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What r/tattooadvice is talking about this week

r/tattooadvice has 1,690,234 members and 86 posts in the last 24 hours, with about 44.7 comments an hour right now. From the Redlisten index, refreshed daily.

1,690,234members
86posts in the last 24 hours, newest 2 min ago
44.7comments an hour right now, newest 13 min ago
3,654points on the top thread this week

Words coming up in r/tattooadvice this week

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Top threads this week

  1. Is this early infection or normal?

    I don’t know if I’m overthinking and being ridiculous but I got my tattoo a bit over 24 hours ago, the session was around 8 hours long. I didn’t get home until around midnight so I only washed...

    3,654 points712 comments4 d ago
  2. Would someone see this and think I’m a Nazi?

    I really wanted to get this on my hand which is supposed to be what Atreus from God of War has on his hand, but I got to thinking and remembered that Nazis have tried to co-opt certain Nordic...

    2,213 points3,116 comments1 d ago
  3. I want to get this type of tattoo in the future. What are some things I gotta keep in mind.

    So I'm going to be studying journalism and I would like to have a career in the field. I'm worried that journalism would find my tattoo inappropriate and have to cover it up. I imagine its going...

    1,557 points241 comments2 d ago
  4. Does my new tattoo look like a cat?

    I just got a new tattoo yesterday and I LOVE it! But some of my friends thought it was a cat. It’s supposed to be a fox! Now I’m wondering if a little more shading on the face can help it look...

    1,358 points1,645 comments2 d ago
  5. Unsure about my new tattoo.

    I got a new tattoo two days ago. I'm on a solo vacation and had been wanting to get a new tattoo for quite a while, so I decided to take the opportunity when I came across a highly rated studio...

    1,324 points359 comments4 d ago
  6. Got a Cover up tattoo, friends like it, I feel a little iffy. Is it normal with a first big tattoo?

    I got the original tattoo a year ago but hated it instantly, the stars made a ‘circle’ around the sun and it just looked too spread up and uneven. Found a cool artist to cover it up, i liked the...

    742 points220 comments6 d ago
  7. how to politely remind my tattoo artist that he’s on hourly?

    sorry for the confusing wording. i think the bot thinks i’m asking something i’m not, so i have to work around that. i hope this doesn’t come across as disrespectful because i really do respect...

    737 points172 comments1 d ago
  8. Should I ask the artist to help me fix this or go to someone else?

    So I just got a tattoo yesterday which is my third tattoo but the first one I've had in 16 years and I wanted a crab holding a sprig of juniper to represent my kids along with some other birth...

    650 points190 comments6 d ago
  9. New tattoos. In a bit of shock. Could use your opinion!

    I f25 got these symmetrical flower tattoos this week. I loved the design on paper, and I think my tattoo artist did a great job, I just can’t help but thinking I look like I’m wearing shoulder...

    452 points451 comments6 d ago
  10. Artist holding me responsible for redraw due to her mistake, looking for advice on how to approach, or whether this is normal.

    Submitted an idea for a LOTR tattoo with hardy perennial cyclamen and provided a reference photo of that plant (illustration shown with purple flowers). Worth noting she does tons of botanical...

    285 points308 comments2 d ago

Newest posts

  1. Tattoo cover up for my stretch marks!
    1 points0 comments2 min ago
  2. Touch up fee
    1 points0 comments39 min ago
  3. Y'all complaining about decidedly good tattoos, have a look. What can I do to improve this elderly piece??
    1 points0 comments39 min ago
  4. First tattoo advice
    1 points0 comments46 min ago
  5. Scar cover up?
    1 points0 comments1 h ago
  6. What style of tattoo would this be considered?
    1 points0 comments1 h ago
  7. Is there something I can do about the cracking?
    1 points0 comments1 h ago
  8. Looking to expand on an existing design
    1 points0 comments1 h ago
  9. Considering a piece like this for my first arm tattoo
    1 points0 comments1 h ago
  10. Whats wrong with this one? Its not clicking with me. Does it look weird?
    1 points0 comments1 h ago
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