New Cover Up - Eagle

[lusher16]

Hey everyone,

I recently had a tattoo covered up and wanted to get your thoughts on the cover up. The artist that did the cover up does very good work in my opinion. The original "USMC" tattoo was very crooked so I wanted to get it covered. I also went through 4 laser treatments before the cover up. Let me know your thoughts. I've attached a before and after image.

[Dustingormley]

Eagles are always a good choice. Did the laser treatment hurt? Was there a lot of black in the USMC tattoo? I hear color is harder to laser.

[lusher16]

The laser treatments definitely hurt worse than the tattoo but they're really quick. There was actually quite a bit of color in the USMC tattoo. The only black was the actual lettering. The color is definitely harder to laser than black from my experience. What do you think of the cover up?

[Joe Shit]

you can't see the old tattoo in the pic,but it could be a lot better.I only see one talon,and you can't make out the wings that good.Go to google images and type in Eagle Perched,and take a look at those compared to yours.

[jen7]

what matters most is, what do YOU think.

[lusher16]

The other talon wasn't in the shot because of the angle I had to use for the picture. What would be a suggestion if I want to make the wings more pronounced? Would some highlights work?

[Scott R]

Who was the artist? Does the tattoo look like the reference you gave him/her?

[Dustingormley]

It's better than what you had for sure. I wouldn't get it, but if you like it that's what matters. In my opinion the tattoo isn't really good or bad, it's kinda in the middle.

[marley mission]

i'm diggin that eagle

[fortnightofwar]

i think it looks pretty sweet and i would never think it's a coverup

[polliwog]

Are you asking for opinions because you're unhappy with it?

[lusher16]

Thanks, I think it's pretty sweet as well.

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No, I was just wanting to show everyone and see what they thought. I thought the artist did a great job covering the old tattoo.

[commonwealthvirginia]

Looks good to me. Next time you might want to look through internet databases to see if there are tattoo ideas that you might enjoy.

You can probably search through instagram/tumblr/pintrest. Or you can go to specific databases like TattoosOMFG.

[lusher16]

Thanks

[eltripie]

Broo that eagle is sick!

[lusher16]

Thanks eltripie!

[lusher16]

Any other thoughts on this cover up?

[ludlow]

Definitely in + than ori, but... it could be more better :)

[jadore]

I think that as a cover up it works fine but in itself I wouldn't say that this eagle is a great tattoo. Most important aspect is that you are happy with it!