This is actually really depressing 😭 Even though I understand this is all beyond anyone’s control, it still feels so unfair that literally everything is so hard for us to access
Eh sometimes simple is better my dude. Look at some portraits people had done 15 years ago...look like someone cried with mascara on and it smears and fades. A lot of the simple styles will not be "trendy," like tramp stamps of 2000s, or other trends. The more skin breaks..the better IMO...taking care of the skin is more important for darker skin as well.. Reason being..lots of white people use sun block and moisturizers and beyond. Almost every time they go out. .why? Because they are used to getting a sunburn in minutes! So when you have darker skin and tattoos...I would talk to one of your ginger friends, or look up online, how to protect from burns and skin damage. Because even if you do not get those red burns as quickly...that does not mean you are not getting skin damage. It will make your tattoo fade much faster. You want the tattoo to last and be legible, you need to treat the tattooed skin the same way lighter skinned people have to treat all their skin that hits the sun.. Not just the auto spf 15 in moisturizer...like legit higher spf and good protection. I'd do some research on high quality sun block, that has a good feel to it. And learn to reapply it... sun block stops working after half hour to an hour of sun light. I think that is one thing that causes some skin tones tattoos to lose legibility. The value and contrast...through healing and sun exposure...Your darks get lighter..and your light colors get lighter/fade. I recommend to try painting with gouache on darker colors of paper. It helps understanding the way colors act on a different background color..and helps understand how colors or black and grey will look.
@@true4585 at the end of the day it’s your body and you get what you want. Im just providing advice from a tattoo artists perspective. Sorry if I crushed your tattoo dreams
*Jayda L, tattooing the skin has been a part of African culture for ages/millenniums. But the problem is that you have the wrong mindset. Our ancestors did not compare themselves to any people like you're doing, and desiring to achieve their results. Black people outside the continent think tattooing the skin is a Caucasian thing, but it is just another cultural practice of black and brown people, that Caucasians looked down on hundreds of years ago, and now they are just copying it with new products.*
You can do whatever you want I’m just speaking from 11years of professional experience. If you wana to yolo your skin go for it. Just trying to help you make an informed decision so that you can get the strongest quality tattoos possible.
Highly recommend you look at the healed work of other artists like Adriana Hallow (NYC), Miryam Lumipini (LA), and Imani (DC). They do big vibrant pieces on dark skin that heal well and retain the color. Adriana has also done her own take on this describing the colors and blends she typically uses on dark skin
All I’m gonna say is I’m between five and six and I have a color realistic Ocean Tattoo. Personally, I was never satisfied with hearing about what my skin could do so I got a color wheel with just the basic tones including dark, green light green, three different blues, yellows, purple and pink from that I found out that my skin handles color a lot better than I thought it would and I was able to have a more realistic expectation of what my skin would do with each color
I had to come back to this video because I just visited the page of the tattoo artist that has done Cardi B's recent tattoo upgrade. His style can be best described as photo-realism in vibrant colors. Since he has done Cardi's tattoo, I've noticed more people of color, in particular people with darker brown skin, asking him for tattoos. Or some people ask why the artist doesn't post photos of people with dark brown skin on his page. A few people did leave comments, in effort to educate people about full-color photo-realism tattoos. But people don't want to accept the information.
Cardi B also is fair complexion, I feel like that helped with her tattoo and why it looks so colorful and pops the way it did. Not to say that brown skin people can’t get color because I have reds and greens on me that look really good and stand out. Honestly I prefer blacks and grays.
Thank you so much for this video, it is really the best I have watched so far. As I am just starting with 3D Areola Reconstruction tattooing. Living in South Africa my main client base will be dark-toned. And I just want to give the patient the best results.
This was awesome. I got what I believe is a high quality tattoo in 2013 but I wish I would have took the artist advice and went with just black ink instead of color. Overall it is still a great tattoo but I think it may have held up better with primarily black ink.
This is incredibly helpful. If your skin is 8 or darker, is there really no way to get a strong tattoo? Without the risk of the colors blending or becoming too muddled together? I've had one Black tattoo artist say the quality of the ink used will make a difference, but he didn't elaborate what he meant by quality. I genuinely don't think he was referring to price alone. More like how it's manufactured.
I'd talk about taking care of the skin. Lighter colored skin people are used to using sub blocking products religiously...or covering with clothes..A guy playing basketball or hanging out without a shirt in the sun, will cause fading much faster. Just a habit difference that can make the difficulty of having a legible dark skin tattoo...much worse. Even if a darker skinned person does not get the same lobster like sun burns like a lighter skinned person...the sun still damages their skin, which causes the fading to go so fast. So any research into sun blocks that are powerful, yet feel nice, and then applying that anytime you are in the sun for over 10 min, that can likely slow down the fading of a tattoo by 5 years..plus. taking care of the skin will also help. But I think some of the dark skin tattoos I've seen..are just so beautiful. You can tell a lot of time and effort was put into them
I think some visual examples showing the range on the graph would help. Showing what all of it is supposed to look like or not look like. That way you wont need to know alot about the art styles on the graph or need to visualize them on different tones. I went looking for some examples to try and get a sense of color and it was all white people.
ashwater skydust because skin tone is a spectrum it would be impossible to show every style on every skin type this is a general guide to help you make and informed decision about what style you should pick with your skin tone. What you should do is find the style that works best for your skin tone and then find a capable artist that’s able to execute it for you
Just look at the chart and I'm kinda ok being a six so will see how I go for first tattoo as a black fella in Australia and looking for an artist who has done black skin. Not too many will do black skin due to the no experience for that matter. But thank you for the information totally helps for sure.
My skin tone is a 8 and I wanted a Lg hip tattoo with color. The color's I was thinking would be a red, green, orange, maybe pink and brown. But I'm not to sure if it would show up on my skin type. Smh about to rewatch this video again.
I am at a five. Personally, in my experiences, Green doesn’t work red is very vibrant Orange is iffy I have some orange that stayed and some of that didn’t.
Yes it will return to its normal reflectivity in a few more weeks your skin is still in a weakened state you can help the recovery process by applying lotion daily and staying hydrated. Hope this helps. Thanks for watching please consider subscribing to the channel thanks 🙏🏾
@@XavierPrice I have a random question 🙋🏾♀️. So I found this dope artist that I really like. I have associates that always asked me where do I get my tattoos from but honestly I don’t want them going to the same person that does my tattoos. Is that shade? My tattoo artist is always pretty full and gets a good clientele. I guess my whole issue with telling people is because then they will try to act like they got the plug 🔌 on tattoos and I always don’t like inviting people into my space and where I get things done at.
@@mariyahj8609 if you support your artist you will promote their work and help them grow their business. We depend on ppl like you to put us on with people who like the tattoos that we do on you guys. Without our clients we can’t eat. Please share their work, their ig, or other forms of contact info with whoever is interested your artist will appreciate it.
I would love to get flowers in whip-shading/dot-work (from left hip and the thigh area), but I was told (by an artist) that it will fade over time. I am looking for something that won't look cartoonish. I've heard "photo realism" tattoos won't look great on dark brown skin over time.
I’m brown skin and I have a portrait of Nipsey Hussle on my leg that looks excellent!!! You just got a find the right artist who knows what they’re doing, And experienced with working with brown skin or dark skin complexion. I get so many compliments on my tattoo it’s not even funny.
I come out like once a yr. I’m based in arizona. Thanks for watching please consider subscribing to the channel I appreciate any support for the channel thanks 🙏🏾
Would makeup be a good tester for tattoo ink colors? Bc I’m not sure how it will differ since makeup is on the skin while tattoos are in the skin. My skin tone is either orange red or yellow and I want to make sure I get it right.
I know this video is old, but is it possible to lighten a dark color? I have a blue and pink flower on my leg and I want the blue color lighter. Is that possible?
My tatt just finished peeling and idk why but it looks faded asf, I missed a day of moisturizing a few days ago and it just almost completely peeled and I panicked. I feel like where it peeled from that time may not have got enough ink, am I being paranoid or???
Based on what you said in this video, I would like to know if your skill-set is as good as your knowledge. Because if it is I would like to get mine done by you. How should I proceed???
I’m your skin tone, got a tattoo on my shoulder 2 months ago by a pretty experienced artist and it’s faded and barely visible now. Is a cover up worth it with my skin tone? Would shading the work make it more visible?
Imma get a Magnolia flower tattoo on my back small over a 10 year old scar. What’s think on my 5 to 4 skin tone.. please answer if yo can. It represents the state I was born in. I was going to do the Prince symbol but the Magnolia is way better.
I'm fairly dark skinned and I've always wanted a small to medium morse code tattoo. I don't want a big, bold tattoo but every tattoo artist I've seen says bigger is better for people my tone. Should I just not get the tattoo if the quality is going to go bad because of my skin color?
I appreciate your content so much and I've only watched 1 video so far and that chart though 👌🏾I wish you were in Toronto to do my first ever tattoo; you just get it man. Now I know some questions to ask myself and my artist about the designs I have in mind.
Thanks so much for watchingz I appreciate your support for the channel. If ur ever in the states or if I ever come out there I’d be happy to work with you bro. Please consider subscribing to the channel thanks. 🙏🏾
a year late lol, but even white people's skin eventually fades out white ink. white ink just doesnt hold well, it fades or changes color for pretty much everyone-i heard one tattoo artist talking about one time she was tattooing with pure white ink and then halfway through the tattoo the ink just started looking grey
CASHPABLO to make it simple for you if your lighter skinned it’s easier to get black and greys realism. Someone of my complexion can still get realism but with restrictions. Hope that helps
Dear Xavier, thank you for the good explanation. I was wondering wether the skin undertone (more green, yellow, red) etc is also applicable for people with lighter skin tones? So certain colour palettes will be more flattering than others?
As a dark skinned Black person I have great realism tattoos. Yea there are limitations but its NOT impossible like some artists like to claim. I'm about Jon Jones skin complexion. But yes, in my opinion dark skinned Black ppl CAN get realism tats but there are just some limitations. Now color tattoos? I avoid... But yea highly disagree with your realism chart when it comes to dark skin.
I agree with you dark skinned ppl can get realistic tattoos. But there are limitations and they are not for all skin types. When you have 14 years experience in tattooing all skin types maybe you’ll agree with me
I’ve watched a few videos on this subject because I’m getting more dark-skinned clients and this is the MOST helpful video. Thank you!!
Brandon Inman thanks for watching 🙏🏾
This is actually really depressing 😭 Even though I understand this is all beyond anyone’s control, it still feels so unfair that literally everything is so hard for us to access
Sorry to be the bearer of bad news. There are still lots of great work that your capable of getting. Try to see the cup half full vs half empty . 🤗
Eh sometimes simple is better my dude. Look at some portraits people had done 15 years ago...look like someone cried with mascara on and it smears and fades.
A lot of the simple styles will not be "trendy," like tramp stamps of 2000s, or other trends.
The more skin breaks..the better IMO...taking care of the skin is more important for darker skin as well..
Reason being..lots of white people use sun block and moisturizers and beyond. Almost every time they go out.
.why? Because they are used to getting a sunburn in minutes!
So when you have darker skin and tattoos...I would talk to one of your ginger friends, or look up online, how to protect from burns and skin damage. Because even if you do not get those red burns as quickly...that does not mean you are not getting skin damage. It will make your tattoo fade much faster.
You want the tattoo to last and be legible, you need to treat the tattooed skin the same way lighter skinned people have to treat all their skin that hits the sun..
Not just the auto spf 15 in moisturizer...like legit higher spf and good protection. I'd do some research on high quality sun block, that has a good feel to it.
And learn to reapply it... sun block stops working after half hour to an hour of sun light.
I think that is one thing that causes some skin tones tattoos to lose legibility.
The value and contrast...through healing and sun exposure...Your darks get lighter..and your light colors get lighter/fade.
I recommend to try painting with gouache on darker colors of paper. It helps understanding the way colors act on a different background color..and helps understand how colors or black and grey will look.
@@XavierPrice
How can you even look at it half full when you want bright color? That doesn’t even make sense. 🙄
@@true4585 at the end of the day it’s your body and you get what you want. Im just providing advice from a tattoo artists perspective. Sorry if I crushed your tattoo dreams
*Jayda L, tattooing the skin has been a part of African culture for ages/millenniums. But the problem is that you have the wrong mindset. Our ancestors did not compare themselves to any people like you're doing, and desiring to achieve their results. Black people outside the continent think tattooing the skin is a Caucasian thing, but it is just another cultural practice of black and brown people, that Caucasians looked down on hundreds of years ago, and now they are just copying it with new products.*
Thanks! That chart is really helpful for me in deciding my first tattoo. I refuse to get bad work on my beautiful deep toned skin.
I’m glad it helped inform your decision
Don’t get tattoos it’ll just make you look like you’ve been to prison.
Your charts, examples, and terminology were so helpful! Now I have some googling to do. Thanks!
This was discouraging as a dark skin person who wants a lot of color in my tattoos and that chart only gives me four options 🥺
You can do whatever you want I’m just speaking from 11years of professional experience. If you wana to yolo your skin go for it. Just trying to help you make an informed decision so that you can get the strongest quality tattoos possible.
You just got a find the right artist!! Honestly everyone’s not skilled with tattooing brown skin or darker skin complexions .
If u want vibrant colors you could try variations of the colors u want that match the undertones in your skin the best.
Highly recommend you look at the healed work of other artists like Adriana Hallow (NYC), Miryam Lumipini (LA), and Imani (DC).
They do big vibrant pieces on dark skin that heal well and retain the color. Adriana has also done her own take on this describing the colors and blends she typically uses on dark skin
@@ashleylove8780 Hey , do those artists have any social media.? I would like to see their wrk ...
I’ve watched several videos and this was by far the most helpful and non-discriminatory
Thanks i tried my best 🙏🏾
All I’m gonna say is I’m between five and six and I have a color realistic Ocean Tattoo. Personally, I was never satisfied with hearing about what my skin could do so I got a color wheel with just the basic tones including dark, green light green, three different blues, yellows, purple and pink from that I found out that my skin handles color a lot better than I thought it would and I was able to have a more realistic expectation of what my skin would do with each color
Everyone is different I’m glad you achieved a satisfactory outcome for your piece
Thank you for this video! I’m an aspiring black tattoo artist and this is so helpful both as an artist and a client of multiple tattoos
I had to come back to this video because I just visited the page of the tattoo artist that has done Cardi B's recent tattoo upgrade. His style can be best described as photo-realism in vibrant colors. Since he has done Cardi's tattoo, I've noticed more people of color, in particular people with darker brown skin, asking him for tattoos. Or some people ask why the artist doesn't post photos of people with dark brown skin on his page. A few people did leave comments, in effort to educate people about full-color photo-realism tattoos. But people don't want to accept the information.
Cardi B also is fair complexion, I feel like that helped with her tattoo and why it looks so colorful and pops the way it did.
Not to say that brown skin people can’t get color because I have reds and greens on me that look really good and stand out. Honestly I prefer blacks and grays.
this is the most helpful thing i've seen in a long time. thank you.
Thanks for watching please consider subscribing to the channel I’d appreciate it thanks
Thank you so much for this video, it is really the best I have watched so far. As I am just starting with 3D Areola Reconstruction tattooing. Living in South Africa my main client base will be dark-toned. And I just want to give the patient the best results.
That’s awesome 👏🏾 thanks for watching please consider subscribing to the channel
Very helpful info, much appreciated. Stay blessed
@@efdartworld thanks for watching I appreciate the kind words
This was awesome. I got what I believe is a high quality tattoo in 2013 but I wish I would have took the artist advice and went with just black ink instead of color. Overall it is still a great tattoo but I think it may have held up better with primarily black ink.
I’m glad your enjoying the content thanks for watching please consider subscribing to the channel thanks
I needed this. Thank you so much 🙏🏾
I am a white guy, but glad you are helping people with darker skin tones out. Also, black and grey is the way to go for everyone.
Thanks for your support. Thanks for watching too.
One of the best videos I've seen on this topic. Thanks so much!
The chart is helpful i think I'm on the right track thanks man
Np
Thanks for this video man nobody was being honest about what works with what skin color🙌🏾
No doubt just trying to be transparent and do my best to help my ppl out
This is incredibly helpful. If your skin is 8 or darker, is there really no way to get a strong tattoo? Without the risk of the colors blending or becoming too muddled together? I've had one Black tattoo artist say the quality of the ink used will make a difference, but he didn't elaborate what he meant by quality. I genuinely don't think he was referring to price alone. More like how it's manufactured.
Everything I said In this video is assuming that you are already using quality ink. There’s no special ink that works better for black people.
Super helpful advice - really love the chart! Thank you for sharing 🙏🙏
I'd talk about taking care of the skin. Lighter colored skin people are used to using sub blocking products religiously...or covering with clothes..A guy playing basketball or hanging out without a shirt in the sun, will cause fading much faster.
Just a habit difference that can make the difficulty of having a legible dark skin tattoo...much worse.
Even if a darker skinned person does not get the same lobster like sun burns like a lighter skinned person...the sun still damages their skin, which causes the fading to go so fast.
So any research into sun blocks that are powerful, yet feel nice, and then applying that anytime you are in the sun for over 10 min, that can likely slow down the fading of a tattoo by 5 years..plus. taking care of the skin will also help.
But I think some of the dark skin tattoos I've seen..are just so beautiful. You can tell a lot of time and effort was put into them
This is the best advice I’ve gotten!! I’m so happy I found this -Thnxx soo much!
I think some visual examples showing the range on the graph would help. Showing what all of it is supposed to look like or not look like. That way you wont need to know alot about the art styles on the graph or need to visualize them on different tones. I went looking for some examples to try and get a sense of color and it was all white people.
ashwater skydust because skin tone is a spectrum it would be impossible to show every style on every skin type this is a general guide to help you make and informed decision about what style you should pick with your skin tone. What you should do is find the style that works best for your skin tone and then find a capable artist that’s able to execute it for you
Xavier Price I get that. I didn’t mean showing the whole range, just examples that illustrate the vague idea. it’s just really hard to visualize .
This is very…. Sad. How hasn’t tattooing evolved enough to allow people with darker skin to get vibrant tattoo pigment/colors.
It’s a nice thing to hope for one day for now we gotta make the best of what’s available and scientifically possible.
We have to wait for White people to invent it
That was fantastic advice! Thank you so much for making this video.
Andrew Casey thanks for watching 🙏🏾
Truly informative, thank you for uploading this video!!
Yune Leon glad you enjoyed it thanks for watching🙏🏾
Super helpful. Thank you! I am helping my friend design her tattoo.
No problem thanks for watching
Just look at the chart and I'm kinda ok being a six so will see how I go for first tattoo as a black fella in Australia and looking for an artist who has done black skin. Not too many will do black skin due to the no experience for that matter. But thank you for the information totally helps for sure.
My skin tone is a 8 and I wanted a Lg hip tattoo with color. The color's I was thinking would be a red, green, orange, maybe pink and brown. But I'm not to sure if it would show up on my skin type. Smh about to rewatch this video again.
Update?
I am at a five. Personally, in my experiences, Green doesn’t work red is very vibrant Orange is iffy I have some orange that stayed and some of that didn’t.
So comprehensive
This was very informative! Thank you for the information.
Thank you for making this video!! :)
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Great video and needed for us
see now why could no one else do this. this is so logically sound.
🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾 i tried my best to make it so
Thank you so much for this
No problem
Thanks for the vid. How would I communicate to my artist about only using blacks and greys equal to or darker than my skin tone?
If u have to tell them they are the wrong artist for the job
I have a tattoo that’s 14 days old and the lines are pretty glossy depending on how the light hits it. Should I expect that glaze look to disappear?
Yes it will return to its normal reflectivity in a few more weeks your skin is still in a weakened state you can help the recovery process by applying lotion daily and staying hydrated. Hope this helps. Thanks for watching please consider subscribing to the channel thanks 🙏🏾
Finally thanks 💯🔥
Very informative video thank you 🙏🏾
Thanks for watching please consider subscribing to the channel I appreciate any support for the channel thanks 🙏🏾
@@XavierPrice I have a random question 🙋🏾♀️. So I found this dope artist that I really like. I have associates that always asked me where do I get my tattoos from but honestly I don’t want them going to the same person that does my tattoos. Is that shade? My tattoo artist is always pretty full and gets a good clientele. I guess my whole issue with telling people is because then they will try to act like they got the plug 🔌 on tattoos and I always don’t like inviting people into my space and where I get things done at.
@@mariyahj8609 if you support your artist you will promote their work and help them grow their business. We depend on ppl like you to put us on with people who like the tattoos that we do on you guys. Without our clients we can’t eat. Please share their work, their ig, or other forms of contact info with whoever is interested your artist will appreciate it.
@@XavierPrice Thank you for helping me look at it in a different aspect!
@@mariyahj8609 💯💯💯
I would love to get flowers in whip-shading/dot-work (from left hip and the thigh area), but I was told (by an artist) that it will fade over time. I am looking for something that won't look cartoonish. I've heard "photo realism" tattoos won't look great on dark brown skin over time.
I’m brown skin and I have a portrait of Nipsey Hussle on my leg that looks excellent!!! You just got a find the right artist who knows what they’re doing, And experienced with working with brown skin or dark skin complexion. I get so many compliments on my tattoo it’s not even funny.
Im i new tattooer and I’m here to learn dark skin. I would like to be the top in my area one day
Hey Xavier great video! Very informative! Are you ever in Los Angeles?
I come out like once a yr. I’m based in arizona. Thanks for watching please consider subscribing to the channel I appreciate any support for the channel thanks 🙏🏾
Would makeup be a good tester for tattoo ink colors? Bc I’m not sure how it will differ since makeup is on the skin while tattoos are in the skin. My skin tone is either orange red or yellow and I want to make sure I get it right.
this was damn good.
Thanks for watching please consider subscribing to the channel new content coming soon🙏🏾
Hey I have a question .. If your a diabetic how would you go about getting a tattoo ?
Where is your shop
This was well executed!
I know this video is old, but is it possible to lighten a dark color? I have a blue and pink flower on my leg and I want the blue color lighter. Is that possible?
You can go get laser removal done or just wait like 10 yrs
Thank you
Thanks for watching new content coming soon
🙌🏾 thank you
No problem I hope you find the video helpful
Please if am the same shade Jackie aina on UA-cam here and I want a elephant tattoo how can can I tell the tattoo artist all this information 😫
Nice brother thanks
Hey do you think irezumi with green and crimson red along with black/Grey shading will works with my skin tone? (I'm skin tone 8)
I honestly can’t say unless I see you in person bro. My advice is to find a Japanese expert with experience tattooing darker skin and ask them .
Very Nice tips!!! Thank you!!
May Beni thanks for watching🙏🏾
How you got light skin eyebrows !?!😅
My tatt just finished peeling and idk why but it looks faded asf, I missed a day of moisturizing a few days ago and it just almost completely peeled and I panicked. I feel like where it peeled from that time may not have got enough ink, am I being paranoid or???
Ink heals about 30% lighter than it is when it’s fresh the artist has to make sure they are using dark enough values to compensate for that.
@@XavierPrice oh ok, thank you for the fast response btw. I really appreciate it!
@@elsandayirukiye6835 no problem just turned your comment into my next video idea 💡 thanks for watching
Do you do virtual consultations?
For those looking to schedule an appointment with me i do
I'm getting a tattoo next month (may first) I'm hoping to get color. My skin tone isn't that dark. More of a mid tone.
How did it go?
Based on what you said in this video, I would like to know if your skill-set is as good as your knowledge. Because if it is I would like to get mine done by you. How should I proceed???
Dm on Instagram for inquiries @tatdadi_
@@XavierPrice ok 👍
Watched all the application and only got to see a second of the tattoo 😏.it would of been nice to actually get a decent look of the end result
Hi Xavier, I have a question. Where can I get dark skin tone practice skins? No one stocks any in South Africa. Moreover, do u get it at all?
Apoftattoo.com
I’m your skin tone, got a tattoo on my shoulder 2 months ago by a pretty experienced artist and it’s faded and barely visible now. Is a cover up worth it with my skin tone? Would shading the work make it more visible?
No if your his skin tone that’s really dark, shading will make it worse just try to get it re outlined or cover up bro
So if im reading this chart correctly….realism is a no no for darker skin?
No can’t make a blanket statement like that. The answer is it depends. Size skin tone subject matter placement all play a role in what’s possible.
@@XavierPrice I was just asking a question because I love realism and I’m dark as hell😭😭
Imma get a Magnolia flower tattoo on my back small over a 10 year old scar. What’s think on my 5 to 4 skin tone.. please answer if yo can. It represents the state I was born in. I was going to do the Prince symbol but the Magnolia is way better.
Imma 5 to 6 skin tone color. But I think my skin tone will enhance the flower color.
I wanted a black tattoo and my artist was using black ink but it turned out green, I am kinda disappointed but the tattoo looks great
I'm fairly dark skinned and I've always wanted a small to medium morse code tattoo. I don't want a big, bold tattoo but every tattoo artist I've seen says bigger is better for people my tone. Should I just not get the tattoo if the quality is going to go bad because of my skin color?
Is mandala tattoo style good for number 5-6 skin tone??
Yes I would just make sure it’s done big enough and bold enough for proper legibility
@@XavierPriceThanks for the reply and the video was very helpful 😊
Does UV ink show on dark skin?
Yay ! ✨
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I appreciate your content so much and I've only watched 1 video so far and that chart though 👌🏾I wish you were in Toronto to do my first ever tattoo; you just get it man. Now I know some questions to ask myself and my artist about the designs I have in mind.
Thanks so much for watchingz I appreciate your support for the channel. If ur ever in the states or if I ever come out there I’d be happy to work with you bro. Please consider subscribing to the channel thanks. 🙏🏾
Good video💪🏻✌🏻
Stiven Joaquin thanks man🙏🏾
Will Greek mythology tattoo look good on dark skin ?
Here because I'm getting a tattoo this Sat and the shop IG don't have brown skin work on the page
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So I’m a 5 or 4 in skin color 👑
Can you tell your location Iam seeking some with knowledge to tattoo African black man
Do you think fine line tattoos are good for people with a darker skin tone? Specifically, someone who is light skin caramel??
Could potentially be a suitable style for you . I couldn’t confirm it unless I knew what the skin tone looks like.
@@XavierPrice Thank you! Your video was very helpful and needed!
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Where are you located. Do you need any piercers
Mesa az, and we just tattoo there
im light skin black lol but white ink doesnt seem to fit well with tattoos my skin spit the white right out
a year late lol, but even white people's skin eventually fades out white ink. white ink just doesnt hold well, it fades or changes color for pretty much everyone-i heard one tattoo artist talking about one time she was tattooing with pure white ink and then halfway through the tattoo the ink just started looking grey
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Litewiz 💯
i doubt that 9:34 look at obj his tattoos are mostly realism b/g and you can identify them all and his skin tone is prolly a 7
CASHPABLO your misreading the chart obj in the 3-4 range
CASHPABLO to make it simple for you if your lighter skinned it’s easier to get black and greys realism. Someone of my complexion can still get realism but with restrictions. Hope that helps
Dear Xavier, thank you for the good explanation. I was wondering wether the skin undertone (more green, yellow, red) etc is also applicable for people with lighter skin tones? So certain colour palettes will be more flattering than others?
It applies to all skin types
As a dark skinned Black person I have great realism tattoos. Yea there are limitations but its NOT impossible like some artists like to claim. I'm about Jon Jones skin complexion. But yes, in my opinion dark skinned Black ppl CAN get realism tats but there are just some limitations. Now color tattoos? I avoid... But yea highly disagree with your realism chart when it comes to dark skin.
I agree with you dark skinned ppl can get realistic tattoos. But there are limitations and they are not for all skin types. When you have 14 years experience in tattooing all skin types maybe you’ll agree with me
Well can we see his tats? He is dark skinned
You want to see my tattoos?
In short, If you’re dark skin as in black dark skin, just get some damn words 🫠
you look like hardik pandya
Nind dhiman 🤷🏾♂️
Whatever the judges from the ink master knows what they are saying
Go watch ink master then ✌🏾
If you’re dark skinned don’t get a tattoo !
Strongly disagree