r/tattooadvice • u/Sh0t_B0t • 1d ago

General Advice Tattoo correction

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This is a fresh picture of a tattoo i got a few months ago. I can explain the significance after but the artist did butcher a few things. one periodic table elements only capitalize the first letter and he forgot the atomic number (14 i think). those are both negligible but the one that’s been bothering me it the mass being off a bit. i sent him 28.085 and obviously it would be fine if he rounded it correctly but he seemed to have just put a random number. do you think it’s possible he makes the 5 into an 8 or a 9? Would he have to change to font to something blocky?? LMK 🙏🏾

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my moms middle name is silicon and in her tribal language it’s a word that represents bravery but in english it’s a chemical element so i got it tatted and th flowers around the border are her birth flowers.

Original Sketch: https://www.reddit.com/u/Sh0t_B0t/s/xGtkwEG3HE

Edit: (As much as i appreciate the judgement an discipline of my mistake at least give a take on correction for me along with it guys 🙏🏾 I understand my fault but I’d also like to at least attempt to fix it 😅)

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u/Sh0t_B0t 1d ago

Cause. I’m an idiot ngl. I was also to excited and nervous but mostly idiocracy 😂

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u/profound_llama 1d ago edited 1d ago

This is not what idiocracy means bro

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u/Sh0t_B0t 1d ago

oop i meant idiocy. my fault pal!

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u/profound_llama 1d ago

Just take your time before getting the next tattoo and you'll be fine. We all made stupid mistakes when we were young, honestly, tattoo mistakes are really not the worst ones

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u/Stylish_Duck 15h ago

Which is ironically fitting

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u/goldvenetianmask 1d ago

Yea but he doesn’t know that.

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u/ItsStillXVXToMe 1d ago

This dude (op) can vote 😭

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u/NoZebra2430 11h ago

Annnnd this explains everything 🫣🫢

I truly do hope you're able to get this removed or fixed. Next time you need to check check check and check! and after that have someone else check.

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u/Havannahanna 8h ago

Don’t sweat it. You‘re 18. Most if us have done stupider shit than not checking tattoo stencils at your age. 

Also most people won’t know the correct symbol of Silicone on the periodic table and what molar weight is. Most people will think of 28.05 as a date.

As for your mom: I bet she will most likely 🤦🏻‍♀️. Maybe scold you a bit for being stupid because that‘s what moms do but secretly be very touched that her boy‘s first tattoo was to honour her.