![]() One of them healed incredibly well after a second round of tattooing, another one healed half-okay after the second round and the last two turned out to be just what I had been warned of: brownish, grey like scars that are half visible and look more like a dirty mark then a tattoo even after going over them twice. In my case, 2 of my 6 white tattoos completely disappeared. It changes it’s appearance over time and can completely disappear. Unfortunately white ink tends to act quite differently in the skin. ![]() Contrary to popular belief, the lighter your skin, the better white ink shows through the epidermis. Tattoo inks sit under the epidermis in the deeper dermis skin layers. Once the scabs fell off about a week later, the tattoo was only noticeable in the right light and was fading more day by day. But unfortunately that didn't last for long. They were noticeable, bright, and looked like I had used fancy white-out on my skin. Once that was completed we filled in the area with white ink. The solution was to go around the stencil and create a “blood line”.Ī blood line is tattooing the area with water, creating a scratch in the skin marking the area temporarily. Once they were placed, the tattoo took a lot longer then expected as we had to avoid mixing the purple stencil pigment in with the ink. So the process begun a half hour of stencilling trying to figure out the placement of these symmetrical designs on an asymmetrical human body was a bit of a headache. I felt that I was ready to take the risk because what I wanted tattooed was something very personal I didn’t want it to be noticeable to others & in the event it turned out as bad as the artists warned, I wouldn’t be too upset. I had heard about pure white ink tattoos but had never seen it. That being said, working part time at Liquid Amber as a shop manager without any tattoos was getting a little ridiculous. Here’s a bit of my perspective, and a few reasons why we don’t recommend white ink tattoos.Īs an actor, I'm reminded at every moment that tattoos could cost me the job. My name’s Genevieve, I’ve worked at Liquid Amber Tattoo over the last 5 years, and I have 6 white ink tattoos from our shop that all healed differently. Many people have no idea that white ink tattoos exist, and to be perfectly honest, many artists like it that way! Why? Well, first know that this blog entry is coming from my own personal experience. ![]() Meeting fascinating people and collaborating with cool folks in our industry is a bonus.Maybe you've seen Lindsay Lohan’s “Breathe” tattoo on her wrist, perfectly healed and without a doubt re-done over and over again. There's immense satisfaction in pulling clean lines and seeing perfect bold black ink, although it doesn't always go that way, haha. It allows me the freedom to be there for my kids, which I cherish. Why I love it? There are countless reasons. Plus, my dad always said, "Do what you love, and the money will follow." So I took the plunge, haha. I started because I wanted more freedom to be a good dad and unleash my creativity, avoiding the soul-crushing grind of a trade job. “I've been tattooing for nearly 6 years now, just hit that milestone recently. Other Styles: Black and grey illustrative realism, anime styles and geometric IG: Styles: New school & Neo Traditional.
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