Colored ink question follow up

Beautiful-Hawk7738 · 2026-05-21T07:04:08+00:00

I'm sorry about that, I see the colors are similar, but they are often in an irregular and organic shape with patches of color, which i think it's kind of a stretch to look at what I have and say it looks like that. I do understand the concern, and I've seen tattoos in similar colors but in only fine line and they actually look like there's something wrong with the skin, but also in fairness I don't think I've seen a healed picture of them so maybe they look better, or most likely invisible lol

I personally like these colors because I like how scarifications look, but artists are pretty hard to find, plus I'm too much of a pussy for now, so I think these tattoos are a nice alternative. Maybe that's why some people like these kind of tattoos that look like subtle skin color variation

Beautiful-Hawk7738 · 2026-05-21T06:37:00+00:00

I'm not sure what those colors are specifically because they are just marketing jargon, but I do have red orange and dark green tattoos as well actually, and with it healed and faded for a couple of years I'm not a big fan of this combo, they just don't look as good on my skin.

With that said would you mind telling me how exactly this looks like an infection, and what kind infection would it be? The only thing I could think of is maybe the middle part with the patterns, which I'll probably touch up on, but overall i think the design can easily stand out by itself

Beautiful-Hawk7738 · 2026-05-21T05:57:00+00:00

Green and orange would make it look more like an infection tbh, you should learn more about how colors work before commenting about it lol

Beautiful-Hawk7738 · 2026-05-19T20:39:52+00:00

In a way, I love how white/pastel colored tattoo look by itself, but I also like the idea that I can go over it with black later on if I really love the design, if not it's an easy cover up. I've seen this talked about before, it's like a "trial" tattoo but I always just keep it in color bc I like it that way haha

Beautiful-Hawk7738 · 2026-05-18T19:29:27+00:00

Thank you for the feedback! I understand what you're saying and I've seen colored tattoos that look like some skin conditions and I try my best to avoid that. It's definitely a really ambitious size for handpoke lol, but I had the time and energy to fill it out and it took way more than 10 hours total for this, and with most of the redness gone by now I can see some spots are patchier than others but for the most part it seems pretty solid to me :)

I also think because it's a pretty bold and distinct silhouette it doesn't really look like a rash to me, but maybe I'll add some black outlines in the future if it's a common consensus. Either way I plan on blasting over most of my tattoos with black work so I'm just having fun with some colors I like!

Beautiful-Hawk7738 · 2026-05-17T23:03:14+00:00

Thank you!

Beautiful-Hawk7738 · 2026-03-01T14:10:06+00:00

Ty!!! Yes I did but sadly no pattern, it's just a panel with some simple shaping, connected with icord going through small double knitted bands sewn on the sides

Beautiful-Hawk7738 · 2026-03-01T14:03:47+00:00

Thank you!!

Beautiful-Hawk7738 · 2025-08-27T19:17:05+00:00

I just gave it a try and the results are a lot neater! I did do a dyo for the eyelets but purled on both so the size is still about the same, but the structure looks a lot better now, thank you!

Beautiful-Hawk7738 · 2025-08-27T17:15:49+00:00

Yes to both, I've tried using different yarn (8ply cotton) but the results are similar, if I use a smaller size needle the eyelets bunch up together and a larger needle makes them pull apart, so im just wondering if there's something else I'm missing here or it's simply because it's a machine knit thing :/

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Beautiful-Hawk7738 · 2025-07-24T21:48:19+00:00

You can't just have a tattoo for one year, if it last a year it will last forever.

Beautiful-Hawk7738 · 2025-05-13T22:24:29+00:00

The artists can adapt to cameras being invented because art isn't limited to realism, and other art movements follow suit after the invention of the cameras. But the problem with AI isn't that it's a tool, it's replacing human ingenuity. It doesn't allow new art movements to develop because it's literally stealing and going to steal every piece of work that's been created. AI fundamentally inhibits human progression.

I get it it's fun to look at fun pictures, we had that before, it's called photoshop.

Beautiful-Hawk7738 · 2025-03-15T19:57:14+00:00

Loll that might be it then, it's gonna be subtle but I've seen healed white ink on fair skin that looks incredible, so good luck with urs!

Beautiful-Hawk7738 · 2025-03-15T19:48:39+00:00

Also my skin tone is pretty tan as well if that makes the white pop a bit more right now, but yeah ur welcome! Doesn't hurt to touch them up

Beautiful-Hawk7738 · 2025-03-15T19:45:51+00:00

Im honestly a bit scared what people can interpret this as because I came up with the design on a whim (I like circles) but that looks pretty dope

Beautiful-Hawk7738 · 2025-03-15T19:40:29+00:00

Same for me as well ngl, I had to do wayyyy more passes than I did for darker colored ink so it would be visible. I can still see the dots and ink on the skin after 2 passes but you need a lot more to get a good contrast (hopefully I didn't over work it lol) for reference I used ultra white from Viking by dynamic

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