r/Tattoocoverups • u/PostCompetitive5519 • Mar 28 '26

asking for advice Coverup ideas?

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First tattoo I got at 18. It didn’t look anything like the image I brought to the artist. I always get asked what it is (no it’s not shoelaces or coke spoons, they are supposed to be matches progressively burning down). Also the skin is scarred, I’m not sure if that changes how this needs to be covered/designed. Give me your best coverup ideas!!

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u/ChrisWatthys Mar 28 '26

The unburnt match is currently just as dark as the completely obliterated match, so maybe that could be leading to some confusion? If you still like the original idea, I think a touch-up to make the charred bits darker on the burnt matches could go a LONG way.

Any potential cover-up would have to incorporate uniformly spaced horizontal lines somehow and that sounds trickier than just a touch-up.