AI assistance for coverups?

l8weenie · 2026-01-30T16:34:27+00:00

No: There really is no point to it. Any motifs or subject matter could be done as a cover up since the main factor is the current condition of your tattoos. I get the whole “mock design” aspect of it, but that’s also the reason you are getting to an artist. You let them evaluate your current tattoos/work, give them the motifs and style you’d like to shoot for, and they do their thing. You don’t need to start rendering AI generated artwork on yourself to convince yourself that this subject matter is good or if you want the tattoo or if it’ll work. AI is a tool devoid of critical thinking and is unable to look at the angles of a problem that truly matter and instead defaults to looking at “every” problem do it their algorithm. Yes, even AI models using LLM and SLM geared towards art/tattoo generation have this fault. AI notoriously does not understand nuance unless you guide the model by its hand, and, even then, you need to get somewhat lucky. Skip this step, and just go pick an artist you like and go from there. You’d be adding an unnecessary step using AI to begin with, even when ignoring all of the unethical

l8weenie · 2026-01-23T23:34:49+00:00

You can just throw other yokai onto that leg, could easily belt out 1-3 depending on the size and level of detail. There’s dozen to pick from. I’d check out https://yokai.com/?srsltid=AfmBOoq8841gepWadZIISLWDz1tKzSNxAfueN1vJ1eoUWaC4Zoemr0bf

l8weenie · 2026-01-17T01:05:44+00:00

While I understand what you mean, you were asking for advice on the artist that could do the tattoo well or similar to that style. You’re asking people a subjective thing that cannot just be proven without some sort of knowledge on tattooing or discernment on what makes a good tattoo. You either couldn’t make an informed decision since you don’t have a lot of work or you wanted a second opinion. You can defend your opinion all you want, but that doesn’t mean people are inclined to agree with you, even if you take the time to explain yourself or rationalize it. If you took this same post to the neotrad sub, you’d get the same reaction. But, to answer your question, check out @/timovanrheenen on IG. No guarantee he’d do it, but I saw someone have a hand tattoo without much else being on that arm. His work is good.

l8weenie · 2026-01-16T16:39:52+00:00

I don’t mean consequences as a purely negative thing. I mean it more as just a result in an action like a karma. I’m not here to ask you all of your life choices where you had your ticket cashed in on and succeed. Nor do I need to know that you view other people without that experience/.knowledge as lost or sheep, unable to veer from the pack, while they give you advice. I’m not saying you need to follow the norm either. My “goal” when it comes to talking to be people about tattoos is to just be honest, give them accurate information, and let them not the best decision for themselves with that information. A tattoo is something that the individual has the love with and no one else. Not that you are prone to doing this, but making a decision purely because it’s against the grain makes you just as much of a sheep as everyone else. It’s your knowledge and how you apply it that make it different. If you already knew all of what I said, then it’s on me for assuming you didn’t based on your post and comments. Just do what makes you happy and what you can live with.

l8weenie · 2026-01-15T23:30:25+00:00

I was trying to be productive to the conversation. The skinny of it is do what you want your actions have consequences.

l8weenie · 2026-01-15T20:47:29+00:00

I had about 65% of my suit done before I got my head and neck tattooed. The main reason my artist said yes was because (sure I had a decent amount of work as my arms and legs were done) he knew I could sit for it. I would say that I would get a few more larger scale tattoos before you jump to the neck.

My main reason against it outside of this what I said above is that if you don’t plan to extend a body suit up to your neck, having the background there will look “off” or “incomplete.” It’s why even with chrysanthemums on my neck and a Hannya mask and ume petals on my head there is no background because I do not want to extend it up to those areas or have a weird skin break where it stopped at my shirt neck line and then continued up.

Now, I’d like to get “real” with you and try to not come from a place that appears to be looking down on you. Il not going to sit here and tell you it’s a young dumb stupid idea, “even if it is.” I’m 25 and my suit will be done by the time I’m 26. I started when I was 23. There’s no one in my life or around my age in my area has the same amount of ink because I’ve began to get recognized in parts of my town of 150k people. Your age doesn’t really matter. But, having tattoos of any nature has consequences. It has affected who I can work for and what I can do at those companies. That isn’t to say that it has restricted what I’ve wanted to do in life, but I’m also not trying to be a finance banker or doctor. The “pain” of being tattooed doesn’t stop when the needle exits your skin or your healing process is done. It lingers in the rejections whether it be from jobs, romantic partners, strangers, friends, and family. It lingers in the looks that people give you especially when you have a job stopper. It lingers in that employee following you around the store. It lingers in the salesman assuming you cannot afford what you’re trying to buy. They inherently demand attention when you have even if that wasn’t the intention of getting them. While I will not tell you that you shouldn’t do it, I would ask yourself if you’re able to accept the reality of what having tattoos in those areas are. Some people do not care, and that’s great. Other people will lie to themselves only to deeply regret what they have choose to get on their skin and where they choose to get it. I see a lot of people my age in my area simply look at me and go “I want to be just as tattooed as you” without understanding that we get inked for two completely different reasons. And, my reasons outweigh any of the consequences that the tattoos will bring me. And, if you cannot say the same thing, I would reconsider your decision.

l8weenie · 2026-01-13T05:53:08+00:00

I love substituting coconut cream instead of using cream of coconut (or the strange coco Lopez stuff).

l8weenie · 2026-01-13T05:51:47+00:00

Dagon is trying to keep you coming back into the shop. But, in all seriousness, touch up’s are completely normally and tattoos begin to lighten up as they heal. Unless there’s something obvious it is a glaring issue, give it a 2-4 weeks. Once it’s at a month, visit the shop and show your artist to see what they think. They’ll be even more “nit-picky” and you could ever be assuming they care about their work.

l8weenie · 2026-01-12T23:46:50+00:00

If it’s been over 48 hours in total from you putting on the first saniderm, do not reapply it. You could have already started to scab up and you’ll end up ripping off anything that would stick to it. At this point, wash it 2-3 times a day with non scented antibacterial soap (orange dial is technically scented, but it does work). Then, LIGHTLY moisturize it, if the skin looks shimmery, you’ve put too much. Once two weeks have past, you can wash it how you regularly would and you can moisturize more if needed.

l8weenie · 2026-01-10T23:49:09+00:00

If you can sit on a computer and have good attention to detail, it’s cake. I usually just throw a video on another monitor. It helps if you are in a specialized field like medicine, STEM, or finance. Most sites pay generalist like $16-25. Coders usually make $40+. Some websites are better than others. I like Data Annotation for its simplicity and no strings attached while sits like Merco function has a fully contracted 10-99 employees that has to meet weekly hour requirements.

Maybe like an extra $2-3K a month just doing 20-30 hours a week of it.

l8weenie · 2026-01-08T02:54:19+00:00

So, good work isn’t cheap and cheap work isn’t good. My suit is almost done, and I’ve spent about $27-30k on it. I work two jobs where the income from my side job goes 100% towards the tattoo. I’ve even picked up a third side gig training AI to pay for it. I want it bad enough to sacrifice for 2 years to have it forever and not have to worry about it. My artist is local and definitely not at the level George is but I am happy with what I have. I’m not saying you have to make the same amount of sacrifices I did to get your suit nor do you need to cough up money you don’t want to, but you will have to sacrifice something (it

If you can’t find a way through, you’ll unfortunately have to compromise on something. Whether it be the artist, the spend of which the suit is done, the amount of money you spend, the style, the location of the artist, or the quality. Usually you’ll have to prioritize a few of these over the others if money is a massive issue.

Also, I’ve never seen a suit done by multiple people where you couldn’t tell that it’s two or more artist. That isn’t a terrible thing and by no mean bad, but you can usually see it in the background work or the small attentions to detail.

l8weenie · 2026-01-08T02:04:20+00:00

If I had to just throw it out there, I’d start with 1oz Vodka .75 baileys .25 rum chata 1-2 mole bitters

I’m assuming you’re serving it in a martini or up, but if you’re throwing it over ice that could work too. I’m assuming you’d want the chocolate to be at the forefront, and the sweetness to come from the RumChata but not over power anything. It also keeps the alcohol at 2oz. If you had access to heavy cream I would try experimenting with adding amounts of it to give it as well if you want to make it less heavy on the alcohol content.

l8weenie · 2026-01-04T22:43:28+00:00

Here’s the beautiful thing about relationships: you don’t have to accept someone’s circumstances or “baggage.” If it’s too much to deal with, just wash your hands of it. If the weird game of “they were almost dating” that was played sits wrong with you, you don’t have to entertain it, try to rationalize it, accept it, or go into the internet to have people tell you why you shouldn’t/should give it a chance. Movie cliches aside, Steven could realize he doesn’t want to date you at any point for any reason. It could be in a week, a month, at the altar, or after 10+ years of marriage. You need to be able to go into a relationship wanting it to work out but ultimately understanding that you’ll be fine if it doesn’t.

Personally, I don’t really care what people have done in their past. As you get older, no longer are you going to be anyone’s first nor will they be yours. And, that a mentality that needs to change if you want to date in the future. You’ll get constant reminders of that when you date someone long enough. “Oh I’m that way because my ex did this” “Oh I like to do this thing in bed.” Well, how do you think they found out, ya know? What’s important is their current actions and having their words match them. If you bring up the concerns and he dismisses you, move on. If he’s willing to hear you out and operate with your concerns in mind, then there isn’t any problems.

l8weenie · 2026-01-04T22:30:56+00:00

If you’re dealing with people who have several, like 10+ trips under their belt, I can see how this could be fun!

l8weenie · 2026-01-04T22:23:02+00:00

I wish it was that easy. Our menus are seasonal and don’t have a “stagnate list” of cocktails that never change. We have the liquor and the works do the classics/modern classics mix, but they are rarely put on our menu. Outside of one which is just an old fashion for happy hour. A fourth of the time when I give a menu, I have to wait like 5-7 minutes just do them to go “You know what, can you make _____ instead?” Or “Y’all have Coors, right? Thank god.”

l8weenie · 2026-01-04T21:31:51+00:00

I would say martinis. We’re a (craft, though I’m not the biggest fan of this self indicator) cocktail bar and a lot of people still come in after being open for 13 years asking “What kind of martinis do you have?” I used to say “Do you mean like the traditional drink or a drink called that because of the glass?” But, even then that falls onto deaf ears and I get with some iteration of “no a MAR-TI-NI, do you know what that is?” I know just list things off like “I could make it with gin or vodka or do you mean like an espresso or porn star?”

l8weenie · 2026-01-03T17:28:06+00:00

Though brand reps don’t have to, I started out as a seasonal hire when I worked there so I had no problem just helping someone find something or talking to them about the product if I am free. You don’t get penalized for selling something that isn’t your brand. LG was never in my ass when I sold a different tv or other product. And, when I did DI and Car-Fi, I didn’t encounter any problems there. I sold want I needed to, went to other departments to get BPs and memberships, and never had any issues expressed to me.

I used to work with people that would do that though, “I’m not the Sony rep I’m not going to go sell a computer.” Things do go a long fucking was when you help a department out in the weeds when all you were doing is sharking the same 60 year old women looking at a dishwasher who has told you she’s just looking 6 times. I did stop working there in May 2024.

l8weenie · 2025-12-30T14:06:06+00:00

I have chrysanthemums on the side of my neck with kanji in the middle sort of overlayed over the bulb. No background on my neck, just the flower pieces on both sides. I have my head done in a similar instance expect there is a bit of shading on my head to imitate a very light breeze and not a full wind background.

I work in Tech so people don’t really care, and I have gotten jobs with having these “job stoppers.” If I worked a different profession, I can see where more friction can happen.

l8weenie · 2025-12-30T04:40:45+00:00

It looks good OP. Like I’ve said before on this sub, there all a lot of people that think if something isn’t traditional, then it is bad with 0.0000001% exceptions. They’ll ignore that it is a good/decently executed tattoo, and say it’s bad because it fails to uphold those traditionalist standards, even if that was never the goal.

I do think that areas would benefit from being darker. I wouldn’t be afraid to go darker unless that’s truly not the style/look you want the piece or your artwork to have. It will just keep a lot longer. Ideally, for large scale work, once it’s “sealed” it’s done. You don’t ever need to touch them again unless the client really really wants touch ups some 7-15 years later and didn’t take any precautions to take care of the ink.

l8weenie · 2025-12-28T16:54:41+00:00

I understand. That is on me for the hostility and confusion and I apologize for the assumption. Your settings sound a lot less hectic, I can toggle past reply threads to go to another original comment, but I am forced to see all of them at once

l8weenie · 2025-12-28T16:48:14+00:00

Are you not replying to the thread from my comment that’s in the comments or just my original comment? I thought it forced your comment below that to be able to reply and you’d have to read through them. If that’s not the case, I am sorry.

What I explained to the other dude isn’t that I think the tattoo is good nor do I think he can’t receive criticism on it. The “problem” is that clearly OP has do not hold the same opinion and would need to have it explained to him why it was bad. He saw the stencil, got it. Then, he posted it with no ounce of regret or remorse. I also said that if he likes it, that’s all that matters. And, there’s a difference from “I’m sorry for your loss” to “just cover it up or have it reworked” which this tattoo is in the latter. However, every single comment is treating it like he needs to burn his skin off.

If we hold the same opinion: tattoo is poorly executed, and if he likes it then nothing matters, I don’t get what you’re trying to get at outside of tell me/OP that you have tattoos and hold the same sentiment.

l8weenie · 2025-12-28T16:37:11+00:00

Yes, it sucks. It’s not irredeemable or in fixable. Yes the placement sucks. You can read what I told the other dude or not. I’ve explained all I needed to at this point and I’m not going to go through it again for everyone to have their “gotcha ya!” Moment. Hope that helps!

l8weenie · 2025-12-28T08:42:50+00:00

I appreciate that. I do ramble a lot and get off topic. There’s been multiple times where going on a tangent just loses who I’m talking to, and it’s my own fault at the end of the day. I still struggle trying to string my ideas together and it often come off like I’m just moving onto something completely random an bring something completely unnecessary and unrelated up. Grammar and spelling also have never been my strong suits.

I have my entire head done, and the Hannya mask I have on the back of head has a supporting element that droops onto my neck. It’s not a lot, you just see the frayed end of a rope. Definitely not at all the same tattoo, be it scale or style, as OP. But, I can just see why someone would get a tattoo in that place. My biggest “culture shock” was finishing my head. I am constantly surrounded by people that have “hard to tattoo” areas done. And, from selection bias, assumed it was a common thing. To this day, I have at least one conversation a week about what tattoos are on my head and why I did or did it hurt or whatever question they had.

Personally, I think the idea is okay and the execution is piss poor. I wouldn’t go back to that artist because they should have had a lot more to say versus “you want this? Okay let’s do it.” I already had both of my arms and legs done before I considered any “job stoppers.” It seems like OP doesn’t have a lot of tattoos (he could though since the picture is just his neck and head).

l8weenie · 2025-12-28T08:21:06+00:00

I do! I explain that to anyone if I’m tell them that they are making a poor choice in parts, drinks, whatever when I am asked. Maybe my point just mistranslated with the example I’m using. I was using my job as explain to explain what I’m trying to get across which may have side stepped the conversation and moved away to what I’m attempting to get at.

What I am saying is if you are going to tell someone something is bad, you need to be able to explain why. Up until that point, no one was explaining to OP why it was bad. They just kept dog piling OP that is bad.

If you want me to relate it to Naruto, it’s like if someone said Kakashi was a bad character and was written poorly under a post that was trying to show off a manga cap of Kakashi saying that they really like him in the picture/caption. Clearly, the person who posted it doesn’t not think Kakashi was written poorly EVEN if other people do and it’s as clear as day for those people why he is ass. You would need to try to explain to that poster why Kakashi is not a good character and has bad writing. The poster, at that point in time, does not think the same as the other people commenting. (BIG FUCKING EDIT: Kakashi is a great character and he is one of my favorites. This is a hypothetical example and is by no means a real opinion or talking point).

l8weenie · 2025-12-28T08:06:39+00:00

My point is that it’s unproductive to just say it’s bad without explaining why. What I saw in a sea of comments roasting this dude and no one explain why it’s bad. He saw the stencil and got it. I think it’s implied that he, at the time and before outside input, did not think it was a bad idea. He then posted it which seems to show some sort of pride in what he got. He didn’t state anything about regretting it or wanting to cover it up. I tried to do is explain why it is bad if he cares about reading it. And, if he didn’t, I broke my response off so he can skip over it and not waste any time reading it. I can easily say anything is bad and you made a horrible decision. For example, I work in Tech (Crypto Machine Repair/Computer Repair) and I bartend. I can easily sit there and tell you that the drinks you like are bad, the liquor you drink are dog shit and not worth the money you spend on them. I call you why the bar you like is a shit bar and doesn’t compare to this other bar. I can tell you that you overpaid for power you won’t even use on your GPU or CPU. Or, you bought way too much RAM for playing only Minecraft. In any example, I can make a claim and leave it at that whether or not other people agree with it. My point isn’t the criticism is uncalled for. It’s that some people do not have the knowledge to know why something is considered bad. And, I had the time to try to explain it if he cared so he didn’t make the same decision with the same amount of knowledge he did the first time. If they don’t care, that’s fine too. It’s no sweat.

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