20 Times Tattoo Artists Did Amazing Cover-Ups Of People's Embarrassing Old Tattoos
Some tattoos have a nasty habit of aging poorly - thankfully, there are still talented tattoo artists out there who can cover them up with something beautiful.
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Everyone makes mistakes - after all, we're only human. However, some mistakes are a little more permanent than others. Of course, I'm talking about tattoos. Sure, getting a tattoo of some new meme or your girlfriend's name might sound like a good idea at the time but it may no longer seem like one ten years into the future. Thankfully, there are talented tattoo artists out there that can turn even the worst tattoos into beautiful works of art - and today we're all about them.
The users of the r/FixedTattoos subreddit are sharing pics of the best tattoo cover-ups they've spotted or got done themselves, and it's absolutely amazing what some talented artists can do. Check out all the times tattoo artists covered up people's embarrassing old tattoos in the gallery below!
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#1 Just Wow
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#2 Mary Who? I Only Love Marge
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#3 An Amazing Portrait Tattoo Fix
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#4 I Like Both The Before And After Of This Tattoo, But A Well Done Rework Nonetheless
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#5 Flowers Cover Up
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#6 Cruci-Fixed
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#7 Pikachu
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#8 Beautifully Executed
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#9 Wow What A Difference
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#10 Fantastic White Rabbit Rework By Ali Burke At Highwater Gallery, Swansea UK
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#11 Cover Up Done By Rodney Eckenberger
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#12 Alien To Cat
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#13 Got This One Done A While Ago, What Do You Think About This Bad Guy On A Guy's Leg? Imo It's An Awesome "Funny" Tattoo Which I Love!
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#14 Amazing Difference
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#15 Compass Taking Me No Where Now Takes Me Everywhere
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#16 You Can't Lie, This Is A Good Fix
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#17 Little Before & After
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#18 Cover-Up
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#19 One Of My Favourite Backpiece Cover Up
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#20 Love This Floral Cover Up!
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