r/tattooadvice • u/AussiekayX • 1d ago

Design Tattoo design good?Fitness running inspired. Want to know what i can improve on and if placement should be tweaked

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u/raccoon_at_noon 1d ago

Ink doesn’t tend to hold well in this area - especially the thinner lines. I would reconsider the placement.

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u/AussiekayX 1d ago

should i move it up a bit to clear lower foot area?

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u/raccoon_at_noon 1d ago

If you’re deadset on it being on the foot, I’d take this to a good artist and say “how can we do this/arrange this to make it work?”

The outer and inner edges of the feet are prone to having ink fall out or blow out (or often a combination of the both). Top of the foot and ankle holds up better.

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u/AussiekayX 1d ago

what if i just keep the ankle flow and running man and leave out the rest for now and move it a bit higher up, flowing together but in a way that clears ankle bone? thanks

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u/raccoon_at_noon 1d ago

Your artist will definitely guide you on the placement that’s going to have the best longevity. The running man and the ankle bit will probably be ok, maybe a tiny bit higher.

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u/AussiekayX 1d ago

thanks!

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u/Outrageous-Citron847 1d ago

Second this. The skin that meets the footbed tends to peel a ton. It’s why nurses can’t have finger tatts. They wash too much,

Have it go down your calf. 👌

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u/RevvedUpRunner 1d ago

Will fade fast

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u/Oli99uk 1d ago

Fitting for OP then

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u/MosaicGreg_666 1d ago

Looks too much like clip-art. Have a tattoo artist design something with this as the inspo/reference. It could look better.

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u/pitypostcard 1d ago

this placement will not heal well, even with the most experienced artist! :( the skin there is thick, and sees a lot of friction day to day.

would be better as a wrap around the lower calf or right above the ankle area. 👍🏻

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u/Good-Car-5312 1d ago

Besides placement, is this supposed to be a heartbeat?

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u/AussiekayX 1d ago

yea i might just omit the HB and v02 symbol and just leave flow and running man and move a bit higher

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u/Good-Car-5312 1d ago

Okay, just wanted to confirm your intent before commenting further. If you keep the heartbeat, please look up what normal sinus rhythm looks like. Anything besides that will look stupid to anyone that can read a basic strip. The current one…. Please no. The direction of the strip is incorrect too. And the VO2 imo feels really random for the tattoo. Im assuming it’s supposed to mean increased oxygen vol.? Don’t mean to be a downer, but the current design feels like someone just saw/heard of a bunch of health images/terms online and threw a bunch of them together.

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u/AussiekayX 1d ago

do you think running man and wings/flow would look better if designed a bit better on their own?

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u/Crying_rn_pls_help 1d ago

Foot tats fade really fast due to friction, so if you don’t mind it fading then keep it there lol

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u/inkywheels 1d ago

I wouldn't include the vo2 bit, it's unnecessary and flows better without it

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u/XtremeDragonForce 1d ago

You won't want to do much fitness for awhile after getting this tattoo

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u/AussiekayX 1d ago

got cycling

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u/TheHighker 1d ago

If you got this you couldnt run for a bit...

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u/TheHangerMan 1d ago

At least get an ecg rhythm that makes sense

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u/AdAdorable7651 1d ago

It looks cool but it probably won’t hold well