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Cover-up or second life of tattoos
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“But a tattoo is for life!” Many people heard a phrase like this when they dared to get a piece of body art. Sometimes it happens that a tattoo was made by mistake, or it became outdated for some reason. Of course, it can be removed with a laser. However, this procedure is painful and also quite expensive. But don’t give up! The cover-up will be a solution. Using this technique, it is possible not only to incorporate the elements of a previous tattoo in a new design, but also fully camouflage it. One of the masters from Vean Tattoo studio guided us through important moments which need to be considered in case of a cover-up.
— A new tattoo should be either the same size or bigger than the previous one. A cover-up sketch cannot contain a lot of light colors where the old tattoo is. Even if after the session the tattoo was hidden successfully, eventually light colors (white, light grey, yellow, and some shades of red) will modify the black color. Images with skulls suit perfectly for camouflaging: big black eye sockets, nasal cavity and so on.
The tattoo master also mentioned that the result of a cover-up usually turns out to be a few shades darker than the old tattoo. By the way, not the entire color palette can be used for camouflaging.
— It’s important to use rich and dense pigments for a cover-up. Rather choose cold and dark colors. For example, among the best options are purple, blue, dark shades of grey and so on.
Not all styles are suitable for covering up a tattoo. It all depends on the size of a previous image and on how complicated the work is. From the master’s point of view, the easiest would be to choose currently famous blackwork technique.
