Has anyone used AI tools to explore tattoo cover-up ideas?

This is AI generated of something I'd like on my hand to disguise the missing thumb and index finger. Quietly saving for a 2 hourish sitting

I have lots of self harm scars; I know it shouldn't be a source of shame any more than any other injury, but I thought about having tattoos to cover them up. The issue is I'm not too much of a tattoo person!! It seems like tattoo designs are always quite gothic / dark / heavy metal / biker-type designs and I'm more of a person that likes Squishmallows and buzzy bees 😆 I definitely went through all the dark interests in my teens, funnily enough while I was self-harming, but now I've kind of gone the total opposite way. Are there any tattoos that are on the "soft" end of the scale as opposed to the "hard" end, if someone knows what I mean by that?

@66Mustang … the world is your oyster in tattoo designs. My wife is very feminine and all her tats' reflect that. Nothing at all 'hardcore biker' about them. It's a case of sitting down with your artist and discussing what you'd like. They'll also have lots of books for you to choose from … also anything you fancy online.

I must admit covering some of her SH scars has given my daughter a lot more confidence with clothes. Not that she's ashamed, just in a different stage of life

@Holly_Scope … I've got the ball rolling, my wife sent the image to her artist and he's quoted 2 and a half hours but he'll give me a discount because we used to knock around together years ago. Result for £130. I'm booked in for August 😊

@WelshBlue

That's interesting about your daughter and I can understand it

I also wonder how visible self-harm scars are to people who've never experienced that kind of thing? I notice them on other people, but for the same reason I notice them, they don't cause me to think anything negative. I wonder if it's like that in general: like, people who notice tend to understand, people who wouldn't understand don't notice anyway?

@66Mustang … I must admit before my daughter and her scars, I never noticed them on people, but since being aware … now I do. Sadly seems to be too high a number. As for people noticing … I like to think most understand. But I think to totally understand, you've had to have had that 'release' that cutting brings? I've only done it a few times when my PTSD first started manifesting into suicidal ideations … so, I 'get it'. Thankfully those scars pale into insignificance with some of the beauties I have … a not so pretty Frankenstein all the stitches I've had 😁

I'm just glad you're in that headspace to not be there 😊

@Holly_Scope @Rachel_Scope … deposit being paid tomorrow, so I can't chicken out … and doing a few lil' tweaks eg. plates with screw holes on the back of the hand. hopefully I get a cancellation to get it done sooner

I just want it to be interesting for those who stare at my hands 🤣(I'll see how much the left hurts before thinking about the right)

Thanks @WelshBlue

Looking forward to hearing how it goes for you 👍

Thanks @Holly_Scope … I'm happy with it, been wanting it for years, but will be happier when it's blended into the skin with feathering, shading a bit more etc … which it would have had if I wasn't such a wuss and cut the session short 😉

I'm going to experiment with body shimmer when it's healed … much to my wife's eye roll 🤣

@WelshBlue

That's cool!!!

Well done for enduring that much in one go…

Pain is funny, as the goriest wounds quite often cause no pain as the nerves are severed… I think if a torturer wanted to exploit pain clinically – rather than something that visually shocks an observer – they may well invent something resembling tattooing!!! It goes right into the "pain zone" without looking all that severe!