The art of tattooing is something that isn't mastered easily. It takes a lot of time, effort and skill, and is definitely not for everyone. There are some people who just don't have the skill for art let alone permanent art that will be on someone's body forever. On the other side of things, people who get tattoos need to put a considerable amount of thought into what they want and who they want doing it. There are some artists out there who just don't have it and some designs are just destined for failure. Tattoos can be a great way to show individuality or creativity, or to commemorate a person, place or pet. But when a tattoo turns into a tattoo fail, any positivity behind it goes right out the door.

No one wants to have a tattoo fail on them for the rest of their lives. It's just plain embarrassing. Users on Reddit's many tattoo fail subreddits love to share and shame the worst tattoos out there, whether they're found out in the wild or a moment of self-shaming. Here are 24 tattoos that went horribly wrong in some way or another.