Cover-ups
Cover-ups
An old tattoo does not disappear under a layer. It is taken into a new design that is built around the old piece.
Cover-up, mid-session
BackCover-up, Black & greyCollaboration with @anastasiaswarts.
In the photo: a cover-up on a back during the session, a collaboration between RIOT and @anastasiaswarts. The sketch is still there, and the first black fields fall over the old work.
What you send
A sharp photo of the old piece in daylight, straight on. Tell how old it is and what you no longer want to see in it.
What decides it
How dark the old piece is, how big it is and where it sits. That also decides how big and how dark the new piece will be.
What to expect
An honest answer. Sometimes the design you have in mind does not fit, and sometimes having it lightened first is the better route.