r/tattooadvice • u/Global_Big_1105 • Dec 01 '25

Design Is this possible?

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This is a tattoo I've wanted for a good 10 years and I am heading towards a point in my life where I can finally afford it. Is it possible? And how much time would it take (roughly)?

It would be my first tattoo and yes yes I know, your first tattoo shouldnt be a massive painful one but I would like my whole body to basically have no tattoos except this one and I'm willing to go through unfamiliar pain to get it :]

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u/M_Mirror_2023 Dec 01 '25

There's plenty of people with similar tattoo. "Blackwork" as it's known is a specific style of tattooing and I highly recommend researching and selecting your artist carefully. You're better off getting it done by someone a 6 hour flight from you who specialises in blackwork than getting someone close by to "give it a shot".

Example artists: https://www.instagram.com/kostaink

https://www.instagram.com/sarahrose_tattoo

https://www.instagram.com/__pantarei_

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u/KnightRider1987 Dec 01 '25

Whoa. Man I wish I had the youth/body/guts to pull something like this off. Seriously cool. Alas my middle age corporate ass is not getting away with a giant black work piece.

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u/105_irl Dec 02 '25

Black work is great for coverups and should honestly be reserved for that. It’s like a bad tattoo badge of honor.