Covering old work
Cover-up tattoos
Send us a photo and we will tell you honestly whether it can be covered, whether it needs laser first, and what it would take. Including when the answer is no.
Why we ask for the photo first
A cover-up is designed around what is already on the skin: how dark it is, how saturated, how big, and where the hardest edges sit. Without seeing it, any answer we gave you would be invented.
When laser comes first
If the existing piece is very dark or very solid, no amount of new ink will hide it cleanly. A few laser sessions to lighten it first give you a far better result than forcing a cover-up onto it.
We do not do laser at the studio, so there is nothing in it for us either way when we say you need it.
What a good cover-up looks like
Not a black rectangle. A design whose own shapes and contrast happen to fall where the old piece was, so the result reads as one intentional tattoo rather than as a patch.
When we say no
Sometimes the honest answer is that the size or placement you want will not hide what is there, and the only options are going bigger or lasering. We would rather say that than take the booking and hand you a disappointment.
Real work
Density is what covers
Contrast and composition, not just a darker shape on top.
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Can any tattoo be covered?
No, and anyone who says otherwise is selling you something. Very dark, very saturated or very large pieces sometimes need laser sessions first to lighten them enough for a cover-up to work. We will tell you which case you are in when we see it.
Does a cover-up have to be black?
Not necessarily, but it does have to be darker and denser than what is underneath, because ink does not erase ink — it layers over it. That constraint shapes the design, so cover-ups are designed backwards from what is already there.
Do I need to send a photo?
Yes. A well-lit photo of the existing tattoo, straight on, is the only way to give you a real answer. Without it we would be guessing, and guessing about a cover-up wastes your time and ours.
Is it more expensive than a new tattoo?
Usually, yes. There is more design work, more density and often more sessions. The quote is still free and still closed before you commit.
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Been turning that idea over for months?
Tell us about it and we will come back with a price, how many sessions it takes and how it would sit on your body. Free, no strings: if it does not add up for you, that is fine.
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