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.
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Very interesting piece. It looks even better over black ink.
Very interesting piece. It looks even better over black ink.
Very interesting piece. It looks even better over black ink.
Very interesting piece. It looks even better over black ink.
LOVE this, been tempted to ‘black out’ some space for a while…… might just put it into action…..
LOVE this, been tempted to ‘black out’ some space for a while…… might just put it into action…..
LOVE this, been tempted to ‘black out’ some space for a while…… might just put it into action…..
LOVE this, been tempted to ‘black out’ some space for a while…… might just put it into action…..