White and Black Tattooing over Healed Blackwork

When I saw the healed tattoo on the right in the picture below, I actually thought it was fresh and commented on how much fresh white ink with black over blackwork looks “unreal”, like a sticker or a piece of body painting. To my surprise, the wearer informed me that it was not in fact fresh, but actually a week healed after being done by Gerhard Wiesbeck (timetravellingtattoo.com). You can see how much the colors have settled by comparing the fresh tattoo on the left — it’s more obvious in the white than in the black of course. In time the tones will lose a bit more contrast, but they won’t disappear — the biggest change happens in the first week.

Check out ModBlog’s previous entries on this subject by following the “Tattooing Over Blackwork” tag — we’ve been showing you this technique for over five years now — and of course click the picture to zoom in and take a closer look.

8 thoughts on “White and Black Tattooing over Healed Blackwork

  1. LOVE this, been tempted to ‘black out’ some space for a while…… might just put it into action…..

  2. LOVE this, been tempted to ‘black out’ some space for a while…… might just put it into action…..

  3. LOVE this, been tempted to ‘black out’ some space for a while…… might just put it into action…..

  4. LOVE this, been tempted to ‘black out’ some space for a while…… might just put it into action…..

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