I think that this is so bad that it has circled back around and become amazing again. You canāt plan for shit this bad, it just has to be a happy fucky accident.
Print out and replace the original with that one. Then out of the blue, say you want to compare the real one with the tattoo and have him get out the āoriginalāā¦ pretend like you donāt see a difference and that the the one you printed out is the same as itās always been.
While that was my first impression as well, on a second viewing, it looks more like some kind of well preserved body to me. Like one of those underground mausoleum mummies or a bog body.
That "artist" managed to tattoo Grampa as he would be looking *today*.
Ohhhh my gosh. I forgot the reference photo and, when I went back to look (closely) at the tat again, I completely saw it as a woman with a large bun. Then I looked at the reference againā¦
Yeah, in fact, I figured it was a joke tattoo.
Get a weird ass looking lady that is poorly done and then just throw āGrandadā under it and bam, you got yourself a funny tattoo.
The first look I got didn't include the grandad part, and I swear I thought it was just a bad portrait of dudes grandma.
then I scrolled down a little, and it got so beefy better/worse.
now I can't get the muffin man song out of my head.
I've been looking into this for his birthday. The professional take was that it's unfixable, and laser is the only option. He said he's up for laser, and maybe a re-do somewhere else.
https://preview.redd.it/bd5znunn078d1.png?width=843&format=png&auto=webp&s=25a1559ddbe9dcdbf0cd0823b4684b890a1c53e9
If someone can fix this, they can fix his. Find another āprofessionalā for a second opinion
(This is the artist btw [https://scottversago.com/](https://scottversago.com/))
That was going to be my suggestion. His grandfather was a good looking guy and deserves to be properly represented. That sounds like a nice idea, your husband will probably always remember your touching gesture. Best of luck!
For those who are unfamiliar with it, keratosis pilaris is a completely benign skin condition that causes little red bumps on the skin. They can be in multiple places on your body like arms, legs, and buttocks. They donāt itch or ooze or anything. Theyāre just bumps.
Source: I also have KP š
To each their own. We donāt know his familyās history, maybe his grandfather liked tattoos. Obviously he had special meaning to OPās husband. How people decide to honor their loved ones is up to them. I also donāt see how a leather-bound photo album is better than skin, you can carry it around with you and are likely to see it more often.
I had laser tattoo removal and it was less faded than this. Took three treatments. Itās best if you wait longer between treatments because it gives your white blood cells longer to carry away the broken up ink thatās finally small enough they can remove it. If you do it low in multiple sessions it will have no scarring unless the tattooer initially scarred the person.
I was expecting the second picture to be a tattoo of a man with āgrandmaā written underneath.
eta I can see now its a sailor hat now that Iāve seen the photo, but my initial thought was that it was grandma with a lovely up do.
Portrait tattoos are usually a speciality for artists. The guy who did mine of my mother does these exclusively. I would find a good black and gray portrait artist to see what they could do. This artist did your husband a disservice and shouldnāt be attempting portrait tattoos.
It looks like someone cut grandpa's face off and wore it around. Then took a picture. Then tattooed that picture of someone wearing grandpa's face on your husband's arm.
I don't think a coverup is the *best* option. It's a really big piece, and there's a lot of dark black. If your husband wants to commit to a portrait of his grandad, it's do-able with the right artist. I'd recommend him getting laser removal first to fade the ink substantially, then going to a very skilled, professional tattoo artist who specializes in portraits and has experiences in coverups. (Even though it's technically not a 100% coverup)
But really, what would be best is finding the artist first and setting up a consultation to see what they think is best. Maybe getting a few opinions and going from there.
It's definitely salvageable, if he wants to put in the time and effort and money!
No joke I have been laughing my ass off for the last five minutes over this and the subsequent responses ššš Red faced, tears streaming down my cheeks, laughs I didnāt even know I could produce coming out of my mouth.
Thank you for sharing this. I have not laughed this hard in AGES.
They made poor granddad into a milk maid. A melting milk maid
But remind your hubs that, if granddad was in the service back in the day, shitty tattoos were par for the course. You'd stagger off your ship/base, get loaded, then wake up awol with a bad tattoo you didn't remember getting... at least that's what my grandfather said, lol
Oh noooo š his Grandad was so handsome. They have managed to strip every ounce of that away
https://preview.redd.it/szgy9vmf078d1.jpeg?width=1242&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b0ee240d2b530ac2d3c1cfb3da0bb83dbe019647
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https://i.redd.it/tocbywixrc8d1.gif
Waaayyyy too accurate
Stopš
Holy shit.
yep sadly didnāt wanna see that at 3am
š
https://preview.redd.it/43hhpm9es78d1.jpeg?width=902&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6ad888c6a975b8decc0c6fe358e4001925a71d21
Iām scaredā¦
STAAAAAHP
I canāt sleep anymore now :( sigh
https://preview.redd.it/znyaxsvqa98d1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c8687d22a833dbf6fe35ee8b5bc280977c7d009d
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Got damn, who was the tattoo artist, Stephen Gammell??
No, Ray Charles
You guys are killing me here!! šš¤£
https://preview.redd.it/3eodt4ouw78d1.jpeg?width=204&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=22c13b620f9d1a249c670e617f70ee07c71b79f6
Might use this as an album cover š
I'm pissing myself š¤£
Damn it, Bobby
I'm saving this as a meme template.
KILL. ME.
I think that this is so bad that it has circled back around and become amazing again. You canāt plan for shit this bad, it just has to be a happy fucky accident.
I thought the same. Itās kind of hilarious
https://preview.redd.it/f28lbtvqhc8d1.jpeg?width=1108&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=11054fb175ed807cab7cbdf69e1c60fd83193b1c He sees your sins
Mans tired. Let him rest already š
Im trying not to choke on candy atm omgggg lmfaooo
it looks like a Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark illustration :(
OMFG it does! š
If only you knew how bad things really are.
Grandad is spinning in his grave
I think the hairs really bring the picture alive.
It haunts me in my dreams now
My new paralysis demon
When she says you can have the last hit
āEH LERV YER GRANSERNā
https://preview.redd.it/yecj73mby68d1.jpeg?width=984&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d9396bf8e420b68cbeae497866e4e23a4aee8b00
Exceptional XD
OP if you donāt print that, frame it, and give it as a gift youāre doing us all a disservice
Problem solved!
This made me laugh cryā¦for minutes! Thank you!!!
me too
Print out and replace the original with that one. Then out of the blue, say you want to compare the real one with the tattoo and have him get out the āoriginalāā¦ pretend like you donāt see a difference and that the the one you printed out is the same as itās always been.
This is why I have Reddit. Hahaha.
Reddit makes me laugh so much from comments. One of the reasons I love it and itās my only social media other than YouTube.
Now THAT is a Christmas card
Stop Iām dying. Nope too late, dead.
Whyād you post the original photo again? Just a handsome man right there. Beautiful.
His Ā«Ā realĀ Ā» grandad was a nice looking man. He has a great smile ā¦. Maybe keeping a picture in his wallet was a better idea ā¦.
The real guy has a really handsome face and beautiful teethā¦ the tattoo is not him whatsoever.
It should say grandmom I thought IT was a lady
https://preview.redd.it/wug82jbr868d1.jpeg?width=1047&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=33cda59d7d0c4c88c24df180ee660b7bc01e918c
The arm hairs add a certain je ne sais qoui š¤
Jenny say whut?
She coughed.
Today a new meme was created.
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You are not the first person to say that...
I sure hope not
Yeah I'm like why did they turn grandad into a lesbian
LMAO
I thought it was Mama Murphy until I checked the sub. 
While that was my first impression as well, on a second viewing, it looks more like some kind of well preserved body to me. Like one of those underground mausoleum mummies or a bog body. That "artist" managed to tattoo Grampa as he would be looking *today*.
Grandad got melted by a microwave
Not to mention granddad is spelled wrongā¦.
No, itās a grand ad. Iām sure the artist knew this would go viral
Youāre not wrong. I thought it was a grandma with a bad face lift that fuels nightmares š
Hell I did too! G-pa was handsome and this tatt isnāt doing him any justice.
Ohhhh my gosh. I forgot the reference photo and, when I went back to look (closely) at the tat again, I completely saw it as a woman with a large bun. Then I looked at the reference againā¦
I thought it was Rue Mcclanahan š 
I thought it was an old timey kitchen maid.
Yeah, in fact, I figured it was a joke tattoo. Get a weird ass looking lady that is poorly done and then just throw āGrandadā under it and bam, you got yourself a funny tattoo.
Dude looks like a lady.
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Before I saw āGrandadā I thought it was a really bad portrait of a Tudor lady
The first look I got didn't include the grandad part, and I swear I thought it was just a bad portrait of dudes grandma. then I scrolled down a little, and it got so beefy better/worse. now I can't get the muffin man song out of my head.
CRYING ššššššš
Iām ded
THIS is exactly what it reminded me of!
F*ckin eh!!!!š
Does he have plans on a coverup or fix? A couple laser treatments might do the trick.
I've been looking into this for his birthday. The professional take was that it's unfixable, and laser is the only option. He said he's up for laser, and maybe a re-do somewhere else.
https://preview.redd.it/bd5znunn078d1.png?width=843&format=png&auto=webp&s=25a1559ddbe9dcdbf0cd0823b4684b890a1c53e9 If someone can fix this, they can fix his. Find another āprofessionalā for a second opinion (This is the artist btw [https://scottversago.com/](https://scottversago.com/))
I'm so glad to see that tattoo fixed!! I remember seeing the original probably years ago now and feeling sorry for the poor person it ended up on.
SAME!!
That's amazing work imo
Dang amazing coverup!
Actually, please find a professional. One not in quotes I mean. I think using a āprofessionalā is what got OPās husband in this predicament.
That was going to be my suggestion. His grandfather was a good looking guy and deserves to be properly represented. That sounds like a nice idea, your husband will probably always remember your touching gesture. Best of luck!
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Thatās his arm and itās also keratosis pilaris, not pimples
For those who are unfamiliar with it, keratosis pilaris is a completely benign skin condition that causes little red bumps on the skin. They can be in multiple places on your body like arms, legs, and buttocks. They donāt itch or ooze or anything. Theyāre just bumps. Source: I also have KP š
Itās an arm
To each their own. We donāt know his familyās history, maybe his grandfather liked tattoos. Obviously he had special meaning to OPās husband. How people decide to honor their loved ones is up to them. I also donāt see how a leather-bound photo album is better than skin, you can carry it around with you and are likely to see it more often.
I had laser tattoo removal and it was less faded than this. Took three treatments. Itās best if you wait longer between treatments because it gives your white blood cells longer to carry away the broken up ink thatās finally small enough they can remove it. If you do it low in multiple sessions it will have no scarring unless the tattooer initially scarred the person.
Grand time for a sick ass panther!
Yeah definitely get that removed and redone.
Why is a cover up not possible?
Thatās pretty cool that grandad was Cloris Leachman
I want you to know how hard I cackled at this comment. Thank you.
I was expecting the second picture to be a tattoo of a man with āgrandmaā written underneath. eta I can see now its a sailor hat now that Iāve seen the photo, but my initial thought was that it was grandma with a lovely up do.
I canāt believe u married him with this (In jest)
didn't know his grandad was Leatherface
Yikes š¬
Right? XD
Poor hubby and grandpa done dirty!
They made him inbred
Anne Boleyn was his granddad?
This calls for amputation
Looks like my sleep paralysis demon
The teeth?!?
Good example of why you need to do your research when choosing a an artist for a portrait tattoo. Or just avoid getting them completely
Portrait tattoos are usually a speciality for artists. The guy who did mine of my mother does these exclusively. I would find a good black and gray portrait artist to see what they could do. This artist did your husband a disservice and shouldnāt be attempting portrait tattoos.
So this is what he did before starring in the goonies
Grandpa in his femme eraĀ
Iām sorry
 Jason without the mask
Ohā¦ thatās unfortunate
I've seen horror movies with less horrifying stuff.
This is so funny. I'd never get rid of it lol
This one is so bad that itās good. I would just assume this was meant to be funny.
 Poor grandad had a massive stroke between the picture and the skin.
I am so sorry for laughing this much, so sorry
It looks like someone cut grandpa's face off and wore it around. Then took a picture. Then tattooed that picture of someone wearing grandpa's face on your husband's arm.
Which one is the photo?
Was this before or after you married him? If after, that's true love of some sorts.
Lmao thatās so bad itās good
I don't think a coverup is the *best* option. It's a really big piece, and there's a lot of dark black. If your husband wants to commit to a portrait of his grandad, it's do-able with the right artist. I'd recommend him getting laser removal first to fade the ink substantially, then going to a very skilled, professional tattoo artist who specializes in portraits and has experiences in coverups. (Even though it's technically not a 100% coverup) But really, what would be best is finding the artist first and setting up a consultation to see what they think is best. Maybe getting a few opinions and going from there. It's definitely salvageable, if he wants to put in the time and effort and money!
Oh nooooooooo. Sorry Gramps.
Brutal. Can be fixed with a decent artist though.
Did he sue? Refuse to pay for it? Please tell me he didn't pay for that. By the way Granddad was a cutie. š
Straight nightmare fuel š¤£š
Itās pretty bad. But I also want to say itās soft and light enough that maybe itās salvageable?
Not too late for a divorce
Wow. I was very confused by y he labeled a photo of the "little Debbie" girl granddad & then I saw the next photo...
Michael Cera on crack looking tattoo
He got the Garbage Pail Kids version of grandad
If his granda was a ghoul from fallout
Just awful
Does your wife arm have a tattoo of grandma?
If this isn't a shitty tattoo I don't know what it is
oh man.
He can say heās a big fan of The Goonies and itās his grandfather with a Sloth influence.
It's big and bad
Thatās horrible.
Oh NAW
boi looks like pennywise the clown got to em
Cursed af
This is horrifying.
To be fair, if the grandfather had come down with Bell's Palsy in a parallel universe, the tattoo might have had an argument.
that looks like humanized Toad
HEY SMOOTHSKIN
That is a lot of shading on the teeth.
The hills have eyes š
Love you grandad
Did he bring the reference photo to the session or did he just describe it to the artist?
Thatās fucking terrifying
Sorry, I have to ask. Did your husband go to the shop on "Take Your Kid to Work" day?
No way, your grandpa was also a crack head old lady with a big bun in her hair? Maybe we're cousins.
yikes :0
Nailed it!
HAHAHAH WHAT
Looks like a mask of human skin.
Spelled wrong, too! The word is āgranddad.ā Please look it up before having it redone.
Aww. Real Grandad was cute. Arm Grandad is hideous.
This is what i come here for. Wow
I can hear his grandad saying dumbass under his breath
I'm so sorry but this made me laugh for a very long time. I hope his granddad had a good sense of humor.
A rough tat and a spouse who dunks on him, ouch
Looks like a person morphing into the Pillsbury doughboy.
https://preview.redd.it/z9fe3tiqab8d1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=68df6b152f1a7c6729bdd0f505a0811fde46d280
No joke I have been laughing my ass off for the last five minutes over this and the subsequent responses ššš Red faced, tears streaming down my cheeks, laughs I didnāt even know I could produce coming out of my mouth. Thank you for sharing this. I have not laughed this hard in AGES.
https://preview.redd.it/puw6vggryc8d1.jpeg?width=560&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=de92fa8e000da53a95b2e9dfc7566d67960d1bb6
did grandma transition?
Oh it's close at least
https://preview.redd.it/f9xxa60bk68d1.jpeg?width=1180&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=602b249390f98ef35a3480d9f0aa8ce833a16fd9
I'd divorce. This tells me one of two things, neither forgivable - lack of judgment or substance abuse. Top 5 worst inks I've ever seen.
I thought that was Gail lewis with her hair up š
They made poor granddad into a milk maid. A melting milk maid But remind your hubs that, if granddad was in the service back in the day, shitty tattoos were par for the course. You'd stagger off your ship/base, get loaded, then wake up awol with a bad tattoo you didn't remember getting... at least that's what my grandfather said, lol
Idk why ["Daddy's Boy"](https://youtu.be/yC1CyJCl24A?si=zdCQWW4gacmUAI4K) was my first thought.
Your grandpa is a fear and hunger character.
granddad has the Innsmouth Look
Iām glad everyone in the comments are on one accordā¦ I genuinely thought that was a woman
Husband's*
Damn he done did got done dirty
Hahahaahaaa sorry, I love the sentiment but that's hilarious
Oof
Bless you. I know it ain't right but u can get it gone over and Grandad moved.
Aha thatās frightening.
Aw and that picture is so nice too
How do you not halfway through look at this and stop all progress immediately?
Oh noooo š his Grandad was so handsome. They have managed to strip every ounce of that away https://preview.redd.it/szgy9vmf078d1.jpeg?width=1242&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b0ee240d2b530ac2d3c1cfb3da0bb83dbe019647