While taste is subjective, and what one person might think looks amazing for another is a disaster, we, as humanity, can agree that some things are just not too pleasant to look at. Whether it’s due to poor craftsmanship, bad ideas, or being bad on purpose, the tattoos shared on a Facebook page called ‘Ink Shaming — All Bad Tattoos‘ are really tough to look at.
So no matter if you are an expert in tattooing or wondering if you should get your first ink yet, we are sure you will have some opinions about the artwork done by the artists down below. These bad tattoos are a great reminder that even though we celebrate the freedom of self-expression, it is always worthwhile to strive for mastery. A tattoo, after all, is more than just ink on the skin; it is a symbol or a statement, so why not have it done in a way that makes you proud?
#1 That’s Wild
Image credits: Kassidy Bond
#2 Sweet Jesus
Image credits: Aric Flowers
#3 What’s With The Bananas
Image credits: Mia Kennedy-Leech
#4 Skin Of A Killer
Image credits: Fritz Vonstrudelbaker
#5 Miley Cyrus
Image credits: Awsten Clark
#6 I Actually Kinda Like It
Image credits: Megan Archer
#7 Saw On Another Page
Image credits: Casey Turner
#8 Hi Y’all. I Wanted To Join So I Could Show Off, What I Think Is The Worst Tattoo Ever. I Have Tons That I’m Proud Of But This One Isn’t It. I Lost A Dumb Bet A Few Years Ago And Got This Sucker Without Seeing It Until It Was Permanent
Image credits: Jack Brown
#9 What In The Jesus
Image credits: Olli Ilmavirta
#10 Poor Babies
Image credits: Shells McQuay
#11 I’m New So Hopefully You Don’t See This Constantly
Image credits: Matthew Wagner
#12 Nailed It
Image credits: Michelle Riordan
#13 Found This On My Timeline
Image credits: Thomas Goulet
#14 Yikes
Image credits: Lily Hall
#15 One Of Mine
Image credits: Anonymous participant
#16 From An Artist In My Town
Image credits: Hailzz Brynn
#17 Oh
Image credits: Emma Paulson
#18 I Absolutely Love This
Image credits: Nicole Manwiller
#19 Y’all…
Image credits: Anonymous participant
#20 Rad
Image credits: Delaila Galvan
#21 Rough One
Image credits: Anonymous participant
#22 Creepy
Image credits: Steven Lowe
#23 Live And….??
Image credits: Anonymous participant
#24 Bad Tattoo
Image credits: Rene Mercado Miller
#25 Give Me What You Got
Image credits: Adreanna Rosenbalm
#26 Found In Another Group
Image credits: Leyla Elizondo
#27 Listens To Five Finger Death Punch Once
Image credits: Chris Rodas
#28 Andrea Sergent
Image credits: Oh no bro
#29 Idk Where To Start
Image credits: Jackson Bredläu
#30 Someone I Know. Yes It’s Real. Yes She Likes It. There Are Markers Because We Where Coloring Jt
Image credits: Anonymous participant
#31 They Try To Say They Are A Certified Piercer And Tattoo Artist With No Apprenticeship Or Classes For It
Image credits: Rin Kelly
#32 ?
Image credits: Jay Zack
#33 They Try To Say They Are A Certified Piercer And Tattoo Artist With No Apprenticeship Or Classes For It
Image credits: Rin Kelly
#34 Spotted On My Timeline. Cant Make This Up. The Beer Can In The Back Explains Everything!
Image credits: Brandon Lee
#35 I-?
Image credits: Lawren Ferreira
#36 The Body Is Thy Temple Thou Shall Not Desicrate-Tattaloniuns 3:16
Image credits: Regan Denholm
#37 Awful
Image credits: Cat Gamble
#38 Didn’t Have To Find In The Wild Cause It Lives With Me Everyday
Image credits: Jason Carroll
#39 Imagine Having A (Bad) Tattoo Of The President Of Your Country
Image credits: Cat Gamble
#40 Horrible Stick N Poke Idk What I Was Thinking
Image credits: Anonymous participant
#41 Bitc Nc
Image credits: Robin Yost White
#42 Cmon.. I Love Juice But Why You Do Him So Dirty!?
Image credits: Anonymous participant
#43 This Rose Looks A Bit Diseased
Image credits: Electra Scott
#44 The Girl Who Will Tattoo Me On Her Face Like This Na Be The One I Go Marry
Image credits: Bob Hatzimanolis
#45 ?
Image credits: Parker Shearer
#46 Bad Tattoo
Image credits: Justin Sallee
#47 My Neighbor, Maybe Neighbor’s Girlfriend…. Not Clear. Either Way, Not An Awesome Tattoo. Can We Just Recognize The Fact That The Perspective From The Top Is Different Than The One At The Bottom Of The Container?
Image credits: Be Ko
#48 Got Another Tattoo Y’all What You Think Of This One Be Honest I Wanna Hear Your Opinion
Image credits: Sky Stark
#49 A Girl I Know Got This… It Was Free Because “He Loves Taylor Swift”
Image credits: Anonymous participant
#50 Big Yikes
Image credits: Micalah Jones
#51 It Says Sorry About Last Night I Got It Becuase I Always Used To Drink Way Too Much Alcohol And Do Some Dumb F**ked Up Sh*t And Got Tired Of Always Having To Tell People Sorry About Last Night So I Got It Tatted So I’m The Morning I Could Just Pull My Sleeve Up And Show It To Them. Made Sense To Me To Get It At The Time
Image credits: Matthew Plowman
#52 This Is From An “Artist” At A Shop I Used To Work At. Used To. Once I Saw That This Is What The Boss Man Was Gonna Allow To Walk Out Of The Shop, I Walked As Well. I Follow Him On Ig Still Just To See The Abominations This Guy Produces
Image credits: Anonymous participant
#53 Bad Tattoos
Image credits: John Wilson
#54 What Yall Think?
Image credits: R.S. Kerns
#55 I Am Trying To Convince Myself That That This Tattoo Is Not That Bad But Still Fell So Insecure About It Because It Doesent Look Right. I Need Honest Opinions
Image credits: Solveig Sofi Hauge
#56 Saw This In The Wild And Thought It Deserved A Home In This Group
Image credits: Shassy Neilsen
#57 The Line Work. The Chewed Up Spots. This Isn’t Going To Age Well
Image credits: Anonymous participant
#58 Spotted In Berlin ^^
Image credits: Janine Kasapoglu
#59 Oh My Goodness!!! What In The World Happened To Buzz?? I Think He Needs Some Milk!!
Image credits: Electra Scott
#60 My First Tattoo, Looks Like Hot Garbage Lol. I Think I Was Only 14-15 Years Old
Image credits: Aaron Zerfoss
#61 This Guy On A Horror Group I Follow Posted This And Everyone Said It Looked Good Your Thoughts???? They Were Being Nice Lol But Let’s Tear Him A New One
Image credits: Anthony Alvarez
#62 Let’s Go Ahead And Rip This Band-Aid Off
Image credits: Wyatt Ruark
#63 What’s Y’all Think Of It ?
Image credits: Will Plourde
#64 This Is Supposed To Be The Final Product???
Image credits: Aye Chrysalis
#65 Check Out This Bad Boy I Found. Ultra Janky
Image credits: Matt Taylor
#66 Friendship Exaltation Moment. It’s Supposed To Be The Extinction Rebellion Logo
Image credits: Anxo Alvariño
#67 This Was In A Star Wars Group Im In
Image credits: Brendan Dunn
#68 Dont Hold Back
Image credits: Johnny Lee
#69 So So So Much To Dissect Here
Image credits: Beth Stokes
#70 Wham Not Mine My Nates
Image credits: Carl Pritchard
#71 The Longer I Look At It, The Worse It Gets
Image credits: Brit Keyes
#72 A Tattoo I Did On Myself N F**ked Up Bad, Plan On Getting A Coverup ? Shame All Y’all Want
Image credits: Saturn Caron
#73 Self Explanatory Look Horrible 15 Years Old And Didn’t Want To Wait I’m 25 Now And Remember The Experience Of A Basement Tattoo
Image credits: John Natoli
#74 Bad Tattoos
Image credits: Matthew Souza
#75 Drunk Stuff
Image credits: Michael Arneson
#76 Not On Me, But My Cousin
Image credits: Anonymous participant
#77 Too Lazy To Finish Squirtle, Roast Me
Image credits: Jacob Mercer
#78 Terrible Tattoos I’ve Done Whilst During Mental Health Episodes
Image credits: Anonymous participant
#79 ?
Image credits: Anonymous participant
#80 Seen Posted By A Friend Of A Friend. Posting Anon Just In Case The Og Is In Here, Don’t Need Their Wrath Lol
Image credits: Anonymous participant
#81 What Do We Think?
Image credits: Anonymous participant
#82 ??
Image credits: Anonymous participant