Hey all!

[Tay99]

Hey everybody just signed up to LST, great forum. I'm looking at getting some advice on some big pieces (if I can mange to get on the waiting list of the artist I'm after in the near future).

Currently in Calgary at the moment so had a good time down at the convention here this past weekend, plenty of talented artists up here in Canada!

[Graeme]

Welcome to LST! I saw a few pictures from the Calgary convention on instagram and it seemed like there was a lot of good tattooing going down last weekend.

What kind of advice are you looking for?

[Tay99]

Thanks Graeme, I think firstly I'm looking for some advice about covering black and grey work, I have some work on my leg at the moment which I'm looking to add to but I think I should cover up a couple of areas that I'm not completely happy with. I recently had it redone but initially I was looking to cover parts of it, the artist that did it said I cant cover black and grey with black and grey on top. So I took his best judgment and just re-worked the tattoo to tighten it up, a mistake on my part I think now. What would be your thoughts on the best colors to go with to cover up? Originally I had suggested a deep blue but was told it may not work and in the end some of the old tattoo would be visible again.

[Graeme]

Have you looked into lightening it up with some laser first? Quite a few LST users have had good luck with laser. Generally though, I'd suggest consulting with an artist to see what he or she recommends.

[tatB]

a panther head would probably work great if you are into cool traditional images

[HettyKet]

Welcome.

A panther head is always A Good Thing.

[Tay99]

Have you looked into lightening it up with some laser first? Quite a few LST users have had good luck with laser. Generally though, I'd suggest consulting with an artist to see what he or she recommends.

I think that would probably be the best option, I was reading a blog by Mike Devries and that was his advice too for people looking to get cover ups. Unfortunate though that I ended up having it re-done not 5 weeks ago, lesson learnt I suppose.

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a panther head would probably work great if you are into cool traditional images

I thought maybe skulls and roses may work well.... I'd have to pack a lot of black in there. (I don't mind that though)

Thanks for the feedback! I'm at a bit of a loss for ideas at the moment.

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Welcome.

A panther head is always A Good Thing.

Ha! Thanks HettyKet, I'd have to go with a more photo realistic panther for me.