Another thread prompted me to mention that given that so many of us seem to have tattoos i thought i would tell of my experience with my aging one now that it it nearly 20years old.
It is blurring
Just to describe: It is between my breasts, 7cm x 14cm celtic cross. I had it done in my early 20's and now I am 41. It still looks good enough but the detail is going fast. If you can imagine the cross is, well i should say "was" filled in with intricate lace work but now it just looks like a blue blur. The basic idea of the cross is still quite clear but if i had known about the loss of detail through blurring i would have drawn a simpler design (I designed it myself).
So this is just a warning I guess. Please don't expect your tattoo/s to last forever. Go easy on the detail. I suspect i could just end up with something that looks like a big blue blob between my breasts when i am about 60. I guess once it looks ugly I'll have to pay to have it removed
Yeah, the feathers on my wings are getting blurry now that they're about 15 years old and if I could be bothered I'd go for a colour touch-up too. I got the really expensive inks but the colour has still faded.
I had a friend who asked for a tattoo of a saggy old anchor so it looked like an old man's tattoo but the tattooist said the only way to get the aged saggy effect was to wit until you're aged and saggy lol.
Interesting thread, I've often pondered that about my tat's. Touch ups make me shiver, so I'll hope the lack of detail (which reflects my non existant creativity) will be my saving grace...
I had my eyebrows tattooed on as they were so fair about 9 yrs ago, after being told they'd need touching up after 5.....So far touching up is still not required
When Tattoos Age
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