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Cover up

  • 10-01-2011 10:22PM
    #1
    LoopyL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 99 ✭✭


    Hey when I was alot younger i decided to get a tattoo...a pink playboy bunny...its about 6 cm in length and 2.5 cm in width. I decided I want a cover up. I dont regret getting it as I was going through stuff at the time and it was me rebelling/taking control of my life so there is a story behind it but i think it would be nice to change it at this stage in my life Im not that old but I did get it nearly 10 years ago so any suggestions on what I could get to cover it up? I'm open to suggestions thanks :)


Comments

  • #2
    bodice ripper
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,681 ✭✭✭bodice ripper


    Does it have a black outline?

    basically with all cover ups you have to go a fair bit bigger than the original piece. imo the classic mistake with cover ups is asking "what will cover this?". you should be asking "what do i want?", and then move from there by talking with a tattooist.


  • #3
    LoopyL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 99 ✭✭LoopyL


    unfortunately yes it does have a black out line... its gonna be a hard one to cover up. if i cant find something i like then ill just keep it as it is...it tells a story for me at the end of the day :)


  • #4
    LoopyL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 99 ✭✭LoopyL


    i think i would like something with stars but i dont think it would work unfortunately :(


  • #5
    bodice ripper
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,681 ✭✭✭bodice ripper


    LoopyL wrote: »
    i think i would like something with stars but i dont think it would work unfortunately :(


    stars rarely make a good cover up, tbh. if you were to try and cover something 6x2.5 cm with a single star, the star would need to be like 8.5 cm plus, and dark enough on the interior to hide the black outline. it would be a very obvious cover up indeed.

    that's not to say the tattoo would be hard to cover I should think. usually something like flowers or other similar full color design works well


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