Shree Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 Hi all... I got this tattoo on my left upper arm done 2 years ago (though wasn't upto my expectations) and since filling wasnt done well, it was touched up a year ago.. A year later, its looking bad already and this time i do not want a touch up but want to cover it up. Spoke to a different artist who suggested few designs, that I wasn't happy with and he rejected whatever design I took to his desk... I understand cover ups have limitations however I do not want to go for a design Im not happy with nor do I want to live with my existing one. Hence, I am looking for help. Please tell me what coverups are possible, keeping in mind the following points... 1. I do not want colors. I prefer to stick to black and grey tattoos. 2. I have seen thousands of designs on google and do not like the idea of filling up the entire area with color. A few years down the line when the tattoo starts ageing, i do not want it to look like a black patch on my skin... I prefer having a little of my skin revealed as highlights in the tattoo design (my skin tone is wheatish) 3. Is it possible to just touch up the crab and retain it and cover up only the sun and lettering around it? Or is it true that a cover up means everything in the existing design needs to be covered up? 4. Does the old tattoo show up after a few months on the new design as well?? (My existing tattoo is abt 1mm-2mm above the skin, maybe because of the touch up... It can be felt on the skin, so Im concerned if this will impact the new design) 5. I tried to design something simple around the existing one (outer circle of crab to be shaded and outermost sun to be blended) but was rejected by the artist that it cant be done... I dont kNow why... Is it really not possible and if yes, why? Then what is possible with the existing one while still having some skin revealed without filling up ink in the entire area? I would appreciate any help extended towards me in this regard from experienced people... I am stuck and getting frustrated as anything I take to the artist seems to be rejected and what the guy suggests is not very appealing to me... P.S: My interests for tattoo design: Sun, Lotus (I dont like any other flowers), heart, anything with a spiritual meaning... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SStu Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 I don't think that crab can be "touched up" to a point where it'll be recognizable, especially in that size. You're going to have to go quite a bit larger to adequately cover what's there now. I'm not sure what words your artist is using or ideas he's projecting. He or she might be part of the problem, but the ability to adequately and nicely cover what you've got isn't going to be so much about what image will be possible -but more about how capable the artist is and how realistic you are about size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hogrider Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 That is rough. I'd stop trying to fix it and look into some laser treatments to lighten it up before you do anything else. Then find someone really good at coverups. If you've got a tattoo that looks bad after a year, it's time to significantly upgrade your tattooer. oboogie and Devious6 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sister123 Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 I had a tattoo I didn't like, so I put something much larger "on top" of it to disguise it, but I didn't cover it up. I can still see the original tattoo...and I hate myself for not covering it up. Because now I'm thinking about getting the whole thing removed/covered up. Everyone's different, but if you don't like the tattoo now, you probably won't like it when there's other stuff around it either. It will make it less noticeable, but it won't go away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oboogie Posted August 27, 2017 Share Posted August 27, 2017 (edited) Laser and cover or just try to cover. It'll have to be big to cover it up without laser, though. Edited August 27, 2017 by oboogie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JazzyMac Posted September 3, 2017 Share Posted September 3, 2017 Seems like you can do with finding a new artist as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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