Tattoo position on upper body to balance out scar concealing leg tattoos

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So I think medium (the mod) pointed this out:

-> If you get tattoos on your legs, you might want to get some on your upper body to balance it out (might look odd to just have tattoos on legs)

1. Where are some good places to get the tattoos on the upper body that can still be easily concealed with clothing? Some professional situations are not good to have visible tattoos

2. So I guess you just need to avoid the hands/wrists/neck/ anywhere else?

3. Where position wise do you think might be good to balance out the leg tattoos visually?

4. What kinds of tattoos look not as bad as you get older/wrinkled/etc?

Thanks!!

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1. Chest and back.

2. Yes.

3. See #1

4. Tribals

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Quote from: Medium Drink Of Water on October 19, 2022, 12:53:55 AM1. Chest and back.

2. Yes.

3. See #1

4. Tribals

Thanks. Tribals - like these? https://i.pinimg.com/736x/db/52/b2/db52b282b1751f88753e854f949c2d2c--forearm-tattoos-for-men-tribal-tattoos-for-men.jpg

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Quote from: Medium Drink Of Water on October 19, 2022, 12:53:55 AM1. Chest and back.

2. Yes.

3. See #1

4. Tribals

Curious, what are your thoughts on just going for one chest tattoo to balance out the legs and ignoring the back entirely? Unsure if it will look imbalanced to have nothing on the back

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Yeah, tribals like that will hold up the best.

I think it would be balanced if you place the upper body tattoos vertically, e.g. tattoos on the outer thigh could correspond with tattoos on the side of the torso.  Maybe even link them going up from the legs?

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Quote from: Medium Drink Of Water on October 19, 2022, 04:12:54 AMYeah, tribals like that will hold up the best.

I think it would be balanced if you place the upper body tattoos vertically, e.g. tattoos on the outer thigh could correspond with tattoos on the side of the torso.  Maybe even link them going up from the legs?

Yeah it sounds good, I'm sort of torn between tribals (which seem 'natural' or 'done before and not out of place' in a sense that tribal people would have them on themselves). Versus a more flower/vine/leaves approach. Mainly, I am trying to avoid a certain 'gang'-like look but I am not sure if flower/vine/leaves is really the answer or not

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Just get skin color matching tattoos

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Quote from: lessthanavg8300 on October 19, 2022, 12:04:36 PMJust get skin color matching tattoos

Maybe medium of drink of water could chime in, he went a different route after alot of research

What about this below though?

https://www.ink-illusion.com › faq › can-scars-be-camo...
"Jan 3, 2021 — Your scar(s) need to be lighter than the surrounding skin to be able to have tattooing. This is because lighter ink will not satisfactorily ..."

There's no way my scars will be lighter than my skin color

Maybe some darker skinned people can do this? I don't know

Almost all pictures I've seen of skin color tattoos working was for when the scar was flat-ish and whitish colored, anyone with experience with this wanna chime in?

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I honestly think laser is the best option and then you just need to hope you scar well (your incisions turn white).  Stay out of the sun.  There have been people on here with good results.  Getting the texture to match the surrounding area goes a long way.

btw for tattoos if you go that direction, theres also "temporary tatoos" for scars.  They last for a few years and then dissolve away.

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Quote from: lessthanavg8300 on October 19, 2022, 02:22:46 PMI honestly think laser is the best option and then you just need to hope you scar well (your incisions turn white).  Stay out of the sun.  There have been people on here with good results.  Getting the texture to match the surrounding area goes a long way.

oh hm... am I understanding right so you would do laser followed by skin colored tattoo?