Hi Everyone,

I’m new here, but not to tattoos, I’ve got 6 at the moment, but I’m looking for some advice about a cover up.

I have a black and grey panther on my shoulder, not solid black and it’s 6 years old so not the blackest of blacks either. I’m not a fan of it really, it’s not me and the space could be used so much better. I got it when I was 18 and I just walked into the shop and chose the first flash I vaguely liked. Bad idea!

I would like to cover it with a rose design, I thought it would look quite cool to have coloured (deep red) roses bunched together to cover the panther which would then spread over my shoulder and down my arm into a half sleeve, if it’s possible, I’d love the tat to start in colour and finish in greyscale. I hope I’ve explained that right! here is the pic I got the inspiration fromhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/stotker/4742937528/ The roses I want would be quite a bit smaller and have leaves here and there.

So here are my questions… Will deep red roses be enough to cover a black and grey panther or am I going to need something darker? Probably best to speak to an artist I know but I want to get some money together first.

Also, I really like the idea of the tattoo fading from colour to greyscale, but I’m not artistic at all, so any creative input would be very welcome!!

Thanks,

Cat

Edit: here is a pic of the offending panther if it helps!http://www.flickr.com/photos/53539978@N03/4948993917/