UV Tattoo

[ecclecticbb]

I call this art...

http://www.tattooartists.org/Gal3975_UV_Blacklight_Ink.asp

[Byakhiam]

That's simply awesomely cool.

[Black Sunshine]

Id love something like that!

[SP]

Woww ... that looks sooo cool!

[ecclecticbb]

I know the guy says that the ink is not cancerigonous and is safe, but... I don't know...

I just wonder how he can get to know how the drawing is going if he does not see the ink...:confused:

[drunkmonkey]

Looks very cool


I just wonder how he can get to know how the drawing is going if he does not see the ink...:confused:

my thoughts exactly

[Chaotic]

would it not be applied under blacklight?

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or use a stencil?

[ecclecticbb]

would it not be applied under blacklight?

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or use a stencil?

Doh!!!

Of course, using the UV light...!! Must be tiring to the eyes...

Some of this work is really good! Glad some of you enjoy this...

[gothicbikerbabe]

wow! how lickably brilliant is that! want one!

probably really pricey though...

[CIW]

am thinking also for some time now to fill my free space in my tattoo with UV tattoo ink.

Are there any places for this here around?

[Black Sunshine]

Id imagine any tattooist would be able to do it, given the ink and a decent blacklight. I've seen somewhere selling the ink, I'll see if I can find.

Score! (http://www.blacklight-tattoo-ink.com/index.htm)

[hsbc-c0re]

I know the guy says that the ink is not cancerigonous and is safe, but... I don't know...
aparrently it isn't... a former workmate of mine who is himself also a tatoo artist had his girlfriend tattoo his cock with this uv ink (serious) so needless to say he waS a little concerned when he heard the ink is not safe! he also has fish and chips tatoo'd on his leg with a ribbon banner that says "the great british meal".

[Flux]

Wow! They look fantastic! I'm loving the idea of a tattoo that only shows up under blacklight :)

[Antagonist]

I'd have to meet someone with this so I could find out how it really feels vis-a-vis itching, healing time and how it looks in daylight. Then I'd go to town and get sketching for new tatts, woohoo!

[empty_cloud]

Bizarrely there was an article in the metro paper this morning with an article and a picture of a UV tattoo. It claimed they were unharmful and set to be a new craze.

[star-gazer]

ive met a few people with them,but the only one that goes to slime is krystal- she has a couple of stars on her arms-they look great!

[ecclecticbb]

ive met a few people with them,but the only one that goes to slime is krystal- she has a couple of stars on her arms-they look great!

Yeek! You are right! Her image came to my mind as I read your post!

[GolGotha]

The guy who did these is in Lancaster (UK)

[star-gazer]

Wow! They look fantastic! I'm loving the idea of a tattoo that only shows up under blacklight :)

but they do show up in normal light just a little like a flat scar,you know?

and obviously they dont glow in normal light lol

[Byakhiam]

Do you reckon they'd let out a small bluish hue or something in daylight though? I've noted that UV nail polish at least does so.

[Antagonist]

that's due to the UV rays in sunlight. The amount of white light almost counteracts the glow (ie. everything else is brighter) but in sunlight, UV reactive stuff has a definite hue.

ooohhh... all this talk of UV glow makes me a-hankering for the weekend!

[Mallory_K]

I've never seen a uv ink tattoo before, but I heard about it. I think it would be great...mainly because it would look like a cool scar under the normal light and a pretty drawing under the uv lights.
then I like visible scar.

[star-gazer]

the ones ive seen dont glow in daylight -but i know what you mean some uv stuff does give off a a bit of a hue but as its just under the skin its not as bright as painting it on to your nails etc

also im sure antagonist is right the fact that any amount of sunlight will counteract and block out glow in daylight

but white light is a mixture of all the different wavelengths of light-uv is part of that i reckon it has to be only uv light as it segregated away from the other colours which will stop them interfering and lighting up everythng else

-i think this needs to be tested-theres only so much speculating you can do before it turns in to probable drivel lol

[Antagonist]

hey Sammikins... just assume I'm right, works most of the time! :D

[snoww_wwhite]

I've never seen a uv ink tattoo before, but I heard about it. I think it would be great...mainly because it would look like a cool scar under the normal light and a pretty drawing under the uv lights.
then I like visible scar.


i am almost wetting my smalls here just thinking

a) how much cybers, who start to go off the cyber look would hate it in a few years time when they are not 16-18 anymore

b) how the radioactive content of such ink (radium) will cause cool scars when cut out as its quite carcinogenic... good idea for the very young as the body has got plenty of time to absorb it

[Dr_absinthe]

I know this thread hasn't seen any action for about 9 months or so, but I've been looking into this in-depth recently and just had a few things to tell you... which will possibly put a lot of you off!

UV ink has not been proved by and medical body to be safe. This is due to the ink being a new development and therefore no long term tests have been able to be completed. After seeing some "WTF happened to my arm" pics on BMEzine, they can cause some pretty nasty reactions. The ink can brown over the course of a few years, still retaining it's UV hue under blacklight, but leaving an ugly smear during daylight.

The thing that really put me off though is that none of the top tattoo parlours in the UK will do them. In fact all of the "respected" tattooists I've spoken to about the matter are completely against them until the ink has been proven...

Still doesn't stop me from wanting one though XD

[Byakhiam]

Until they're tested, you can compensate with UV body paint.

(is there such?)

[Dr_absinthe]

Until they're tested, you can compensate with UV body paint.

(is there such?)

There most certainly is and that's a very good suggestion. Obviously you'd need a rather practiced hand to get those pintpoint lines right every time though! But if it was just a general wide area design, I think body paint would be a wholly acceptable and non life threatening alternative.