Hello, I just got a tattoo covered-up. It was a blue and black butterfly.
Before my appointment, I gave that tattoo artist a picture of what I wanted the new tattoo to look like. I made sure to leave the black parts, black. I wanted the blue parts to be a berry pink.
When I arrived for the appointment, she had changed the design. I loved it but she had planned to put white and light pink over what was previously black and blue. I said that I would love light pink mixed with the pink berry colour if it was possible. If not, I said, just keep it blue. She assured me it was possible because my old one was so faded. I told her to please stay away from bright fluorescent colours.
Well first…I’m definately going to need to get it touched up (I won’t go into detail). I want a white part and a fluorescent pink part covered in black. This is possible, right? How long do I have to wait to get it redone?
Second, I hate the colours! She was clearly wrong about being able to put light colours over dark colours. The pink she put in is flourescent and the light pink/whie mixed with the old colours to make an ugly purple/gray.
What can I do about this problem???!!! Can I get a darker colour put on in the future? How will the skin react to getting tattooed a third time?
Please help me.
Thanks,
Laura
Hi
As said a pic is realy needed but as a rule of thumb it si every difficult to put a lighter colour over a darker one unless it has been dissolved by a laser treatment.
Black is notoriously difficult (as is green) to cover up.
That said it is not impossible.
Depending on what you want you could always convert the tattoo into a black/shade piece and add a hint of colour along the outwing edges or have a colour shade so that it looks like it is flying through coloured clouds or blossoms etc.
Post up and I am sure that we can advise you much better.
Take Care
Matthew
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