The watercolor tattoos are a fairly recent fashion in the tattoo world. They are pieces with a touch artistic and designs that tend to abstract.
Although freshly made they remain spectacular, It seems that these tattoos do not hold well the time. If you are thinking of getting one, keep reading to discover the pros and cons.
Pros: gorgeous pieces of art
The pros of the watercolor tattoos they are seen with the naked eye: they remain beautiful y fresh made the ink looks bright, in addition, you can create effects as splash, spots ink or gradients very soft colors, almost as if we had been painted over.
Also, this style can be used to give it a modern touch to a very popular tattoo (like an anchor or a rose) or create new designs from scratch with a style dreamlike and abstract, and at the same time very delicate and eye-catching.
Cons: a short life
There are tattooists that they refuse to do this type of tattoos. Why? Unfortunately, the answer is bad news: watercolor tattoos they don't have a very long life. The colors lose their brightness right away and the ink, without outlined, it scattered and the tattoo loses its contours.
The reason is that the border, in a "normal" tattoo, create a kind of barrier what makes the colors (which, unlike black ink, have a pigment base) do not disperse, so they do not fade so quickly or the tattoo loses its shape. The first colors that lose their intensity are the Red and azul.
As always, do the best before getting a tattoo, especially if it is a watercolor tattoo, is to inform yourself. In this case, we recommend talk to your trusted tattoo artist, which will inform you about whether these types of tattoos are your best option. And you do you have any watercolor tattoo?