Hello!

[cubsfan]

Hi there, I am new and decided to join this forum to get tattoo advice on one I just got, and also for future tattoos! I look forward to contributing to this site!

[Devious6]

Welcome to the forum...but to get any feedback we'll need to see some pictures.

[cubsfan]

So this is a tattoo I recently got, the artist drew it up and I was paying more attention to the design and the spelling of the words underneath. It wasn't until after I took the bandage off that night that I noticed the west and east are on the wrong sides... I have been brainstorming on ideas to cover them up, I've been told to maybe laser them off, but I'm not sure. I'm open to any suggestions or advice

[marley mission]

eh fuck it leave it

[cubsfan]

I'd rather not leave it. If I can do something to it, I would rather do that. Otherwise its going to drive me crazy for the rest of my life

[marley mission]

just get more tattoos - its all good - probably nobody would even notice - if they do - meh 

people who get tattooed should have a good sense of humor anyhow

[oboogie]

Just tell everyone to turn their head to look at the W and the E. Then they are correct.

[Devious6]

Ahh, this reminds me of Captain Peter "Wrongway" Peachfuzz from the old Rocky & Bullwinkle show when I was a kid. 

[mtlsam]

Tell people it a compass for the southern hemisphere

https://www.google.ca/search?q=different+compass+for+southern+hemisphere&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-ca&client=safari

People will be confused and drop the subject.

Or more realistically the lettering used makes the w and e fairly similar, perhaps you could have the letters reworked a bit all around and by making them bolder you would be left with the right letters just strangely oriented...

[cubsfan]

Thanks for the feedback so far. This mistake has been driving me crazy because its my first tattoo and I didn't want a stupid mistake like that, it's embarrassing. I've been thinking of ways to rework the lettering to make it look right, but I can't think of much. The tattoo artist that did it said they look like the right letters if you look at them at different angles, but its still obvious they are an E and W on the wrong sides 

[SStu]

wouldn't take much laser to get that to a point of fixing.

[otisc]

One thing you could do is put a little line under the W and the E. Both lines would be on the outside and would re-orient the eye to make the W and E appear correct. See attached bad photoshop

[oboogie]

2 minutes ago, otisc said:

One thing you could do is put a little line under the W and the E. Both lines would be on the outside and would re-orient the eye to make the W and E appear correct. See attached bad photoshop

SUCH a good idea! Do them under the others, too, for balance?

[cubsfan]

I think I might look into cost of laser and if that is an option first. Otherwise I do like the lines underneath the letters, and a little could be added maybe to the letters to make them look better.

[sister123]

I just asked about getting laser on one small portion, and they said it would cost the same as me removing the whole tattoo...since they base their price on size and their smallest size is 4x4 when my full tattoo is 3x1

[sister123]

Another option is excision....which i'm actually considering. 

[Devious6]

4 minutes ago, sister123 said:

Another option is excision....which i'm actually considering. 

I think I'd go with the line option. Put some other tattoos around it...no onw will ever notice. In time, you'll appreciate the humor of it.

[sister123]

26 minutes ago, Devious6 said:

I think I'd go with the line option. Put some other tattoos around it...no onw will ever notice. In time, you'll appreciate the humor of it.

I think you meant to respond OP? 

I meant that I am personally considering excision for my tattoo. 

Edited September 13, 2016 by sister123

[Devious6]

Yes, you are correct. I'm confused - what tattoo are you considering having excised?

[cubsfan]

23 minutes ago, sister123 said:

I just asked about getting laser on one small portion, and they said it would cost the same as me removing the whole tattoo...since they base their price on size and their smallest size is 4x4 when my full tattoo is 3x1

Thats my fear of doing laser, is that the price would be pretty high. I want to get it fixed, but I don't want to drop a lot into it. I'm new to the whole tattoo scene, does anyone have any guests on what it would cost to laser those two little spots?

[sister123]

16 minutes ago, Devious6 said:

Yes, you are correct. I'm confused - what tattoo are you considering having excised?

I (not op) want to get a portion of my wrist tattoo excised. I made a post about it on tattoo removal. 

[bongsau]

20 hours ago, cubsfan said:

Thats my fear of doing laser, is that the price would be pretty high. I want to get it fixed, but I don't want to drop a lot into it. I'm new to the whole tattoo scene, does anyone have any guests on what it would cost to laser those two little spots?

My guess ... at least 4 x the cost of the tattoo + whatever buddy charges you to redo the W and E afterwards. I don't have any experience with laser or coverups. Measure twice tattoo once.

[otisc]

Lasering a brand new tattoo is going to take time. A lot of places wont even touch it until you've had it for at least six months.

I think the mistake is a funny story that you will only appreciate more and more with time... and it makes what is a pretty mediocre-to-average tattoo at best something to smile about. Paying a lot of money to laser and then retouch this piece is not nearly worth the time and expense of just chalking it up to experience, having a chuckle, and getting something much better nearby or elsewhere on your body.

[marley mission]

3 minutes ago, otisc said:

I think the mistake is a funny story that you will only appreciate more and more with time... and it makes what is a pretty mediocre-to-average tattoo at best something to smile about. Paying a lot of money to laser and then retouch this piece is not nearly worth the time and expense of just chalking it up to experience, having a chuckle, and getting something much better nearby or elsewhere on your body.

this x100

[Rob I]

On September 13, 2016 at 4:49 PM, otisc said:

One thing you could do is put a little line under the W and the E. Both lines would be on the outside and would re-orient the eye to make the W and E appear correct. See attached bad photoshop

This is a great and extremely cost efficient way to fix. Pretty clever.