Hi Louis

Black shade can lighten by upto a 1/3 after healing. It depends on the depth of the pigment and the type of pigment used.

Post up when healed itching to see it.

Take Care
Matthew

Sorry about the bad English, I hope I condone

Thanks for the pics man!! I was also worried about the shading of my tattoo, and it’s one thing to read about how it will lighten up and it’s another thing to actually see the difference.

When was the second pic taken? I mean how long did it take for yours to lighten that much?

Wow! I am SO glad you posted these pictures.

I got a tattoo on my left foot about two months ago, and the artist managed to blow it out pretty badly. So I went to Elm Street Tattoo, home of Oliver Peck, and had Bubba fix it for me. He did an amazing job; he shaded in the hands of the design (its a claddagh with my family shield in the center of the heart). However, as of right now (2 days later), the hands look pretty dark…definitely darker than I would want permanently. He told me that the shading definitely would fade, but I was a little skeptical because my original artist lied to me about the tattoo being blown out.

From the looks of your before and after pictures though, Bubba knows exactly what’s up! Yay! I am so happy that a great artist fixed my tattoo and didn’t throw me any bullshit. Thanks again for posting these!