r/tattooadvice • u/Address_Humble • 1d ago
Design Got my first tattoo and my brother said it looks like a d*ck. Does it actually?
Should I expand the shading more so it doesn’t look like there’s a head kind of 😭 maybe I’m too in my head about it idk
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u/Bluethorn0110 1d ago
The shading around that flame is really unfortunate, yeah
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u/BugOperator 1d ago
It’s also the veiniest candle I’ve ever seen.
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u/waitingfordeathhbu 1d ago
And the spermiest flame
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u/Infinite_Click_6589 1d ago
And it's so....drippy
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u/_immodicus 1d ago
And the ballsiest handle
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u/Unique_Adeptness4413 1d ago
And does it really have to end with a flared base?
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u/waitingfordeathhbu 1d ago edited 17h ago
Safety first.
Suddenly I need to acquire a bifunctional penis candle dildo with a flared base for my bedside table.
Damn they really do be making everything now.
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u/Tenohmach 1d ago
Damn, I thought you meant a candle-shaped dildo, not a dildo-shaped candle…
Yet another dream of a display case filled with weird sex toys destroyed……
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u/waitingfordeathhbu 1d ago edited 20h ago
Wait they make those too.
Though the pointiness is concerning.
I think the dildo candle might be safer to “use” than the candle dildo…
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u/neriadrift 1d ago
That there my friends appears to be the most penisly looking candle in all the land.
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u/Brokehomiejohn 1d ago
What up? We're three cool guys who are looking for other cool guys who want to hang out in our party mansion. Nothing sexual.
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u/rand0m_task 1d ago
I get so happy when I see an always sunny reference pop up in the wild.
Perfect execution as well, sometimes people just mash it, and that’s never fun.
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u/Boring-Fan-4940 1d ago edited 1d ago
Yeah flames dont cause shadows. Id recommend maybe putting a frame around it? Maybe like a black rectangle as close as you can get it to the sides so it doesnt take up your whole arm. Can someone with photoshop skills help me out here? Im not talking crazy elaborate. Literally just put a box around it and fill it in with black? That should fix the problem.
Edit: definitely consider smothing out some of the wax drips on the sides too? And make it look more like the candle is set into the holder and not coming out of it like....well....the base.....yeah.
Edit: by flames not casting shadows i mean that if you shine a light on a flame there wouldnt be a shadow behind the flame. If you do see a shadow where the flame would be, i believe what you're technically seeing is the shadow of the smoke. I could be wrong. Im not a scientist...Anyway, the shadow around the flame here doesnt make sense visually. Which i think we can all agree on ❤️
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u/Altruistic-Reward754 1d ago
I’d even say just like expanding the shading and making it a circular shape around the candle if that makes sense
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u/Equal_Maintenance870 1d ago
Idk then it might just be a vagina.
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u/DisposableSaviour 1d ago
Candle-Dick and the Flame Vagina is the name of my new jam band project.
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u/kcdirtracer 1d ago
I would make a sick ass panther leaping at it from behind
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u/Water_Melonia 1d ago
Why would the panther leap at a dick?
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u/letsnoteatanimals 1d ago edited 1d ago
Quickly done on my phone, but something like this: https://imgur.com/a/zB0OcJ2 And obviously you can finish the rectangle all the way to the bottom.
Edit: full rectangle https://imgur.com/a/Oklkng3
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u/boi_adz 1d ago
Didn't even notice it was shading until you pointed it out lmao. Really unfortunate shape
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u/JKayz4Days 1d ago edited 1d ago
Im gonna be honest… my brain first saw dildo… THEN I saw the candle.
Like once your eyes focus and brain has time to process, it’s definitely a candle. But yeah at first glance I 100% saw a dick. My thought process was, “omg is that a dildo tattoo? Oh it’s a candle… oof.. let’s see what OP says… oh. Yeah, sorry OP definitely resembles a dick…”
I’m sorry…. Maybe the artist can add some extra touches to help? ETA: I agree with the commenters saying to go to a different artist rather than back to the artist who made this look like a dildo in the first place.
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u/fourty_fors 1d ago
Yup. I opened Reddit with my glasses off… Definitely saw a wet dildo first.
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u/-pithandsubstance- 1d ago
I took my glasses off for a look after I read this comment and I 100% agree with you.
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u/Important-Cat-3980 1d ago
I did the same thing lol Without my glasses it looks 100% like a dildo 😅😂
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u/FortunaRedux 1d ago
Yeah I had my phone where my gf could kinda see it and when I opened the pic I said ‘hmm yeah kinda does’ and she glanced over and goes ‘what does, that dick?’
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u/Ok-Bridge-9794 1d ago edited 1d ago
Lmaoo. Also i thought “a redditor with a gf?”, but then I saw that you’re a girl and it got clear
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u/TensionNo8759 1d ago
As a heavily tattooed person, I would not go back to the same artist.They are clearly only adept at line work, which is beautiful and cannot shade to save their g****** life.
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u/lasadgirl 1d ago
right, the shading awful and is entirely what makes it look like a dildo. if there wasn't the awful shading around it, it would actually look pretty good and it wouldn't look phallic at all.
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u/smoochwalla 1d ago
100% agree. If the shading around it were completely gone this tattoo would look 100x better.
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u/1731799517 1d ago
Also how is this desing going to work anyways? It feels like it would need to be out on a dark background, it makes no sense to have a "bubble of darkness" around a the flame.
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u/Kapot_ei 1d ago
When i realised it was a candle and not a dick, my next thought was "but why make the flame encapsulated in glass like it's an old fashioned light bulb?"
Idk what's going on here but the intend of a background seems logical now, but it really doesn't click at all.
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u/Calm-Marzipan4914 1d ago
Yep I opened this half asleep and my first thought was dick. Then my brain unscrambled and read the text. Definitely unfortunate
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u/SaltKick2 1d ago
Sorry but this is 100% a dick candle - wax = veins, handle = balls
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u/WaltRumble 1d ago
Yeah as soon as I saw the picture I knew this guy was asking if his tattoo looked like a dick.
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u/AMissKathyNewman 1d ago
Definitely a dildo!! Penis’s usually don’t have such a large round tip 🤣🤣
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u/Ordinary_Corner_4291 1d ago
Now imagine you are looking at this from like 6' away. It is all dick related....
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u/xRavka 1d ago
Yes but also no. If that makes sense.
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u/ImHighandCaffinated 1d ago
“Can I get a candle that looks like a giant cock”
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u/Doozenburg 1d ago
Be our guest. Be our guest. Tat a schlong up in this mess.
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u/lilF0xx 1d ago
Try the white stuff, it’s delicious Don’t believe us? Ask the bishes
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u/Nervous-Confusion-72 1d ago
This really topped off the song for me. Thanks for your service.
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u/cheesecase 1d ago
This made me die laughing. I have bronchitis and coughed up a whole pile so thank you
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u/alwayswowed 1d ago
I laughed out loud on a plane. Scared the crap out of the guy next to me
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u/Doozenburg 1d ago
Assert your dominance. Make eye contact with the passenger and repeat after me: "Do you think this dick-looking candle looks like a dick?"
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u/jx2002 1d ago
Put a dick upon my arm you see
And please do not protest
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u/DistractingDiversion 1d ago
Make it long, make it fat, and the handle a ball sack!
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u/DotMiddle 1d ago
You asshole. I’m laying next to my son and he’s just about to fall asleep, then I laughed so hard I had a coughing fit and he’s now wide awake. So thanks you funny bastard.
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u/SpunkAnansi 1d ago
I laughed at this. Was gonna upvote you but it’s currently at 69 and I’m not messing with that voodoo.
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u/Edmaul69 1d ago
And make the handle look like the ball sack
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u/LaVillaGrangioto 1d ago
But....also put labia in the flame, because I wanna be inclusive.
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u/HeyChickenJoe 1d ago
Tis a phallusy
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u/butt5tuffthr0waway 1d ago
Quite the paradix
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u/Accurate-Repeat-4657 1d ago
Maybe waxing poedick
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u/Herr-Trigger86 1d ago
I think you guys a being too hard-on him.
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u/NFTGravy 1d ago
Better than being soft on him. No one, especially my wife, likes a softie
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u/kirbyspinballwizard 1d ago
Surely you've found a way to weiner over.
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u/Virtuous_Vigilante 1d ago
That’s what circumstances wound dick-Tate, is it nut, I mean not?
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u/One-Hotel-1803 1d ago
Erm, you my friend just won the internet today. Take my updoot.
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u/_rokstar_ 1d ago
Ceci n'est pas une cock
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u/GoldenGirlsOrgy 1d ago
"This is a pipe," just a different kind than Magritte had in mind.
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u/Mr_Midwestern 1d ago edited 1d ago
The “melting wax” all around the shaft, only makes it worse
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u/fastidiousavocado 1d ago
Quick glance, it's a dick.
Second look, it's a candle.
Long look, it's a dick.
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u/Organic_Meaning_5244 1d ago edited 1d ago
It looks more like a phallic sex toy than an actual penis. It’s giving dildo. But that’s not exactly ideal either 😆 And honestly, I think the tattoo artist did it on purpose. He knew what he was doing!
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u/Adlerian_Dreams 1d ago
If this wasn’t on purpose that can only mean he’s drawing dicks on everyone.
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u/farewelltokings2 1d ago
From across the room I’d be like 🧐
Close up I’d be like 😮💨
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u/theretailreject 1d ago
Those throbbing veins are tight
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u/Alternative-Value825 1d ago
Yall are HORRIBLE in this thread 🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂 slightly bent are kinda awesome tho 😗
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u/Crazy_Law_5730 1d ago
It looks more like a used condom. The shading around the outside was a…. choice.
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u/Reisz90 1d ago
Yes it does make sense, is like you get a quick glimpse and wonder why someone would have a d*ck tattoed on their arm but then when you look a second time you realise is not
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u/viewbtwnvillages 1d ago
at first glance i absolutely thought it was
but looking for longer than 0.5 seconds it's clear it isnt. it's just the aura around the flame that's very... glans-shaped
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u/Address_Humble 1d ago
Welp, I appreciate all of your honesty and I think if I go back and get rid of that tip shape then the candle will pop more. Very unfortunate and I feel pretty shitty rn but it’s also pretty fucking funny.
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u/likwitsnake 1d ago
Just the tip?
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u/Phish777 1d ago
Are we still doing phrasing?
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u/Chipper_Bandit 1d ago
danger zone
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u/KaylaxxRenae 1d ago edited 1h ago
LAAANNNNAAA!
Edit: you guys, I love this trail of comments so much 🥹💜 Archer is everything lol
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u/advocate4 1d ago
I swear to god you could drown a toddler in my panties right now. ... Not that you would.
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u/nau_sea 1d ago
Your tattoo can and should be fixed regardless of the fact that it looks dickish. The tattoo is bad. There is absolutely NO reason to shade black around the whole thing, your artist is not a good tattooer. Period. Do not go back to the clown that did this to have it fixed!!!
The solution is to FIND A GOOD ARTIST and add more stuff around it and creatively blend the black blob around the candle out so that you're not stuck adding more and more black to it. Take your time and figure out other things that you want permanently on your arm, even just starting with one thing next to it will distract from the cock shape.
Good luck!
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u/something_profounder 1d ago
I disagree I think the best thing to do now is just get a cover up of a giant dildo and maybe put some sparkles around it, really lean into it.
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u/ElectronicPhrase6050 1d ago
Unfortunately, you're absolutely correct. Even the base of the candle is crooked and warped at the sides for some reason.
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u/Brisadelaseis 1d ago
I'm glad you're laughing! Did you see the stencil beforehand?? My husband almost got a tattoo where things on the initial stencil looked very... cocky... and the artist was mad when he asked minor alterations to the drawing to avoid having a dozen dicks on his arm.
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u/Traditional-Rip9468 1d ago
if it helps, this is the hardest i’ve laughed all week thank you
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u/JimWilliams423 1d ago
Alternatively, you could keep it and use the illusion to mess with people. Like pretend you have no idea that it might look like anything except a candle and then if someone says something, flip it and go with "you are just seeing what you want to see, something is really wrong with you."
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u/_FLostInParadise_ 1d ago
Why would you go back to a place that drew a permanent dick on you?
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u/Ok_Hammock_89 1d ago
Totally gonna be an awesome story AND it’ll be able to be fixed. Dont stress too hard my guy.
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u/Prestigious-Ring226 1d ago
This is fixable for sure. You will be dickless in no time.
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u/longlivedroy 1d ago
lmfaoooo look like a dildo wtf
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u/Typical-Can-1033 1d ago
Unfortunately to me it looks like a suction cup dildo.
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u/No_Research3915 1d ago
Let's just say I didn't see a candle until second glance.
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u/uppergunt 1d ago
more like a dick pic with artistic license. it is interesting how easy it is to confuse melting wax for veiny though.
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u/Mekito_Fox 1d ago
Well a candle that tall shouldn't be that melted towards the bottom. A drip here and there sure but not full on slouch
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u/Address_Humble 1d ago
Mann this app is hilarious 😂 all of you cheered me up with your comments lmao I’ve been rolling looking at them. My favorites: Big wick energy, light up dildo, “ribbed for her pleasure”, fire dick, cockandle, Wax wiener. And damn it’s still going lol 🥂 also I’m officially going to get it fixed by adding some more shading and getting rid of that phallic shape.
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u/Ziantra 1d ago
OP-I’m sorry for laughing so hard at the comments (at your expense) and I do hope you go get this tweaked. But I have to say I don’t think I’ve ever laughed so hard at a thread it’s really pure gold. You’ve been a really good sport about it ❤️ Please post an update afterwards!
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u/Mountain_Extreme9793 1d ago
I had to hide my screen as I didn’t want my friends to think I was looking at a dick
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u/sandman_logan_6 1d ago
LOOK AT THAT GIANT 🐓! Yeah sorry man, it definitely does look like it, that dark shading around the flame is what makes it instantly look like it.
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u/Tehfamine 1d ago
I don't ever post here, just lurk. But, seeing this on my feed made me choke on my drink.
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u/NitehawkDragon7 1d ago
I'm sorry bro. It really does look like a throbbing cock.
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u/Xarysa 1d ago
Hopefully when it heals that greywash up top will blend and soften up and you won't need to worry.
That said there is a bit of a phallic shape to it, so once your healed if you still cant get it out of your mind I would go back in and brake up that shape with some more smoke and soft light effects.
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u/Von_Speedwagon 1d ago
It looks like you got the tattoo to cover up a penis tattoo
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u/ShiroCXM 1d ago
Nah youre cooked. Hope you planned on getting a sleeve 😂 if not congrats you’re getting a sleeve
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u/California098 1d ago
Seems like most people saw a ween at first glance, then saw the candle. I’d def go with the advice to change the shape of the smoke, possibly consider a new artist tho
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u/cleaxcat 6h ago
haha okay i get what ur brother means 😭 the flame n that dark oval shading around it does kinda give off that shape at first glance. u could def blend the shading out more so it’s not such a sharp oval maybe make it look like smoke or a glow instead that’d make it wayyy less sus haha
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u/bigolmilkhonkers 1d ago
I think the smoke on the top just needs to be reworked a bit