Ok, so I got a new tattoo Friday night and my heart is breaking because, despite the fact that the stencil looked great, the artist messed up and it looks like Michael J Fox did my tattoo, as one person put it. I went to a reputable artist with an impressive portfolio-I just don't get it! But regardless, letter spacing and word spacing, combined with crooked words makes it look sloppy. Am I over analyzing or is it really that bad? Any suggestions on how to fix it or at least make it look less obvious?

http://instagr.am/p/IkHYdBGNAE/

http://instagr.am/p/IkGaTbGNPw/

Here are links to some pics of my tattoo. Please help! I hate being the one with the bad tattoo!

I may be missing something here because I'm only looking at pictures but it doesn't look bad to me. It looks hand-written. I think it looks fine. Maybe seeing it in real life would make it look different to me.

Anyway, if you're concerned about it, maybe go somewhere else and have them fix it. I would think if they possibly added some color to the back ground, it might clean it up a little.

Idk, I think when you're looking on it head on it looks OK because your brain clumps the words together but when I look at it in mirror it looks jacked up! As long as it looks OK outwardly I guess I don't mind. I'm just a perfectionist and it irks me. And I did say I wanted it to look handwritten rather than scripty. Yeah, I'm thinking about adding some filigree or something behind it that might distract from the inconsistencies

Idk, I think when you're looking on it head on it looks OK because your brain clumps the words together but when I look at it in mirror it looks jacked up! As long as it looks OK outwardly I guess I don't mind. I'm just a perfectionist and it irks me. And I did say I wanted it to look handwritten rather than scripty. Yeah, I'm thinking about adding some filigree or something behind it that might distract from the inconsistencies

You know, I can feel where you're coming from. I have a dragon on my arm that cost nearly $700 by the time it was done. I am completely disgusted with it and the guy that did it. I saw his work, he did good work on everyone else. He drew this out for me on paper, how it would look... it was great. The first sitting I wasn't happy with how it was coming out. He told me not to worry, as we get done, it will look like it should. He finished it and I think it looks like a cartoony mess. Hard to tell what it is and the background is horrible. I'm still trying to come up with a way to get it fixed.

But back to you... I do think that if you add some color, it probably will break it up a little and blend the overall look. Good luck!

Geez! $700! See I have a big piece in mind and I'm making DAMN sure I have a good artist for it! I just am so upset because I did everything right an still am not completely satisfied-but I tend to be a perfectionist so...

Thanks! Good luck to you too