UV Blacklight Ghost Flames

I thought this was a good example of an ideal result from UV-ink tattooing. The result here at least appears to be relatively invisible in normal daylight, but then jumps out when under a blacklight at a club… This example is by Richie’s Tats in Lancaster, California. Be warned though — there is no guarantee that UV ink won’t be visible under normal light at least a little (in part because of the ink’s presence, and in part because of the minor scarring that somtimes accompanies tattooing).

14 thoughts on “UV Blacklight Ghost Flames

  1. The following comments were imported from our old comment system:

    Posted on 11-23-2005 13:16:10 by evilfunkgenius
    This is so nice. All thep laces which I talked to locally in San Jose said that it is not possible to do a design like this since the ink that is used to draw the outline will afect the visibility of the final design. After seeing this, my guess is that the shops I asked at are not into freehanding.

    Posted on 11-25-2005 15:13:16 by Burning Angel
    i want…i really do…really nice…

    Posted on 11-25-2005 15:22:50 by L1ZZARD
    When people tattoo with the blacklight reactive ink, how do they know what it will look like? Or do they do the tattooing under a blacklight?

    Posted on 11-29-2005 11:45:58 by Caine
    man u could have some funky stuff for the club!
    chances of this getting to the UK??

    Posted on 01-08-2006 00:25:59 by CONNIE
    WHERE CAN I GET THIS DONE AT???

    Posted on 01-23-2006 01:47:24 by Jeremy
    how much does this cost?

    Posted on 02-22-2006 01:32:58 by Tightywhiety
    You can order the ink for like $23 a bottle at
    http://bodyartstores.com/~bodyarts/cgi-bin/store/commerce.cgi?product=Tattoos, then find someone to throw it down.

  2. The following comments were imported from our old comment system:

    Posted on 11-23-2005 13:16:10 by evilfunkgenius
    This is so nice. All thep laces which I talked to locally in San Jose said that it is not possible to do a design like this since the ink that is used to draw the outline will afect the visibility of the final design. After seeing this, my guess is that the shops I asked at are not into freehanding.

    Posted on 11-25-2005 15:13:16 by Burning Angel
    i want…i really do…really nice…

    Posted on 11-25-2005 15:22:50 by L1ZZARD
    When people tattoo with the blacklight reactive ink, how do they know what it will look like? Or do they do the tattooing under a blacklight?

    Posted on 11-29-2005 11:45:58 by Caine
    man u could have some funky stuff for the club!
    chances of this getting to the UK??

    Posted on 01-08-2006 00:25:59 by CONNIE
    WHERE CAN I GET THIS DONE AT???

    Posted on 01-23-2006 01:47:24 by Jeremy
    how much does this cost?

    Posted on 02-22-2006 01:32:58 by Tightywhiety
    You can order the ink for like $23 a bottle at
    http://bodyartstores.com/~bodyarts/cgi-bin/store/commerce.cgi?product=Tattoos, then find someone to throw it down.

  3. I just got some UV added to my full sleeve tat – it’s looking awesome already and I can’t wait for it to be fully healed so I can show it off!! The photos above look absolutely amazing and I love the flames.

  4. I just got some UV added to my full sleeve tat – it’s looking awesome already and I can’t wait for it to be fully healed so I can show it off!! The photos above look absolutely amazing and I love the flames.

  5. Are these tattoos invisible in real light? I mean, the picture doesn’t show, but I plan on getting one of my whole arm, and I don’t want it to show. Already have enough to give my mother (yes I care about what my mother thinks) a heart attack.

  6. Are these tattoos invisible in real light? I mean, the picture doesn’t show, but I plan on getting one of my whole arm, and I don’t want it to show. Already have enough to give my mother (yes I care about what my mother thinks) a heart attack.

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