AmandaK;52346 wrote:
Actually, Wicked Ink, with all due, that is how it works sometimes. I’ve done plenty of dark skin in my 15 + years and can say with certainty that, provided that her skin is the type to discolor white or pastels rather than reject them (which many do!), she CAN use the end result to her advantage. As you confirmed, it all comes down to her skin tone. There’s a rule of thumb in the art world – tattooing included — that there is no “bad” result.. just something different than expected. Light colors never work as you would expect them to unless you’re used to using their discoloration. After all, it’s still color. Think of it as a strangely colored color pencil – You CAN figure out how to make it look good, right? With ink, as with paint, it’s all in how you put the final result to use. Ultimately, the key would be for her to do a small patch test. BTW – In my first post I mistakenly wrote that white ink would get lighter but meant to write “darker”. My bad!
Right On AmandaK. Great advice.
I am dark skinned and have had color ink for the last 21 years. primary colors all work on me, Red, Green, Blue are the best and still vibrant. I have a bit of white across/highlighting 3 large red roses and that didn’t work as white and looked a bit weird initally, but settled down to an interesting sort of beigh (sp.?)/tan that does in fact work. I am a discolor type skin as apposed to a reject white kind of skin IYKWIM. :p Quite a cool effect. I think it is a pity that folks with dark skin always stick with black or are encouraged to. Color can work well if done well. I have had some white retouched and that just brightened it a bit more but didn’t make it white. Go for it, but do go to an experienced artist that uses quality ink for sure. That can make all the difference.:) Good luck!
