20 Tattoos Artists Hate Doing

20 tattoos artists hate doing are typically those that have been over and over and are either difficult, boring, or overdone. It doesn’t mean don’t get one, it just means think twice about it.

Cats in crowns

Every tattoo that artists hate doing varies from shop to shop. But men who want a powerful cat in a crown so that they can feel like a king are kind of overdone.

Anchors

Putting an anchor on your body and stating something religious or “don’t sink” doesn’t make as much sense as people think. When it’s used to mean that one can’t be held down, it’s even more confusing.

Forest armbands

That’s a lot of black and generally takes a while to do. Plus, it’s not exactly original, nor is it a great test of an artist’s skill.

Chemistry

Symbolism is a big part of tattooing since almost everything that’s inked means something. But chemical symbols and certain words kind of send a bad message.

Bible verses

A lot of artists hate doing scripts. It takes a long time, it takes a lot of discipline, and some people want entire chapters.

Palm trees

Once a tattoo becomes noted by many people it becomes popular. Eventually, though, it becomes passe and then it becomes boring and overdone.

Pocket watches and roses

Again, this is another design that is done so often that it’s boring. Tattoo artists hate doing boring work. A lot of them want to be challenged.

Barcodes

This is the type of tattoo that one would use a stencil for over, and over, and over…etc. Get the picture?

Coordinates

This means something to the person getting it obviously. But if they’re not ready to answer the question every time then it’s not the tattoo to get.

Pikes Peak

Yeah, you remember that one time you went to Colorado and viewed Pikes Peak? If you don’t and want something else then good on you.

Mandalas

A lot of artists don’t hate doing mandalas since they are a lot of fun to design. But at the same time, they can cause a massive amount of burnout.

Mustache on the inside of pointer finger

How in the world did this become a trend? Needless to say, tattoo artists started to hate doing these for various reasons.

Twin M’s on butt cheeks

This doesn’t really feel like a proper way to honor your mother. There might be a reason why artists hate doing these.

Astrological signs

In all fairness, plenty of tattoo artists still do these, but it pays to be original. If you can come up with a great design that challenges their skills, most artists will still do it.

Face tattoos

Too many people don’t think these things through. Face tattoos can get out of hand very quickly, and like it or not, they limit your job possibilities eventually.

Octopi

For some reason, every person who gets one of these tattoos thinks that they’re unique in some way. Granted, people are allowed to feel this way, but it’s still kind of ridiculous.

Writing a name on someone’s butt

Is that really what you think of another person, or yourself? It’s almost like a property stamp or sticker, and artists don’t care to do it.

The Deathly Hallows symbol

We get it, people are Harry Potter fans, but the lack of originality that comes with this symbol is nuts. If someone could come up with an original idea it would be amazing at this point.

Infinity loops

Some artists don’t mind these, others can’t even look at someone who wants one. There are a lot of ideas to make this work, but after doing so many, a lot of artists simply say “no”.

Bad tribal

People are always coming up with new ideas based on one thing or another. But tribal is more of a 90s to 2000s concept, and today it’s kind of looked down upon by a lot of people.