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Forearm owl

Hanya covering up a large script name on the inner arm

Gypsy girl and roses

All from 2011

Head Shrinking Cover-Up

The stencil is already applied over some friend-made scratch marks in need of a cover-up. The new tattoo should be larger to better hide the old one.

This shrunken head with lots of black and bright color hides the old marks easily.

2002

Brian's Dragon

Almost finished dragon back piece worked on over the last 2 years between trips to Afghanistan. I won't get to work on this one again until next summer.

Two New Ones

American eagle and shield

Only God Can Judge Me cover-up

The Pumpkin Hibiscus Problem

Here's a really nice cover-up, that pink just hides those letters like magic. Now she has a pumpkin, that is supposed to a hibiscus, that says "Daddy's Girl" on it.

Cover-ups don't actually cover the old ink, it's still in there sharing the same space and most colors aren't going to hide black ink.

The new design must be larger and more complex to hide what you don't want anymore.

This cover-up failure is going to become the center of a sun flower...

First session complete, outlined and a black and brown shading over the old tattoos.

and after two sessions of color.

2010