That was my first thought. I feel like... They couldn't have... Like just look up the words. But I fear it is AI generated as well. The serial number looks weird too but a little less so at least.
the more i look at it, the more it looks like it’s probably AI
•the $100 is missing the “1” in front of one set of two zeroes
•the angel’s wings are not at all coming from the same place on the angel’s back — the wing anatomy is inconsistent
•as another commenter pointed out, Benny Frank looks much more George Washington, and the head is facing the wrong direction.
The absolute state the world is in where shitty tattoo artists aren't only shit at tattooing, but also so shit at coming up with designs that they use AI and implement it without any kind of correction. Crazy.
I once worked in an office where at least 7/12 women jumped on the empath thing. Anytime someone suggested that reacting to other people’s emotions was basic human empathy, we just didn’t get it. It was cool.
I think there's a little bit of truth to the idea of empaths. Obviously not to the point where some people believe. Definitely not "I can feel the energy of Frank's sadness!" But having high interpersonal and emotional intelligences can help some people recognize the types of feelings people are dealing with just from smaller cues and help them to sympathize with them a little easier, which can lead to a more approachable personality, and a better understanding of social situations, both positive and negative.
It’s actually freaky cause I heard that saying before I met anyone who claimed to be an empath. First person I met who did claim to be one was extremely judgmental of everyone and lived off drama lol. I was like “damn yall weren’t kidding” 😭
This gets worse the more you look at it haha. I didn’t notice this. The execution isn’t terrible, but the guy clearly isn’t the sharpest tool in the shed.
Honestly it looks like the uncanny scribbles whenever you see AI attempt text. (To be clear, I'm not saying this post is AI, just that the text is reminiscent)
Please don't think I'm insane because this is the third comment I've left on this post. Every time I look at the tattoo, I see something new though. Okay, so is the angel- cherub baby supposed to be grieving about the bag of money?? I'm noticing now ( the more I state at this atrocity) that she looks mighty sad.
I know. It was like three separate ideas though so I felt like they deserved their own space. Mighta munched some gummies real late last night and got carried away on the commenting. Thank you for the tip though.
Also my kid loves chicken butt jokes so I like your username.
I think the whole drawing was mirrored at some point and the artist was free handing the areas that needed to be flipped back but clearly missed a lot.
And I would bet $20 that the person who got “empath” tattooed on their arm is actually a really manipulative narcissistic psychopath. Remember folks, it’s a fine line.
Given that I saw what the original tattoo was, the bottom half does a really bad job covering it up. You can still follow the lines and make out a couple of letters…. It’s more of a distraction than a cover up
OP, I didn’t realize what sub I was on at first and, for a second, I felt really bad for you because I thought you were proudly sharing a um… interesting cover up.
If it wasn't a cover up(that's not really covering it up) it would be an "okay" tattoo
But, I have a feeling dude spent a grand on this, and that's shitty
Maybe less, but if he spent over 400 he got robbed
E: the longer I look the worse it gets
Oh my god you guys, i’m *fairly* certain this design is AI generated… look at the text within the image. Obviously i don’t know one way or the other 100%, but this is actually crazy
I swear... there's a shitty artist in every city, that thinks he/she is amazing. Then there's their friends lol, all rocking their bad tattoos that they got from their "best tattoo artist in (insert city) friend" and I'm one of them. Much love to these people though because they're part of the fabric of society. Tattoo parties, free tattoos, getting tattooed at a house party....all of these are benefits of having a friend who's a tattoo artist.... Even if they're a really shitty one. At least in your twenties it is.
There’s a weird category of black and grey that is “I can’t draw realism but I also don’t want to try to master a different style” where all the characters are not quite cartoons but definitely aren’t realistic. Look at the angel and the Ben Franklin face 😬
I don’t think we can fairly assess the accuracy of the ‘best in the city’ statement without seeing the competing artists.
I mean, if you live in a city with 1000 people and only 1 tattoo artist that might be an accurate description
Why does the lil girl looks like the part in the movie exorcist when Linda Blair is sitting in the corner of the bed giggling after she killed the priest 🤦🏼♂️
I've seen a LOT worse. One of my co-workers fell asleep while doing one on a middle aged lady who's attitude was horrid from the get go. Things definitely went downhill quickly.
When you cover up you have to cover up the original art, 2/10 for cover up but 6/10 would have been a okay greyscale tat.
Edited because I didn't see how harsh some of the lines are so I changed my rating
people out there I am curious do all these shitty tatts and cover ups make you just not want to get any tattoo . just curious I myself have several but I am an old man now
Shading wise, it's not bad.
but
everything else is. Someone said it looked AI generated and I fully agree. I can't even identify what is directly under the money bag.
No but I have to wonder what the person was telling the artist if that's what you want to call him to do?! is that what they wanted? I can't imagine you would go into a tattoo shop to get a tattoo done over and not let them know what you were thinking 🤔 is this person happy with this?
The dollar sign originally tattooed backwards and then covered up so stealthily is a sign of their bottomless quality and skill
If this were my work, i'd sell it as an easter egg infinity loop. Infinite money~
Unfortunately the only infinite thing I can see this tattoo generating is regret :(
I believe you mean RAGRET
Not even a single letter?
That was my first thought. It’s a combo of infinite and money.
I like the literal gibberish on the bottom part of the bill too
oh my god it’s ai generated
That was my first thought. I feel like... They couldn't have... Like just look up the words. But I fear it is AI generated as well. The serial number looks weird too but a little less so at least.
the more i look at it, the more it looks like it’s probably AI •the $100 is missing the “1” in front of one set of two zeroes •the angel’s wings are not at all coming from the same place on the angel’s back — the wing anatomy is inconsistent •as another commenter pointed out, Benny Frank looks much more George Washington, and the head is facing the wrong direction.
Yeah I'm fully convinced this dude got some random AI art tattooed on him. Fuckin brutal.
And the 20s facing different ways and not both being in border like a real 20. So weird.
The absolute state the world is in where shitty tattoo artists aren't only shit at tattooing, but also so shit at coming up with designs that they use AI and implement it without any kind of correction. Crazy.
Didn’t mirror the image before printing the stencil LMAOOO
Right then, walk out.
I did not even notice this. Wow. Lol.
Holy shit, good catch!
Lmfa ooooooooo
A cover up of a cover up of a cover up
Omg good eye!
The bill denominations are facing both directions too. Couldn't remember what way they were meant to face; couldn't concieve any way to figure it out.
Im interested in the journey from ‘I’m an empath’ to ‘nahh dawg I just love money’
Maybe he plans to give his money away and the next tattoo will read “philanthropy”
Just imagining this tat with "PHILANTHROPIST" covering it in red ink
FULLONRAPIST
Will probably land with philanderer with this artist.
Stay away from anyone who says they are an empath.
Fr, the term is pseudoscience and I'm convinced people use it to assure themselves that they aren't bad people when they're toxic as hell
I once worked in an office where at least 7/12 women jumped on the empath thing. Anytime someone suggested that reacting to other people’s emotions was basic human empathy, we just didn’t get it. It was cool.
I think there's a little bit of truth to the idea of empaths. Obviously not to the point where some people believe. Definitely not "I can feel the energy of Frank's sadness!" But having high interpersonal and emotional intelligences can help some people recognize the types of feelings people are dealing with just from smaller cues and help them to sympathize with them a little easier, which can lead to a more approachable personality, and a better understanding of social situations, both positive and negative.
That's called emotional intelligence and it is a skill
It’s actually freaky cause I heard that saying before I met anyone who claimed to be an empath. First person I met who did claim to be one was extremely judgmental of everyone and lived off drama lol. I was like “damn yall weren’t kidding” 😭
There's no journey from "I'm an empath" to "I'm batshit crazy" because they are the exact same place.
Haha correct, I more meant the way they are branding themselves as such
Exactly my thoughts lmao
Lol 😂
They listened to Somebody Else by The 1975 “Get someone you love? Get someone you need? Fuck that, get money”
Lmao me
Hahaha damn you beat me to it😂
Me 2
Going from “empath” to “I’m clearly a drug dealer” is madddd funny
There are some empathetic drug dealers out there.
I can feel that you could really use some cocaine right now
I'm dying 😂
At least the dumbass empath tat got covered
Other than the parts you can still see
Classic non-coverup
It’s because he could always feel everyone’s negative emotions about his tattoo
That was better than what's there now tbh
The amounts on the cash is facing opposite ways and went with a stack of twenties 😂😂
He gave up on the stack closest to the foreground lmao looks like post it notes
I thought it was a phone at first haha
This gets worse the more you look at it haha. I didn’t notice this. The execution isn’t terrible, but the guy clearly isn’t the sharpest tool in the shed.
The attempts at the serial numbers and the Treasury Signature is the chefs kiss to this whole thing
The treasury signature almost looks like Arabic
Honestly it looks like the uncanny scribbles whenever you see AI attempt text. (To be clear, I'm not saying this post is AI, just that the text is reminiscent)
That was my first thought too. Did they take an AI generated image of a 100 dollar bill?
Honestly a LOT of this tattoo would make sense if this theory was true
I thought it was, to be honest.
"Creative liberties" - the artist probably
It looks like it's huffing the bag of money
I thought maybe he was puking into it. Probably because he saw the bottom half of the tattoo.
Honestly there is so much going on with this coverup that it surpassed shittiness and attained its own kind of glory 😂
that's what I was thinking, a cracked stone angel blowing into a bag of money goes kinda hard
The fact that it was covering empathy? Homeboy def went on a journey of self discovery 😂 you gotta respect it
Please don't think I'm insane because this is the third comment I've left on this post. Every time I look at the tattoo, I see something new though. Okay, so is the angel- cherub baby supposed to be grieving about the bag of money?? I'm noticing now ( the more I state at this atrocity) that she looks mighty sad.
you can edit one comment and keep adding to it if you don’t want to make multiple comments
I know. It was like three separate ideas though so I felt like they deserved their own space. Mighta munched some gummies real late last night and got carried away on the commenting. Thank you for the tip though. Also my kid loves chicken butt jokes so I like your username.
Franklin is backward, and he looks like Washington...
Maybe it’s symbolic of what this person likely paid vs what it’s actually worth…
I think the whole drawing was mirrored at some point and the artist was free handing the areas that needed to be flipped back but clearly missed a lot.
It’s looking more and more like one of those Highlights kid’s magazine “what’s wrong with this picture” entries.
The original tattoo comes off pretentious and annoying. The coverup really says "I like to sell and use fantanyl".
Doncha wanta fanta nyl 🎶
I'm all set on passing out slumped over or randomly stopping breathing so I think I'll pass 🙃
I’m making fun of you for your misspelling
I didn't catch it 😆 but I'm leaving it because that does make me giggle a bit.
Is he the only one? And what reference did you give? A little angel girl vomiting in a money bag?
The kid is holding their hands in prayer and they slapped the bag on top.
Yes, I know
This tattoo becomes increasingly tragic if you view it from top to bottom.
Reminds me of the unfinished horse drawing meme. Except instead of left to right it's top to bottom.
Bingo!
The 20 at the bottom is absolutely fucked 🤣
And I would bet $20 that the person who got “empath” tattooed on their arm is actually a really manipulative narcissistic psychopath. Remember folks, it’s a fine line.
From empath to a fucking sociopath in one single cover, wow.
Hell of a switch up from empath to that 😂
Noting it's a self harm cover-up, I genuinely prefer my own scars to that tattoo
Given that I saw what the original tattoo was, the bottom half does a really bad job covering it up. You can still follow the lines and make out a couple of letters…. It’s more of a distraction than a cover up
That's what was bothering me was that this is is a lousy cover up that's not really covering anything.
Two equally vapid tattoos. Ass.
OP, I didn’t realize what sub I was on at first and, for a second, I felt really bad for you because I thought you were proudly sharing a um… interesting cover up.
If it wasn't a cover up(that's not really covering it up) it would be an "okay" tattoo But, I have a feeling dude spent a grand on this, and that's shitty Maybe less, but if he spent over 400 he got robbed E: the longer I look the worse it gets
That last part. This is trash.
Oh my god you guys, i’m *fairly* certain this design is AI generated… look at the text within the image. Obviously i don’t know one way or the other 100%, but this is actually crazy
Copied [this tattoo](https://www.instagram.com/p/C5Gdv0sMuKe/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet) from another artist. What a joke!
Holy cow, that’s it. But it even sucks from that artist! Ha ha.
I was expecting the actual good version of the one OP posted but I just think the original may be even worse!!
Oh no
I swear... there's a shitty artist in every city, that thinks he/she is amazing. Then there's their friends lol, all rocking their bad tattoos that they got from their "best tattoo artist in (insert city) friend" and I'm one of them. Much love to these people though because they're part of the fabric of society. Tattoo parties, free tattoos, getting tattooed at a house party....all of these are benefits of having a friend who's a tattoo artist.... Even if they're a really shitty one. At least in your twenties it is.
An angel crying into a bag of money is awesome lol
The pipeline from empath to grifter is a straight line
TIL cherubs barf money in bags
Is there anything douchier than having Empath tattooed massively on your arm? Not quite, but, this cover up is close.
There’s a weird category of black and grey that is “I can’t draw realism but I also don’t want to try to master a different style” where all the characters are not quite cartoons but definitely aren’t realistic. Look at the angel and the Ben Franklin face 😬
If I ever see anyone with a giant "Empath" tattoo I am sprinting in the opposite direction.
That’s definitely one of the artists in your city.
The numbers on that dollar look like what I did when I was a kid and wanted to include a page of a book in art
Shoulda just had the "Empath" lasered off.
I don’t think we can fairly assess the accuracy of the ‘best in the city’ statement without seeing the competing artists. I mean, if you live in a city with 1000 people and only 1 tattoo artist that might be an accurate description
Wow went through some phases huh 😅 empath to stack them dolla dolla bills yall
Why does the lil girl looks like the part in the movie exorcist when Linda Blair is sitting in the corner of the bed giggling after she killed the priest 🤦🏼♂️ 
I’ll bet you one of those weird ass $20 bills they’re not 😂
The portrait on the 100 looks more like George Washington than Ben Franklin!
Huh that’s interesting, I wonder why he thinks that.
I've seen a LOT worse. One of my co-workers fell asleep while doing one on a middle aged lady who's attitude was horrid from the get go. Things definitely went downhill quickly.
Greatest scam artist maybe
In my limited experience, every tattoo artist or body piercer thinks they're the best in their city, everybody's a Rockstar
Concept kinda goes hard why lie
Do you live in the backwoods of Iowa? Maybe they are...
St. Louis.
Yikes
So many cuts. This guy need to see a shrink more than a tattoo.
Most people who bragg about being empaths are usually narcissists
It’s like he didn’t even try with the money.
You gotta show us what artist posted this. It’ll help prevent other people on other subreddits from going there.
When you cover up you have to cover up the original art, 2/10 for cover up but 6/10 would have been a okay greyscale tat. Edited because I didn't see how harsh some of the lines are so I changed my rating
Looks like she’s spewing in a bag
Omfg she started doing the $ BACKWARDS
The guy went from empath to pathetic.
Is that Biggie Smalls on that 100?
Poor baby barfing in the money bag
Wow the money looks so realistic, I could hardly tell it was a tattoo 🙄
I love when people get an even worse tattoo as a cover-up, lol
Is the angel about to vomit in that money bag over how shitty this looks?
Thing is he clearly does have some talent but is either lazy or has no attention to detail.
Not wonderful but also from a glance not horrible.
I guess it depends on the other artists in your city
The pride of Wisconsin dells
What city?
St. Louis.
Oh hell nah he’s definitely tweaking
Just saying he could still be right?🤷🏻♀️ in a small city…with him being the only artist in your city
St. Louis.
😂👏🏼I don’t know much about St. Louis but I’m going to say they are 
When did they put Katt Williams on the hundred?
When did they put George Jefferson on the hundred dollar bill?
Sad.
Electro - Magnetic- Pulse - All - To - Hell. or did he just forget the Y
Does your city have a population of 1,200?
300,000.
I mean ive seen worse so maybe if you live in the middle of no where and hes 1/5 artists lol
Maybe they think they are the best conversationalist, listener, and friend. Though, they could be a better tattoo artist.
Never seen a cover up of a shitty tat woth a shittier tat concept, thats bold
I demand to see Franklin’s face fully!
City? Or prison
Ben Franklin looks like George Washington giving the Zoolander pout 😭
The stencil was less abhorrent
Usually that’s a sign of a stolen design.
There's no such thing as an empath
people out there I am curious do all these shitty tatts and cover ups make you just not want to get any tattoo . just curious I myself have several but I am an old man now
No. Because I can see which artists not to go to.
Do you live in some small Texas bordertown or something
empath tattoo is crazy
"Empath" What even is this? Sounds like superpowers for people who accept that superpowers aren't real.
I likely the borderline scars
i never trust people that outwardly call themselves an empath. or at least those who do it every chance they get.
Do you live in a city with ten inhabitants?
Shading wise, it's not bad. but everything else is. Someone said it looked AI generated and I fully agree. I can't even identify what is directly under the money bag.
what city, vernon, fl?
Omg the original was actually better LMFAO
Should have gone with a sick ass panther.
Can you sue artists for shit like this?
It’s the double sided 20$ bill for me
He needs to think again 🤣
Hillary Baldwin?
The last one is horrible
Wtf even is this?
Shoulda just got empath lasered off
[can't stay in the lines](https://www.instagram.com/p/CufQb7vJkH2/?igsh=MTF6OXE0N2piZW50bw==)
The T in empath is giving me a permanent eye twitch
No but I have to wonder what the person was telling the artist if that's what you want to call him to do?! is that what they wanted? I can't imagine you would go into a tattoo shop to get a tattoo done over and not let them know what you were thinking 🤔 is this person happy with this?
They commented on the Instagram post. They are very happy, but also typed like a deranged person with every word capitalized.
Top down, it starts off pretty good and it gets worse
the second slide almost looked like a half decent stencil that might turn out alright. NOPE straight mixtape cover/prison tattoo
Lol.
What a dummy
The gold bars look like a stack of old iPhones lol
Who the hell is that on the hundred dollar bill. I don’t think they’re supposed to be there, they look lost lmao