Blackout Tats Are The Hot New Skin Art Trend
A tattoo like this takes a whole lot of commitment. [Photo: Instagram/Linjojo'z]
Getting a small tattoo on your wrist, the nape of your neck or your ribcage is too adventurous for most of us, but some skin art addicts are so besotted with getting themselves covered in tattoos that they are quite literally covering themselves in tattoos.
And not just any tats, but block colour ones that cover huge portions of their body.
These so-called blackout tattoos are all the rage at the moment - and they’re definitely not for the faint-hearted. They’re a huge commitment: A tattoo that can’t be covered up, laser removed (easily, anyway) or covered up with a strategically-placed piece of jewellery.
This blackout tattoo took some 20 hours to complete. [Photo: Instagram/Linjojo'z]
Would you consider getting one done? [Photo: Instagram/Odd Tattooer]
According to artist Chester Lee of Oracle Tattoo shop in Singapore, who’s been specialising in the method for about five years, the unusual skin art is often selected by people who want to cover up an existing tattoo. But despite the colour, the blackout tat won’t completely cover up the old ink.
“If black ink is done over existing tats, you’ll see negative lines show through,” he told Cosmopolitan.com.
Painting your body in large blocks of black ink is pretty daunting. [Photo: Instagram/Odd Tattooer]
We can appreciate the handiwork that goes into tattooing a person’s body like this, but we hazard a guess that it’s definitely not for everyone.
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