How to Cover Up Your Old Tattoos with a New Tattoo

Off with the old and on with the New Tattoo

cover-up-tattoo Are you tired of your old tattoo? Do you want something new and unique, the “New You” look? Then the apt thing to do would be a cover up job. Here are a few tips to do some excellent cover up work on tattoos.

1. The Tribal Cover Up:
If you like tribal designs, then the cover up is half way done. Tribal designs come in very dark colors and the strokes are thicker comparatively. So if your tattoo is fading just incorporate a tribal tattoo design which will blend well with earlier design and lo and behold! You have a new tattoo.

2. Change/Extend the Name:
Names are the most tiresome of tattoos because usually time will come when you don’t want that name anymore. It is very regrettable but a fact nevertheless. One way to solve this problem is to see whether you can change the name by extending or detracting. Famous Actor Johnny Depp is known to have changed his tattoo from “ Winona Forever” to “Wino Forever”. This idea cannot be applied on all names but consider the thought if your name tattoo can be altered or reworded to mean something comical or with a new message.

Another method to cover up a name tattoo is to extend the alphabets to give it a new design with the same color. You will then have a whole new unique tattoo.

3. Cover Up with Modern Tattoo Design:
Another fantastic option is to cover up your old tattoo with the latest design available which are dark and vibrant and a little closely designed. Go in for something which will give you a complete make over. You can choose a larger size tattoo and elaborate design so that the cover up job can be well executed.