When I got my first tattoo, there were a lot of things I worried about. What if the design I picked doesn't transfer well on the skin? What if the artist gets a hand (or brain) tremor and I end up with one of those tattoos from the realm of "No Ragrets"? What if the tattoo ages horribly and bleeds out into the skin later?
Luckily, a comforting idea was always at the back of my mind. There's such a thing as tattoo cover-ups. I can always hide or add details to the existing tattoo to make it look better. And that's what this list is about – masterful tattoo cover-ups that showcase the true artistry of tattooists. So scroll through these artful improvements and let us know your tattoo story in the comments!
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Wonderful Cover-Up
Coverage With Portraits Of Masha And Pérola, Companions Of The Client
Grampus Cover-Up
Check Out This Insane Cover-Up
Cover-Up Inspired By Van Gogh
Many People Think That To Cover It They Need To Make A Much Larger Design, This Is Not A Rule, It All Depends On The Creation Of The Art
In this case, we mold the design to fit the cover to the millimeter.
Long Journey Of The Tribal Cover-Up Comes To An End
Well-Executed Cover-Up Project
Cherry Blossom Butterfly Cover-Up By Me
Beautiful Cover-Up Tattoo
I Took Advantage Of The Cat's Structure To Create A New Drawing And Also Took Into Account The Anatomy Of Her Body, Muscles, Tendons And Bones
Another Tribute Made To Lilith
One Of My Favorite Cover-Ups
Cool Cover-Up
Dr. Suess Cover-Up
Cover-Up Done Today
One Of The Most Challenging Covers I've Ever Done, Due To The Choice Of Design! In This Case, The Application Of Ink Was The Big Secret Behind This Coverage
After Cover-Up
Cover-Up Davy Jones
Bye Pigeon, Hello Eagle. Awesome Transformation With Part Cover-Up
Spider Cover-Up
Nasty Tribal Cover-Up Of A Greek God Poseidon
Before And After
3 Sessions On This Really Big Tattoo. Just To Give You An Idea The Customer Is 2 Meters High! All The Old Tattoo Was A Keloid And Now Itâs Flat Again
Bull Cover-Up
Lion Cover-Up
New One Had To Be A Little Wonky To Cover-Up The Original. Donât Really Care Though, I Like It
Blast-Over Tattoo Before And After
Got this moon tattoo when I was 16 and finally got it covered-up at 26. Some of it is still visible but I don’t mind. What do you think?
Cover-Up I Did
Cover-Up In Progress
Iâve Done This Cover-Up
Bad Decisions Begone
I got the original back when I was 18, as a fan of this series who didn’t want the same thing everyone else was getting. I grew up and realised the less than savoury parallels being drawn between this and another IRL symbol of hatred, and also I don’t align with the beliefs of the creator of the series, so it had to go. So I went and got it covered-up finally. I’m feeling good today.
