white ink tattoo?

Question

i want to get something different. does anyone have any light to shed on how good they last. is it worth it?

Answer 1

hm. i have blk/grey highlighted with white and u can still see the highlights. But i would add SOME color too it. unless ur going blk/grey

Also u ever see the ink thats UV? That means it glows under a blacklight. its pretty sweet.

Answer 2

White ink is NOT meant to be used to do a whole tattoo in, white is used for shading/highlighting small parts of a tattoo. Many tattoo artist will NOT do a full white ink tattoo. I like white ink tattoos but you have to be very pale for the ink to show up and last. I won't go into all the details about white ink because i'd be here all day. But you'll be paying extra money to have it done (if you can find a artist to do it) and no one will ever see it so whats the point? Why not get a blacklight tattoo? It's not visable in the day but shows up under UV light http://www.tattooartists.org/Gal3975_UV_Blacklight_Ink.asp

Answer 3

White ink is usually only used for highlighting in small portions. If you were to get a full tattoo in white ink only, in a few years, the white ink will start to look yellow. White ink is not recommended to be used as a primary colour in a tattoo. In a design with white, artists usually leave the white areas blank and let your skin tone represent the white.

Not worth it for white. You'll need to get it touched up every few years, and will likely be charged each time (most shops only do free touch-ups for 6-months to 1-year following the inital application).

Answer 4

I have an American Flag tattoo that is 19 years old, and you can still see the difference between the white and normal skin tone. As with any tattoo, it depends on how well you take care of it when it's new, how much sun you get, and how well your skin takes to ink in general.
You may also want to consider some light gray shading around it (something like a ghost) to help it stand out a bit.

Answer 5

i'm medium complected African-American. I had a black tattoo carried out with a white define some years in the past. The white ink became into very seen and appeared great for awhile. I have been given various compliments, yet then the white area began to vanish and then thoroughly disappeared interior some months.

Answer 6

White tattoos, when healed, generally look like an uneven scar. They do not look white. Depending on your skin, they can also yellow with time.

White tattoos do not hold up very well. People who get tattoos in white are usually people who are too afraid to get a darker, permanent tattoo.

Answer 7

white is only used to highlight a tattoo. it is never recommended to have a totally white tattoo. small amounts of white will last and looks good but a full white tattoo will look like crap and will fade faster. if you want something different go to a shop and talk to an tattoo artist and see what they recommend

Answer 8

what's the point of getting a white tattoo? you can barely see it. the only thing white ink is good for is highlighting. a tattoo is meant to be seen.

Answer 9

i wish that did work, then I could get a bright white crescent moon with a star on my shoulder blade. but since it doesnt, Im gonna have to do dark indigo blue.
it's good for highlighting only; it wont show up well if the whole tattoo is white.

Answer 10

I have seen them they look great! on the right shin tone they are better small or writing of somekind, a friend of mine has one and it looks like a scar only really beautiful filigre work with her kids name, if it fades she will eventually do grey but if not then it is really lovely looking