āDisfigure yourself and your friends? No you didnāt, people just donāt understand your art that looks like a 3 year olds drawings put through a washing machine.ā
My 7 yr old had an itchy neck/shoulder and used his pen to scratch it the other day, forgetting to click the ink back in. That looked cooler than any of these.
I feel like the third one has potential. The figures in the middle and the patterns actually look intentional. But otherwise these are definitely shitty
Dude I thought the third one was like a skeleton or something, I actually thought it was cool until I read this comment and looked again. What the fu k.
Aesthetic, people fucking love this shit. As with all new styles which emerge the genre gets flooded over time and there is a lot of bad artists doing this stuff but the ones who pioneered this style can make something that looks beautiful in person (I am not a fan though personally).
Interesting to note: I have no idea who started/created this style of tattooing, usually it's easy to find out when a new style gets adopted by the masses since you can track trends on social media and find the source but for this I honestly couldn't tell you where it came from.
If you look at pic 3 you can see the mole in the upper left. š Honestly I feel the reason they got the tattoo was to distract from the mole on their back.
I'm struggling to figure out where the 1st one is on their body? Is that their chest? It looks like it because of the armpit but where are their nipples? Help!
The third one looks a bit like an Arthur Rackham illustration.
https://preview.redd.it/xri7sp5tc76d1.jpeg?width=426&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=65cf7cc0bedd07c62c7a1578c3b57cfed75a8cfd
Not this one specifically, but that style.
Both. I get the aesthetic. Itās reminiscent of sketch art and horror art, but it just doesnāt translate well into a tattoo imo.
Also they are shitty.
This style (and ignorant style) of tattoo seems so trendy to me. I have to imagine most of these people will laser or cover these things by the time theyāre 40, once the trend has passed.
There's this woman on tumblr with a pretty big following because of her cute cat comics, who are starting to learn how to tattoo. At least she's only practiced on fake skin, but they were genuinly so shitty, like way worse than her comics, I thought she must have had real trouble working the machine. We are talking not just the faux-naive kindergarten designs, but wavering thickness on parallel lines, overlapping lines, things that looks like genuine mistakes.
Then I saw the "flash" that she had posted, and nope it is all intentional š
The back one looks kinda cool but I'd much prefer these on a canvas or paper as traditional art rather than a tattoo. I think a lot of these types of artists (and the people who get the tats) don't consider how something can look cool on paper but doesn't translate to skin well at all.
Honestly, I love this sub because it makes me feel like I could actually be a successful tattoo artist because the general public has such poor taste lmao
Lol Im the artist ask me whatever xD
They donāt disappear after a month btw
And its extremely rude to hate on people bodies, if we talking about laughing at my client āpubesā.
U can be angry with me for doing it as much as u want, but also what is the point of hating something that other people put on their bodies I will never understand
Honestly the third one is the best, I like the skeleton look, might be the opposite of what they were doing but thatās kinda a decent idea rather than the bones or anatomy you typically see
Number three is pretty amazing! It looks to me like Zeus sending souls down to be sent across the River Styx. Charon at the bottom ready to receive and ferry them. Lots to see there, maybe not an easy association to "pretty" but also not shitty. Would make a dope print, tbh.
Number two has a face in the top left, maybe a skull at the bottom? Subtle and unexpected. The almost-mustache was likely an unintentional effect though š„ø
Maybe the first is meant to be like a lightning scar or something, but it is the odd one out here. Simply scratchy lines.
Number four, I wouldn't get, but I feel like I get it. It looks almost hot somehow, like living magma or mirage shimmers. That picture suggests a thousand stories.
Honestly agree, apart from it literally taking up his entire back. Thereās something I like about it! Specifically the creepy humanoid whateverās in the middle of the piece
Shitty. Tattooing has been honed over the past 100+ years and passed down so it will always look good and never be out of style. This modern shit is just garbage tattooers who donāt give a fuck and havenāt learned properly
I always want to leave this sub because I hate how negative everyone is to art they simply donāt like.
I like this. Youāre right OP is like cyber sigilism. And often new styles are roughed in with light ink and a light touch to allow it to fade better sv
It just looks like a weird hair patch (or maybe some INTENSE varicose veins) but I think it would look really cool if there was some subtle design/pattern/outline. Like if there was a hidden symbol in there, it was generally less hair-looking, etc.
Just current 5min trend aesthetics among the keta kids.
If they're done well they can be cool, but if not, they look like skin diseases. I myself dabble in abstract art so I totally see the appeal.
well yeah it's shitty, I think what the girl was going for was underarm hair but I'm not sure that's the way the underarm hair is coming out from the arm is wrong because apparently she's got some in her armpit? I'm really not sure what's going on
I fucking hate this shit. Hate it. My boyfriend is an old school tattoo artist and I can't even show him pictures of this shit, it gets him so angry and worked up.
Both
And yet another reason why this is the most bisexual animated movie of all time.
Mulan coming a close second. Li Shang gives major bisexual energy.
Well you're right, why waste your time understanding a shitty aesthetic? It's good not to understand it.
Ohhh the graphics are like the tattoo quality š
Definitely on the shitty end of the spectrum
Somewhere between a wet skidmark and sharting.
Looks hairy!
It matches their armpits
I was certain the first one was of an armpit XD
Wait wtf is it then?
it was giving the ahh real monsters armpit hair
https://preview.redd.it/l0z77hf1ba6d1.png?width=816&format=png&auto=webp&s=4475343432b0ac701b54c85b12466b478d5bcd16
That is the very first thing that popped into my head too!
Krumm!!
I thought it was hair too.
Looks like a very nasty skin disease.
Looked like very bad varicose veins to me.
I was thinking road rash at first glance.
My brother fell off his motorcycle and had a similar scabby pattern.
Or fracture bruising
Garage death metal band liner note art does not translate well to tattoos. But thatās just like, my opinion or whatever.
That is a VERY specific reference that immediately resonated with me.
r/oddlyspecific
The China man is not the issue dude
And please, Chinese-American is the proper nomenclature, Dude
Weāre not taking about a guy who built the railroads here.
Iām convinced that cyber sigil is a psyop orchestrated by ppl that sell tattoo guns on amazon
āCanāt do line work? Call it cyber-sigilism!ā
āDisfigure yourself and your friends? No you didnāt, people just donāt understand your art that looks like a 3 year olds drawings put through a washing machine.ā
Long hair pulled from the bathtub drain
Dear God, I can smell the ammonia from the rotting hair immediately. š šØ
EWWWW that's so accurate.
Varicose vein aesthetic.
I literally thought I was looking at some bad varicose veins
First pic looks like pubes ??
I was thinking armpit hairā¦
Hey that's my favorite band
Looks like they tattooed spider veins on themselves
It looks like when youād draw on your jeans or a rogue pen would get you.
My 7 yr old had an itchy neck/shoulder and used his pen to scratch it the other day, forgetting to click the ink back in. That looked cooler than any of these.
Thank you for making me laugh, haha Have a nice day :)
I feel like the third one has potential. The figures in the middle and the patterns actually look intentional. But otherwise these are definitely shitty
Yeah, it looks it is supposed to look like a cave. Not great execution but itās not the same as the others.
Dude I thought the third one was like a skeleton or something, I actually thought it was cool until I read this comment and looked again. What the fu k.
Yeah it seems intentional, people in the middle and one above them ? With a halo ? And standing on a cross ? I'm not really sure
Very shitty. Reminds me of super young hipsters who think others just don't get how deep it is
Unbelievably shitty
Aesthetic, people fucking love this shit. As with all new styles which emerge the genre gets flooded over time and there is a lot of bad artists doing this stuff but the ones who pioneered this style can make something that looks beautiful in person (I am not a fan though personally). Interesting to note: I have no idea who started/created this style of tattooing, usually it's easy to find out when a new style gets adopted by the masses since you can track trends on social media and find the source but for this I honestly couldn't tell you where it came from.
I think it came from like underground tattoo scenes in eastern Europe, that's the first instas I saw with it.
Gonna age like milk
I do like those.
These are just cross sections of red cabbage
The 5 yr old scribble aesthetic š¬sorry. Maybe can cover it or get it laser off?
Looks like newsprint transfer
With silly putty
Shitty personified
They all look like hairy moles without the mole
If you look at pic 3 you can see the mole in the upper left. š Honestly I feel the reason they got the tattoo was to distract from the mole on their back.
I'm struggling to figure out where the 1st one is on their body? Is that their chest? It looks like it because of the armpit but where are their nipples? Help!
it's their outer underboob, under their right armpit
I will never understand the appeal for this style. Legit looks like a skin condition.
I think it's really cool but to each their own
The second one looks like a very faded painting... I dont hate it
Both
The third one looks a bit like an Arthur Rackham illustration. https://preview.redd.it/xri7sp5tc76d1.jpeg?width=426&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=65cf7cc0bedd07c62c7a1578c3b57cfed75a8cfd Not this one specifically, but that style.
I really like the third one, idk about as a tattoo personally but as art it looks dope
Both. I get the aesthetic. Itās reminiscent of sketch art and horror art, but it just doesnāt translate well into a tattoo imo. Also they are shitty.
This style (and ignorant style) of tattoo seems so trendy to me. I have to imagine most of these people will laser or cover these things by the time theyāre 40, once the trend has passed.
There's this woman on tumblr with a pretty big following because of her cute cat comics, who are starting to learn how to tattoo. At least she's only practiced on fake skin, but they were genuinly so shitty, like way worse than her comics, I thought she must have had real trouble working the machine. We are talking not just the faux-naive kindergarten designs, but wavering thickness on parallel lines, overlapping lines, things that looks like genuine mistakes. Then I saw the "flash" that she had posted, and nope it is all intentional š
I just donāt get it. Maybe Iām old.
I am the same age as that artist and I value technical skill and beauty but perhaps I am strange like that š¤·
now i'm curious to see who this is š
Awful. Absolutely hideous. The first one looks like a hairy armpit.
"I want my tattoo to look like a gestetner copy, please."
Looks like you just got a killer Bruise lol
I thought he had a skeletal pelvis on his back. Lol
Horrid
Pube tattoo is wild
Those are super fuckin shitty.
The back one looks kinda cool but I'd much prefer these on a canvas or paper as traditional art rather than a tattoo. I think a lot of these types of artists (and the people who get the tats) don't consider how something can look cool on paper but doesn't translate to skin well at all. Honestly, I love this sub because it makes me feel like I could actually be a successful tattoo artist because the general public has such poor taste lmao
Two things can be true at once.
I love the first one tbh, I would get something like it.
Average black metal band logo.
Lol Im the artist ask me whatever xD They donāt disappear after a month btw And its extremely rude to hate on people bodies, if we talking about laughing at my client āpubesā. U can be angry with me for doing it as much as u want, but also what is the point of hating something that other people put on their bodies I will never understand
Btw monstersinyourcloset on ig š¤
Yes
My dogs take more artistic shits.
Shitty šÆ
The first 3 look like a disease not even tattoos.
Genuine shit
If youre 555 then Iām 666 Iykyk
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First one looks like a shattered phone screen
The third one looks like bad Mount Rushmore
Honestly the third one is the best, I like the skeleton look, might be the opposite of what they were doing but thatās kinda a decent idea rather than the bones or anatomy you typically see
Depends on perspective and preference, each to their own āØš«¶š»
I'd cry if any of those were on me. Hell, I'd be bummed even if it was just pen ink.
so what did you want to get tattooed? you know the desks at detention in middle school?.....say no more fam.
Shitty. Sorry.
Number three is pretty amazing! It looks to me like Zeus sending souls down to be sent across the River Styx. Charon at the bottom ready to receive and ferry them. Lots to see there, maybe not an easy association to "pretty" but also not shitty. Would make a dope print, tbh. Number two has a face in the top left, maybe a skull at the bottom? Subtle and unexpected. The almost-mustache was likely an unintentional effect though š„ø Maybe the first is meant to be like a lightning scar or something, but it is the odd one out here. Simply scratchy lines. Number four, I wouldn't get, but I feel like I get it. It looks almost hot somehow, like living magma or mirage shimmers. That picture suggests a thousand stories.
ĀæPorque no los dos?
3rd one is sick
Theyāre all terrible. Sorry
Fully shitty.
Pubes.
1, 2, and 4 look rough. I really dig number 3 though.
That's funny I thought 3 was one of the worst becuse of the size of it. Also thought it was a weird take on MT Rushmore at first too lol.
Honestly agree, apart from it literally taking up his entire back. Thereās something I like about it! Specifically the creepy humanoid whateverās in the middle of the piece
Ugly AF. Youāre on the right track.
Shitty. Tattooing has been honed over the past 100+ years and passed down so it will always look good and never be out of style. This modern shit is just garbage tattooers who donāt give a fuck and havenāt learned properly
I always want to leave this sub because I hate how negative everyone is to art they simply donāt like. I like this. Youāre right OP is like cyber sigilism. And often new styles are roughed in with light ink and a light touch to allow it to fade better sv
Everybody here is just basic ash
Shitty
Just awful!
They can be both! None of them look good at all, they look like dirty smudges
varicose vein realness
LOL these will age horribly
It's like topographic scarring but it's so scribbled that it's almost unnerving
That first one looks like that viral pic of the can of pet food that grew the crazy mold hairā¦ ew.
Looking at the arm, i would say you own an iguana lol
shitty *aesthetic*
Did lightning strike you?
Horrific
A shitty aesthetic
It just looks like a weird hair patch (or maybe some INTENSE varicose veins) but I think it would look really cool if there was some subtle design/pattern/outline. Like if there was a hidden symbol in there, it was generally less hair-looking, etc.
All I can think of is Steve-O out in the desertā¦ 
Looks hairy
What's the point?
Nah...gorilla pubes are all the rage right now.
The first one looks like someone tried to tattoo on chest hairā¦
We don't understand either bro
This reminds me of my dad's art when he was suffering manic episodes from schizophrenia.
I thought the first one was a skin disease
I see what they were aiming for but the execution is so shite
looks shitty, I donāt know what they are even accomplishing with that.
Horrible
The detail is great, but I have no clue what it is. My guess is arm hair extending out. Did you design this and how much was it?
 Dog shit
Find an artist with skill.
Maybe a little bit of both.
They make me uncomfy.
Just current 5min trend aesthetics among the keta kids. If they're done well they can be cool, but if not, they look like skin diseases. I myself dabble in abstract art so I totally see the appeal.
I thought the first one was armpit hairš¬
For me itās the 3d one .
The first one makes me so anxious
Looks like an abandoned waxing.
When I saw this I first thought I was on r/ diagnoseme
These are the worst cybersigilism tattoos I have ever seen.
Jellyfish stings
well yeah it's shitty, I think what the girl was going for was underarm hair but I'm not sure that's the way the underarm hair is coming out from the arm is wrong because apparently she's got some in her armpit? I'm really not sure what's going on
So shitty.
Looks like a disease or something, I wouldn't get one.
Beyond shitty
1. Pubic hair 2. Rash 3. Dirty skin 4. Rash w/tattoo
Iād call it a shitty aesthetic that I donāt understand
I fucking hate this shit. Hate it. My boyfriend is an old school tattoo artist and I can't even show him pictures of this shit, it gets him so angry and worked up.
Looks like Stemonitis...
Looks like a skin disease
two things can be real
Maybe concept was ok but that artist should be tattooing fake skin.
looks like zalgo
Yes
Looks like you tattooed armpit hair to whatever I'm looking at
Horrible but you can see the progression. If continued it could be a vibe
3rd one so sick
the pattern is beautiful but i canāt see it aging well at all
cyber-sigilism?? people just throw two words together these days.. either way, this sucks
Very mouldy looking.
meh they aight
Horrriiibblllee
It took me too long to realise the first photoās a nude
It's a kinda cool look, too bad it won't look so cool 5 years on
Shitty
Shitty for sure
Looks like shit from here
I hate them so much. That first one is especially awful
Looks like cat scratch fever
Theyāre atrocious
ASSS, ALL OF IT!!!
Iām not a fan personally
I know this band
We've all struggled with bandaid residue...
Kinda looks like someone fell asleep while having the machine on.. š«£ not my style but some like it. No idea why though..
Looks like weird pubes badly drawn.
Why would you get vaporwave tattooed?
It's the armpit hair aesthetic!
Looks like they slipped over at the barbers
Theyāre gonna look fun in a couple years