Hey there, welcome to /r/tattoos. Please read the sidebar before posting.

This subreddit is intended for posting your own personal tattoos, or your tattoos as a professional artist. Below are some guidelines and rules. Please direct any questions to the mod team.

WE REQUIRE:

• Artist's name (no IG names), shop name, and location in your title (no exceptions), no emojis or advertising. Keep the title clean.
  
• Color photos, well-lit, no watermarks, no filters, non-Instagram, properly cropped and rotated, close-up, CLEAR PICTURES. (Make sure we can SEE the tattoo)
• NSFW flags for NSFW posts.
  

YOUR POST WILL BE REMOVED IF IT FAILS TO MEET THE ABOVE CRITERIA.

WE ENCOURAGE:

• Posting all questions in the pinned Weekly Discussion thread. (This includes looking for artists in your area, pain discussion, tattoo placement.)
• Using the search function before posting any questions.
• Using imgur to post your pictures.
• Constructive criticism, discussion, and debate.
  
• Posting pictures once your tattoo is fully healed. No blood.

WE FORBID:

• Any attacks, advances, compliments or comments made on personal appearance. Keep comments about the tattoo, not OP's body.
• Hate speech (sexuality slurs, racial slurs, religious slurs) even if you think you mean it as a "joke".
• Any questions about whether a tattoo will "work" or how to add to your tattoo. Only a qualified artist will be able to answer your question and discussion on Reddit will only lead to misinformation. Ask your tattoo artist.
• ANY discussion of medical advice or aftercare, including possible allergic reaction, infection, or if a tattoo is healing properly. If you are having an issue with a tattoo, return to your artist or ask a medical professional. Any and all medical questions or advice will be removed.
• Talking about pricing in any context.
• Rude judgment such as "you'll regret that," suggesting /r/cringepics /r/badtattoos /r/trashy /r/ATBGE etc. Constructive criticism only.
• Memes, rage comics, reaction gifs, "top 10" style lists, blog posts, pun threads, and other copypasta.
• Tattoos performed outside of a professional studio: prison tattoos, scratchers, bootleggers, kitchen magicians, private studios etc. This includes tattoos done in someone's home.
• Equipment discussion or buying/selling anything.
• Any contest, survey, school project, auction, promotion, or money raising event, spam, advertising, self promotion.
• Bickering, fighting, personal attacks of any kind.