Tattooing over a stencil in white ink is tricky. You can see it if it’s pointed out to you, but most people don’t notice it.
It was sort of a nice “starter” tattoo for me, and I actually love the way it looks after eight years of fading. With white ink tattoos, you don’t really need to worry about regret too much, because they fade into such a subtle marking.
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This was a pro for me, because when I was deciding to get a tattoo, I was so hung up on whether or not I’d appreciate it 20+ years from that moment. This could be a pro or a con depending on how you look at it- but white tattoos don’t stay vibrant forever and end up fading into a fleshy color. In general, they have a softer appearance that I love. I liked having a tattoo that was sort of just for me- a little reminder that I could look down, a note to my future self. With my tattoo, I was able to check “no” on job applications asking if I had tattoos. If you want to get a tattoo that’s not super noticeable, white is the perfect choice.
I think white ink makes a statement on its own, and makes for a unique and delicate tattoo. I think most people who sit through the discomfort of a tattoo, and pay money for the art, want their piece to be super visible and so choose traditional tattoo colors. While they have been getting popular more recently, I get a lot of people saying that they’ve never seen a white ink tattoo before mine. Here are the pros and cons now that I’ve lived with it for almost a decade.Ĭompletely white tattoos are still not too common. This year will mark eight years since I’ve gotten my tattoo. Anyway, you’re probably not here for the meaning of my tattoo- you’re here trying to decide on whether or not to get a white ink tattoo yourself. I felt like I was constantly being forced to make the most out of situations and spin them into positive outcomes. It’s one of my absolute favorite songs, and the lyrics meant a lot to me my senior year of high school when all my best laid plans seemed to be going awry. The tattoo says “learn to fly,” shortened from, “take these broken wings and learn to fly,” from Blackbird by The Beatles. I had fallen in love with the aesthetic of white ink tattoos while scrolling through tumblr while in high school, and I promised myself that if I was still into the look when I turned eighteen, I’d go for it. I was eighteen when I got my first tattoo, and it’s in white ink. Getting my first tattoo by Justin Coppolino a few days after my 18th birthday.
There have been people who had known me for several years before learning I had a tattoo hiding in plain sight. Whenever I reveal that I have a tattoo on my forearm, about two and a half inches in length, I usually get a surprised reaction.
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