Tom's Portfolio: Cover Up Tattoos

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Cover ups

Before – was suppose to be Red Foxx Tattoo and was done at home while under the influence
After – Rose Tattoo that fixed the problem nicely
Before – Scorpion Tattoo done at home
After - Tribal Tattoo with some roses to do that actual cover
Before – Very old Rose Tattoo that was done poorly
After – Nice new Rose Cover up Tattoo that will last many years
Before – Name Tattoo (never a good idea)
After – Celtic Cover up Tattoo ( This was the exception to the rule, normally can’t be done but I was able to pull it off )
Before – Old faded Tribal Tattoo
After – I was able to use the colors and lots of lines in the Dragon Tattoo to fix the old P.O.S.
Before – Old Tribal Tattoo that was done poorly
After – I was able to incorporate the old tattoo into a brand new Tribal Tattoo with nice clean lines and points
Before – Another garage special
After – Because of the light lines and openness I was able to use this Heart and Snake Tattoo to hide the old thing.
Before - This was done a was loosely described as a professional shop
After – This Eagle Tattoo was the right shape and feathers work well to cover bad tattoos
Before – This was done at another Tattoo shop in Jacksonville N.C. The first line work and then the first 3 colored flowers ARE NOT MINE !!
After – As you can see a great new Tattoo with a lot of other things added to look nice and take the focus off the center.
Before – Just an old home done tattoo
After – An easy Cover up Tattoo to commemorate our M.I.A.’s
Before – This Bad Boy Tattoo was done in the barracks by so called buddy who bought a kit and thought that he could tattoo
After – Customer just wanted something a little different but wanted a Kanji Tattoo to do the actual cover up
Before – Old flames do die!!
After – As you can see Flower Tattoos can make for good cover ups
Before – Can you guess what this tattoo is suppose to be? Me either……
After – I was able to use this Butterfly Tattoo to hide the thing
Before – N & Y are no more
After – I was able to convert the lettering in this tattoo to someone that he will always love
Before – A combination of a bad Tattoo and lots of sun
After - Another good example of a Flower Tattoo being used to hide something bad
Before – This tattoo just needed to go
After – This girl sat for 7 Hours with No Complaining!! Sometimes it can take a large tattoo to hide the old one but now she has something to be proud of
Before – Yes this was actually done a some Tattoo shop here in Jacksonville N.C.
After – Normally just Black and Grey Tattoo do not work well for cover ups but the old Tattoo was very light with no hard lines in it
Before – Another Jacksonville N.C. special
After – This lady wanted to try to keep the sun Tattoo theme and no one else would do it for her
Before – An old mistake of a Tattoo
After – This EGA Tattoo worked well by using the feathers of the wing to hide the old tattoo
Before – This tattoo had to go!!
After – This customer wanted a Flower Tattoo but didn’t want a rose anymore
Before – This is what happens when you have had way too many beers and you’re bored
After – This Patriotic Tattoo did the trick

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