‘That’s It, I’m Inkshaming’: 30 People Oblivious To How Bad Their Tattoos Look (New Pics)
Beauty might be in the eye of the beholder, sure, but some aesthetic decisions don’t deserve much mercy. The simple fact is that not all tattoos are inked equally well. Nor are all design ideas artistic marvels. Some of them are so cringy that their only benefit is to serve as a warning to others.
That’s where the ‘That’s It, I’m Inkshaming’ Facebook group comes in. Members of this community share examples of some of the most outrageous and awful tattoos ever. We’ve collected some of the worst recent pics to show you that not only does your idea have to be good, but you also need a stylist who knows their craft well. Scroll down to check ‘em out.
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Uhh, Thanks Fb But No Thanks. I Will Not Be Adding Friend
now you just need a flappy d*ck on your forehead, and you're good to go
Found On Instagram
Egyptian Pink Panther
And this is why you don't order a tattoo gun off the internet and let your friends practice on you!
When it comes to tattoo artists, reputation is pretty much everything. If you plan on getting inked, there’s nothing like the recommendation of a trusted friend. It’s worth it in the long run if you do some research about the artist before sitting down in their chair.
In this day and age, it’s rare for an artist not to have a social media page (or several) for their art or shop. So, it’s very easy to get a quick understanding of what their style and range is like. Meanwhile, their business likely also has reviews on Google and social media. You can read some people’s comments to get a feel for their (lack of) professionalism.
Last Time I Posted Something By This “Artist”, A Few Folks Were Saying “It’s Actually A Style” But Like Can Someone Explain This To Me Then
Did dude let his kid design his tattoos? Is that the thing?
Everytime I See Her Tattoos I Cringe
Now These Are Some Tats To Be Proud Of
If you’re still on the fence, you can always get in touch with the artist via social media, phone, or pop into their salon to have a quick chat face-to-face. They can answer your questions while you get a feel for them as a person. It’s really important that you trust your gut. If you don’t feel comfortable, you don’t have to pick that particular artist. It’s okay to ‘shop around.’
Tattoos might not be forever with the advent of laser removal, but it’s still your time, money, and health at stake!
Found This On Instagram They Did Get A Coverup Thank God.
I Was Looking At Reviews On Dresses And Came Across This Gem
Ba Da Ba Da Ba I’m Hating It
According to Inked magazine, professional artists take the proper health and safety precautions. They take sanitation seriously. They wear gloves. They clean their machines. They keep a neat workstation. And they have an up-to-date certification for bloodborne pathogens.
Proper artists will also have good linework, can pack color into the skin well, and come up with their personal designs instead of just copying other people’s work.
Lemme Guess…he Likes Chanel?
Oh Medusa, You’ve Done It Again
Sawtism
We could talk about the subjectivity and personal nuances of taste until the cows come home.
After all, folks have very different aesthetic preferences. One person might prefer clean lines and clear concepts. Meanwhile, someone else might love abstract concepts and chaotic, raw, intuitive art.
However, you’ll find very few people who are fans of kitschy and poorly inked designs.
Dear God
Sheeesh
Oof.. Got A Tattoo From This Chick And The Ink Literally Fell Out
At a certain low-quality threshold, bad art is simply… bad art—indefensible. Tattoos that are based on bad ideas and are executed without skill don’t deserve to be lauded.
They’re examples of what to avoid, both as the person getting the ink as well as the artist.
Um… At Least It’s Not A Case!
A Guy Is Advertising His Work… Yikes!
Found On Marketplace
Why does that tiger look like it's got hernia and is hunched over?! :))
The ‘That’s It, I’m Inkshaming’ private group, dedicated to making fun of ‘actually bad tattoos,’ is extremely well-known on Facebook. At the time of writing, it boasts nearly 390k members from all over the world.
However, the group doesn’t just focus on shaming other people’s ink. Members can poke fun at their own tats on Sundays, but this can’t be done anonymously. Meanwhile, on Wednesdays, the administrator team running the group lets everyone share good tattoos. There’s a different theme each week.
That Looks Like Faded Sharpie
Well...
People looking for work in art often have to draw hands to show their skill. I guess this one is self employed.
Not Sure About This At All
It looks like the eye of Sauron..?? But it does look like a bruise.....
Meanwhile, on the 1st day of every month, the team running the Facebook group allows everyone to share any tattoos they want, no matter the quality of the art. That being said, the photos still have to adhere to the social network’s standards. Meanwhile, the pics also have to be original: you can’t repost what’s already been shared on the group. However, the tattoos can’t be those belonging to the poster, and they cannot be their designs.
On the 13th of every month, the moderators and administrators share a topic and ask everyone to share pics related to it. It’s similar to what they do on Wednesdays. However, on the 13th, artists can share their own work, as well as their shop names and locations.
Found In The Wild
Found In Person. It Was Worse Up Close.
Wtf Is This Supposed To Be? All I See Is A Distorted 4 And Of Course The Rocket Penis
If his skill level is drunk, blind toddler with a sharpie, it’s fantastic.
According to the group, you should be prepared for criticism if you end up sharing your own work. At the same time, everyone’s expected to be at least minimally polite. “People can tell you your art sucks. While debate is expected, rude exchanges are not tolerated.”
Some themes and topics are outright banned on ‘That’s It, I’m Inkshaming.’ For example, you shouldn’t be posting anything related to Harry Potter, autism, the police, or Twilight. Meanwhile, you should not post any hate speech, nudity, or anything related to potential self-harm scars.
A Profile Picture On A Dating App
Saw This In The Wild And Just Knew I Had To Share It
🎵 So Nail Moi Wrists And Black Moi Eyesss🎶 This Particular Jesus Swears It's Not A Phase Mom
Religious tattoo but a decent concept. Poor execution though because the more I look at Jesus the more I see a swamp monster.
There’s still a lot of freedom when it comes to posting, though. The mods and admins outright state that they don’t care where people’s pictures come from. They also won’t remove any pics, even if they belong to the person who has the tattoo.
“We will protect your identity by requiring identifying information to be absent, but if you identify yourself as the canvas that is your choice. You can ask the OP to remove the post, but we will not require them to, and you will be banned should you choose to harass them or other members,” they explain.
The point of the group is to discuss the quality of tattoo application and art design, not tease the people who got them or inked them. That’s why there’s zero tolerance for harassment or leaking someone’s face, identifying details, shop name, or social media handles. All of this info has to be censored. Meanwhile, the tattoos themselves have to be ‘bad enough’ to be shared.
Everything About It
Found On Tiktok
Found In The Comment Section Of A Post In A Mom Group
Clearly 99% of these are some random idiot with a tattoo gun (and quite possibly hepatitis) DO NOT GET BACKYARD TATTOOS!! I'd much rather be out a couple hundred bucks and hepatitis free.
If it's something that's gonna be permanently on your body, maybe don't go cheap with it. Be willing to.pay good money for actual talent.
Yup. I don't have many, but I paid well for them and have no plan or need to cover up any.
Load More Replies...The worst part is the majority of them are huge! I like posts like these because they make me feel so much better about some of the tattoos I have.
The sad thing is most of them are HUGE and very deep in the skin, so a cover-up will either be impossible or VERY expensive. I had a tattoo on the side of my stomach that was as big as two fists, I went to different artists to get a cover up and everyone told me I had to laser first or it's going to be just a big dark patch. Until I found my current artist and we just made a huge design so now I have a big tattoo that reaches from my thigh over my stomach to my armpit. So yeah pretty expensive and time investing hobby to get tattoos in a nice quality from a experiences artist ^^'
How about a horror movie were all those bad tattoos come alive and attack people? A beautician with a laser goes hunting them down.
Painful to see so many people ruining their job prospects/dating prospects/ simply prospects. Yikes
I'm ranging between shocked at the low quality and embarrassed for them. They walk around with garbage like that permanently on display? I want tattoos everywhere, but I would rather have the few high quality ones I do (less than ten) that still look good years later. The most embarrassing one was the first (ignorant foreigner with a stereotypical Asian dragon too), and even that was well done, blending in with the others.
I bought a tattoo gun and set last year. Turns out if you're terrible at drawing, probably not going to be good at tattooing. I did a tiny ugly flower on my big toe.
Lot of these (most?) look like they were done to cover up track marks
My Mom worked for 18 months in the original restaurant in a local chain. It's name rhymes with Jee Tay's. She was the only waitress working there that didn't have a homemade tattoo, or any tattoo for that matter. Some of the ones here could have been ones on the other waitresses.
I usually like bad tattoo posts but these made me so uncomfortable! The face tattoos are sad. Good collection, all new to me.
Maybe the tattoos are meant to divert attention from our natural human ugliness?
Load More Replies...Clearly 99% of these are some random idiot with a tattoo gun (and quite possibly hepatitis) DO NOT GET BACKYARD TATTOOS!! I'd much rather be out a couple hundred bucks and hepatitis free.
If it's something that's gonna be permanently on your body, maybe don't go cheap with it. Be willing to.pay good money for actual talent.
Yup. I don't have many, but I paid well for them and have no plan or need to cover up any.
Load More Replies...The worst part is the majority of them are huge! I like posts like these because they make me feel so much better about some of the tattoos I have.
The sad thing is most of them are HUGE and very deep in the skin, so a cover-up will either be impossible or VERY expensive. I had a tattoo on the side of my stomach that was as big as two fists, I went to different artists to get a cover up and everyone told me I had to laser first or it's going to be just a big dark patch. Until I found my current artist and we just made a huge design so now I have a big tattoo that reaches from my thigh over my stomach to my armpit. So yeah pretty expensive and time investing hobby to get tattoos in a nice quality from a experiences artist ^^'
How about a horror movie were all those bad tattoos come alive and attack people? A beautician with a laser goes hunting them down.
Painful to see so many people ruining their job prospects/dating prospects/ simply prospects. Yikes
I'm ranging between shocked at the low quality and embarrassed for them. They walk around with garbage like that permanently on display? I want tattoos everywhere, but I would rather have the few high quality ones I do (less than ten) that still look good years later. The most embarrassing one was the first (ignorant foreigner with a stereotypical Asian dragon too), and even that was well done, blending in with the others.
I bought a tattoo gun and set last year. Turns out if you're terrible at drawing, probably not going to be good at tattooing. I did a tiny ugly flower on my big toe.
Lot of these (most?) look like they were done to cover up track marks
My Mom worked for 18 months in the original restaurant in a local chain. It's name rhymes with Jee Tay's. She was the only waitress working there that didn't have a homemade tattoo, or any tattoo for that matter. Some of the ones here could have been ones on the other waitresses.
I usually like bad tattoo posts but these made me so uncomfortable! The face tattoos are sad. Good collection, all new to me.
Maybe the tattoos are meant to divert attention from our natural human ugliness?
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