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How Tattoos Change Over Time
Posted by: | CommentsTattoos are a way of decorating the body to reflect a message or an image over time. Most tattoos are permanent. They involve a needle being used to deposit ink in the dermas layer of the skin, therefore, they are permanent. Some colors will tend to fade more than others. Yellow and red tattoos tend to fade more than black or blue tattoos. Immediately after you get a tattoo, you need to take care of it, preventing infection or any other problems from developing until the tattoo is completely healed in order to prevent tattoo fading. This may take up to three weeks. Put some moisturizing lotion on it while it is healing. With proper care during the healing process, more of the ink and therefore the color and definition of the tattoo is retained.
Obviously, tattoo fading will be an issue, because the skin changes constantly over a person’s life. The skin ages and stretches and even peels sometimes so there will be changes in the tattoo as well. One of the most important things to do in order to prevent tattoo fading is to avoid excessive exposure to the sun. Wear clothing that will cover the tattoo when you are in the sun or use sun screen to help protect it. Basic skin maintenance is all that is needed to prevent excessive tattoo fading. Keeping skin clean and well hydrated will help the tattoo stay vivid for many years, as long as it was done properly and taken care of properly in the beginning.
If you have a tattoo that has been exposed to the sun or for some other reason is fading, you can get tattoo touch-ups to help redefine the image. Be sure that you go to an artist that is specially trained in doing tattoo touch-ups. However, the original tattoo may not look so bad if you find yourself in worse shape after the tattoo touch-ups, if the artist makes it even worse! If the original tattoo was not done correctly and the ink was deposited in the epidermis instead of the dermis, you are going to have a fading tattoo just from the normal process of the skin sloughing off over time. If you find out that this is happening with your original tattoo, you can have a touch-up done where the artist simply follows the original design but makes sure the ink is inserted into the dermis. Word to the wise: go to someone who specializes in doing tattoo touch-ups. If the original artist gave you a problem tattoo it’s probably not a good idea to go back to him/her again.
To recap: if over the years you are experiencing a fading tattoo you can consider having tattoo touch-ups to redefine the original one. Simply go to a tattoo artist with experience performing tattoo touch-ups. You may find that you can rejuvenate the original tattoo to look as good as new.
But don’t forget: after the tattoo touch-up process is completed be sure to follow the same aftercare procedures you did originally!
More on Tribal Tattoos
Posted by: | CommentsWith the popularity of body tattoos these days, many people are deciding to use tribal symbols from various regions of the world for their designs. Tribal tattoos come from a number of different tribes. They can be from the Borneo tribe, Haida, Native American tribes, Celtic tribes, Maori tribes and Polynesian tribes just to name a few. The themes of the tribal tattoos can be anything from rituals of the tribe to the way they worship God, etc… Most people who decide to get tribal tattoos will select designs with a specific symbolism. Some may select a design simply for the way it looks. Most tattoos of this type are used within the tribe to identify its’ members. Some will also identify the rank of a person within the tribe. Still others are a symbol of the right of passage; boys into men, girls into women, etc… Currently, simply having a tribal tattoo gives you membership in a group of others with similar interests in expressing themselves with body art. You don’t need to be a part of a specific tribe anymore.
Most tribal tattoos are easy to do, so most tattoo artists can do them or even help you design your own from an older version. The ink used on tribal tattoos is mainly black which holds fairly well and doesn’t fade quite as easily as other colors. The tattoos are also very vivid because of the black ink. They are much easier to see because they are very pronounced with the bold black lines.
Some of the disadvantages of tribal tattoos include the fact that they are extremely difficult to remove. The same advantage that gives them the bold vivid appearance is also a disadvantage if you want to get rid of them. It is also very difficult to tattoo over them for this same reason. You may find that it is difficult to locate a tattoo artist who knows about specific tribes and their designs and customs. Most modern tribal tattoos are of a general nature rather than specifically attached to a specific tribe.
Many tribal symbols are those of strength. The lion is one sign of strength; the bear claw is yet another symbol of strength as is the flame symbol. The dragon symbol has long been a sign of strength. Other symbols that signify strength may be the scorpion, the wolf or the great white whale. There are specific designs for women also. Tribal designs for women might be the dolphin, tree of life or the motherhood design. Within this category of tattoo design, there are many that you can choose from. There is the whole Celtic collection of tribal tattoos that you can choose from also. These include the bear claw, the eagle, the peace sign, the Irish pride cross, the Celtic pentagram, the fireman’s design, and many others. Just take your time in making your design selection; you will likely have it for the rest of your life!
