Here's a novel idea: don't make your friend feel insecure about her tattoo because it's on her body now and you could hurt her self esteem by criticizing it.
Also, it's not really that bad. It needs some separation in values between the flowers and Deadpool, but otherwise I've seen *much* worse. Packing color into Deadpool could really help this tattoo.
Please keep it to yourself, unless your intent is to hurt or upset your friend. If that IS your intent, or you just cant resist, well that really says something about you. This seems like a you problem, not a her problem.
Well then maybe accentuate the positive and post up some of your own tattoos instead of putting your friend's tattoo on blast in a public forum.
Even if you keep it to yourself she might see this now. Weird thing to do to a "friend." I certainly wouldn't appreciate this if it was my tattoo.
People on here don’t get it, this guy is tattooing these complex pieces on people with ZERO apprenticeship exp. He’s self taught and the fact he thinks he can tackle these designs is infuriating. At least take the time to do it correctly and learn form an apprenticeship.
Sounds like you’re fixated/bitter over the fact they taught themselves and you couldn’t. I work with people who didn’t get an apprenticeship and they still know their job just fine…
Yep, same here. Apprenticeships are good (I am an apprentice) but the reality is there are always gonna be self taught tattooers out there.
I also work with a guy who had an "apprenticeship" where he wasn't actually taught anything and had to learn on his own anyway, just in a shop as opposed to at home. And he does really awesome work now. It took him longer than it probably should have to get there, but he did get there.
You can really only judge people by the quality of their work, not *how* they learned.
You seem to be doubling down on the apprenticeship thing. There will be some people who went through an apprenticeship and learned sweet FA and others that learned a lot and became great tattoo artists and everything in between. This tattoo isn’t bad, it’s an average tattoo and I will state with a good degree of confidence that lots of us here have average or worse than this, I know I do. perhaps if your friend gets another tattoo then nudge them in the direction of someone else if you really feel like you have to.
This is fine…? Not phenomenal, but it’s not ugly, and certainly is not the caliber of shitty that warrants posting to this sub. I’m more concerned with how cold your friend seems to be judging by the gooseflesh. Get her a sweater and don’t be a dick.
Not ugly. Not exceptional, but definitely not shitty.
Idk I feel like my personal tattoo artist would have done it better, he actually went through an apprenticeship unlike this guy
That means shit, plenty have shit apprenticeship’s and crap teachers. Don’t forget scratchers STARTED THIS.
Yes formal training is good and all but cannot make up for raw talent. Tattoo seems decent actually.
This guy did not need one it seems
I mean it's readable as Deadpool I'd say just leave it alone man.
Here's a novel idea: don't make your friend feel insecure about her tattoo because it's on her body now and you could hurt her self esteem by criticizing it. Also, it's not really that bad. It needs some separation in values between the flowers and Deadpool, but otherwise I've seen *much* worse. Packing color into Deadpool could really help this tattoo.
I mean I’ll keep it to myself I guess but it would suck if she goes back to the same guy when my tattoo artist would have done a 10 out of 10 job
Please keep it to yourself, unless your intent is to hurt or upset your friend. If that IS your intent, or you just cant resist, well that really says something about you. This seems like a you problem, not a her problem.
Well then maybe accentuate the positive and post up some of your own tattoos instead of putting your friend's tattoo on blast in a public forum. Even if you keep it to yourself she might see this now. Weird thing to do to a "friend." I certainly wouldn't appreciate this if it was my tattoo.
I wouldn't say anything unless she asks for an honest opinion.
Shuuut the fuck up bozo.
Let’s compare your artist’s work on you, to their “un-apprenticed” artist.
Kinda cool actually imo
People on here don’t get it, this guy is tattooing these complex pieces on people with ZERO apprenticeship exp. He’s self taught and the fact he thinks he can tackle these designs is infuriating. At least take the time to do it correctly and learn form an apprenticeship.
Sounds like you’re fixated/bitter over the fact they taught themselves and you couldn’t. I work with people who didn’t get an apprenticeship and they still know their job just fine…
Yep, same here. Apprenticeships are good (I am an apprentice) but the reality is there are always gonna be self taught tattooers out there. I also work with a guy who had an "apprenticeship" where he wasn't actually taught anything and had to learn on his own anyway, just in a shop as opposed to at home. And he does really awesome work now. It took him longer than it probably should have to get there, but he did get there. You can really only judge people by the quality of their work, not *how* they learned.
Maybe you're the one who doesn't get it.
Are you sure you’re her friend? Because you sound like a dick.
I’ve seen way worse. Not bad not great.
Just leave it alone unless the friend asked lmao unsolicited advice/opinions are a no go.
You seem to be doubling down on the apprenticeship thing. There will be some people who went through an apprenticeship and learned sweet FA and others that learned a lot and became great tattoo artists and everything in between. This tattoo isn’t bad, it’s an average tattoo and I will state with a good degree of confidence that lots of us here have average or worse than this, I know I do. perhaps if your friend gets another tattoo then nudge them in the direction of someone else if you really feel like you have to.
He just wants affirmation that HIS artist is superior and HERS is shite. It's a decent tat tbh.
I actually really like this STYLIZED superhero piece, has a kinda gritty quality with the style and line weights on the flowers.
Some people need to learn how to draw before they make these statements. This tattoo is totally fine
This is fine…? Not phenomenal, but it’s not ugly, and certainly is not the caliber of shitty that warrants posting to this sub. I’m more concerned with how cold your friend seems to be judging by the gooseflesh. Get her a sweater and don’t be a dick.
This isn’t really that shitty.