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Tattoos that look like they were drawn by a child are the latest body art trend

IT DOESN'T look like Tattoo Fixers will run out of people in need of getting their ink reworked any time soon - the latest body art trend is to get as terrible tatt as possible.

Brazilian artist Helena Fernandes, 26, is the proud founder of Malfeitona, a home studio that specialises in 'trash tattoos'.

Helena Fernandes is a controversial tattoo artist who scrawls her doodles on to willing customers
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Helena Fernandes is a controversial tattoo artist who scrawls her doodles on to willing customersCredit: Splitpics.uk

Her designs - which look like they've been scrawled on a mate's hand during a particularly boring math lesson - have amassed her a huge online following.

As well as the 17,000 people who can't get enough of her Instagram page, she's also dozens of five star reviews from delighted customers on .

claims that Helena is self-taught, and began her tattoo career after friends encouraged her to buy a kit online and permanently marking them with her unusual doodles.

The first tattoo she ever did was a bat on her boyfriend's leg, and since then she has gone to draw more complex designs, including 'planet Earth upset it is about to be made extinct'.

Helena said: "He liked a bat very much and asked me to tattoo, then another friend, and another, and then another..."

In an interview with BuzzFeed Brazil, Helena said that her style has been met with heavy criticism from more established artists, but she claims her "intention is not to disparage anyone's work."

Three clouds show different emotions in this design
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Three clouds show different emotions in this designCredit: Splitpics.uk
This bald rat fits perfectly on to this man's foot
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This bald rat fits perfectly on to this man's footCredit: Splitpics.uk
A snake eating itself - a profound message delivered terribly
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A snake eating itself - a profound message delivered terriblyCredit: Splitpics.uk
This character's gammy leg makes her all the more adorable
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This character's gammy leg makes her all the more adorableCredit: Splitpics.uk
This alien with eyelashes might be the most beautiful badly drawn grey in the galaxy
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This alien with eyelashes might be the most beautiful badly drawn grey in the galaxyCredit: Splitpics.uk
She somehow managed to make the marijuana leaf tattoo look good
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She somehow managed to make the marijuana leaf tattoo look goodCredit: Splitpics.uk

She explained: "My intention is not to fool the craft of tattooing.

"Even because the public that consumes my tattoos does not compete with those of 'good' tattoo artists.

This trio of chihuahuas was commissioned by their devoted owner
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This trio of chihuahuas was commissioned by their devoted ownerCredit: Splitpics.uk
These are just the sort of feet you want to keep hidden in a pair of boots all year round
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These are just the sort of feet you want to keep hidden in a pair of boots all year roundCredit: Splitpics.uk
This could have been inspired by a schoolkid's homework diary
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This could have been inspired by a schoolkid's homework diaryCredit: Splitpics.uk
A lone dinosaur on a fading planet looks forlornly out in to space
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 A lone dinosaur on a fading planet looks forlornly out in to spaceCredit: Splitpics.uk
A flower with an eye in the middle is the stuff of GM crop nightmares
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A flower with an eye in the middle is the stuff of GM crop nightmaresCredit: Splitpics.uk
This must have taken Helena much longer than her other designs
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This must have taken Helena much longer than her other designsCredit: Splitpics.uk
This tattoo shows Earth contemplating its own death
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This tattoo shows Earth contemplating its own deathCredit: Splitpics.uk
This cat comes complete with its own catchphrase
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This cat comes complete with its own catchphraseCredit: Splitpics.uk
This is the first tattoo she ever did, and it has pride of place on her boyfriend
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This is the first tattoo she ever did, and it has pride of place on her boyfriendCredit: Splitpics.uk

"I think there is space for everyone. I do not think I'm good, I'm a little baby crawling on this tattoo trail."

Another popular trend is getting tiny tattoos inked on to your thumb.

And here are twelve tattoo fails that will leave you wondering how these people managed to navigate adult life.

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