>>98908124Subtle for subtlety's sake is fucking retarded.
Tattoos follows the same basic rules as any other artwork:
If it's good it's good and if it's bad it's bad.
A badly made subtle tattoo is always worse than a good tattoo that's in-your-face.
Just make sure to go to a proper tattooist that knows their shit.
And no. Your friend's cousin that takes $40/h doesn't know their shit.