All tattoos will fade over time, however, color tattoos are generally more susceptible to it than black ink. It's important to see your artist's healed work to know what to expect.

For years, tattoo enthusiasts and medical professionals alike have focused on general tattoo aftercare and hygiene. While those are undoubtedly vital, new insights are emerging regarding the very ...

For color pieces on darker complexions, Mensah goes over the area several times to get the blending just right and to prevent fading down the line. Mensah: One thing is bigger is better.

As NYC-based tattoo artist Amanda Wachob explains it, a watercolor tattoo lacks the black outline of traditional tattoos, in order to highlight and emphasize the color in a design. The result?

To better understand how tattoo ink is absorbed by dark skin over time, Gresham offers a simple paper test. You can use a marker on a brown sheet of paper to see how the paper will absorb the color.

I imagine when it comes to tattoos, there's little worse than your ink changing over time, whether it be fading, blurring, or changing color. You might wonder why tattoos change, in particular ...

6 Black Tattoo Artists Unpack The Most Common Myths About Tattooing On Darker Skin. ... or that color tattoos would be impossible for their melanated skin. ... or to tattoo over scars.

Lasers remove tattoos by shattering the pigment underneath the skin. This disperses the color enough that it becomes invisible. "The hardest pigment to break up is black," Summers explains. "Removing ...