Cover-ups · reworks · blackwork
Fadeline
Thirty minutes, photos, a drawing plan · free
Sharpen and repair an old piece · from £120
Three hours, most palm-sized cover-ups · £360
Six hours, sleeves and large pieces · £640
Between the three of us we have covered over two thousand tattoos, from ex-partners' names to a very large dolphin.
01 · blackwork
02 · cover-ups
03 · reworks
Most cover-ups take one or two sessions. The old lines become shadow inside the new design, so nobody will ever find them.
"Twelve years of hiding a name on my wrist. Nell turned it into a swallow in one afternoon."Danielle, cover-up
"Twelve years of hiding a name on my wrist. Nell turned it into a swallow in one afternoon."
"Rafa told me straight that it needed two fading sessions first. I'm glad he did."Owen, blackwork sleeve
"Rafa told me straight that it needed two fading sessions first. I'm glad he did."
"My old tribal band looks like it was meant to be there all along. Brilliant rework."Sam, rework
"My old tribal band looks like it was meant to be there all along. Brilliant rework."
In daylight, close up and from a step back. It tells us how dark the old ink is and how much space we have.
Very dark tattoos sometimes need one or two laser sessions at the clinic next door. We will say so on the day.
If we cannot cover it well, we tell you, and we will not take a deposit for something that will not work.
The old print works, Unit 4
Unit 4, Printworks LaneLeicester
Tue–Sat, 11:00–19:00Studio 0116 496 0861
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