Cover Ups
Do you have an old tattoo you’ve fallen out of love with? You’ve come to the right place.
A cover-up tattoo is a highly specialised process, and it’s one of our favourite challenges. At Circle of Swords, we combine technical skill with realistic consultation to ensure your new tattoo is something you'll love.
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We will assess your existing tattoo's size, density, age and location. We'll be honest about what is and isn't possible.
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Unless your existing tattoo is particularly small and light in colour, be prepared for the new tattoo to be significantly larger and darker than the original. We’ll discuss how the new design must use strategic shading, bold lines, and rich, dark colours (like blacks, deep blues, and magentas) to effectively camouflage the old ink.
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Although lasering isn’t something we offer at Circle of Swords, we may recommend 1–3 sessions of laser fading if you tattoo is very bold or dark. Lightening the old ink gives us vastly more creative freedom and leads to a much cleaner final result.
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A heavily shaded, detailed cover-up will naturally require more time and precision than a simple outline tattoo of the same size. However, we want to be clear: we do not charge a cover-up premium. Your new tattoo is priced exactly the same way any other piece of custom artwork is priced: based on its final size, complexity and the number of hours it takes our artist to complete. You pay for the quality and time of the final art, not for the fact that it is covering an older piece. We will give you a price guideline during your consultation.
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