Guy with torso and half neck.. most beautiful black work I've seen. I've black sleeve and all my respect goes to these beautiful people. It's over the threshold culturally, physically and mentally. So many cups of ink..
Wow, this is really Hardcore. I remove tattoos for a living and I'm working on a Blackout leg. He regrets it deeply. He knows it's going to take years to remove and he's ok with that. So far it's gray so progress is being made.
@@Mixed-Media-Artsi know, i have a dense black coverup and i start remove it immediately after it heal feel like i waste my own skin these people regret their old tattoo, so they black out their skin too embarrassed to admit it so they just said it art " blah blah blah"
@@Mixed-Media-Arts he isn’t saying everyone is going to regret it, but if they do have regret, it will be brutal. Sometimes you have to slow down when you read and make sure you understand what someone is saying..
I see it as a continuation of tribal from the 90's. Any time I hear people saying "I wanted it before it was cool" I get weary, tattoos should be cool for you regardless of if others are or were doing that kind of work before
Tattooing is extremely therapeutic for me. I started late in life, compared to my friends and colleagues. Once I split with my wife at age 26, and was in/out of prescription pill withdrawal, I needed something to give me a sense of time, place, and purpose. While I don’t love the blackout tattoo work, the concept is beautiful. Getting tatted while in opioid withdrawal was fucking nuts. 19 months opioid free and looking forward to finishing sleeves. I’d love to travel to a different country for some stellar work this year. Happy 2023. Cheers, everyone.
@@jakered6500 Not as much tattooing as I normally would have. Ended up moving several states away and losing my main artists. I’m still getting tattooed every 6-ish months, but they aren’t massive 5-10+ hour sessions. Made three years opioid free recently. Thanks for checking in!
I get it. I only had about 3 large tattoos and 3 small tattoos before rehab at age 31. By age 32 I had been tattooed 14 more times. It really helped me get through that part of early recovery when every day is still a battle. And still when my head is stuck in a bad place of not knowing what direction to take or what I can choose to let go of, it always gets put in perspective when I sit for an hour or more under the tattoo needle. I could have been panicking for a week about something but by the time im driving home from the tattoo shop I'll be laughing about that same problem that my mind had been consumed by prior
@@brendonrusselljr9480 The beauty of your objection your opinions/bias / weakness have ZERO POWER in the public courts of opinions and you will continue to be the king of nothing !!
Blackironmonk's space of untouched skin between his lips brings out his canines as he speaks; it's vampirish. The other streaks of skin between the black all add to the overall aesthetic. And the blacked out eyes are perfection. I dont really get the roots and leaf like shapes on his head, but he's undoubtedly the best blackout tattoo of this collection in my opinion.
I absolutely love 1:00 It has that comic book-supernatural-x-men villain-extraterrestrial look to it, and it has good proportions. Pretty clean and tasteful. The black eyes are the cherry on top. Perfect.
I really like all of their work. I appreciate being able to see the different styles and to hear their stories. It always blows my mind when you see such beautiful work like this. Such amazing saturation without their skin being totally trashed. It really is impressive.
Most are saying somthing along the line that their old tattoos no longer represented who they were. I wonder what they’ll do when they start to feel that way about the blackout tattoos.
I would NEVER let anybody tell me what ink I'm getting, or bully me into sitting longer than I want to. Creative suggestions are one thing, but a dictatorial stance is another.
Yeah creeps me out when someone treats someone else as just a canvas like it's not their body getting extremely altered and they have to live with it, you shouldn't have to convince someone that much to get a tattoo, they should want it
Not bully but I've 100% let my artists push and talk me into sitting for longer. It's important to know when your done but sometimes you wanna bitch out because you didn't prepare enough for the session and they give you that extra strength or confidence to keep going and to push yourself. Never let someone bully you and never let someone force you if you know you gotta tap out but I've yet to regret being convinced to sit longer.
@@rorydonaldson2794 was he talking about sitting for longer in the video tho? cause it was my understanding he was talking about getting more work done, like at 5:26 he said he wanted some negative space areas and the artist basically said no, you're getting all this blacked out. Like what you're saying makes sense but what he was talking about sounds different
So much respect to the people who followed either a vision or are just rockin their blackout since the years just ended up that way everyone looks great.
@@fightthebully3331 Well, logically, someone can be happy in their own skin and choose to adorn it with ink. It's no different than being happy in your own home but adding decorations or furniture to further that happiness. Just saying.
Fully support whatever sane person consents to do with their body, trusting an experienced and understanding artist. There’s something beautiful and simplistic in the brutality of blackout work like this. Hats off. That takes a lot of self awareness and trust 💪
I have full facial tattoos and I've a sleeve blacked out then white ink negative tattoos done over the top. For me I collect tattoos like someone who collects anything else. Its what they like to do. I've always worked and everyone I know says they don't see me as a person with facial tattoos but just as the person I am. It nice to see comments like yours and you're correct in it taking trust in an experienced artists. I had my face tattooed by Cammy Stewart from Stuart bros tattoo in Dundee Scotland his work with geometric patterns is amazing
@@Frankfoot986 yeah half up my upper arm sleeve is black & the bottom half is roses. If you were to divide your arms into 4 sections. That’s the best way to describe it.
I, like most of the people in this thread have a ton of tattoo work. But this blackout art is absolutely beautiful. The level of pain and saturation that goes into this work is a dedication most people can never mirror. Hats off to the artists, just awesome looking work.
Seeing Valerio's work on Michaela was what inspired me to cover my sleeves and throat with blackout. It's the first time I've felt confident in my appearance. To the people who say it looks bad or it's pointless: guess what? It's not for you. It's for the people wearing it. And for me, personally, there's no better tattoo look than heavy blackwork. It looks striking.
I have a ton of tattoos. Blackout isn’t my jam, now, but that could totally change. And you’re totally right, it’s not for anyone else. Your body, your choice
@@Emcobb2 exactly! I got my sleeves done at 18 when full colour Japanese was my thing. Now, at 26, that's just not me. It's totally normal to change your style or grow bored of old tattoos. If people "don't get it", they're not supposed to.
@@DanielJBlackwood That how can you grew so tired and not "you" anymore.. You talk like you are all grown now. You might be bipolar more likely than "thats just not me" Lot of ppl getting tattooed for the wrong reason
Case by case basis for me but I've seen some where it was just a shin or a forearm and it looked really good, that blackedout diagonal torso is amazing; also I don't care how many sessions it takes, pack it in solid.
I've been getting tattooed for 25 years now and have too many to count...while I personally would never go this extreme (face/neck/hands) I have the utmost respect in their choices and find it fascinating. Blackout is super badass. I may get my left lower leg done that way eventually. I guess I still like the option to cover with clothing when possible.
Appreciate ppl like you. You dont have any but that doesnt mean you cant appreciate good art Whereas some ppl who dont have tattoos think they know it all and want to give you a lesson on why tattoos look bad and wont look good when youre old..
@@Tkenny35 yeah i always think the same, i have no tattoos (i want some though) but i really love the art and i like tattoos even if its not my style. just cuz i dont want it on my skin doesnt mean that its universaly bad for every human, and when someone straight up hates and rants about it or trys to lecture you even tough they dont even have tattoos themselves i always think "who are they to think that their opinion is so important, why do they think, they have the right to do that even though the tattooed person feels totaly confortable in their skin"
@@perrycoffey5410 nah man, that you clearly don't understand that some people think differently than you... They don't need a therapist to understand what they want on their skin.
At 45 I've seen a lot of styles come then completely go. Does make me wonder if black outs will stand the test of time or just reflect a very specific era, like barbed wire tats etc
I don’t have not 1 tattoo on my body,and don’t plan to-the blackout just looks so extreme!!!But we all have our own lives and live them the way WE want!!!Live and let live 💪
Basically blackout tattoos are made to cover up old tattoos that you´re bored of and set a new start to get new full black ones that you will get bored of too but you won´t be able to cover up.
I almost tapped out with part of my blackout tattoo. Luckily I was almost done, so my artist was like "You are being such a champ!! Just a little bit longer, and you are done." So I stuck it out and got it done. It was so "spicy" as my artist would say. Lol. I love my blackout tattoo now, and I'm not quite done with it yet!!
@@shoutatthesky For me it is meditative because you are present in the moment (because of the pain) for hours at a time. And when I started getting tattooed a lot I was very depressed so the aftercare gave me a reason to get out of bed and build a routine around. As time went on it became more about building the image in the mirror to what I liked so it pushed me to workout more and in turn eat healthier. Not to mention the comfort of being accepted into a group of like minded people.
To each his own, real freedom is the ability to be yourself without interference from anyone or anything. Not for me, but kudos to these folks for being free.
I love tattoos it’s a form of self expression and passion and love for certain things. Whether it’s family or friends or beliefs or simply makes the person happy.
If you have an addiction you have to go stronger and harder to get the same fix. Once the artistry no longer brings satisfaction and every surface has been utilised, this is the logical conclusion
Who knows what they really mean by sacrifice... Probably soul sacrifice or something... Everyone always feels they have to go to the extreme to be different for some reason.
This is not sacrifice, Definitely not ultimate sacrifice. The ultimate sacrifice was the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ on the cross of calvary. This is sacrifice, that a man would die for the sins of the world. What these people have is a demonic possession that is telling them to destroy the temple of God. This is sacrifice that a man would give his life to save the very soul of these very unfortunate people that are as lost as a person can possibly be. These people are living so deep in darkness the pleasure they seek is to completely black out their bodies. And the only way to match the darkness on the inside of these people is to equally darken the outside of themselves. The guy at the 9:00 mark said people look at me like I'm crazy, but I'm not crazy. I agree 100% He is not crazy he is possessed by a demonic spirit. I pray he will REPENT of his sins and come to Jesus. And be baptized in the name of Jesus and be filled with the holyspirit. And then he will be cleansed of his sins and the blood of Jesus will wash him whiter than snow! Glory to God Glory to the name of Jesus.
i have some blackwork and during it, i honestly entered into like a zen state and almost fell asleep LOL. my artist said it was unusual but maybe my pain tolerance is crazy high because i have chronic pain. kind of cool because one of my main weaknesses has become my strength in getting tattoos! can't wait to have a full body suit. i'll feel more like myself as weird as that sounds.
Hey!! That's amazing! I'm sure it looks great, but do you mind me asking a question? How is the healing process? If I am struggling with my back tattoo healing right now, I wonder how it is a full black. 👍😊
@@MaCad364 my artist uses second skin/tegaderm and i've never even scabbed or had an "itchy phase" as i make sure to use a good thick body butter (hustle butter). i think everyone is different though. i would say it's definitely worth it. hoping you heal well! backs are hard to heal in my experience as you're always pressing into it unless you sit funny lol. my arms and legs all healed no problem though.
Wow, thanks for answering!! Yeah, true about sitting down funny lol I just laughed hard thinking about it lol 😂 I’m sure your tattoo must look so amazing!! And lucky you!! My second skin still gives me itchy lol my nightmare starts is when I remove that skin lol 😅😂
I've got Japanese sleeves and it's hard for me to imagine getting this kind of work being especially painful, aside from the length of the session. Line work is painful. I'm always super relieved when it goes to getting color added. It's literally like "whew" thank God.
As usual, Americans take it to the extreme. Nowhere else on the planet but here. Thousands of years of tatting with indigenous cultures respecting the meaning and process, and Americans gotta use it to work out their psychological issues.
The mental health crisis in America is beyond comprehension and is completely ignored. The country focuses only on curing symptoms and not curing problems. People are left to figure it out themselves. Thus all the body dismorphia, addiction, homelessness, domestic violence, self harm, public massacres, suicide, etc. All potentially avoidable if we focused on the mental health crisis. But instead of bringing any attention to the mental health crisis we just talk non stop about the symptoms not the cause
i have one small tattoo on my wrist and i am curently busy with a full traditional Japanese dragon sleeve on my left arm but i am also really intrested in black outs. i am starting to like it more and more. especially after watching "Ephemeral Remy". his black outs with color added looks insanely good!
Remy is walking proof a blackout could be used as a restart. You go to an artist that knows what their doing after the blackout is healed you can hit it with damn near whatever you want
The ultimate sacrifice is dying while saving someone else's life, not tattooing yourself. Don't care what you do with your bodies but don't put yourselves on a pedestal for a cosmetic change.
@bellar850 They aren't covering an emptiness they are expressing their fullness. Don't judge js bc they express themselves in works of art. BTW I respect ur beliefs, they probably do to, so why don't u respect them as well 🙂👍
Many people express the idea that some of their older tattoos no longer represent them... I have to wonder if anyone will feel that way about blackout someday?
Most people never regret it or they went through the foundations and are working towards insane bright colours and shades off of blackout. You speak like this is the first time it’s ever been done. This has been done for decades people have had work like this for over 60 plus years and don’t regret it.
I just cant get over those heavy face tattoos. I really cant see why someone would want that. But hey, everyone is different and that is the beauty of life i guess.
Amzing video. I only have six tattoos, but I respect the art and I know how hard it is to get true solid black. The dream is to have a negative space sleeve so solid black is a MUST.
I absolutely love tattoos and just seeing these people here just renews if not strengthen my love for tattoos I wanna get something kind of like that in the future
8:18 • if you really look at this gentleman, I see a beautiful piece of art. The details in the ink is amazing. All the dedication these folks put into black work is incredible. EDIT: 6:16 • I’ve seen this gentleman awhile back and to see what he’s added. The lines are perfectly done, it’s so well done. I’m in augh of how perfect the color is. That’s incredible.
I just did my left forearm and the entire process sucks. It hurt getting it, the healing hurts but can't wait to go back to finish my arm. It's so different than a regular tattoo. Be 100% before you commit.
these folks have literal nerves of steel getting work done, lazered off, then redone AND BLACKEDOUT! i got my sternum done.. that shit KILLED.. i can't imagine getting it lazered off let alone blacked out! 🤪
These tattoos are awesome. I’m not a person that wears any tattoos except for my eyebrows, but these tattoos are works of art. Thank you for sharing.❤❤❤❤❤
Lol the haters are pathetic. Good on these people for living life how they want to, and doing what they want with their own body, regardless of what other people think. That’s freedom!
I’m in the process of getting a lot of blackout work done. Let me tell you, if you do it, do it by someone who does nothing else except blackout work. My entire forearm has been blacked out 2 whole times and it still looks like patchy trash. Go to hoode in Philly or swope in Ohio.
i have some blackout work by a smaller artist. i would just say definitely look at their portfolio and even better if you can meet someone they've tattooed! that was how i knew he could do it and it would heal well- seeing it on healed skin irl. but yeah it's nowhere near as easy as some people think it is.
I don't have any tattoos and I don't plan on getting any but I love watching this stuff and if I was going to do it it would be solid blackwork. Just appeals to me.
I have some blackwork done and let me tell you something. It's not only the outcome and the look of it afterwards, the 8 hours + of blackout work process is an interesting mental test.
This is not sacrifice, Definitely not ultimate sacrifice. The ultimate sacrifice was the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ on the cross of calvary. This is sacrifice, that a man would die for the sins of the world. What these people have is a demonic possession that is telling them to destroy the temple of God. This is sacrifice that a man would give his life to save the very soul of these very unfortunate people that are as lost as a person can possibly be. These people are living so deep in darkness the pleasure they seek is to completely black out their bodies. And the only way to match the darkness on the inside of these people is to equally darken the outside of themselves. The guy at the 9:00 mark said people look at me like I'm crazy, but I'm not crazy. I agree 100% He is not crazy he is possessed by a demonic spirit. I pray he will REPENT of his sins and come to Jesus. And be baptized in the name of Jesus and be filled with the holyspirit. And then he will be cleansed of his sins and the blood of Jesus will wash him whlter than snow! Glory to God Glory to the name of Jesus.
I don’t want to offend anybody but I just have one question. Many of these people say they did black out because they regretted other tattoos or didn’t identify with them anymore , maybe some with just a few years. What is the assurance it doesn’t happen again with the black out? Now there’s not rly a way to go back :/ some of them look super cool tho and i hope they own it as long as they wear it !
I don’t think there’s any guarantee! It would suck to get tired of blackwork. I don’t have any tattoos yet but I do imagine that it’s hard to get tired of solid black since it’s plain and just one color, while I imagine some designs may get old faster
The BlackironMonk dude looks exactly like a young Adam Smasher from Johhny Silverhands flashback. It's an awesome look, probably one of my favorites. I personally would do it, but man is it cool.
Most people not all but most look at you with honest irrest Some of us look at you with admiration that you went through that for what you love. It sucks to get stared at but mostly I is not malicious just curiosity
People can do whatever they want with their bodies but my fear for them is that in later life it will not be what they want and then it becomes an issue.
You also change as you get older, stuff you did in your 20's you wouldn't do in your 40's, trouble is in your 20's your 40's seems a lifetime away but it really isn't.
Not necessarily. I am almost 50 and haven’t changed much. I started with my first Japanese half sleeve and am now busy with finishing my complete bodysuit. Still doing same sports and hobbies. I never understood why other people change so much during life…
It’s seems like most of these stories are like getting a bad haircut and then you end up chopping off all of your hair, they never wanted black tattoos they just ended up with them because they didn’t like their other tattoos anymore
I feel like it's a "fuck it" mentality, it's like having no tattoos, just flat plain one colour, like naked. Good thing you can put white on top of it if you want actual shapes & lines.
As a half black man this made me realize that I got blacked out tatties on my skin for FREE from GENETICS haha, that being said I'm light skinned so I guess browned out, and I have tatties as well and I'm plannin to get more!!!...
its good they interview to see how people who do this type of stuff fail to think, ultimately they are mentally il but they talk in a way like what they've done makes sense, everyone with tattoos are definitely a percentage of stupid
Guy with torso and half neck.. most beautiful black work I've seen. I've black sleeve and all my respect goes to these beautiful people. It's over the threshold culturally, physically and mentally. So many cups of ink..
I really liked how clean it was. Amazing.
art ❤
@@q-perspective8989 Maybe you'll one day realize that your truth is not the only and the right one...
Wow, this is really Hardcore. I remove tattoos for a living and I'm working on a Blackout leg. He regrets it deeply. He knows it's going to take years to remove and he's ok with that. So far it's gray so progress is being made.
Regret is going to be brutal for these people
@@TheHSIHP You dont know that
@@Mixed-Media-Artsi know, i have a dense black coverup and i start remove it immediately after it heal
feel like i waste my own skin
these people regret their old tattoo, so they black out their skin
too embarrassed to admit it so they just said it art " blah blah blah"
@@Mixed-Media-Arts he isn’t saying everyone is going to regret it, but if they do have regret, it will be brutal. Sometimes you have to slow down when you read and make sure you understand what someone is saying..
I see it as a continuation of tribal from the 90's. Any time I hear people saying "I wanted it before it was cool" I get weary, tattoos should be cool for you regardless of if others are or were doing that kind of work before
Tattooing is extremely therapeutic for me. I started late in life, compared to my friends and colleagues. Once I split with my wife at age 26, and was in/out of prescription pill withdrawal, I needed something to give me a sense of time, place, and purpose. While I don’t love the blackout tattoo work, the concept is beautiful. Getting tatted while in opioid withdrawal was fucking nuts. 19 months opioid free and looking forward to finishing sleeves. I’d love to travel to a different country for some stellar work this year. Happy 2023. Cheers, everyone.
hope ur doing well homie! sleeves coming along?
That's crazy mán just had to pop some oxycontin u know❤
@@jakered6500 Not as much tattooing as I normally would have. Ended up moving several states away and losing my main artists.
I’m still getting tattooed every 6-ish months, but they aren’t massive 5-10+ hour sessions.
Made three years opioid free recently.
Thanks for checking in!
I get it. I only had about 3 large tattoos and 3 small tattoos before rehab at age 31. By age 32 I had been tattooed 14 more times. It really helped me get through that part of early recovery when every day is still a battle. And still when my head is stuck in a bad place of not knowing what direction to take or what I can choose to let go of, it always gets put in perspective when I sit for an hour or more under the tattoo needle. I could have been panicking for a week about something but by the time im driving home from the tattoo shop I'll be laughing about that same problem that my mind had been consumed by prior
Definitely not my thing, but is really wholesome to see people passionate about the art they choose to their bodies.
There are some really beautiful blackout pieces out there.
No
@@brendonrusselljr9480 With those verbal skills you're in the wrong company to judge any form of arm I'm afraid.
No also ...
@@brendonrusselljr9480 The beauty of your objection your opinions/bias / weakness have ZERO POWER in the public courts of opinions and you will continue to be the king of nothing !!
Blackironmonk's space of untouched skin between his lips brings out his canines as he speaks; it's vampirish. The other streaks of skin between the black all add to the overall aesthetic. And the blacked out eyes are perfection. I dont really get the roots and leaf like shapes on his head, but he's undoubtedly the best blackout tattoo of this collection in my opinion.
I absolutely love 1:00 It has that comic book-supernatural-x-men villain-extraterrestrial look to it, and it has good proportions. Pretty clean and tasteful.
The black eyes are the cherry on top.
Perfect.
Totally agree. Look up Young Adam Smasher, he looks so much like him.
Hoode's work looks so solid and consistent
That’s prolly why he has a billion year waiting list
@@ADR3N0CHRM3-_-ADDICT lol seriously, I’ve been waiting since last year. I go next week to him!
@@khadijah.mp4 …. Yeah I tried to get on over a year, I just ended up going to someone else… he did a good job.. got lucky I guess 🤷♂️
I really like all of their work. I appreciate being able to see the different styles and to hear their stories. It always blows my mind when you see such beautiful work like this. Such amazing saturation without their skin being totally trashed. It really is impressive.
Most are saying somthing along the line that their old tattoos no longer represented who they were. I wonder what they’ll do when they start to feel that way about the blackout tattoos.
I would NEVER let anybody tell me what ink I'm getting, or bully me into sitting longer than I want to. Creative suggestions are one thing, but a dictatorial stance is another.
Yeah, hearing that sort of shit rings alarm bells for me
Yeah creeps me out when someone treats someone else as just a canvas like it's not their body getting extremely altered and they have to live with it, you shouldn't have to convince someone that much to get a tattoo, they should want it
Most tattoo artists are like that
Not bully but I've 100% let my artists push and talk me into sitting for longer.
It's important to know when your done but sometimes you wanna bitch out because you didn't prepare enough for the session and they give you that extra strength or confidence to keep going and to push yourself. Never let someone bully you and never let someone force you if you know you gotta tap out but I've yet to regret being convinced to sit longer.
@@rorydonaldson2794 was he talking about sitting for longer in the video tho? cause it was my understanding he was talking about getting more work done, like at 5:26 he said he wanted some negative space areas and the artist basically said no, you're getting all this blacked out. Like what you're saying makes sense but what he was talking about sounds different
So much respect to the people who followed either a vision or are just rockin their blackout since the years just ended up that way everyone looks great.
I enjoy watching these. Only because each artist have their own storybook on their body with their artwork.
Black outs aren't for me, but if they're for you, be yourself, for yourself. Nice to see people happy in their own skin.
Well technically if they were happy "In their own skin" they wouldn't get tattoos. Just saying.
@@fightthebully3331 Well, logically, someone can be happy in their own skin and choose to adorn it with ink. It's no different than being happy in your own home but adding decorations or furniture to further that happiness. Just saying.
@@DiscokriegYou can move furniture. This ain’t the right analogy.
If they were happy in their own skin they would not cover it up
Fully support whatever sane person consents to do with their body, trusting an experienced and understanding artist. There’s something beautiful and simplistic in the brutality of blackout work like this. Hats off. That takes a lot of self awareness and trust 💪
I have full facial tattoos and I've a sleeve blacked out then white ink negative tattoos done over the top. For me I collect tattoos like someone who collects anything else. Its what they like to do. I've always worked and everyone I know says they don't see me as a person with facial tattoos but just as the person I am. It nice to see comments like yours and you're correct in it taking trust in an experienced artists. I had my face tattooed by Cammy Stewart from Stuart bros tattoo in Dundee Scotland his work with geometric patterns is amazing
@@kristofferczyrt9403you don't get cancer from collecting stamps.... Not mentioning social segregation
I blacked out 1/4th on both of my arms from negative space. I genuinely like the aesthetic of it & the black out blends in with my other pieces
A 1/4th? Ya don’t say….
@@Frankfoot986 yeah half up my upper arm sleeve is black & the bottom half is roses. If you were to divide your arms into 4 sections. That’s the best way to describe it.
Our generation is gonna be some tatted up grandparents/seniorcitizens
40% of Gen Xers have at least one tattoo. The percentages only go up since then.
Exactly
They won't live long enough
And I love it
@@alexblue6991That part💯
I, like most of the people in this thread have a ton of tattoo work. But this blackout art is absolutely beautiful. The level of pain and saturation that goes into this work is a dedication most people can never mirror. Hats off to the artists, just awesome looking work.
Blackout art is beautiful? No, it's literally not. Not hating, just saying. It's all the same, nothing special about it.
@@JesusChrist_IsTruth-LoveForALL Some people consider it beautiful. You have your opinion, but your opinion isn't fact.
This was so much more insightful than I had expected. Great group of people to break it down.
Seeing Valerio's work on Michaela was what inspired me to cover my sleeves and throat with blackout. It's the first time I've felt confident in my appearance. To the people who say it looks bad or it's pointless: guess what? It's not for you. It's for the people wearing it. And for me, personally, there's no better tattoo look than heavy blackwork. It looks striking.
I have a ton of tattoos. Blackout isn’t my jam, now, but that could totally change. And you’re totally right, it’s not for anyone else. Your body, your choice
@@Emcobb2 exactly! I got my sleeves done at 18 when full colour Japanese was my thing. Now, at 26, that's just not me. It's totally normal to change your style or grow bored of old tattoos. If people "don't get it", they're not supposed to.
@@DanielJBlackwood Dude 8 years is nothing, you are still a kid.
@@DontBeClueless514 I fail to see how that has anything at all to do with either of my comments.
@@DanielJBlackwood That how can you grew so tired and not "you" anymore.. You talk like you are all grown now. You might be bipolar more likely than "thats just not me" Lot of ppl getting tattooed for the wrong reason
Case by case basis for me but I've seen some where it was just a shin or a forearm and it looked really good, that blackedout diagonal torso is amazing; also I don't care how many sessions it takes, pack it in solid.
I've just started my blackout project and after every session I can't wait to go to the next level. It's really the most addictive tattoo I've done
“Whatever he wants to do, he does.” No thanks. My body, our collaboration.
Some of these guys look like straight out a SciFi video game or movie , its badass
It's silly
I've been getting tattooed for 25 years now and have too many to count...while I personally would never go this extreme (face/neck/hands) I have the utmost respect in their choices and find it fascinating. Blackout is super badass. I may get my left lower leg done that way eventually. I guess I still like the option to cover with clothing when possible.
I don’t have any tattoos but I really like the way they look . Great art .
Appreciate ppl like you. You dont have any but that doesnt mean you cant appreciate good art
Whereas some ppl who dont have tattoos think they know it all and want to give you a lesson on why tattoos look bad and wont look good when youre old..
@@Tkenny35 yeah i always think the same, i have no tattoos (i want some though) but i really love the art and i like tattoos even if its not my style. just cuz i dont want it on my skin doesnt mean that its universaly bad for every human, and when someone straight up hates and rants about it or trys to lecture you even tough they dont even have tattoos themselves i always think "who are they to think that their opinion is so important, why do they think, they have the right to do that even though the tattooed person feels totaly confortable in their skin"
Really lol I think these people need to talk to a therapist and just spend the money to get them lasered off
@@perrycoffey5410 nah man, that you clearly don't understand that some people think differently than you... They don't need a therapist to understand what they want on their skin.
@@perrycoffey5410 I cant look at these people and say they need therapy. I just dont like the style of art.
At 45 I've seen a lot of styles come then completely go. Does make me wonder if black outs will stand the test of time or just reflect a very specific era, like barbed wire tats etc
It's a fad
@@TheHSIHP yup
blackout just shout " tattoo regrets" to me
That was really interesting. I think you have to have balls to do blackout. It’s not my jam but I respect it.
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I don’t have not 1 tattoo on my body,and don’t plan to-the blackout just looks so extreme!!!But we all have our own lives and live them the way WE want!!!Live and let live 💪
If it makes you happy. Go for it. Life is too short. I love my tattoos. ❤❤❤
5:01 THAT is done SUPER well, best of the lot. Look how smooth it is, pure class.
So many people get em nowadays, it's not even a way to distinguish yourself anymore.
Basically blackout tattoos are made to cover up old tattoos that you´re bored of and set a new start to get new full black ones that you will get bored of too but you won´t be able to cover up.
I almost tapped out with part of my blackout tattoo. Luckily I was almost done, so my artist was like "You are being such a champ!! Just a little bit longer, and you are done." So I stuck it out and got it done. It was so "spicy" as my artist would say. Lol. I love my blackout tattoo now, and I'm not quite done with it yet!!
I've also healed a lot mentally and emotionally through getting tattooed. Long way to go yet for a bodysuit but can't wait to get more blackwork done.
How does tattooing "heal"?
@@shoutatthesky For me it is meditative because you are present in the moment (because of the pain) for hours at a time. And when I started getting tattooed a lot I was very depressed so the aftercare gave me a reason to get out of bed and build a routine around. As time went on it became more about building the image in the mirror to what I liked so it pushed me to workout more and in turn eat healthier. Not to mention the comfort of being accepted into a group of like minded people.
They also boost your ability to heal wounds if you get tattooed regularly.
@@Zanaze_banane If you say so.
@@Zanaze_banane Seems very dependent on the approval of others.
I like the look of black work. Would never get it but I appreciate the aesthetic.
To each his own, real freedom is the ability to be yourself without interference from anyone or anything. Not for me, but kudos to these folks for being free.
I love tattoos it’s a form of self expression and passion and love for certain things. Whether it’s family or friends or beliefs or simply makes the person happy.
If you have an addiction you have to go stronger and harder to get the same fix. Once the artistry no longer brings satisfaction and every surface has been utilised, this is the logical conclusion
Wow thay are really passionate about their tattoo. Great videos thanks for up loads mate.
This was cool ❤️🔥
No this is just addicts exposing their ADDICTION to one more thing in their lives 😂😂
Exactly
I will start my black out journey this year 🤩🤩🤩
Im adamant on covering my whole body. For me, I know what im sacrificing and it's worth it. I just want to be me, despite what I look like.
Giving your life is the ultimate sacrifice, drawing on your skin is just drawing on your skin
Who knows what they really mean by sacrifice... Probably soul sacrifice or something... Everyone always feels they have to go to the extreme to be different for some reason.
This is not sacrifice, Definitely not ultimate sacrifice.
The ultimate sacrifice was the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ on the cross of calvary.
This is sacrifice, that a man would die for the sins of the world.
What these people have is a demonic possession that is telling them to destroy the temple of God.
This is sacrifice that a man would give his life to save the very soul of these very unfortunate people that are as lost as a person can possibly be. These people are living so deep in darkness the pleasure they seek is to completely black out their bodies.
And the only way to match the darkness on the inside of these people is to equally darken the outside of themselves.
The guy at the 9:00 mark said people look at me like I'm crazy, but I'm not crazy. I agree 100% He is not crazy he is possessed by a demonic spirit.
I pray he will REPENT of his sins and come to Jesus. And be baptized in the name of Jesus and be filled with the holyspirit. And then he will be cleansed of his sins and the blood of Jesus will wash him whiter than snow!
Glory to God Glory to the name of Jesus.
I bet you’d cry like a 🐱 getting 5% of his work done.
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Doing my first blackout session next mont. I can’t wait and I think I’m already addicted 😬🤘🏼🤘🏼
It’s funny when people act like blackout is new. I’ve been watching it and wanting it since the early 90’s.
I know we all got our favorite Inked artists but michele is my #1
i have some blackwork and during it, i honestly entered into like a zen state and almost fell asleep LOL. my artist said it was unusual but maybe my pain tolerance is crazy high because i have chronic pain. kind of cool because one of my main weaknesses has become my strength in getting tattoos! can't wait to have a full body suit. i'll feel more like myself as weird as that sounds.
Hey!! That's amazing! I'm sure it looks great, but do you mind me asking a question? How is the healing process? If I am struggling with my back tattoo healing right now, I wonder how it is a full black. 👍😊
@@MaCad364 my artist uses second skin/tegaderm and i've never even scabbed or had an "itchy phase" as i make sure to use a good thick body butter (hustle butter). i think everyone is different though. i would say it's definitely worth it. hoping you heal well! backs are hard to heal in my experience as you're always pressing into it unless you sit funny lol. my arms and legs all healed no problem though.
Wow, thanks for answering!! Yeah, true about sitting down funny lol I just laughed hard thinking about it lol 😂 I’m sure your tattoo must look so amazing!! And lucky you!! My second skin still gives me itchy lol my nightmare starts is when I remove that skin lol 😅😂
I've got Japanese sleeves and it's hard for me to imagine getting this kind of work being especially painful, aside from the length of the session. Line work is painful. I'm always super relieved when it goes to getting color added. It's literally like "whew" thank God.
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As usual, Americans take it to the extreme. Nowhere else on the planet but here. Thousands of years of tatting with indigenous cultures respecting the meaning and process, and Americans gotta use it to work out their psychological issues.
So you admit that multiculturalism is ultimately detrimental?
America is lost
One of these people is French. Indigenous tribes aren't the only cultures that have tattoos.
The mental health crisis in America is beyond comprehension and is completely ignored. The country focuses only on curing symptoms and not curing problems. People are left to figure it out themselves. Thus all the body dismorphia, addiction, homelessness, domestic violence, self harm, public massacres, suicide, etc. All potentially avoidable if we focused on the mental health crisis. But instead of bringing any attention to the mental health crisis we just talk non stop about the symptoms not the cause
This stuff all started in Europe…
I have blackout on my arm In 2017 and finished it off in 2019 and I love it
i have one small tattoo on my wrist and i am curently busy with a full traditional Japanese dragon sleeve on my left arm but i am also really intrested in black outs. i am starting to like it more and more. especially after watching "Ephemeral Remy". his black outs with color added looks insanely good!
Remy is walking proof a blackout could be used as a restart. You go to an artist that knows what their doing after the blackout is healed you can hit it with damn near whatever you want
I love it, especially over other work.
Compliments!! I think this is a great film in many ways!!
if an artist was demanding 'creative control' , while in the process of blacking out my arm , im sorry, but id laugh in his face
Joe looks gnarly in the best way.
The dude with the neck up to the chin is OG
I'm a Tattoo artist, i got half of my left arm black all by myself. As long as you didn't step on anybody go for it. 🖤
The ultimate sacrifice is dying while saving someone else's life, not tattooing yourself. Don't care what you do with your bodies but don't put yourselves on a pedestal for a cosmetic change.
thank you jayphil very cool
If you call it cosmetic change it is clear you don’t know shit about the history and background of tattooing.
The ultimate sacrifice is Jesus, Son of God, The sacrificial lamb. He gave his life to save our souls.
These poor people are filling their bodies with ink to cover up the emptiness in their souls. We need God to feel whole, not a gallon of ink.
@bellar850 They aren't covering an emptiness they are expressing their fullness. Don't judge js bc they express themselves in works of art. BTW I respect ur beliefs, they probably do to, so why don't u respect them as well 🙂👍
Many people express the idea that some of their older tattoos no longer represent them... I have to wonder if anyone will feel that way about blackout someday?
Most people never regret it or they went through the foundations and are working towards insane bright colours and shades off of blackout. You speak like this is the first time it’s ever been done. This has been done for decades people have had work like this for over 60 plus years and don’t regret it.
I just cant get over those heavy face tattoos. I really cant see why someone would want that. But hey, everyone is different and that is the beauty of life i guess.
I'd be worried about vitamin D synthesis and being able to easily diagnosis skin cancer.
Art is more important. You gotta make sacrifices
Blackout tattoo looks amazing
Amzing video. I only have six tattoos, but I respect the art and I know how hard it is to get true solid black. The dream is to have a negative space sleeve so solid black is a MUST.
I absolutely love tattoos and just seeing these people here just renews if not strengthen my love for tattoos I wanna get something kind of like that in the future
8:18 • if you really look at this gentleman, I see a beautiful piece of art. The details in the ink is amazing. All the dedication these folks put into black work is incredible.
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6:16 • I’ve seen this gentleman awhile back and to see what he’s added. The lines are perfectly done, it’s so well done. I’m in augh of how perfect the color is. That’s incredible.
I used to work with that dude, absolute legend, super smart guy
I just did my left forearm and the entire process sucks. It hurt getting it, the healing hurts but can't wait to go back to finish my arm. It's so different than a regular tattoo. Be 100% before you commit.
Glad I saw this. Not getting a single tattoo after that.
these folks have literal nerves of steel getting work done, lazered off, then redone AND BLACKEDOUT! i got my sternum done.. that shit KILLED.. i can't imagine getting it lazered off let alone blacked out! 🤪
These tattoos are awesome. I’m not a person that wears any tattoos except for my eyebrows, but these tattoos are works of art. Thank you for sharing.❤❤❤❤❤
I love blackout! 🖤
Lol the haters are pathetic. Good on these people for living life how they want to, and doing what they want with their own body, regardless of what other people think. That’s freedom!
I’m a black guy and I wanna whiteout 🙃
lol
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I don’t have to do any of that! I’m a black man and my melanin is good enough and better than ink! 😎
I’m in the process of getting a lot of blackout work done. Let me tell you, if you do it, do it by someone who does nothing else except blackout work. My entire forearm has been blacked out 2 whole times and it still looks like patchy trash. Go to hoode in Philly or swope in Ohio.
i have some blackout work by a smaller artist. i would just say definitely look at their portfolio and even better if you can meet someone they've tattooed! that was how i knew he could do it and it would heal well- seeing it on healed skin irl. but yeah it's nowhere near as easy as some people think it is.
Why would you do that I think it's a real dumb idea do you not want to work or something
Love the vibe
ADDICTION comes to mind
I don't have any tattoos and I don't plan on getting any but I love watching this stuff and if I was going to do it it would be solid blackwork. Just appeals to me.
I have some blackwork done and let me tell you something. It's not only the outcome and the look of it afterwards, the 8 hours + of blackout work process is an interesting mental test.
I really don’t care what anyone does but,when it comes to your eyes that’s really dangerous to mess with!
Of course you don't yea the eyes is extremely stupid and people who do that need therapy
I see wounds. Emotional ones. Many scars. The type of scars that blackouts will never cover.
True
This is not sacrifice, Definitely not ultimate sacrifice.
The ultimate sacrifice was the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ on the cross of calvary.
This is sacrifice, that a man would die for the sins of the world.
What these people have is a demonic possession that is telling them to destroy the temple of God.
This is sacrifice that a man would give his life to save the very soul of these very unfortunate people that are as lost as a person can possibly be. These people are living so deep in darkness the pleasure they seek is to completely black out their bodies.
And the only way to match the darkness on the inside of these people is to equally darken the outside of themselves.
The guy at the 9:00 mark said people look at me like I'm crazy, but I'm not crazy. I agree 100% He is not crazy he is possessed by a demonic spirit.
I pray he will REPENT of his sins and come to Jesus. And be baptized in the name of Jesus and be filled with the holyspirit. And then he will be cleansed of his sins and the blood of Jesus will wash him whlter than snow!
Glory to God Glory to the name of Jesus.
I don’t want to offend anybody but I just have one question. Many of these people say they did black out because they regretted other tattoos or didn’t identify with them anymore , maybe some with just a few years. What is the assurance it doesn’t happen again with the black out? Now there’s not rly a way to go back :/ some of them look super cool tho and i hope they own it as long as they wear it !
You can tattoo over black (see ephemeral remy), I wouldn’t mind trying scarification over some of my blackwork one day
I don’t think there’s any guarantee! It would suck to get tired of blackwork. I don’t have any tattoos yet but I do imagine that it’s hard to get tired of solid black since it’s plain and just one color, while I imagine some designs may get old faster
@@milkismurder ah nicee
It's going to happen again. For SURE
"Your a warrior....just give me your money!!!"
I have a black out tattoo and I love mine , made me more confident. (Had bad work before)
4:44 she´s so beautiful
I love all my tattoos too much to even think about covering them up. Even the crap ones I did myself.
6:19 wow is that super solid, seriously impressive
Hell yeah 🖤
I'm so glad that I am sane .
Blackout means never being able to get that area tattooed again. Real commitment. Myself I feel more committed to my first tattoos.
Not at all. PLenty of people get white over the top or let it settle and get black on black work done.
The BlackironMonk dude looks exactly like a young Adam Smasher from Johhny Silverhands flashback. It's an awesome look, probably one of my favorites. I personally would do it, but man is it cool.
Most people not all but most look at you with honest irrest Some of us look at you with admiration that you went through that for what you love. It sucks to get stared at but mostly I is not malicious just curiosity
People can do whatever they want with their bodies but my fear for them is that in later life it will not be what they want and then it becomes an issue.
You also change as you get older, stuff you did in your 20's you wouldn't do in your 40's, trouble is in your 20's your 40's seems a lifetime away but it really isn't.
Yup. 100 percent that they will all regret these choices
Not necessarily. I am almost 50 and haven’t changed much. I started with my first Japanese half sleeve and am now busy with finishing my complete bodysuit. Still doing same sports and hobbies. I never understood why other people change so much during life…
Like my tribal tats, this will never go out of fashion.
SILLY KIDS...
It’s seems like most of these stories are like getting a bad haircut and then you end up chopping off all of your hair, they never wanted black tattoos they just ended up with them because they didn’t like their other tattoos anymore
The pain tollerance of the dude who first tattooed his whole body, lazered it off than blacked out his whole body must be out of this world.
I feel like it's a "fuck it" mentality, it's like having no tattoos, just flat plain one colour, like naked. Good thing you can put white on top of it if you want actual shapes & lines.
As a half black man this made me realize that I got blacked out tatties on my skin for FREE from GENETICS haha, that being said I'm light skinned so I guess browned out, and I have tatties as well and I'm plannin to get more!!!...
its good they interview to see how people who do this type of stuff fail to think, ultimately they are mentally il but they talk in a way like what they've done makes sense, everyone with tattoos are definitely a percentage of stupid