Body art is a beautiful way to express ourselves. But sometimes, what – or who – we feel passionate about changes, and we realize that tattoo parlor visit might’ve been a mistake.
Luckily, these people taught us nothing is truly permanent, even when done with ink.
Whether you want inspiration for covering up a past regret of your own or just some good ol’ entertainment, you won’t regret looking through this list of inventive and funny tattoo cover-ups.
Pikachu’s Part-Time Job
Sometimes people just get a tattoo that leaves them less than impressed – sometimes because they chose the wrong thing, other times because the tattoo artist simply wasn’t very good. This photo shows what can happen when you let someone with little to no experience give you a tattoo. Luckily, whoever he went to afterward was an actual professional, and they managed to cleverly cover their Pickachu tattoo with another Pickachu tattoo.
The second tattoo looks much better and even incorporates the first in a believable way. All it took was an artist with a clever mind and a little bit of skill.
That Escalated Quickly
Some people who have a picture of their former significant other tattooed choose to cover the whole thing up entirely. Not many choose to incorporate said tattoo into a new tattoo that pretty much tells their ex that he/she is dead to them. However, that’s what this person did when they transformed their portrait of their ex-girlfriend into an image of a dead person. It doesn’t get more hardcore than that!
In our opinion, the quality of the tattoo is much better the second time around. The portrait looked a bit simplistic. The shading was also a bit wonky in the original tattoo.
They Spelled Sriracha Wrong
This guy deserves a “thank you” from just about anyone out there dating someone named Sarah. Now, they all know that if they get their girlfriend’s name tattooed on their body, they can just add a chicken and “cha” to the tattoo and quickly start repping their favorite hot sauce. There are literally no consequences for this bad decision. It’s kind of like having a “get out of jail free card” in real life. That is until you realize sriracha is spelled completely wrong.
If you’re not a fan of spelling mistakes, or you just aren’t into getting people’s names tattooed on your body, feel free not to follow this guy’s example.
Gene Turned From Prince Charming to a Frog
While a frog isn’t the coolest tattoo we can think of, it’s certainly a clever choice when you’re trying to cover up an ex’s name. Everyone is familiar with the whole frog turned prince story, but people aren’t likely to guess that this tattoo used to spell out the name “Gene” and shows how Gene, apparently, went from prince charming to a frog. The swirling clouds in the background even add a mysterious vibe to the whole tattoo.
The artist really did a great job blending all of this together; you can barely see the outline of the name anymore. The letter “G” is just barely visible in the foliage.
