A cover-up tattoo is created with the specific purpose of concealing an existing, unwanted tattoo. It can take various forms, such as total coverage, where the old tattoo is completely hidden under a new design, creative uncovering, where a faded or damaged tattoo is enhanced and incorporated into a new motif, or blast over, where the original tattoo serves as the background for the new one. The size and color scheme of a cover-up tattoo depend on the existing design, and in this matter, it's best to rely on the tattoo artist's opinion!
Old, damaged patterns due to the aging process of the skin, lack of proper care, or mechanical injuries are easiest to cover with a fresh tattoo. A cover-up provides options to conceal those unwanted designs that evoke negative associations or are mistakes of pseudo-artists.
Tattoos that do not carry negative emotional baggage can be given a completely new lease on life by refreshing them! Of course, while maintaining the color scheme and style in which they were originally executed.
Remember that working on an extensive tattoo covering large areas of the body requires prior design of the entire piece. This ensures that the proper proportions of the motifs used are maintained. Also, don't forget to schedule regular sessions with the tattoo artist.
Neotraditional tattooing is an excellent choice for those who appreciate bold outlines and illustrative quality. This style dazzles with a wide range of brighter colors and the use of decorative details. Ideal for lovers of floral or animal motifs, as well as those who are drawn to the aesthetics of Art Nouveau and Art Deco.
Old school, or traditional American tattooing, considered the foundation of the art of body adornment in the Western world, has many admirers among you. We offer you classic, simple designs that rely on bold, black outlines, highly saturated, contrasting colors, and incredibly intricate symbolism in the patterns.
Realistic tattooing is a beautiful way to reflect familiar and inspiring aspects of everyday life on human skin. This style typically focuses on depicting human faces, fauna, and flora. With a bit of imagination, anything can become a tattoo design concept for you.
Biomechanical tattooing is a choice for those of you who are passionate about robotics and science fiction movies. These tattoos depict the human appearance resembling that of a cyborg, showcasing what lies beneath human skin in combination with mechanical metal elements.
Perfectly ingrained into any body part, they become an integral part of it.
Watercolor tattooing is chosen by those of you who enjoy color and seek self-expression through symbolism and the expression of colors. This tattooing technique, based on watercolor painting, allows for a fairy-tale, dreamy, and entirely different effect from what is typically associated with tattoos.
Blackwork tattooing is a broad categorical term - it refers to any work created using exclusively black ink. This includes filling a specific area of the body with black pigment, as well as large-scale black geometric shapes, ethnic patterns, or neo-tribal tattoos. Blackwork is ideal for those of you who want to cover scars, skin blemishes, or old tattoos.
In one of the youngest tattooing techniques, lines and traditionally applied shadows are replaced by dots. The uniqueness of the dotwork style lies in pointillism, where the pattern is created by densifying, contrasting, and intensifying individual dots. This technique is often used in combination with graphic-geometric tattoos.
