If it’s simply a bad tattoo, there’s the possibility of incorporating the old lines into a new tattoo. It’s a matter of playing with the highlights, the shading, and the color of your existing tattoo ...

"When it comes to a cover-up, a general rule of thumb is that the design will usually be twice as big and twice as dark, depending on a variety of factors from the original tattoo," Jazmin Paulino, a ...

Dear Readers: Every year I step away from my column for two weeks to work on other creative projects. (Anyone interested in my personal essays and photographs can subscribe to my free newsletter: ...

Tattoos last forever—at least, that’s usually the idea when you get them—but they do tend to fade. Colors disappear and fine lines and lettering become blurry and less vibrant. The rate at which a ...