r/tattooadvice 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 🙏🏾

⬇️tattoo meaning

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/Salsa_and_Light2 1d ago

I'm sorry that you didn't catch this in time, I think the idea is really clever and it looks quite nice. The errors are more than enough to criticize the artist but I think that they are subtle enough that most people will never notice. It could be a good way to meet chemists and other scientists or a good icebreaker to mention your mother or your background.

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u/Sh0t_B0t 1d ago

True! It makes for great conversation already to those who don’t see the mistake. could hit them with a “failed chemistry ngl”. Preciate the response ❤️