I have recently got a tattoo on my shoulder blade it is about 4 inches by 5 inches and is in black and grey, all my friends without tattoos say that in years to come it will just turn into a blob and you wont be able to see what it is. Is this true that it merges together or are my friends just scaremongering(sp).
2007-05-09 07:20:26 · 14 answers · asked by Madina 5 in Beauty & Style ➔ Skin & Body ➔ Tattoos
First of all - you said these are your friends "without tattoos"....why do they think they know what they are talking about in the first place? I would really be annoyed if I had friends making comments like that. Just do the best you can to take care of it - you'll be fine. We all age differently. But taking care of your skin in general is a good thing, and especially when it has a piece of art on it! Enjoy your tattoo and don't listen to those nay sayers :)
2007-05-09 08:28:32 · answer #1 · answered by jkc 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All tattoos will eventually "bleed" out and begin to blend. This goes for colors as well. It depends on care, quality of the ink used, and depth the ink was placed. The more detail you have the more blending will occur. Quality work lasts longer with fewer touch-ups. If you want an example, run down a WWII vet or even Korean war vet and check his old blue and blacks out. You'll see what I mean. Care is everything the less sun damage it gets the better off you are.
2007-05-09 18:05:03 · answer #2 · answered by snwghost 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes your skin is constantly being replaced.It is flaking off daily and being replaced by new skin. The tattoo is through the epidermis and into the dermis. There is no dna in your skin for tattoo so the tattoo is going deeper and deeper until it goes into your bones and your blood stream. Don't be alarmed.It cause no problems but it fades because of this process. You can have it redone or just let time run it's course.I have had some of mine redone but not all and the writing that was on them cannot be read anymore. Sorry but everyone is different and some don't fade as much as others.
2007-05-09 15:01:38 · answer #3 · answered by thomas m 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe only if you expose it to a lot of sun damage.
I have a tattoo in the same place around the same size but in color. I've had it for... uh... 5 years and besides being a little faded, it hasn't blobbed.
Now, my mom's boyfriend had a black and white wolf's head about that size put on his shoulder and I'm imagining that it's at least 20 years old. It is barely unrecognizable because he has a lot of sun damage and it has faded *considerably*.
Just take care of it. Don't tan it and if you're really worried, you can get it touched up profesionally periodically.
2007-05-09 14:31:27 · answer #4 · answered by notsoswan 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I got a black tribal butterfly about 3 years ago and haven't had any problems with it. Everyone has an opinion when it comes to tattoos. Don't worry about what they say. I have a total of 9 tattoos, the butterfly being the only black one, none of them have had any problems.
2007-05-09 16:11:36 · answer #5 · answered by Annette R 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To a certain extent that is true for all tats. the best thing you can do it take excellent care of it! The sun is your tats worst enemy so keep the highest SPF on it whenever you go into the sun! Even if your just going out for a couple mins! Other than sunscreen, when your inside keep lotion on it!
Good Luck!
2007-05-09 21:08:39 · answer #6 · answered by moon_fariey 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it depends on many factors including how well it was done in the first place, how well you take care of yourself (keep your tattoo out of the sun) and what the general design is.
i would say that when taken care of properly your tattoo should not be a blob in a few years.
2007-05-09 14:39:16 · answer #7 · answered by somebody's a mom!! 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
well...to be honest...black is a difficult color to do in pieces where it represents a large portion of the tat..case in point last night on Miami Ink this guy wanted his dog done, pulled out a pic and the dogs face was black, the artists face fell and he muttered "ooohh his face is black"...and had a worried look on his face.
that being said, touch ups can be done and you can always get it covered up with a new tat down the line.
2007-05-09 14:56:23 · answer #8 · answered by spink_is_not_dead 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have tat's that are twenty five years old and are just as bright and clear as the day i had them done. I also have one that is seventeen years old and and can barely be seen. It all depands on the quality of the ink and the artist. I have seen a few that seem to run together but they are very old. My grandfather has one and he is 77.
2007-05-09 14:36:23 · answer #9 · answered by muinmdw 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Modern tattoo practices and technology have widly reduced the efects of ink spread (smaller needles,for faster healing) and most artists will recomend getting touch-up detailing every year or two to account for your skin exfoliation and exposure anyway.
2007-05-09 14:35:54 · answer #10 · answered by dakkunan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋