# Worst tattoo coverup ever! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 23, 2022, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-tattoo-coverup-ever/968449 "2022-07-23T18:17:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![mordecaiB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mordecaib/32/7725_2.png) [@mordecaiB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mordecaiB)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2022, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-tattoo-coverup-ever/968449/21 "2022-07-23T22:14:54Z")
> [@DCnDC](#): > > I’m sorry I’m not completely sure what you’re asking. The same techniques apply no matter the color of the ink. Thanks, that’s exactly what I wanted to know. Basically whether there was a difference in needles for filling in blackout vs. filling in a color. I was wondering because it seemed to me that you need to be more careful filling in a butterfly outline than doing a total blackout. ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2022, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-tattoo-coverup-ever/968449/22 "2022-07-23T22:29:12Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > Blackouts are pretty cool IMO. Going one step further; some people have gotten blackouts, healed them, then “carved” precision designs out using laser. [Here’s a reddit post that includes a gif](https://www.reddit.com/r/oddlysatisfying/comments/vwtffw/black_tattoo_laser_branding/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share) of a small version. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2022, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-tattoo-coverup-ever/968449/23 "2022-07-23T22:44:14Z")
> [@Johnny\_Bravo](#): > > According to her, the tattoos came from a time she was an alcoholic and represent nothing but bad memories. She’s chosen to get them covered up in a way that accentuates the few tattoos that have positive meanings, like the one of her dad. Yeah, I thought some attitudes would change when I read her explanation for her left leg blackout: > Just know that I absolutely LOVE it, and it’s extremely refreshing for me to see all the garbage, drunken tattoos I had scribbled all over my leg that I got before I became sober, be covered by sleekness and simplicity. 🖤 ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2022, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-tattoo-coverup-ever/968449/24 "2022-07-23T23:01:52Z")
Eh, I’m not much of a tattoo aficionado, but the contrast of one side almost all black while the other side is mostly white is definitely a striking artistic effect. If that’s the effect that she was going for, then she definitely succeeded. And that’d be true even if the blackout didn’t also have the effect of covering up other ink that she regretted. ---
**Author:** ![Briny\_Deep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/briny_deep/32/17188_2.png) [@Briny\_Deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briny_Deep)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2022, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-tattoo-coverup-ever/968449/25 "2022-07-23T23:49:13Z")
Also not at all a fan of tattoos here, but I thought that left leg looked quite elegant, like a silk stocking (that you can’t take off). ---
**Author:** ![Banksiaman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/banksiaman/32/3334_2.png) [@Banksiaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banksiaman)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2022, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-tattoo-coverup-ever/968449/26 "2022-07-24T00:06:25Z")
Question - will the black still look consistent with modern [?] inks over time? I knew a guy who had a tattoo with a solid chunk of black in it and over a decade it had become very uneven and blotchy looking and he was thinking about getting it completely re-inked. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2022, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-tattoo-coverup-ever/968449/27 "2022-07-24T00:11:35Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > Eh, I’m not much of a tattoo aficionado, but the contrast of one side almost all black while the other side is mostly white is definitely a striking artistic effect. Let this be her last battlefield. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2022, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-tattoo-coverup-ever/968449/28 "2022-07-24T13:31:19Z")
> [@Banksiaman](#): > > over a decade it had become very uneven and blotchy looking Blowouts like what you’re describing can happen quickly due to poor technique. With a solid black piece there’s nowhere for spread/blowout to go. > [@garygnu](#): > > [Here’s a reddit post that includes a gif](https://www.reddit.com/r/oddlysatisfying/comments/vwtffw/black_tattoo_laser_branding/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share) of a small version Yes!! He stayed perfectly still (which you have to). No flinching! ---
**Author:** ![mordecaiB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mordecaib/32/7725_2.png) [@mordecaiB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mordecaiB)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2022, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-tattoo-coverup-ever/968449/29 "2022-07-25T16:23:24Z")
> [@digs](#): > > Yeah, I thought some attitudes would change when I read her explanation for her left leg blackout: It’s not just her left leg. Both her arms are done and it looks like they are done unevenly. > [@Briny\_Deep](#): > > Also not at all a fan of tattoos here, but I thought that left leg looked quite elegant, like a silk stocking (that you can’t take off). I assume she didn’t have all well thought out, non drunken tats on her other leg, she just hasn’t done it yet. You can google leg tattoos than look like stocking that look way better than that. She didn’t have that option, wanting to cover old tats. ---
**Author:** ![WhyKickAMooCow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/9fc29f/32.png) [@WhyKickAMooCow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyKickAMooCow)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2022, 10:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-tattoo-coverup-ever/968449/30 "2022-07-26T10:49:55Z")
Mad scientists need to invent white tattoo ink so she could start over with all new designs on that arm. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2022, 10:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-tattoo-coverup-ever/968449/31 "2022-07-26T10:53:15Z")
?? There is white tattoo ink. ---
**Author:** ![WhyKickAMooCow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/9fc29f/32.png) [@WhyKickAMooCow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyKickAMooCow)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2022, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-tattoo-coverup-ever/968449/32 "2022-07-26T14:12:36Z")
I did not know that! ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2022, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-tattoo-coverup-ever/968449/33 "2022-07-26T14:17:18Z")
White ink is used primarily for adding highlights. It does not age well IME. A friend has a long, thin crescent on her arm done in white ink. She purposely tanned after it was done, then had it done again and again. It looks like a scar/fibrosis. I really like it. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2022, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-tattoo-coverup-ever/968449/34 "2022-07-26T15:44:49Z")
The blackout art can be a big improvement over what it’s covering up. ---
**Author:** ![mordecaiB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mordecaib/32/7725_2.png) [@mordecaiB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mordecaiB)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2022, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-tattoo-coverup-ever/968449/35 "2022-07-26T17:13:21Z")
Could be. I didn’t really think her tats were bad, compared to a lot I have seen. Like I said, her choice, she knows why she got the original tats and I don’t. It just seems like overkill for a professional tattoo artist. I would have went thru whatever laser removals and cover up tats I had to in order to avoid having all four limbs blacked out. Apparently she tried, but decided this was best. I assume her sobriety and ditching her occult persona had something to with her decision. Ditching a lifestyle you’ve lived for a couple of decades usually comes along with a lot of changes. For her, this was the answer. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2022, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-tattoo-coverup-ever/968449/36 "2022-07-26T17:25:25Z")
Don’t forget, blacking out the tattoos from that part of her life might have just as much meaning to her as those tattoos meant at the time. Like getting an ex’s name crossed off (ie Tattoo Artist by Normal Rockwell or Johnny Depp’s “Wino Forever”). It’s still there, it’s still part of your life, but it’s also a constant reminder that it was a part of your life that you don’t want to repeat. ---
**Author:** ![mordecaiB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mordecaib/32/7725_2.png) [@mordecaiB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mordecaiB)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2022, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-tattoo-coverup-ever/968449/37 "2022-07-26T17:31:36Z")
I agree. Like I said, she knows what her tats meant. The blackout is something I personally wouldn’t do. If all else failed, I’d rather have the old tattoos than the blackout. I think it really looks bad when she leaves some tats in the blackout, like her dad’s face. It’s totally amateur looking and ruins the visual of the blackout as stockings/gloves. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2022, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-tattoo-coverup-ever/968449/38 "2022-07-26T21:01:30Z")
> [@mordecaiB](#): > > I think it really looks bad when she leaves some tats in the blackout, like her dad’s face. It’s totally amateur looking Absolutely. Just horrible. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2022, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-tattoo-coverup-ever/968449/39 "2022-07-27T11:36:24Z")
I think this new look is better than the old tats, myself [![](https://64.media.tumblr.com/9da9fe38f6ead4b85b816e24ce00dc1f/5b480004a0925ed4-fe/s1280x1920/9b939e7fb30ba9ea85bfc3d5cd8abf1791c59f8d.jpg) ](https://64.media.tumblr.com/9da9fe38f6ead4b85b816e24ce00dc1f/5b480004a0925ed4-fe/s1280x1920/9b939e7fb30ba9ea85bfc3d5cd8abf1791c59f8d.jpg) > [@Joey\_P](#): > > I’ll give you that they both have a similar look Other than having black hair and being conventionally pretty, I don’t think they look all that alike.Von Teese has a single tattoo, and it’s tiny. Von D seems to wear jeans and rocker wear as much as, if not more than, vintage-style clothes, whereas Von Teese is almost-always in that retro look. ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2022, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-tattoo-coverup-ever/968449/40 "2022-07-27T11:42:03Z")
For, “one of the most talented tattoo artists in the world”, that sure is ugly. As it is, I consider tattoos the bumper stickers of the human body, but this one wins the prize as the worst tattoo I’ve ever seen. She covered something “crappy” with something even crappier. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-tattoo-coverup-ever/968449.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-tattoo-coverup-ever/968449.md?page=3)