I recently got a new half sleeve and am very happy with it only problem is I have a tribal above it that I got when I was 17 and I need advice on what to do with it…is there anyway to do a coverup to it? Or would some shading and stuff like that help out? Laser removal is so expensive! I am so torn on what to do so i figured I would ask here thanks!
Heres a couple pics….Sorry for them being so big haha I don’t know how to resize
Hi
The tribal looks fine and as stated above can easily be worked into the rest of the tattoo. You are fortunate that the artist who put the tribal on did a decent job otherwise it would really stand out badly.
As it is it is a decent tattoo but your tastes may have changed slightly work some clouds or similar and reshade the ink and will make it pop.
Better to work with what you have than try to cover it up as will ruin the sleeve.
Take Care
Matthew
Yes I would get it reshaded and added to with more detail.
The thing with laser is that it is expensive and very time consuming because you have to wait between each session for it to kick in some you are talking a min of 6-8 hits for that piece which is better part of a year.
The other factor is that whilst it may mean slightly more work for the artist to work the orig piece into the sleeve this is what you are paying them for.
Laser is a last resort and since there is nothing wrong with that tribal I would incorporate than go through the cost and pain of trying to remove it.
Take Care
Matthew
PS love what I see of the sleeve you had done.
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