ArniVidar;47067 wrote:
So I’ve often wondered how it is for you tattoo people to draw super super straight, parallel lines?

For instance, I am a guitar/bass player and if I want to get a guitar tattoo… will the strings and the bands and the neck and the lot ever be really straight? (Ignoring the fact that skin and muscles bend, of course…[Read more]

Are you able to post a photo?

S Neil might be able to advise you, he offered me advice on covering mine in a previous post a while back

http://www.thetattooforum.com/cover-up-t12578.html

Butterfly_Kisses;47058 wrote:
you will be fine 😀

Thanks Butterfly 😎

Cheers guys… kinda looking forward to it now 😀

S.Neill;47017 wrote:
Tattoos hurt less today than they did 20 years ago, the machines are better, the needles are better, and the way they are made is better, the styles are better and the artists…for the most part, are better. Depends on your artist, but it won’t be as bad as you think.

Thanks for that S. Neil that’s put my mind at ease…[Read more]

Broxi;47000 wrote:
im talking about an excision, getting it cut off then sewn. i wouldnt mind having a scar. Is my tattoo to big for that method?

That sounds rather macabre 😮 the tattoo’s not that bad to look at, and a scar (If that could even be done) would be a whole lot worse!

Can’t you add something to it?

Outlaw;45209 wrote:
hey man its a little late at this present time but tomorrow i can get you a number and name for a fantastic artist in norwich…. my mate works at his studio but the owner does exelent coverups and loves stuff like koi dragons ets…. im sure you could gain from giving him a ring….. im 4 hrs drive from you so i am a bit too…[Read more]

Better late, than never as the saying goes 😀

zoeconner;45331 wrote:
Yea I could. I’m just scared that it will look bad on my arm. Is this tattoo a hard? I thought maybe a pic you can buy online.

If you can get the artist to see the design, they may even be familiar with the design, or can draw you up a design that you are happy with that resembles that design, most tattoo studios have…[Read more]

zoeconner;45348 wrote:
Ill remember that. What started this was I was looking around at some local shops and one place said it would take 2 hours and another place said 4 hours. does the one that takes the longest going to be better.

I cant imagine a design like that one being completed in two hours, if its to look any good afterwards? Its…[Read more]

cant you email the studio the utube link?

janeypoo1776;45157 wrote:
any suggestions on what to cover it up with? i’m open to anything..i’d like to try to keep the hearts.

Some nice girly designs here might be suitable or give you an idea to work from…[Read more]

S.Neill;45285 wrote:
I agree, a good artist can cover work without having to resort to solid black…most of the time. I just did a cover up where that didn’t work though. I ended up having to use tribal to cover the work. It was simply too bold and too dark to cover any other way. Especially where it was located.

Anyway, keep us posted on…[Read more]

S.Neill;45203 wrote:

Here’s my suggestion. Leave the name and tattoo a VOID stamp in red ink over the top of it. That’ll make a point, get some laughs and always be a reminder of how truly temporary most relationships are these days.

S.Neil came up with a good idea – I can imagine how that would look, it’s a great way of getting back…[Read more]

Just out of interest I was looking around and found “Cosmic Tattoo” of Colchester, Essex. and saw this cover up, although the design is not my choice there is no denying its covered really well, the shading looks great, which proves if the artist is skilled enough they can do a good cover without going mega dark

Before

After

Yes, Butterfly that is a shame that such a talented artist resorts to designs like that!

Some of the designs are very distasteful, and TBH I’m very open minded! I avoided the link to that page and others so I hope it doesn’t offend anyone who clicks your link, if you can see past that however I think its probably the best work I’ve ever seen,…[Read more]

S.Neill;45250 wrote:
Look Comet, I checked out the link you gave in your post for this other studio. They have some great work…but to be honest, I don’t like their Koi work at all. There are two Koi on the site, with one, the calico spotty look just doesn’t work. I simply don’t like it. The other one I don’t like the way it is done. The…[Read more]

Outlaw;45243 wrote:
i totally agree with S.Neill

nuf said……..

i am still waiting for the information regarding the norwich studio from josh but i will get it to you asap buddy

Thanks Outlaw

Is it “Styx Tattoo” in Norwich by any chance?

S.Neill;45238 wrote:
The dragon Koi will work as a cover up. I would STRONGLY suggest using color. since you already have red that you are trying to cover, I would say use red and oranges with a hint of yellows. Just a heads up, in Japanese culture…the folks that developed the Koi, they consider it an ill omen for the Koi to be pointing…[Read more]

Butterfly_Kisses;45233 wrote:
it looks like it would cover it to me . your tattoo is old and faded so i would have thought you shouldnt have too much of a problem covering it with that koi.
you might have to let your artist do it in the colours he/she feels are best .

i looked at the site you posted and their work looks alright , been wondering…[Read more]