2006-09-17 05:22:15 · 13 answers · asked by ta2dndn 1 in Beauty & Style ➔ Skin & Body
The actual process places the ink under the top layer of skin. The darker the pigmentation of the skin, the more it obscures or darkens the ink color.
2006-09-17 05:39:09 · answer #1 · answered by dlmelton48 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I just got my tattoo a week ago and when I talked to the tattoo artist and we talked about color, I asked her if she felt that they would be visible on me and she said it wouldn't be a problem. At first I was skeptical but when she did my tattoo, its in black and a light green, kind of like the shade they use on this site, it showed up perfectly. If I were you, I would stay away from dark colors like dark blue and go for brighter shades of the colors. The red/pink you mentioned sounds great. Good luck.
2016-03-27 05:27:40 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Skin color is determined by the amount and type of the pigment melanin in the skin. Dark skinned Blacks have eumelanin one of the factors that make their skin darker. Tattoos add color to the skin by darkening it that is why it's harder to see on dark skinned people.
2006-09-17 05:47:04 · answer #3 · answered by B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you get a color like white it shows up nice. I got a bright red on one of my tattoos and It looks more henna which is what I wanted. *sigh* But being African American, i just have to contend with not being able to have a tattoo that looks super bright.
2006-09-17 05:25:32 · answer #4 · answered by Tericka 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe it has something to do with black and other dark colors not showing up well on a dark background?
2006-09-17 05:24:37 · answer #5 · answered by Rich Z 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because the tattoo is dark colored , and the africans skin is dark too ....
2006-09-17 05:24:34 · answer #6 · answered by Luay14 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dark colors show up best on light colors and vise versa
2006-09-17 05:25:38 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
1) it depends on what color ur gettin how bright it is
and....
2)Because our skin is darker!!
R u black?!!
2006-09-17 05:24:12 · answer #8 · answered by Hott lil' mama 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Switch off the lights. every thing will be visible, literally
2006-09-17 05:28:17 · answer #9 · answered by TANISH 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
any color is pointless on dark skin. the only thing you will be able to see is black ink - and even then its hard to see.
if you are going to get one - just get it in black.
2006-09-17 05:25:14 · answer #10 · answered by AJ 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋