This Brazilian Artist’s Bad Tattoos Will Have You On The Floor Laughing

Tattoos are for life, so if you’re going to get inked, you need to be sure you’re happy committing to a design forever. In spite of this, one Brazillian tattoo artist has won a lot of love for her infamously bad artwork, and there are plenty of people who want her to work on them.

An Unusual Artist

Helena Fernandes is an artist living in Salvador de Bahia, Brazil, and is the founder of Malfeitona, her very own tattoo home studio.

There’s just one problem…

Ugly Tattoos

By her own admission, Fernandes isn’t actually very good at art. Typically this is a skill that makes or breaks a tattoo artist’s career, but Fernandes has made her lack of talent work for her.

‘Tatuagens Peba’

Fernandes prides herself on delivering what she calls “tatuagens peba” – literally, “ugly tattoos.” Her work certainly lives up to its name.

Inexplicably Popular

In spite of the fact that Fernandes’ work looks so crude and shoddy, the tattooist has plenty of people visiting her studio. People can’t get enough of her weird, ugly designs.