My 20yr old son wants a blackout...and he hasn't even started with sleeves yet. I told him not to waste skin, get a few regrettable tats first...or better yet, some good ones to get sick of...or let an apprentice learn something first. I have tats, but moms are moms and we always think we know better than our kids. Trying to bite my tongue for his skin art decisions.
As a 19 year old, I'd say he's way too young for a blackout. I don't think you should make such a major change to your body like that until you're, I don't know, at least 30? Not to mention, how stable of a career would you have at just 20? Tattoos are one thing to an employer, but an entirely black arm could certainly affect job prospects. Black outs are also a bit of a trend right now, who knows what people will think of them in 5-10 years. Arms are some of the nicest locations for tattoos, like you said, at 20 years old, "don't waste skin".
@@gen-zhippie2203 thanks for sharing. Fortunately, he's getting all his work from a good friend who's now his gf. Hopefully that'll inspire him not to cover all her work. I don't think he could get a better start to tattoos; truly a personal experience with the artist. She's really talented, I can't wait for my turn!
@@SgawCules i have more problems with coloring, my clients also say that black or solid color hurts more then lines.. maybe its from person to person but most complain about a black piece. Also did a black cover on an arm, after 4hours he didnt wanted to continue
I get the shakes, only after about 5-6 hours though and my endorphins are depleted or in certain spots that are intense. The "ditches" are horrendous, as was the ribs/kidney areas. Behind the ear ditch on the back of my head was torturous!! Lol I love it!!!
@@RM-TheQuadroon I had to force myself to sit still after 4h when my artist decided to LINE on my hipbone. This was the only spot that REALLY hurt lol.
@@codexone2194 LMAO!! That sounds exactly like something my buddy would do to me! So I feel your pain!! The things we put ourselves through for our passions!! Lol 👍🙏
I done a blackout sleeve but kept some of the original flowers that I had in it, and it made them pop so much more and they look so much better now with the black around it. It just looks more finished. Best decision I ever made. Her original tattoos are amazing too, but if they're just not her thing anymore that's her decision!
I just got a super colorful floral sleeve with blue background coverup done with blackout but left the flowers I liked and it looks absolutely stunning! The black makes the flowers pop and gives it such an edgy but feminine look! I want to see yours :)
i’ve personally gotten tattooed by hoode, he covered a sleeve for me. best decision i’ve ever made. i got the tattoos while i was in a horrible situation & i wouldn’t wear short sleeves. it’s been a life changing experience, im finally able to wear tank tops again ❤️
@Ejgundy that’s how mine were! they weren’t bad work. just was a horrible decision & i’ve grown so much since then, so they reminded me of bad times. do your research, white over black takes sometimes multiple passes. i personally like the all black better, so i’m just staying with it.
I feel that my lower arm has half sleave of street life stripes an I seen this so ima get my lower arm blacked out an a hapf sleave for my bicep an sholder
I got a blackout sleeve 2 years ago for a cover up. The next morning, I woke up thinking to myself "what have I done?!?" but since then I started to appreciate it and I really like it more than my old sleeve now. It's true, it will change your life. People will stare and ask questions ALL THE TIME. You'll find people that will call you stupid and people that will completely love it. In the end, it's only about how you feel about yourself.
I'm assuming that sleeve was done by an ex or someone she now truly hates, cause the sleeve was actually pretty killer and it'd have to be something pretty serious to make a drastic decision like going for blackout.
Hoode did my left sleeve blackout and we’re working on my right. Extraordinarily smooth and it’s a thing of beauty I gotta say. I can’t put a finger on what it is but his work is beautiful. Probably because he’s a beautiful soul, just awesome in every sense of the word.
I've got swastikas, FTP, ACAB, five dots and other tattoos on my hands from during prison time. I've spent $2500 on tattoo removal and still they're not gone. You've given me a good idea to erase the hate.
@@kittycatgirl1139 Most of my tattoos were Anti Soical. Mostly a big fk you to police and to show I didn't care what others thought. Being young and in prison you get alot of hate and arrogance. But now in my later years I'm less stubborn. Sure I don't really care what strangers think but now I've got nieces and little kids looking up to me it's really something I don't want them to look up to.
Blacked out my right arm two years ago after having a poorly done sleeve for almost 20+ years. I can confirm that your life will be different the rest of your days. There isn't a single day that goes by where someone doesn't ask me about my blackout. It is usually confusion, repulsion, disgust and the occasional supportive person who thinks it bad ass. I guess being naive from already being heavily tattooed, I didn't think people would notice or care as much as they do. If you do this, prepare to have to verbally support and defend your decision on a daily basis, at least when you're out in public. It all boils down to how much you give a rats ass about other people's opinions of you. Good luck!
Where do you live? I have two black sleeves, both hands, armpits, ribs and my torso is all blacked out, full throat and neck (not blackout) piece, and I very rarely get anyone asking me anything. I’m a carpenter, so sometimes a customer might ask but that’s about it. In the last 6-7 years, I’ve never been stopped by a stranger in public and asked about my tattoos. I must have a “fuck off” look on my face or something 😂.
It’s wired into us to care what other people think of us because for hundreds of thousands of years our species lived in small groups of about 100 people or so. Being ostracized from the tribe usually meant death. In terms of human evolution, civilization is a relatively new thing. You have to do a lot of pretending when you go around saying you don’t care what others think of you.
@@justonejlking Art is whatever it needs to be. To her, the black may have meaning. Even if it doesn't, it's now a part of her body and part of who she is. I'd say that's pretty artsy.
@@justonejlking don't be silly, Billy.. Art is not the thing you look for, art is everything, art is not about pictures, art is not about something you can judge by its first sight, art is about its story and art is what it means whoever wears it and whoever did it, so leave your smart comment somewhere else if you don't know what is art.
I know tattoo collectors don’t like to hear the “it’s so permanent” but a complete black out seems such a hard core decision and dedication. If you want to change, you can’t
You can get white ones done over it. I saw a video of a sleeve being done like that. It looked pretty awesome. I imagine it needs a lot of touching up though and the results can vary a lot apparently.
Back in the early 2000's i used to see people get blackouts so afyer it healed they get branded over it and thennit was kinda like a reverse tattoo... like the brand scar wouldn't have the ink anymore so it was this like reverse negative space tattoo type thing, its kinda neat effect honestly
Yeah, I'm just not going to do the insides of my limbs, or ribs ever. I cry while getting ones at a low pain position. I always have to warn the artists, most of them are cool though, they just laugh while I sob quietly.
i mean it’s definitely a craft on its own, something that definitely cant be done by any tattoo artist, and it is just like other tattoos a form of (very minimalistic) art and definitely a form of self expresion, but i cant imagine it truly being a style
@@naanbread4523 honestly I think style depends on the culture around it, like if everyone thought it was the cool hip thing to get a blackout tattoo on their forearm then that's be a style of blackout but people get them for different reasons in different areas so I can see your points as it is hard to pin down. To the original commenter's point though, tattoo artist are always some of the coolest and relaxed people to me, maybe it's my luck/experience but I'd imagine giving people permanent things that they want and making it well done/ showing off your technical ability requires you to idk ig be chill. If you're hot headed / unmannered or whatever you may not get frequent work.
@@yadsewnde Yeah, I remember when I got some American McGee stuff done on myself . The artist refused to do it as he knew his co-worker really loved that style and wanted to do the Cheshire Cat large. So stuff was rescheduled and I was given a discount as the artist wanted to put it in his portfolio :) I still remember how awesome Kev & Stix were in Aberdeen :)
@@krystal7710 no I don't think so that's close to a 3/4 inch i'm thinking 45 a 13 bug pen is what was used on my chest not nearly as much ...it looked like an envy 45 curved mag!
I think it is a 50 mag.... It was used on part of my back for the portrait of a tiger that I have.... FULL BACK PIECE. It wasn't as painful as it might seem... At least for me
It is so itchy! I just got my blackout done almost a week ago now and the itchyness is killing me. Lol. And it is true what he says, people do look at you kinda different than when they see my other arm (I have my right arm covered in roses) but I'm happy with my blackout connected to a wolf in realistic style.
@@angelulloa7407 sounds very cool! i only have two tattoos, each are about 2-3 inches so they aren’t big. healing was annoying to deal with, but i didn’t mind it. however, i cant imagine how annoying it must have been to heal an entire arm after a blackout
When I first saw blackouts I was so confused. But it’s really grown on me… super intense looking, definitely on the edge of tattooing. Regular old tattoos became so acceptable in the last decade but this seems to piss people off like colored tats used to haha
You can tell just how painful the elbow was for her. I know it's pretty painful for everyone, but her fidgeting and breathing were telltale. She's a beast
Man I was so worried when I got my elbow done but it was no bs the least painful tattoo I've ever gotten, I actually fell asleep for a couple hours while getting it done. I was super surprised.
@@JAKESMMATAKES I was the same with my elbow, definitely wasn’t as bad as I was expecting although there were definitely a few areas that were a bit gnarly. My ribs on the other hand was a pain I’d not wish on anyone
@@Anonymous.android true brother the ribs probably suck. I have a real small one right under my peck like right at the start of my rib cage an it didn't feel great so I could only imagine getting the whole ribs done lol.
Its only important that the person wearing it likes it. I personally just don't understand this idea. Would like to hear from people that do like this because I truly don't understand.
If you look up my comment way to lazy to repeat. But I have alot of hateful tattoos on my hand. Tattoo removal never fixed these hand tattoos and covering them up is out of the question because what shape can you do to to fix all knuckles (including the thumb ones?) Only soulation is blackout.
I wouldn't do it at this time in my life, but in the future I plan on it, simply bc i think it's beautiful. Not everything has to have meaning, specially tattoos. And sometimes people just want to cover up old tattoos they don't like
the reason you fail to understand it is because there is not to understand,people always think that tattoos have to mean something,to express something,but not always.Its just a black sleeve,there is nothing to understand
Tattooing is all about counterculture, art, expressionism. Its been around for thousands of years and it means different things to each individual. I think blackout tattoos are awesome, and i've seen some people who get tattood over and over again for decades. Constant body modification. Who am I to say that they can't live the life they want or adorn their bodies how they want?
Hey they have sex change operations, if you want to be black maybe someday they'll have a race change operation ,why in the hell would you want to paint yourself black that's just weird. When you get the blackout tattoo all over your whole body you could put a white streak down your back and you would look like a skunk, that would be cool.
@@nonyabiz9487 nothing wrong with tattoos my dad was born in 1919 he had tattoos but not all over his whole damn body, that's just stupid especially on your face why would you put a tattoo on your face. Kind of limits your job market, about the only place you can get a job is in a tattoo parlor hahaha.
@@mocheeks709 depends where you live i guess. plenty of the nurses in my city have face tattoos. i'm a therapist with visible tattoos. times are changing, man. especially since there's a worker shortage. they can't exactly afford to be that picky anymore over some ink.
In native Hawaiian culture, priests (Kahuna) would tattoo Warriors. If you were gifted a blacked out arm band as part of your kākau, it was a visual indicator that you were the most savage warrior in your unit
@@wellthen6177 i dunno, ive had my neck, ribs, head, face, sternum, top of foot, armpit, knee ect ect tattooed and elbow is top three for me. As they said every person is different. What they didnt talk about so much is the style affecting the pain. Size of lining, amount of shading or coloring. Also the tattoo artist themselves, some have lighter touches. I think you mood can probably affect it as well. Some days you feel softer ::P
One of my favorite tattoos on anyone is a 3/4 blackout sleeve on a dude I used to climb with. He was absolutely right in saying they get better with age. Dude has had it for a while and it's aged like fine wine.
When they pound white over the black it looks really nice. The one thing about blackouts that I was warned about is "ink shock". Apparently you can actually get sick from the amount of ink used. It isn't common but some people react adversely.
This is true! I recently got my inner forearm blacked out and I had “tattoo flu” for about 10 hours afterward. It feels like a vaccine/low grade fever, but it goes away quickly.
Yup this one is true. I got a big shoulder tat, sat there for 10 hours and had cold symptoms right after. The typical sneezing, runny nose stuff but it went away the following day.
Man this is so good for people looking to blackout any part of their body. I blacked out about 3/4 of my forearm to cover up some regrettable apprentice tattoos. People definitely treat you differently and you attract a lot more attention. The plan is to have venom emerging from my elbow at the top of the blackout going up to my chest. But until it’s done I have just a solid black arm. There’s so many people that have told me I’m an idiot and that I’m going to regret it. People start inserting themselves into your decisions like it affects them. The biggest thing I’ve learned though is if it makes you happy and you like it, then it doesn’t matter what people think. You’ve just got to realize that it’s for you and nobody else to like.
I’m getting my left forearm blacked out on Tuesday, there’s a bunch of old tattoos I either did myself or got when I was younger Not only will the blackout be a blank slate, it’s my way of covering it all up and finally moving on from the life I was living before. Super excited for it
I appreciate his commitment to having a clean and effective technique. Also his commitment to using good inks that he knows will cover and hold up over time.
There's something interesting about black outs, I can't put my finger on it. Not saying I like them or would get one myself, but there's some about that that's peeks my interest.
I think it could be a bit phasing for some people because you're basically getting your arm looking like a normal arm, but you're also reappropriating the property of your body, visually. It's like "Now I don't have "squiggles" on my body. What are you going to say?". And it can also be quite spiritual in a sense, almost like an exercise in firmness of decision. That's my 2 cents.
Whatever it was, it had to carry a LOT of bad memories for her to make such a drastic decision like blackout tattoos cause there’s no going back from that
His work is so solid omg. soooooo many blackout tattoos end up looking super patchy or it straight up doesn't cover anything and you can still see major details from their old tattoos
I became fascinated by blackout after seeing Michela Bottin on here talking about why she blackout her tats. I don't want it for me but I enjoy seeing them.
Thank you for not unconditionally condemning it! Many people will just insult others because of blackouts instead of saying it's just not their cup of tea. That being said, thank you!
@@3kr270 Only insulting thing in this video was him saying he got tattoos because he was in the punk rock scene. Lol. I have 0 and I feel attacked for not being punk rock enough.
I love my blackout and want more done. It really is life changing. The experience itself is like no other. Coolest process ever. My leg felt like a leather seat lol
I've been wonderful about detecting skin cancers or potentially problematic skin abnormalities with tattoos in general but especially blackouts. Not my concern personally, but just someone that has occurred to me when seeing videos like this.
god i adore blackout tattoos, they're so elegant and gothic. i also love blackouts that aren't just blocks, ones that use the negative space of the skin to make patterns
This video is so interesting. I'm not really a huge fan of blackout tattoos(only meaning i wouldn't want one myself probably) but they're objectively really cool and i think so even more after watching this
looks really great and i agree with him sayin its life changin but damn dat gurl gotta be a tough one to sit thru all the hours to complete her blackout(s), much respect
@@TwoBs If you got a tattoo once and didnt like it you should know that if you do a cover up weather its blackout or something else, it is what it is and your final result...This is why I tell people not to get them if they are easy to regret or iffy/half-hearted about getting something. Some people are just dumb, you can understand this by just hearing or seeing the things they post. What color you are mean sht, everyone can be grey but still have people that feel we should rant if one was darker or lighter....stop. lol
the irony of the many tattooed people here judging someone else for their tattoo.... and saying the same things that people would say to them about "regular tattoos" ahh
A blackout is not a tattoo there is no art or skill in painting someone's arm black it brings nothing to the table if you want decent work get the old shit lasered don't just paint your arms black.
@@luc1ferblack if you want to discuss the philosophy of aesthetics then that’s a different conversation... but your reasoning is still hypocritical in my opinion
@@luc1ferblack while what ur saying can be true it’s much more than just a pure black out while that may be what this particular artist does there are many artist taking it to another lvl and are incorporating designs and can look fuckin dope I personally wouldn’t do that (I have black and grey realism) but I can appreciate them
You can judge people for their tattoos even if you have tattoos. Just because you're drunk doesn't mean you can't judge someone for being passed out in their own vomit.
Olli Sykes blacked his arms out so his tattoo artist wife could go over in white ink to retattoo him and if that's not the cutest shit I ever heard idfk what is 🥺🥺
“I don’t really get any problems with like... people having to lose their arms..” My guy... please just say “I’ve never had anyone lose their arm” SOMETHING TO GIVE ME PEACE OF MIND, that was the OPPOSITE OF COMFORTING WORDS 😂
Much respect to the artist, I can understand where he's coming from. I know a lot of people got shitty tattoos (or at least that's what they look like now) and want to cover them, this can be a cheaper alternative to trying to laser a full sleeve. I got my first tattoo at 18, almost 20 years ago and I still like all but 1 (which I'm hoping to get covered with a new tattoo to honour my Nan who died a few months ago). The only reason I "regret" that 1 tattoo is due to the artist not doing a good enough job and rather than getting another to 'fix' the tattoo I'm going to get it covered with something with more meaning for me.
I have two blackout half sleeves. For me, it really did give me the confidence I was lacking in myself. Nothing but respect and love for my tattoo artist who gave me something more than just nice images on my skin.
@@stephaniebaker1975 it gets a bit more hotter than my regular skin/non-blackout tattoos, but nothing uncomfortable from my experience. Helps I avoid the sun at all costs to protect my tattoos lmao.
holy shit!!! it’s the first time i’ve ever seen someone else wear a gutterchrist shirt. that man is a damn saint and knows how to throw some banging metal festivals. he deserves the eyes this video gives him.
I have both sleeves blacked out over existing sleeves. It's no joke sitting through this. I had both done in two sittings each arm. I've had them done for about 7 years and when I asked to get it done they thought I was crazy. It's hardcore and it looks awesome. I think it's a serious dedication to wearing tattoos. It's quite popular these days but... I don't think it's ever going to be as popular as trad sleeves, which is fine by me 😉 A good blackout your looking at about 12 hours (depending on the mag and practitioner) for good, solid work. The healing is incredibly painfull and difficult to do nicely, you'll need extra sheets and old t-shirts for a week, maybe two. And yeah, you're going to get a lot of crazy looks, people grabbing your arms outta nowhere, people shaking their heads at you, endless questions about why, what was underneath, and occasionally you'll get a smile that says "Yo that's badass"
Mad props on how clean all the black is it's so hard to get a nice solid black in a bigger area, I couldn't imagine a whole arm. Dude is a savage understands skin 💯
I would probably never do a blackout on myself but omg I love how it looks. The girl looks stunning with it and I love how velvety it looks when it's healed!
Something I never thought about with tattoos and placement, and especially for a blackout: Hope and pray that you stay healthy. It is extremely difficult for medical personnel to find veins on some people due to their ink. I’ve had some nurses say that the ink itself is a barrier, but most admit that they can’t see veins well enough to feel ok attempting to place an iv line, and mine is black, gray, and white on my inner forearm. There are new machines that can help them to see the veins under the skin (very cool), but it’s still SOP in most places to attempt to place lines in an area without ink. It’s one of those things you’d never think about till you need an iv or want to give blood and the staff can’t or won’t do it.
So I work as a paramedic and I just want to say that is why we are taught to go off of feel not sight. Like my instructors would not let us hit any veins we could just see for the first months of class. All in all it should not affect being able to start iv's.
@@Infec7edGamer i was about to say the same thing, I’m heavily tattooed and every time I go get a check up or something, they stick the needle in me while talking and looking at my eyes. It’s actually impressive af. Funniest one was a very young asian girl that asked me if I was prone to fainting when poked with needles, I looked at her in disbelief because I’ve been poked millions of times by now😂
Being in the medical field myself, it’s definitely all about what you feel rather than what you see. Obviously being able to see veins helps some, but as long as you can feel it, you will more than likely get it.
So how do medical professionals find the veins on dark skinned people then? Come on now, tattoos don't make veins invisible. If a tattoo has heavy scarring, that might be the bigger issue for finding veins by touch.
I love blackouts, its so unnatural to see, i cant lie it definitely freaked me out when I first saw them, like is that a coverup? aren’t better ways to cover a tattoo? but now, is so freaking beautiful for me, you can see the detail of the skin, the shine and people get so creative with them even if the core of blackouts is just ink covering a large area of skin.
I love blackouts too they’re beautiful. The first time I saw one I was so blown away by how good it looked. It was a woman on Instagram and I couldn’t stop looking at the picture. I love unique body modifications. I myself have clavicle piercings and tragus piercings. Plus a normal tattoo of a black bow and I want more things that people usually don’t put on their bodies. Like palm tattoos, certain piercings and maybe one day I’ll even get a black out somewhere. Today I saw a guy called Johnny nobody and his eyes (sclera) are tattooed black and it’s one of THE MOST beautiful things I’ve ever seen with his bright blue eyes popping against the black. Just love how creative people get with their art it’s amazing
I think it can be very interesting to someone with black skin colour to cover some body part with some small repeatable pattern. It will be barely seen but like fabric with tiny pattern. I'd like to do something like that on my skin, but I'm extremely pale and if I'll try to do this with white ink it would be just a mess and probably will turn out ugly yellowish during time. But this idea just stuck in my mind.
Yea allthese ignorant liberals running around yelling about racist bull and the people getting painted permanently black is this like black face 2000 version
I definitely dig the blackout tattoos. I have 2 full sleeves one solid bright colors the other my entire arm super thick solid black tribal with just thin lines of my skin separating the designs. I wanted two totally polar opposite arms one almost all black the other super bright colors with fine line black details. I'm super pale too so 20 plus years later they still look amazing!
@@DocR16 People say the same thing about tattoos in general. You don't know what individuals are going to regret, just what you personally would regret.
My blackout tattoo on my entire right arm is nearly finished and I absolutely love it. I love how different and extreme it looks. My previous tattooes were so bad which is why I went for the blackout. I was young and wanted to get a lot of tattoos rather than good tattoos. But I don’t regret my black arm whatsoever
its multiple needles not just 1 big 1. my tattoo artist showed me each needle as he did my tattoo coz i was nervous about it. he showed me each one and how they work different
Charlieto Either as a cartridge or on a traditional bar, regardless how many individual needles it contains, once soldered together the grouping is referred to as a singular "needle". When speaking of how many needles I've used in a session to another artist, I'm speaking of how many cartridges since it's given that each individual would contain many, usually I'm using three to fifteen in various configurations. This is probably since using a single needle by modern Tattooer is a rare thing, for good reasons. Being about an inch and a half wide it's likely that few people would imagine that this machine was using just a single needle.
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My 20yr old son wants a blackout...and he hasn't even started with sleeves yet. I told him not to waste skin, get a few regrettable tats first...or better yet, some good ones to get sick of...or let an apprentice learn something first. I have tats, but moms are moms and we always think we know better than our kids. Trying to bite my tongue for his skin art decisions.
As a 19 year old, I'd say he's way too young for a blackout. I don't think you should make such a major change to your body like that until you're, I don't know, at least 30? Not to mention, how stable of a career would you have at just 20? Tattoos are one thing to an employer, but an entirely black arm could certainly affect job prospects. Black outs are also a bit of a trend right now, who knows what people will think of them in 5-10 years. Arms are some of the nicest locations for tattoos, like you said, at 20 years old, "don't waste skin".
@@gen-zhippie2203 thanks for sharing. Fortunately, he's getting all his work from a good friend who's now his gf. Hopefully that'll inspire him not to cover all her work. I don't think he could get a better start to tattoos; truly a personal experience with the artist. She's really talented, I can't wait for my turn!
@@sunshinedesignsbend Wow, sounds nice!
Frfr - it’s like doing a bunch of random colors on ur hair bfr y chop it all off - love u being supportive madre I’m v jealous
@@karojen6764 Thank you! I'm a hair stylist too, I feel that!
The woman he is tattooing is a freaking G! I can imagine the black out hurts terribly but she also got her ARMPIT blacked out? Man, she’s a G.
Totally “a g”
Yes because blacking out hurts soooo much 🙄 you've never gotten line work huh
@@SgawCules bruh what
@@SgawCules i have more problems with coloring, my clients also say that black or solid color hurts more then lines.. maybe its from person to person but most complain about a black piece. Also did a black cover on an arm, after 4hours he didnt wanted to continue
And what is a G? 😁😅
When he did the elbow patch I cringed in sympathy. That's gotta hurt like hell...
You could see her shaking 😳
I get the shakes, only after about 5-6 hours though and my endorphins are depleted or in certain spots that are intense. The "ditches" are horrendous, as was the ribs/kidney areas. Behind the ear ditch on the back of my head was torturous!! Lol I love it!!!
@@RM-TheQuadroon I had to force myself to sit still after 4h when my artist decided to LINE on my hipbone. This was the only spot that REALLY hurt lol.
Ikr, I can feel it too even tho iam a tattoo virgin 😂
@@codexone2194 LMAO!! That sounds exactly like something my buddy would do to me! So I feel your pain!! The things we put ourselves through for our passions!! Lol 👍🙏
I done a blackout sleeve but kept some of the original flowers that I had in it, and it made them pop so much more and they look so much better now with the black around it. It just looks more finished. Best decision I ever made.
Her original tattoos are amazing too, but if they're just not her thing anymore that's her decision!
I just got a super colorful floral sleeve with blue background coverup done with blackout but left the flowers I liked and it looks absolutely stunning! The black makes the flowers pop and gives it such an edgy but feminine look! I want to see yours :)
When he was tattooing her elbow.. I felt that in my soul! Mad respect
She was fucking tough.
My stomach turned at the blacked out armpit! What a champ. Just going near my armpit was horrendous.
I got a tattoo on my elbow. honestly it doesn't hurt that much for me. every person feels different pain tho
She took it better than I would, I got a big work on my forearm and I was shaking by the end because of the paintbrush needle, this gal is a warrior
I just got my elbow tattooed 2 days ago. My punk ass used numbing cream but I still felt the shading. Omg I literally wanted to die
The blackout is gorgeous, but honestly I'm kind of digging her old sleeve as well, I could get a sleeve like that tbh 😅
Agree it’s beautiful
Oil slick arms, yeah right...
420 likes let's keep it that
@@Thirdfish really that's the best you've got?
You can tell the elbows hurt her by the way she was breathing, look at her stomach.
Tattoos: I have something to say.
Blackout tattoos: I’m finished saying it.
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AYOO THIS GENIUS
People are soooo stupid..xD
i’ve personally gotten tattooed by hoode, he covered a sleeve for me. best decision i’ve ever made. i got the tattoos while i was in a horrible situation & i wouldn’t wear short sleeves. it’s been a life changing experience, im finally able to wear tank tops again ❤️
@Ejgundy that’s how mine were! they weren’t bad work. just was a horrible decision & i’ve grown so much since then, so they reminded me of bad times. do your research, white over black takes sometimes multiple passes. i personally like the all black better, so i’m just staying with it.
I feel that my lower arm has half sleave of street life stripes an I seen this so ima get my lower arm blacked out an a hapf sleave for my bicep an sholder
Sheep
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Definitely. While not a blackout a coverup definitely improved my self esteem.
I got a blackout sleeve 2 years ago for a cover up. The next morning, I woke up thinking to myself "what have I done?!?" but since then I started to appreciate it and I really like it more than my old sleeve now. It's true, it will change your life. People will stare and ask questions ALL THE TIME. You'll find people that will call you stupid and people that will completely love it. In the end, it's only about how you feel about yourself.
Nah
Wise words! Thanks for sharing 😊
I have a very similar story! Love mine now. Also, I completely agree lmao people either love it or absolutely hate it
You sir are correct
Was there a choice between blackout and laser removal? And if so, why blackout over removal?
Not gonna lie, I was hoping to see some of the peeling that was in the thumbnail.
I think it's this one: instagram.com/p/B9Njfc5FH0u/. I would be curious to see it on video, too.
Only reason I clicked
We all were
me too lol
Go to his IG
I'm assuming that sleeve was done by an ex or someone she now truly hates, cause the sleeve was actually pretty killer and it'd have to be something pretty serious to make a drastic decision like going for blackout.
That sleeve was tacky and basic
@@tayiswinnin how?
Or the other one made her change her mind... doesn’t look like anything was on the other arm before the blackout
Chronic daddy issues mixed with a meth addiction
Probably an ex, cause it looks like her whole body is tattooed in that style
Hoode did my left sleeve blackout and we’re working on my right. Extraordinarily smooth and it’s a thing of beauty I gotta say. I can’t put a finger on what it is but his work is beautiful. Probably because he’s a beautiful soul, just awesome in every sense of the word.
What ink does he use?
@@ElenitaVaZ Panthera
i never really liked the blackout look because it always looks so patchy, but this man’s work is so stunning and smooth! i love it.
This guy did a tattoo on my arm in 2018 and it still looks brand new. His technique is incredible
is this mike we're talking about
Tbf 3 years is still pretty "fresh" for a tattoo^^
@@dr.doppeldecker3832 right? Lol
2018, still a new tat. It should still look new.
What’s the pain like
I've got swastikas, FTP, ACAB, five dots and other tattoos on my hands from during prison time. I've spent $2500 on tattoo removal and still they're not gone. You've given me a good idea to erase the hate.
Most will cover that up for free dude, ask your local artists!
Not trying to be rude but how did u end up with swastikas & acab?
Respect to you
@@sadmermaid Maybe in America but I'm in Australia. Haven't had any luck yet finding anyone to help.
@@kittycatgirl1139 Most of my tattoos were Anti Soical. Mostly a big fk you to police and to show I didn't care what others thought.
Being young and in prison you get alot of hate and arrogance. But now in my later years I'm less stubborn. Sure I don't really care what strangers think but now I've got nieces and little kids looking up to me it's really something I don't want them to look up to.
Blacked out my right arm two years ago after having a poorly done sleeve for almost 20+ years. I can confirm that your life will be different the rest of your days. There isn't a single day that goes by where someone doesn't ask me about my blackout. It is usually confusion, repulsion, disgust and the occasional supportive person who thinks it bad ass. I guess being naive from already being heavily tattooed, I didn't think people would notice or care as much as they do. If you do this, prepare to have to verbally support and defend your decision on a daily basis, at least when you're out in public. It all boils down to how much you give a rats ass about other people's opinions of you. Good luck!
Where do you live? I have two black sleeves, both hands, armpits, ribs and my torso is all blacked out, full throat and neck (not blackout) piece, and I very rarely get anyone asking me anything. I’m a carpenter, so sometimes a customer might ask but that’s about it. In the last 6-7 years, I’ve never been stopped by a stranger in public and asked about my tattoos. I must have a “fuck off” look on my face or something 😂.
@@Jarv263 I live in Los Angeles,CA.
Why didn't you just get laser tattoo removal?
I think that, for a lot of people, films and tv have spread the idea that blackouts mean you left a gang.
It’s wired into us to care what other people think of us because for hundreds of thousands of years our species lived in small groups of about 100 people or so. Being ostracized from the tribe usually meant death. In terms of human evolution, civilization is a relatively new thing.
You have to do a lot of pretending when you go around saying you don’t care what others think of you.
i really liked her original tattoos
So did we! But we also appreciate her new tattoo.
@@inked whats there to appreciate? That’s not art
@@justonejlking Art is whatever it needs to be. To her, the black may have meaning. Even if it doesn't, it's now a part of her body and part of who she is. I'd say that's pretty artsy.
Same
@@justonejlking don't be silly, Billy.. Art is not the thing you look for, art is everything, art is not about pictures, art is not about something you can judge by its first sight, art is about its story and art is what it means whoever wears it and whoever did it, so leave your smart comment somewhere else if you don't know what is art.
I know tattoo collectors don’t like to hear the “it’s so permanent” but a complete black out seems such a hard core decision and dedication. If you want to change, you can’t
You can get white ones done over it. I saw a video of a sleeve being done like that. It looked pretty awesome. I imagine it needs a lot of touching up though and the results can vary a lot apparently.
it’s definitely a commitment. got my entire left arm blacked out
Back in the early 2000's i used to see people get blackouts so afyer it healed they get branded over it and thennit was kinda like a reverse tattoo... like the brand scar wouldn't have the ink anymore so it was this like reverse negative space tattoo type thing, its kinda neat effect honestly
@@PhilieBlunt666 that actually sounds really cool
@@diekje8728 i thought it was pretty sik for sure
Her pain tolerance must be high I was in agony when he got into the arm crevice I probably wouldn't survive doing the whole elbow
Not just one elbow but two!!!
To be fair, you can see that she was breathing heavily to help cope with the pain, but she’s a trooper for still getting through it despite that
by the time he got to the elbow, she was bent over breathing real hard and bouncing her leg. looks like it became extremely painful as it went on
Yeah, I'm just not going to do the insides of my limbs, or ribs ever. I cry while getting ones at a low pain position. I always have to warn the artists, most of them are cool though, they just laugh while I sob quietly.
in the start where he was still around her wrist area you can see she’s kinda digging her fingers into her thighs
I have a full-skin brown-out tattoo, which I like to call skin!
The tattooist did a shitty job! 😉
this guy was complimenting me the whole time I was getting my sleeve done he’s so sweet and his work is awesome!
That's you in the video?
Compliments are great distractions and power ups lol he knows what he is doing then!
@@gregbrightwell662 no no! I was just at black vulture and he would come over and tell me my tattoo looked great.
@@gregbrightwell662 I was able to see him work on his customers. Makes me want a black out tattoo.
What’s his name and where does he tattoo? I wanna try and find his Instagram if he has one
Man the needle grouping looks like a one inch wide paint brush, thats crazy as hell looking.
Mega magnum 112
Looks painful but worth it
@Chronic Blues he was making a comparison jackass
I read “one inch wide PAIN brush”
Maybe a 45 Mag? Takes a beast of a machine to push that as well.
Okay as much as I like the blackout style, I think I like him as a person even more! Just seems like a cool, standup guy!
is blackout considered a “style”?
i mean it’s definitely a craft on its own, something that definitely cant be done by any tattoo artist, and it is just like other tattoos a form of (very minimalistic) art and definitely a form of self expresion, but i cant imagine it truly being a style
@@naanbread4523 honestly I think style depends on the culture around it, like if everyone thought it was the cool hip thing to get a blackout tattoo on their forearm then that's be a style of blackout but people get them for different reasons in different areas so I can see your points as it is hard to pin down.
To the original commenter's point though, tattoo artist are always some of the coolest and relaxed people to me, maybe it's my luck/experience but I'd imagine giving people permanent things that they want and making it well done/ showing off your technical ability requires you to idk ig be chill. If you're hot headed / unmannered or whatever you may not get frequent work.
Who thinks he made this? No thanks
@@yadsewnde Yeah, I remember when I got some American McGee stuff done on myself . The artist refused to do it as he knew his co-worker really loved that style and wanted to do the Cheshire Cat large. So stuff was rescheduled and I was given a discount as the artist wanted to put it in his portfolio :)
I still remember how awesome Kev & Stix were in Aberdeen :)
I got half of my arm blacked out about 8 years ago. Be prepared to feel it cooking in the sun during the summer.
👀
Never even considered that.......... lol.
I live in Texas, the sun here is already brutal enough.
😂😂😂😂😂😂
Thats is interesting its something I have never thought about I love being out in the sun.
Dave Navarro: you have 6 hours to complete a cover up.
Contestants: bet...
😂😂😂😂
Underrated comment
Dude ♥️
Ready for the bbq?
Haaaaaaaacough coughcough
How many needles does that thing have?!? Yikes.
I haven't seen it up close, but, I'm guessing it's a double stacked mag. Probably 12 at least individual needles in there. And I mean at least
@@krystal7710 no I don't think so that's close to a 3/4 inch i'm thinking 45 a 13 bug pen is what was used on my chest not nearly as much ...it looked like an envy 45 curved mag!
@@bradbently you're probably right. The more i watched, I'd have to agree
@@bradbently I don't think a curved magnum will work perfectly for a black project
I think it is a 50 mag.... It was used on part of my back for the portrait of a tiger that I have.... FULL BACK PIECE. It wasn't as painful as it might seem... At least for me
Can't imagine how itchy the arm must be during the healing
It is so itchy! I just got my blackout done almost a week ago now and the itchyness is killing me. Lol. And it is true what he says, people do look at you kinda different than when they see my other arm (I have my right arm covered in roses) but I'm happy with my blackout connected to a wolf in realistic style.
@@angelulloa7407 congratz on that ! Good luck with the itching ;)
@@FlyingBird716 thanks, man!
The only thing I dislike about tattoos are the itching that comes after. I can't stand it.
@@angelulloa7407 sounds very cool! i only have two tattoos, each are about 2-3 inches so they aren’t big. healing was annoying to deal with, but i didn’t mind it. however, i cant imagine how annoying it must have been to heal an entire arm after a blackout
When I first saw blackouts I was so confused. But it’s really grown on me… super intense looking, definitely on the edge of tattooing. Regular old tattoos became so acceptable in the last decade but this seems to piss people off like colored tats used to haha
You care so much about what others think about you, you would black out your skin just to get a reaction?
You sound like you are depressed.
So you would alter your body permanently just to mess with other people?!? Uh that seems like a mental problem….
No one is pissed
@@CD-gh1ufSpeak for yourself people complain about black work all the time
Colored tats used to piss people off?
You can tell just how painful the elbow was for her. I know it's pretty painful for everyone, but her fidgeting and breathing were telltale. She's a beast
Man I was so worried when I got my elbow done but it was no bs the least painful tattoo I've ever gotten, I actually fell asleep for a couple hours while getting it done. I was super surprised.
@@JAKESMMATAKES no bs nobody has an elbow big enough for a tattoo on it to take a couple hours. shut up man LMAO
@@JAKESMMATAKES I was the same with my elbow, definitely wasn’t as bad as I was expecting although there were definitely a few areas that were a bit gnarly. My ribs on the other hand was a pain I’d not wish on anyone
@@Anonymous.android true brother the ribs probably suck. I have a real small one right under my peck like right at the start of my rib cage an it didn't feel great so I could only imagine getting the whole ribs done lol.
@@purest4233 No way your a grown ass man? Lmao I mean there's just no way you formed that thought with a fully developed brain.
Its only important that the person wearing it likes it. I personally just don't understand this idea. Would like to hear from people that do like this because I truly don't understand.
If you look up my comment way to lazy to repeat.
But I have alot of hateful tattoos on my hand. Tattoo removal never fixed these hand tattoos and covering them up is out of the question because what shape can you do to to fix all knuckles (including the thumb ones?)
Only soulation is blackout.
I wouldn't do it at this time in my life, but in the future I plan on it, simply bc i think it's beautiful. Not everything has to have meaning, specially tattoos. And sometimes people just want to cover up old tattoos they don't like
They're trying to start a trend but it's ugly af in my opinion too..
the reason you fail to understand it is because there is not to understand,people always think that tattoos have to mean something,to express something,but not always.Its just a black sleeve,there is nothing to understand
Good for you for removing something so hateful! Spread love
You could tell she was hurtin when he started in on the elbow.
Who wouldn't be? The elbow is not exactly a fun place to have tattooed.
Yea, but the left& right side of my Torso!! Ohhhw ,that was the banger for me. 9. V 9 scale !
That's why I try to avoid the bone areas 😂 getting my chest did was pretty gnarly as well 😂😂
@@inked To me the elbow is dead skin. I haven't felt a thing. The problem is that the black worn out quickly.
@@paolagrando5079 what do you mean?
Tattooing is all about counterculture, art, expressionism. Its been around for thousands of years and it means different things to each individual. I think blackout tattoos are awesome, and i've seen some people who get tattood over and over again for decades. Constant body modification. Who am I to say that they can't live the life they want or adorn their bodies how they want?
Ive been saying that everyday but unfortunately theres a bunch of old people that dont feel the same way and still despise tattoos in our culture.
Hey they have sex change operations, if you want to be black maybe someday they'll have a race change operation ,why in the hell would you want to paint yourself black that's just weird. When you get the blackout tattoo all over your whole body you could put a white streak down your back and you would look like a skunk, that would be cool.
@@nonyabiz9487 nothing wrong with tattoos my dad was born in 1919 he had tattoos but not all over his whole damn body, that's just stupid especially on your face why would you put a tattoo on your face. Kind of limits your job market, about the only place you can get a job is in a tattoo parlor hahaha.
@@mocheeks709 i personally wouldnt get a face tattoo however its common when I was out in the Pacific area
@@mocheeks709 depends where you live i guess. plenty of the nurses in my city have face tattoos. i'm a therapist with visible tattoos. times are changing, man. especially since there's a worker shortage. they can't exactly afford to be that picky anymore over some ink.
In native Hawaiian culture, priests (Kahuna) would tattoo Warriors. If you were gifted a blacked out arm band as part of your kākau, it was a visual indicator that you were the most savage warrior in your unit
🤙🏾
That’s pretty dope
Aye another hawaiian 🤙🏽chee
@@yvng.kev998 yessah my brada 🤙🏾 Hilo born and raised
Then there’s this little smøl lady
Are we gonna ignore the fact that her tats before weren’t bad? Wow.
He brings it up almost right away in the video
Right what a waste of time and money lol it’s not like they were trash tattoos but it looks
Cool at least.
Depends on people’s taste, i personally hate trad. Almost everyone in there 20’s go with it.
Hmm
Maybe she had bad memories attached to them?
That girl is a fucking boss. When he got to her elbow I was cringing!
Dude! Seriously! Then I saw her armpit 😭😭
@@filthyapostate4217 Right!? two of the Worst spots!!
she was too, you can see how she was breathing.
@@spencertmac2781 the armpit, yeah. The ditch, and elbow really aren't that bad.
@@wellthen6177 i dunno, ive had my neck, ribs, head, face, sternum, top of foot, armpit, knee ect ect tattooed and elbow is top three for me. As they said every person is different. What they didnt talk about so much is the style affecting the pain. Size of lining, amount of shading or coloring. Also the tattoo artist themselves, some have lighter touches. I think you mood can probably affect it as well. Some days you feel softer ::P
One of my favorite tattoos on anyone is a 3/4 blackout sleeve on a dude I used to climb with. He was absolutely right in saying they get better with age. Dude has had it for a while and it's aged like fine wine.
When they pound white over the black it looks really nice. The one thing about blackouts that I was warned about is "ink shock". Apparently you can actually get sick from the amount of ink used. It isn't common but some people react adversely.
Glad you brought this up so many people dont know about this dude you can get "tattoo sick" from any large tattoo black or not
This is true! I recently got my inner forearm blacked out and I had “tattoo flu” for about 10 hours afterward. It feels like a vaccine/low grade fever, but it goes away quickly.
Imagine that...tons of a foreign chemical injected into you making you sick...who'd've thunk it.
they will always poison you, even if no overt symptoms are present
Yup this one is true. I got a big shoulder tat, sat there for 10 hours and had cold symptoms right after. The typical sneezing, runny nose stuff but it went away the following day.
I like how he can give credit to his work without being narcissistic about it. That's a good artist right there.
have you ever seen a painter decorator be narcissistic about painting a whole wall? same deal
Pride in his work
i get the trend of getting blackout tattoos but honestly the original sleeve was so much better.
Fr
Well it’s not your body soooooo
@@jstephtherocktsugareincarnates I mean it’s not that big a deal and it’s not like most people care
Really? You get getting a tattoo because it's a trend... Getting a tattoo because it's the current popular thing to do is fucking retarded
@@icedink87 fr lime at least get cool shit on your body
Man this is so good for people looking to blackout any part of their body. I blacked out about 3/4 of my forearm to cover up some regrettable apprentice tattoos. People definitely treat you differently and you attract a lot more attention. The plan is to have venom emerging from my elbow at the top of the blackout going up to my chest. But until it’s done I have just a solid black arm. There’s so many people that have told me I’m an idiot and that I’m going to regret it. People start inserting themselves into your decisions like it affects them. The biggest thing I’ve learned though is if it makes you happy and you like it, then it doesn’t matter what people think. You’ve just got to realize that it’s for you and nobody else to like.
Cleanest black out tats I seen. He loves his work too which is obvious
He’s literally one of the best in the world to do blackouts. If you want it done, this is the fella to do it if you’re in the U.S
I wish this guy could black tf out of my old sleeve
*Un rene salvaje ha aparecido*
Un abrazo homiefella
Que pasa mi homiefella
Homiefella!
Ah perro, ¿te vas a tapar tu manga de color?
i knew that was your plan lol
That dry wipe gave me shivers
I’m getting my left forearm blacked out on Tuesday, there’s a bunch of old tattoos I either did myself or got when I was younger
Not only will the blackout be a blank slate, it’s my way of covering it all up and finally moving on from the life I was living before.
Super excited for it
Same for me bro, exactly same situation, can't wait for next month to get it done🙏🙏💪
@@simonedimarco1284how was yall experience
I appreciate his commitment to having a clean and effective technique. Also his commitment to using good inks that he knows will cover and hold up over time.
can we just mention that she sat like a champ? Holy crap that must hurt
Yeah especially the part on the ellbow OH BOI
You could tell the elbow hurt like a motherfucker but, she took it like a champ 😭
Elbow sucks ass. But she rocked that shit!
I was screaming for her
Yeeesss that was a wide ass set of needles. It's not like it's one pass either. Her arm had to be on fire 🔥🔥
She must have some serious baggage attached to that sleeve to want it covered, it was sick.
@@willleslie2745 rude asf
@@willleslie2745 sure sure lol
@@willleslie2745 It's the Generalization for me....
@@willleslie2745 lmaoooo just say you don’t get pussy and go 🥺🥺
@@aristoddles my bodycount is well over 20 buddy
Blackout done well looks really good I think. I know it’s to cover unwanted artwork, but the commitment to a blackout is gnarly
The shot of the old blackout sleeve next to the new one, got to agree with him they look better worn in
7:12 This part?
Indeed
Ok I didn’t know if there was a pic somewhere of a couple year old black out
There's something interesting about black outs, I can't put my finger on it. Not saying I like them or would get one myself, but there's some about that that's peeks my interest.
I agree! Also its pique* lmao sorry
I think it could be a bit phasing for some people because you're basically getting your arm looking like a normal arm, but you're also reappropriating the property of your body, visually. It's like "Now I don't have "squiggles" on my body. What are you going to say?". And it can also be quite spiritual in a sense, almost like an exercise in firmness of decision. That's my 2 cents.
That girls sleeve was so pretty tho 😭😭😭 watching him cover it broke my heart
"I don't turn down anything I'm here to tattoo for your service" the best thing i heard from a tattoo artist
Ten bucks says she dated the artist who did her sleeves.
or got them done with an ex, or something along that line..or she just got sick of shit
Whatever it was, it had to carry a LOT of bad memories for her to make such a drastic decision like blackout tattoos cause there’s no going back from that
@@ok9198 yeah... so basically no going back in my eyes😂
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Some people pay with money, others pay with...
I’m getting shivers just watching her. Omg her tolerance is killer
Doesn’t feel that bad after a while it just goes numb, except the elbow… 🤣
She's probably stoned. Doesn't feel it.
@@missvixen45 BEING STONED MAKES IT HURT MORE LOL
@@thekidsfromspace2774 no it doesn’t?
@@ReaIly i would think it would make it hurt more personally
I have had my black out sleeve for four years. I’m still waiting for it to change my life.
I think you would need to have a reason behind it originally if you wanted it to change your life...
Love Hoodes attitude towards his craft. Best in the game, his portfolio shows
His work is so solid omg. soooooo many blackout tattoos end up looking super patchy or it straight up doesn't cover anything and you can still see major details from their old tattoos
I became fascinated by blackout after seeing Michela Bottin on here talking about why she blackout her tats. I don't want it for me but I enjoy seeing them.
Not a fan of the blackout. Different strokes for different folks
Thank you for not unconditionally condemning it! Many people will just insult others because of blackouts instead of saying it's just not their cup of tea.
That being said, thank you!
@@3kr270 of course. Everyone looking at this channel obviously has that same desire for self expression
@@3kr270 Only insulting thing in this video was him saying he got tattoos because he was in the punk rock scene. Lol. I have 0 and I feel attacked for not being punk rock enough.
I love my blackout and want more done. It really is life changing. The experience itself is like no other. Coolest process ever. My leg felt like a leather seat lol
@@TheAmityShip why though? What sparked the desire?
I been wanting a black out not even for a cover up. I love what can been done with the black.
I’ve seen a few people pull off this look brilliantly, and of course, there’s so many more that just look like they got in a fight with a sharpie.
I've been wonderful about detecting skin cancers or potentially problematic skin abnormalities with tattoos in general but especially blackouts. Not my concern personally, but just someone that has occurred to me when seeing videos like this.
As a cancer patient myself I agree. I could never do that to my skin. Maybe one tiny tattoo with a meaning but never huge motives or a blackout.
god i adore blackout tattoos, they're so elegant and gothic. i also love blackouts that aren't just blocks, ones that use the negative space of the skin to make patterns
This video is so interesting. I'm not really a huge fan of blackout tattoos(only meaning i wouldn't want one myself probably) but they're objectively really cool and i think so even more after watching this
The next trend is gonna be whoever can figure out how to black out the black outs.
White ink or Scarification ?
Gonna have to get serious laser removal lol
Check out the white ink designs they can do over healed blackouts. Its gorgeous
Skincolor tatoo?
oh my god watching him go over her elbow a million times made me clench my jaw so hard
Yeah fuck that lol
Elbow isn't even that bad.
@@kimmygibler760 people are different
looks really great and i agree with him sayin its life changin
but damn dat gurl gotta be a tough one to sit thru all the hours to complete her blackout(s),
much respect
Just want to give that girl a hug and an ice-cold aloe blanket. She sat so well, that must have hurt like crazy. Love how clean it looks.
The sleeve she's blacking out is killer. I love it. I'm disappointed she blacked it out. :(
reminds too much of her old life, this is the next chapter.
@@TwoBs If you got a tattoo once and didnt like it you should know that if you do a cover up weather its blackout or something else, it is what it is and your final result...This is why I tell people not to get them if they are easy to regret or iffy/half-hearted about getting something.
Some people are just dumb, you can understand this by just hearing or seeing the things they post. What color you are mean sht, everyone can be grey but still have people that feel we should rant if one was darker or lighter....stop. lol
We don't fucking care, is that your arm? Is that your tattos going with a possibly painful meaning? No? Stfu then
same here blackout tats are the worst
@@bulletclub4life tattoos are for life you should think about that before you get tattooed
That girl is a beast. When my blackout got to my elbow i was squirming around hating life but she was super chill about it
the irony of the many tattooed people here judging someone else for their tattoo.... and saying the same things that people would say to them about "regular tattoos" ahh
A blackout is not a tattoo there is no art or skill in painting someone's arm black it brings nothing to the table if you want decent work get the old shit lasered don't just paint your arms black.
@@luc1ferblack if you want to discuss the philosophy of aesthetics then that’s a different conversation... but your reasoning is still hypocritical in my opinion
@@luc1ferblack while what ur saying can be true it’s much more than just a pure black out while that may be what this particular artist does there are many artist taking it to another lvl and are incorporating designs and can look fuckin dope I personally wouldn’t do that (I have black and grey realism) but I can appreciate them
Exactly.
You can judge people for their tattoos even if you have tattoos. Just because you're drunk doesn't mean you can't judge someone for being passed out in their own vomit.
Hoode still killing the game in Philly 🔥🔥🔥
Olli Sykes blacked his arms out so his tattoo artist wife could go over in white ink to retattoo him and if that's not the cutest shit I ever heard idfk what is 🥺🥺
Are you talking about his ex wife, Hannah Snowdon? I didn't think his current wife was a tattoo artist. Thought she was a model or something
@@victoriamaxwell9198 - yeah, his ex.
they divorced like 5 years ago
lol people are still talkinh about oli sykes in 2021? nice
@@victoriamaxwell9198 he’s blacked it out twice , the second time to cover up Hannah’s work. He has white ink flower patterns on it now
Also what a boss sitting for half of an arm being completely tattooed lol
I got so uncomfy when they did that zoom in of the elbow and it was bleeding out of lil holes
Idk why but i absolutely love black outs. Her tattoos before looked amazing don’t get me wrong but I think black outs can really suit people.
“I don’t really get any problems with like... people having to lose their arms..”
My guy... please just say “I’ve never had anyone lose their arm” SOMETHING TO GIVE ME PEACE OF MIND, that was the OPPOSITE OF COMFORTING WORDS 😂
Much respect to the artist, I can understand where he's coming from. I know a lot of people got shitty tattoos (or at least that's what they look like now) and want to cover them, this can be a cheaper alternative to trying to laser a full sleeve. I got my first tattoo at 18, almost 20 years ago and I still like all but 1 (which I'm hoping to get covered with a new tattoo to honour my Nan who died a few months ago). The only reason I "regret" that 1 tattoo is due to the artist not doing a good enough job and rather than getting another to 'fix' the tattoo I'm going to get it covered with something with more meaning for me.
I have two blackout half sleeves. For me, it really did give me the confidence I was lacking in myself. Nothing but respect and love for my tattoo artist who gave me something more than just nice images on my skin.
does it get hot?
@@stephaniebaker1975 it gets a bit more hotter than my regular skin/non-blackout tattoos, but nothing uncomfortable from my experience. Helps I avoid the sun at all costs to protect my tattoos lmao.
holy shit!!! it’s the first time i’ve ever seen someone else wear a gutterchrist shirt. that man is a damn saint and knows how to throw some banging metal festivals. he deserves the eyes this video gives him.
I have both sleeves blacked out over existing sleeves. It's no joke sitting through this. I had both done in two sittings each arm. I've had them done for about 7 years and when I asked to get it done they thought I was crazy. It's hardcore and it looks awesome. I think it's a serious dedication to wearing tattoos. It's quite popular these days but... I don't think it's ever going to be as popular as trad sleeves, which is fine by me 😉 A good blackout your looking at about 12 hours (depending on the mag and practitioner) for good, solid work. The healing is incredibly painfull and difficult to do nicely, you'll need extra sheets and old t-shirts for a week, maybe two. And yeah, you're going to get a lot of crazy looks, people grabbing your arms outta nowhere, people shaking their heads at you, endless questions about why, what was underneath, and occasionally you'll get a smile that says "Yo that's badass"
12 hours? Load of crap. Try 6-7 with a larger arm.
Mad props on how clean all the black is it's so hard to get a nice solid black in a bigger area, I couldn't imagine a whole arm. Dude is a savage understands skin 💯
there was such a cool point were her old tattoos looked fogged over. really neat!
Been looking for this guy for a while. Thank you inked.
I love a blackouts sleeve. Not for my bod personally but I enjoy the look, can’t imagine the swelling though 😭
and the fucking peeling, dude...
The itchiness when it peels. It must be awful.
I would probably never do a blackout on myself but omg I love how it looks. The girl looks stunning with it and I love how velvety it looks when it's healed!
Something I never thought about with tattoos and placement, and especially for a blackout:
Hope and pray that you stay healthy. It is extremely difficult for medical personnel to find veins on some people due to their ink. I’ve had some nurses say that the ink itself is a barrier, but most admit that they can’t see veins well enough to feel ok attempting to place an iv line, and mine is black, gray, and white on my inner forearm. There are new machines that can help them to see the veins under the skin (very cool), but it’s still SOP in most places to attempt to place lines in an area without ink.
It’s one of those things you’d never think about till you need an iv or want to give blood and the staff can’t or won’t do it.
So I work as a paramedic and I just want to say that is why we are taught to go off of feel not sight. Like my instructors would not let us hit any veins we could just see for the first months of class. All in all it should not affect being able to start iv's.
@@Infec7edGamer i was about to say the same thing, I’m heavily tattooed and every time I go get a check up or something, they stick the needle in me while talking and looking at my eyes. It’s actually impressive af. Funniest one was a very young asian girl that asked me if I was prone to fainting when poked with needles, I looked at her in disbelief because I’ve been poked millions of times by now😂
Being in the medical field myself, it’s definitely all about what you feel rather than what you see. Obviously being able to see veins helps some, but as long as you can feel it, you will more than likely get it.
You feel veins, you don’t take out blood by sight.
So how do medical professionals find the veins on dark skinned people then? Come on now, tattoos don't make veins invisible. If a tattoo has heavy scarring, that might be the bigger issue for finding veins by touch.
I have no tattoos. I love blackouts, specifically textured blackouts. They just look so insanely cool. Maybe someday I'll just give in and go nuts.
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I love blackouts, its so unnatural to see, i cant lie it definitely freaked me out when I first saw them, like is that a coverup? aren’t better ways to cover a tattoo? but now, is so freaking beautiful for me, you can see the detail of the skin, the shine and people get so creative with them even if the core of blackouts is just ink covering a large area of skin.
You've got to be kidding
@@ta9891 tony its not that serious
@@ta9891 I know this is ridiculous.
Me before blackout ⬛🤘🔥
I love blackouts too they’re beautiful. The first time I saw one I was so blown away by how good it looked. It was a woman on Instagram and I couldn’t stop looking at the picture. I love unique body modifications. I myself have clavicle piercings and tragus piercings. Plus a normal tattoo of a black bow and I want more things that people usually don’t put on their bodies. Like palm tattoos, certain piercings and maybe one day I’ll even get a black out somewhere. Today I saw a guy called Johnny nobody and his eyes (sclera) are tattooed black and it’s one of THE MOST beautiful things I’ve ever seen with his bright blue eyes popping against the black. Just love how creative people get with their art it’s amazing
I’m curious how the pores would feel or react if you sweat a lot during a workout
Luckily for me i was born with both arms blacked out 😂😂😂, so when I actually get tatted you can barely see it 💀
I think it can be very interesting to someone with black skin colour to cover some body part with some small repeatable pattern. It will be barely seen but like fabric with tiny pattern. I'd like to do something like that on my skin, but I'm extremely pale and if I'll try to do this with white ink it would be just a mess and probably will turn out ugly yellowish during time. But this idea just stuck in my mind.
White ink or multicolored tattoos?
@Dominique Gray thank you for idea, I definitely will check it!
@@volhan.p.9722 Bitch no one is literally that black wtf lol “pattern”
Yea allthese ignorant liberals running around yelling about racist bull and the people getting painted permanently black is this like black face 2000 version
I definitely dig the blackout tattoos. I have 2 full sleeves one solid bright colors the other my entire arm super thick solid black tribal with just thin lines of my skin separating the designs. I wanted two totally polar opposite arms one almost all black the other super bright colors with fine line black details. I'm super pale too so 20 plus years later they still look amazing!
Just blacked out my forearm 2 weeks ago and I'm very happy with it. I can't wait till it really sets in over the next couple months.
That was a really nice sleeve that had a lot of work in it. Kinda sad.
I totally agree
They are going to regret that blackout once their edgy stage wears off and they grow up.
@@DocR16 People say the same thing about tattoos in general. You don't know what individuals are going to regret, just what you personally would regret.
Really sad
Yeah did the original artist murder her family or something? It was painful to watch
I have 43% blackout tattoo on my body and going for 100% . very proud to have it and it's really cool tattoos to have or to get!
My blackout tattoo on my entire right arm is nearly finished and I absolutely love it. I love how different and extreme it looks. My previous tattooes were so bad which is why I went for the blackout. I was young and wanted to get a lot of tattoos rather than good tattoos. But I don’t regret my black arm whatsoever
Did you like your previous tattoos at the time?
@@sofnaji I had mixed feelings about them
How is your blackout different from any other blackout arm?
Nothing against black outs but I prefer my tattoos that have different designs
You can feel the pain from looking at that monster needle going up and down around that elbow. This is real intense and hardcore - respect!
its multiple needles not just 1 big 1. my tattoo artist showed me each needle as he did my tattoo coz i was nervous about it. he showed me each one and how they work different
Charlieto Either as a cartridge or on a traditional bar, regardless how many individual needles it contains, once soldered together the grouping is referred to as a singular "needle".
When speaking of how many needles I've used in a session to another artist, I'm speaking of how many cartridges since it's given that each individual would contain many, usually I'm using three to fifteen in various configurations.
This is probably since using a single needle by modern Tattooer is a rare thing, for good reasons. Being about an inch and a half wide it's likely that few people would imagine that this machine was using just a single needle.
I have one arm almost completely done and going to do my other one. Im covering all my scars and i feel so much more confident and beautiful🖤
That's amazing. I too have an arm blacked out. Stay dark :)
Get therapy please
Hope you're well :)
@@lukealadeen7836 wtf? They are just saying that this is making them more confident please stfu
@@lukealadeen7836 You seem like the one that needs therapy.
That guys color packing game is probably threw the roof by now lol packing black you have to be super patient.