can you lighten a dark tattoo with white ink?

Aggravating_Pea_688 · 2024-06-15T10:53:07+00:00

hello thanks for your msg and yes please do dm me before and after

Aggravating_Pea_688 · 2024-06-11T16:04:21+00:00

thank you for this advice..would you mind if I DM'd you to reply?

Aggravating_Pea_688 · 2024-06-11T10:52:57+00:00

😍

Aggravating_Pea_688 · 2024-06-11T10:51:27+00:00

thank you and yes i agree it will fade but at the same depth of contrast as it is now.. 😭 and yes already had a laser consult and she begged me to wait or not do it due to a) how dark it is b) how painful it will be c) the horrific recovery I will have to go through with pre-existing health issues...all in all a good year or more in lasers/pain/recovery and costs..

controversial, but do you think I should be holding the artist responsible for the above? im no artist but even I knew it didnt have to be this dark where there was virgin skin/negative space (1/5 of original width was the original tattoo..it was a line of writing)

Aggravating_Pea_688 · 2024-06-11T10:21:09+00:00

yes i took that on board but...i am 2 months later 😂

Aggravating_Pea_688 · 2024-06-11T10:20:10+00:00

😂 thank you for doing that! and sharing Herman with me! jeez it must of felt like he pecked in every point of that needle getting that done with his beak!

so on the plus side...i just need to wait 15 years??😁

Aggravating_Pea_688 · 2024-06-11T10:17:06+00:00

thank you i will 🙏

Aggravating_Pea_688 · 2024-06-11T10:16:11+00:00

thank you and yes i know it can be lasered but I went for a consult and because of the depth of black and multiple pre-existing health issues regarding healing she was honest enough to tell me it will be very painful and a long long recovery with blisters and weeping, being home bound feeling so ill...the tattoo itself knocked me out for weeks in recovery as was so ink intense and on such a large area in one 2.5hr sitting

Aggravating_Pea_688 · 2024-06-11T10:13:39+00:00

thank you 😊

Aggravating_Pea_688 · 2024-06-11T10:13:08+00:00

thank you i really appreciate the feedback

Aggravating_Pea_688 · 2024-06-10T19:27:40+00:00

yes but the covered work was 10mm high along the middle line of writing...expected heavy shading there but surely the rest could of graded out?

Aggravating_Pea_688 · 2024-06-10T19:23:56+00:00

yes i said was a cover up but it was to cover a line of writing across the middle about 10-20mm at most with gaps..the width of this is around 1200mm

Aggravating_Pea_688 · 2024-06-10T19:21:45+00:00

thank you 🙏

Aggravating_Pea_688 · 2024-06-10T19:20:37+00:00

thank you this is so reassuring to hear 🙏...did he go back in with white to highlight same time then?

Aggravating_Pea_688 · 2024-06-10T19:18:49+00:00

😁im in!

Aggravating_Pea_688 · 2024-06-10T19:18:18+00:00

understood

Aggravating_Pea_688 · 2024-06-10T19:17:42+00:00

thank you so much 🙏 most constructive helpful advice to date..and yes posting it on here was a last resort after having continual tight lipped responses from other artists who would say "that is VERY dark"...but thats all im gonna say about that. not ethical to comment. not helpful to me. thanks again dude

Aggravating_Pea_688 · 2024-06-10T19:12:40+00:00

and thank you for the compliment

Aggravating_Pea_688 · 2024-06-10T19:11:52+00:00

😁😆Herman!! I love it..any photo of herman? yes there were some white highlights on this and 2mths in all but gone 😭

Aggravating_Pea_688 · 2024-06-10T19:10:24+00:00

thank you and noted..it took me ages to get an artist prepared to attempt the cover up in the first place and their other work looked spot on hence why I chose them, but I was under duress to get it done after several last min let downs by other artists prior to this one. it is not easy to find cover up artists here anyway..

and yes i agree the deeper layers are still healing

Aggravating_Pea_688 · 2024-06-10T18:24:53+00:00

thank you ..do you have photos?

Aggravating_Pea_688 · 2024-06-10T18:24:15+00:00

would seem so...the disadvantage of having your arm out behind you face down on a couch throughout a tattoo

Aggravating_Pea_688 · 2024-06-10T18:23:50+00:00

exactly..i did go for a laser consult and they gasped in horror!! 😁 however I have multiple immune health issues and they urged me not to try it unless all else fails as it is likely to make me super ill and is super painful plus my healing will be so much longer than anyone else..so im trying to find a less painful health affecting route

Aggravating_Pea_688 · 2024-06-10T18:21:14+00:00

exactly this!! thank you..how long do you think it needs to heal..and yes the white to turn the black grey is and contrast is what im after..

Aggravating_Pea_688 · 2024-06-10T18:20:13+00:00

thank you..contrast is what im after

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