30 Tattoos That Got Shamed Online, But The Owners Probably Don’t Even Realize They Are That Bad
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 the beach to have a swim, other folks might notice it, take a picture, and share it online. Just take a look at the Instagram account 'Body Art Museum.' It's a testament to the lasting impact of our choices.
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I don't know why you're the only person who spotted this. I came to the comments looking for it and they're all so innocent!
Load More Replies...I met a woman who'd had a double-mastectomy who got something very similar. It was beautiful.
To my (very inexperienced) eye that looks like a kink thing, and as such it wouldn't be 'bad' but just an expression who he is.
That chain around his neck lets me think you are correct
Load More Replies...Strange situation but I think the tat looks nice and it hides his moobs pretty well
It sure does! Took me *forever* to locate his right nippple.
Load More Replies...Some of these things are very clearly the result of having lost a bet - or trying to win one. Google the dude who had breast implants for a year to win a bet with a multi millionaire friend...
There was a 1961 episode of the Twilight Zone called "The Silence" about a year long wager between a rich club member and another member deeply in debt. The poor fellow had to be quiet for a year, constantly monitored to never say a word for the duration. It was really a study in human nature.
Load More Replies...I had a hoodie with this on. Its about the music scene. This guy is an idiot
What’s up with all the different typefaces in “MAN”? Would an English Panda explain the joke to us, please? (And is the “M” a woman’s spread legs? That whole mishmash of typefaces is truly odd!)
Experts at Inked Mag say there are a number of ways to tell if a tattoo is a success or not. One of them is saturation. A good tattoo should have fully saturated blacks, colors, and shading. When it heals, there shouldn't be gaps or shapes in the design that indicate it wasn’t filled in properly.
Additionally, the lines should be crisp, straight, and consistent throughout the tattoo. Wonky strokes are a huge indication of an inexperienced artist.
Because it's not actually a tattoo, but rather body paint.
Load More Replies...This is actually super cool. For body paint, not necessarily for a life-long tattoo (but if this person likes it, our opinion doesn't matter of course)
I don't think this a tattoo. That would require soooo much ink and time to do. Not to mention a ton of pain. More likely painted/drawn on; especially considering the shading parts on the palm and creases that only line up in this particular position, which wouldn't make sense for a permanent tattoo.
Load More Replies...Yeah, it does: Something else with an inexplicable thumbnail on it, but if it weren’t for the nail, itd *totally* look like something else!
Load More Replies...even though the thumb and pinkie are a bit off, its still a pretty good drawing of a hand
Next up is composition. It relates to the flow of different elements within a tattoo. The components should fit together seamlessly, and it takes an experienced artist to understand how to arrange a design.
How a tattoo heals is also a significant indication of good versus bad execution. If a tattoo scars, blows out, or straight-up falls out of the skin—it's bad.
Ugh, imagine paying someone to make your cute baby look like Rosemarys baby.
I saw a guy with nicely done baby tattoes. On his chest. That was VERY full of dark hair. The babies had full grown beards and looked scary.
I don't know why, but I get a major kick out of f****d-up baby tattoos.
I've seen so many tattoos of people that look nothing like the people. Before letting someone permanently ink you, check out their previous work!
I said Jesus too, but as more of a exclamation
Load More Replies...I keep seeing a mouth on th top of the cross. Like they have tried to cover up an old tattoo of a face on his backhead. Isj
see it now, too. It kind of looks like the bottom half of Homer Simpson. Doh!
Load More Replies...I wonder if anyone told him that tattoos are forbidden in the Bible.
A tattoo should also have a variety of tones in order for it to appear multidimensional. If it has poor contrast, it will look flat and washed out.
You probably want people to look at your tattoo and know exactly what it is or what it says—unless it's a purposefully done optical illusion.
The other lions: "Oh God... here comes Larry" Larry: "HAI GUYYYYYYSSSSSS!!!"
I can actually hear Larry and it's hilarious!
Load More Replies...He's got a little sparkle in his eye Like he's full of childlike wonder 😭😭😭 I love it
The happy lion! If it was an illustration in a children's book, it would be pretty cute.
The tattoos are done really well!! Just really bad placement! Lol
Load More Replies...maybe but I think he’ll still get recognized somehow
Load More Replies...🎶I was lookin back to see if you were lookin back to see, if I was lookin back to see if you were lookin back at me.🎶- Buck Owens.
The guy in the pic definitely looks like he could be from Bakersfield!
Load More Replies...Even without the tattoos, I don't want to imagine waking up next to that!
Load More Replies...Now I have the tat, I can sue any company that doesn't want to hire me as a salesman. Discrimination!
There’s no law against tattoo discrimination - in many states in the US they can fire you arbitrarily, just not for a certain set of reasons (age, race, disability etc). If they don’t like the color of your shirt one day they can fire you for that. It’s not great.
Load More Replies...I'd be willing to bet, this is based off a child's drawing and spelling.
However, tattoos can also be "bad" on purpose. The style is called ignorant tattoos and the term makes perfect sense—the word ignorant means lacking knowledge, awareness and sophistication, and that's probably what the haters of the genre would say to describe it.
Having gained popularity with celebrities like Miley Cyrus and singer-turned-tattooist Brooke Candy, these designs embrace humor and irony and defy the traditional notions of what tattooing should be. Some love their tongue in cheek and DIY aesthetic while others think they're crass.
I'm mad that it's actually well done! But I hate it, but I love it, and it's funny, I'm feeling all kinds of things on this one lol!
Lol, this looks like something I would have drawn on my dad's face while he was taking a nap!
Everytime i see what appears to be prison tattoos i oftentimes wonder if the person was being dominated and forced to do it. Anyone who can enlighten me would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
Ah yes, that green M&M you got on your b00b when you were 20 now looks like a pickle when your 80.
To be fair. Being 80 you are more likely to wat pickles then M&M
Load More Replies...Although I'm all in favour of main-streaming. There is also a need for wrap-around community support, so this type of thing doesn't happen.
He must still love them because he still shaves his eyebrows.
Load More Replies...Beyond the idiocy of this boy, what self respecting tatoo artist would say yes to this kind of thing???
If he's lucky, a mustache could cover it up if he ever gets his head out of his a$$
That look you make when the McDonalds manger rejects your application.
Ignorant tattoos are often simple, mainly done in black linework with little or no shading. Cartoonish in nature, many of them also mimic doodles or freehand drawings. Tattoo artist Andrea @nolseytattoo told Stories & Inked hers "come from the type of media I’ve consumed all my life."
"I've watched the Looney Tunes and [other] old time-y cartoons. Growing up my father was very into comics and drawing cartoon-y characters himself too. So when I started tattooing it kind of made sense to me to look into ignorant style tattoos as it does have similarities with what I’ve always drawn."
Is that Jesus on the upper left? He looks like he is wondering why he is here with the rest of them.
I assume all done by the same artist. If that what you'd call them..
At least by being consistently bad it looks like it might be a design choice 😂
What’s going on with the bathroom based one (top right)?!
When you let your three year old and your fourteen year old loose with your tattoo gun.
At least----All these people that are showing their back tattoos, can put on a shirt. OMG
I'm more intrigued about his neck than I am about his tat.
His mum probably carried him round like a gallon of milk when he was a baby
Well, it *does* say dads, plural so I'm gonna go with all dads.
Load More Replies...I can imagine Nicole just... checking off the no box and then he finds another girlfriend named Nicole and hides it from her until they have been together for a while and then he pops this back out and the cycle continues
For Andrea, ignorant style tattooing "comes hand in hand with the way contemporary art in general is evolving." As broader trends change, so do tattoos and what people want to put on their bodies.
Text in ignorant style tattoos tends to look like scribbles on a post-it note. It's deliberately messy, uneven, has mistakes, words are crossed out or they're in all caps.
Or like 2 legs open with an a**e crack and hugh jackman's head on top...
Load More Replies...Considering how long it took me to figure out who/what it was supposed to be, I'm gonna gently and politely disagree on the "well executed" portion of your comment.
Load More Replies...Compare to what?? Dying a horrible death?
Load More Replies...🎶 A little bit of Chiara by my side, A little bit of Christina's all I need, A little bit of Silvia's what I see, A little bit of Laura in the sun, A little bit of Marcella all night long, A little bit of Morena, here I am 🎶
Oh, and I was thinking about how he managed to find Trodanielaia right after Daniela... That would have been quite an achievement.
Load More Replies...the guy who did my tattoo said he never did names unless they were your children
I feel like this one is photoshopped. The words that have been swapped seem to be slightly out of place
You'll probably see ignorant tattoos just in black ink to keep them simple, but some artists do line their work in other colors as well.
Andrea explains that she "pretty much only uses color [only] if it's necessary to convey the message I'm trying to say. If it makes sense without it then I probably won't use it!"
Whatever the case might be, it just goes to show that taste is subjective.
Currently wondering if this is the man with the mosz beautyful eyelashes ever
The metal comes out, and if left alone the piercing heals.The tattoo is going to be a little bit more difficult.
Load More Replies...Why do I like it? Anyway does anyone else think this looks like Dan tdm
reminds me of when her preschool teacher put a bandaid on my kid’s nose - forgetting that she’s allergic to latex (the day before picture day, ofc)
Whoa! We found someone stupider than the schmuck with the tribal tat for a moustache! I really hope this “half sunglasses as a monocle” thing doesn’t catch on! (The look of total resignation tells me this guy’s a keeper!)
Load More Replies...I like the glasses ( monocle?) the rest looks like the dryer lint my dog tried to eat and I had to dig it out of his mouth.
Tbh if I ever lose an eye, Imma go with that eyepatch-glasses thing
Load More Replies...You just know that he walks around with his hand down his shorts
It must be a ... liberating feeling, getting that first face tattoo. "Yeah, no more jobs for me!"
This is absolutely the least s**t one so far.
Load More Replies...My guess is that he's a biker and at this point, that's permanent "bikers tan".
This one feels like he lost a bet, so his friends got to choose a tattoo for him, and they choose the most horrible one they could think of.
You just reminded me of when the Impractical Jokers chose tattoos for each other and they were a surprise, and (Sal, I think) ended up with a sullen, confused-looking Jaden Smith. Oh, how I wet myself when I saw it! (Google “Impractical jokers Jaden Smith tattoo,” but for the love of cow, pee first!) (Yes, “confused-looking Jaden Smith” is redundant.)
Load More Replies...The quality is actually not that bad ,I've seen a lot worse than this
Ok I understand. It’s extremely dumb but I understand. But the one thing I don’t understand. Why is the car there? What was the reason to layer those. Just a little to the side and I wouldn’t care. It seems so unnecessary 😂
The total shoulda been “6066,” but leave it to аssholes to find a way to find the number they’re looking for even if the gyrations and mental gymnastics to arrive there are absurd and give us a headache.
Load More Replies...That's henna. You can tell by the patches that have flaked off, and the colour around the nail beds.
I have nothing against tattoos, I've got quite a few myself, but I couldn't bring myself to get a face tattoo. Just my opjnion, but, I don't care how good the tattoos are its not a good look.
Same. I've got full sleeves on my arms, I also have my chest and stomach tattooed and the bottom half of my legs. Never getting anywhere near my face!
Load More Replies...It looks like a 3 year old took a marker to her while she was passed out....
Random breakfast tattoos are unfortunately a thing
Load More Replies...This doesn't look real to me, anyone else think this is photoshopped?
I know that this is supposed to represent something, bit I can't work out what.
Who knows? MAybe we're all wrong and face tattoos are going to be the next sliced bread?
when he swallows it would look like the little dude is flexing his abs
It's an onion...obviously there's a BO issue there and she has a great sense of humor so.....rock it, girlfriend...
And people with tatts like these wonder why they can't get hired. Don't get me wrong. I have nothing against tatts, and can admire a well-done one. But facial tatts, unless they are a cultural thing, are really unattractive and distracting.
I'll admit, I'm excited to see how folks with face tattoos fare in the future. Like, it's 2025 right now, this pic is from 2021 and she looks to be in her 20s. It was easy to find her, she's on Instagram and I think she's a piercer. She's also from eastern Europe, I think. She'll have an easier road perhaps, as folks in the industry don't care too much about the face tats. However, not everyone doing this to themselves is in the industry, even some that are won't always be. And while I fully support anyone's right to look however they want, when folks with all this get into their 50's this will be quite interesting. Those tats will no longer be framed by the porcelain skin of youth. In any event, attached is a more recent pic and she has a lot more tats now. tats-67eda...c19316.jpg
Women: "We don't wear revealing clothes or makeup to please others, it's for ourselves. Mind your own business." Also women: "OMG, face tattoos are so gross she could look so prettttyyyyy..."
Once again: won't always be framed by the skin of youth and that'll be an interesting thing to see (to me).
You could use washable markers and just color it different ways based on your mood. That would be cool.
I remember when I was young, a bee flew into my mouth and stung me on the roof of my mouth. That hurt like a MFer, so I can imagine how much this probably hurt.
You relly should see some examples of his work before you commit
That's what I was thinking, like was it just done really poorly or is this not actually a tattoo?
Load More Replies...some tattoos on this list are pretty bad. however, a well-executed, beautiful tattoo shouldn't be called "bad" or "cringe" or "shameful" or "ugly" just because it's on the face or head or neck. face tattoos are not inherently evil BP...
The folks with face tattoos; wonder what type of work they are in.
some tattoos on this list are pretty bad. however, a well-executed, beautiful tattoo shouldn't be called "bad" or "cringe" or "shameful" or "ugly" just because it's on the face or head or neck. face tattoos are not inherently evil BP...
The folks with face tattoos; wonder what type of work they are in.
