular) it is unexpectedly cohesive overall.
Even the guy from Silence of the Lambs wouldn't want to wear this skin.
I Just Saw This.. No Words
That looks like it was drawn with a regular black pen.
Found On My Ig And He Has 75k Followers 😬 They Are So Bad
Post Was Removed So Fixed
Posted By A Pretty Prominent Shop In My City
What the hell is going on with the knees and feet? Aside from that I'd appreciate the idea of this as a cartoon, if not necessarily as permanent body art.
Please Convince My Wife To Find A New Artist
Quite The Collab
Last time I checked, Jesus didn't commit fraud a couple dozen times and get convicted BEFORE GETTING ELECTED
Orange
Are These Actually Bad Or Are My Friends Messing With Me
Facebook Discovery
It would make so much sense for people to get temporary henna (mehendi) tattoos to to try out their ideas before making them permanent. It would save so much misery and embarrassment
I think the title "Artist" is being vastly overused here. Conversely "Victim" could be applied to quite a lot of these.
They're only victims if they unwittingly went to a c**p 'artist'. If you use a 'friend with a tattoo gun' you deserve everything you get.
Load More Replies...Some is the worst tattoos are really big, like those back pieces. I often wonder what ppl end up doing with those. They look too big to cover up or laser away. Will they just suffer for the rest of their lives?
Now it's down to 30 images.... thanks BP - you're saving me time.... I spend less time looking at your site now.... that is what you intended...right?
Are you getting the “subscribe to finish the article” or whatever messages too? Hell, i couldn’t even read the 30th so I got 29
Load More Replies...Absolutely sick of getting to the end of lists and being told to subscribe to continue. Every single site now wants subscription payment. Think it’s time to rethink coming on this site
Same, especially when all the stuff they have here is completely free on Reddit. Follow the image tags to see all of them 🤷🏼♀️
Load More Replies...I find it hard to believe that anyone on this list didn't know it sucked
These "artists" should be given paper to draw on not people. On the other hand I'm feeling really good about the artwork for my tattoos ☺️
It would make so much sense for people to get temporary henna (mehendi) tattoos to to try out their ideas before making them permanent. It would save so much misery and embarrassment
I think the title "Artist" is being vastly overused here. Conversely "Victim" could be applied to quite a lot of these.
They're only victims if they unwittingly went to a c**p 'artist'. If you use a 'friend with a tattoo gun' you deserve everything you get.
Load More Replies...Some is the worst tattoos are really big, like those back pieces. I often wonder what ppl end up doing with those. They look too big to cover up or laser away. Will they just suffer for the rest of their lives?
Now it's down to 30 images.... thanks BP - you're saving me time.... I spend less time looking at your site now.... that is what you intended...right?
Are you getting the “subscribe to finish the article” or whatever messages too? Hell, i couldn’t even read the 30th so I got 29
Load More Replies...Absolutely sick of getting to the end of lists and being told to subscribe to continue. Every single site now wants subscription payment. Think it’s time to rethink coming on this site
Same, especially when all the stuff they have here is completely free on Reddit. Follow the image tags to see all of them 🤷🏼♀️
Load More Replies...I find it hard to believe that anyone on this list didn't know it sucked
These "artists" should be given paper to draw on not people. On the other hand I'm feeling really good about the artwork for my tattoos ☺️
