Thinking of this for my next tattoo.

[Nutari]

Goes with my theme so far.

Its going to be in UV ink so it wont be seen during the daytime. Only with a blacklight.

I might use the neon blue blacklight reactive ink just so it can be seen during the daytime.

what do you think?

This is what I have now.

Those were taken right after I got it. Its been just about a year and its almost invisible during the day, and still super bright under a black light.

 

[ForceFed]

Whoa..Thats new to me....And really cool....I would love to have a dragon done with its eyes done in that stuff....Can you get different colors?

 

[RacerXGirl]

That would be cool as long as the artist had a super steady hand and your lines would be straight...

What's the degradation factor of the ink like? How long does it last before needing to be touched up, or is it longlasting?

 

[genericuser]

that is pretty blasted cool.. I had no idea you could tattoo yourself with virtually invisible ink!

 

[Smooth1]

I'm sorry,but to me a tattoo is an art form. A piece of you that tells a story for all to see and be proud of. I have 3 myself,had to con my wife on the third. She doesn't want me all full of tats.

You can only show your "art" when there's a blacklight around. What good is that? It's pretty cool,but not visible when you walk around in daylight.
I guess I'm an old fart with old ways and opinions are like assholes...everyone has one.

 

[Nutari]

That would be cool as long as the artist had a super steady hand and your lines would be straight...

What's the degradation factor of the ink like? How long does it last before needing to be touched up, or is it longlasting?

I did one touch up a few months after. But like I said, its still super bright. Hold on, let me get some pictures of it right now.

I got the tatt in October or 2006.

 

[Nutari]

I'm sorry,but to me a tattoo is an art form. A piece of you that tells a story for all to see and be proud of. I have 3 myself,had to con my wife on the third. She doesn't want me all full of tats.

You can only show your "art" when there's a blacklight around. What good is that? It's pretty cool,but not visible when you walk around in daylight.
I guess I'm an old fart with old ways and opinions are like assholes...everyone has one.

It represents the intellectual side of me.

and also the movie buff side of me. (see: TRON)

 

[ForceFed]

TRON is exactly what I thought of when I saw it..Cool old movie.

 

[Smooth1]

Now I understand

 

[MiaTurbo]

interesting.

 

[Nutari]

interesting.

jeez you are always up late.



You dont like it?

 

[Killer]

Not my style. (I am sleeved down to my elbows)

 

[RacerXGirl]

I've been getting the urge to get some more art done...but I've just not figured out how to budget it in...

Have you seen xElderx's work?

 

[MiaTurbo]

I don't like tattoos. But it's interesting.

 

[Akaveli]

I'm sorry,but to me a tattoo is an art form. A piece of you that tells a story for all to see and be proud of. I have 3 myself,had to con my wife on the third. She doesn't want me all full of tats.

You can only show your "art" when there's a blacklight around. What good is that? It's pretty cool,but not visible when you walk around in daylight.
I guess I'm an old fart with old ways and opinions are like assholes...everyone has one.

+1 I agree with you on that one.
I'm working on my 5th tattoo and I had no clue this type of Ink is available. It seems as though this Ink is high maintenance and might not last a long time if you got a touch up within a year. Overall sweet tattoos.

 

[vindication]

first thing I thought of when you put the movie Tron up: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3609OtM138c

my friend was talking to me about getting a tat done in this kind of ink. One thing I dont like about it is that it seems easier than the conventional style to tell the imperfections. The artist for yours didn't have too steady hands. Needs to be done by someone with lots of experience and does excelent work.

 

[Nutari]

wow.. Tron Guy.

lame...


Anyway. I need to save up for my tat.

 

[girth]

Sorry but why on Earth would anyone do that in UV ink? Why not just save yourself a bunch of money and just buy a UV marker and draw it on yourself for the rare cases where you're actually around a blacklight. Then it can be changed any time plus it won't look like you're all scarred up under normal daylight.

 

[Nutari]

Sorry but why on Earth would anyone do that in UV ink? Why not just save yourself a bunch of money and just buy a UV marker and draw it on yourself for the rare cases where you're actually around a blacklight. Then it can be changed any time plus it won't look like you're all scarred up under normal daylight.

scarification is another type of body modification. (dunno)