Saegeem’s work is so detailed, it’s difficult to take your eyes off of it. The impressive tattoos are also typically very colorful, which—even though very appealing for the viewer—are not the easiest ones to perform.
Working with color requires lots of skill, as well as knowledge about the right techniques to use. In order to reach the best results, artists have to be familiar with ‘color packing’—the process of saturating the surface of the skin by inserting pigment so there’s no negative space left.
Crypt Tattoo Studio pointed out that using high-quality pigment can help reach the best results. However, technique is of utmost importance when it comes to color packing, nevertheless.
They emphasized that the right technique is placing the maximum amount of pigment into the skin with as little damage to it as possible. Otherwise, the skin might reject some of the dye while healing, which leads to less vibrant colors and a faded look once it’s fully recovered.
Tattooing with one color is a complex enough process, so it’s no surprise that multicolor ones require even more know-how and storing more information in the back of your head. For instance, one rule to remember is always starting with dark colors and gradually making your way to the brighter ones. For instance, if the design calls for using dark blue, green, and yellow, that should be the sequence in which they’re used.
Going from darker to lighter is far from the only thing to remember when it comes to colors and tattoos. It might also be useful to know how long certain colors last, for instance. Inkeeze revealed that black and gray are the go-tos if you want your tattoo to last longer. They are the most dense, which makes them the most fade-resistant ones as well.
The next long-lasting one on the list is dark blue, which can last up to ten years without the need to refresh it. It’s followed by red, orange, yellow, and purple, all of which require a retouch after roughly eight years. Pastel colors might send you back to the tattoo artist in as little as five years. Inkeeze also pointed out that if they’re not done correctly, such colors can resemble scars.
The tattoos that fade the quickest are the ultraviolet ones. Also known as UV or glow-in-the-dark tattoos, they only reveal themselves under UV light because of the fluorescent dye that responds to it. Medical News Today revealed that such dye contains a substance that absorbs UV light while exposed to blacklight and later emits it at a wavelength that’s visible to the human eye.
It seems that UV tattoos might be living through a renaissance, though they first became popular back in the ‘90s, during the all-things-neon era. According to Glamour, some of the main tattoo trends nowadays include nature-inspired and minimalist designs, as well as ignorant tattoos that show off just how creative some people can get.
No two tattoos are the same; even trying to replicate them might result in minor differences. There is one thing they have in common, though, and that’s being somewhat pricey. Especially the colorful ones, which are typically slightly more expensive than the all-black designs. Be that as it may, when it comes to body art, that’s not the time to be cheap, as it’s likely to stay with you for the rest of your life.