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The pigment in tattoos goes under the top of the skin. It's not resting on top of the skin. Therefore, any color used must actually be darker than the skin in order to show. Furthermore, the following equation is true:

pigment used + color of skin = color of tattoo.

Best answer so far but then I would be curious why do they make white tattoo ink? If that equation was true then wouldnt:

white ink + peach skin = peach tattoo?

Funny cause I have seen pure white in a tattoo.
 

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How did you miss that she was also making fun of black stereotypes? You killed the joke. I hope you're happy. I'm calling the authorities. I plan to testify at your trial you joke murderer.

she lost me when she started with talking about binding a sistahs pussy with a kazoo.
 

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Best answer so far but then I would be curious why do they make white tattoo ink? If that equation was true then wouldnt:

white ink + peach skin = peach tattoo?

Funny cause I have seen pure white in a tattoo.
I don't believe you have, though I don't think you're lying. It makes no logical sense, and is refuted on the web by artists with years of experience, as well as the photo mem0101 posted. I believe what you most likely saw was a clever use of color making the "white" parts look whiter. Red and blue, for example enhance whiteness. This is why women wear red lipstick, and 1950's housewives used a laundry product called Blueing. Black has a similar effect, but it's not as good as blue and red. Check out this photo for an idea of what I mean.

Also, my equation was too simplified an answer. I see that now. In your example the result you put forth isn't quite right. Just as adding white paint to peach paint will change the color of the paint, adding white ink (or any color ink) to peach (or any color) skin will change the color the tattoo appears. In the photo to which I linked above, you can see where there is white ink, and where there is just skin within the design. Do you notice how subtle the difference is? Skin color always shows through the ink, regardless of skin color, and regardless of ink pigment.

For more information on the original topic, here's an excerpt from an email response I got a few years back from a really good artist with about 30 years of experience.

The Gypsy said:
Chocolate Brown skin is not as diffulcult as some people think to tattoo. There are just a few thinks to remember.... Dark skin has a tendency to Keloid so the artist you choose must be familur with this problem so that they know and understand the correct needle depths. When deciding on your colors stay with Darker colors such as Blues, Reds, Greens and Purples. Your darker skin tone will show through the lighter colors such as Orange, Yellow and White. Deepending on how dark your skin is sometimes using a deep uncut purple is better for your outline than using black. The darker the skin the greener black looks in the skin. Deep uncut purple seems to appear black in real dark skin. Make sure your artist uses a wider line as thin lines are hard to see in dark skinned people. The artist that you need to look for is any qualified, licensed, professional artist with years of experience.

she lost me when she started with talking about binding a sistahs pussy with a kazoo.
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:wtf1:

I can only guess where you are trying to go with that post. You would think a mod could communicate a bit more effectively.

So let me get this straight.. HaagenDazs throws out 3 obviously stereotypical remarks about an African American male and nothing is said, but when I simply reply with one more, you throw some ebonic tirade at me? Whats up with that?

I'm black. So if I decide to jokingly throw out some stereotypes about my own race OBVIOUSLY everyone can tell I'm joking. I don't possess self-hatred or hate my own race, so thusly any stereotypical/racist comments made about my own people by me were clearly said in a joke.

And considering how absurd the original question was, and how some could have even considered it offensive considering the racial climate of this country, I think you get off quiet lightly with folks making jokes about it.

And let go of the "ebonics" bullshit. Everybody in America has their own dialect of English, and the dialects of the language spoken in the high concentration levels of ANY race will naturally be different from the Queen's English. So let it go, please.

In other news, come have a seat with me and have some of this chicken and watermelon. It's a-seedless!!!
 

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so what your saying is that nobody can make any jokes about anyone outside of their own race? FWIW, I dont possess any hatred toward your race either.

And considering how absurd the original question was, and how some could have even considered it offensive considering the racial climate of this country,
If it was absurd, then I apologize but it appears that there are quite a few people who also had no idea.

Racial climate of the country? Need I remind you that this is the internet, not all of us are from the same country. Is there racial problems in the States right now? Isnt there a black man running for president? I forget, isnt he leading? Seems like its going pretty well to me.

I think you get off quiet lightly with folks making jokes about it.
I have yet to make a joke, but since you are so big on geography, doesnt the country you live in does have freedom of speech, correct?

And let go of the "ebonics" bullshit. Everybody in America has their own dialect of English, and the dialects of the language spoken in the high concentration levels of ANY race will naturally be different from the Queen's English. So let it go, please.
Go talk to the mod that did that crap, not me, I wasnt the one talking down.

In other news, come have a seat with me and have some of this chicken and watermelon. It's a-seedless!!!
I prefer mayonnaise sandwiches.
 

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the picture you posted was definitely not white, but if you looked at some of the highlights (center of pupil, mouth etc) on this picture..

Tattoo Art > first session > JohnnyRotten - Tattoo Artists.org

what color would you call that?

That is also not purely white. The skin is showing through. But you needn't take my word for it. Just hover your cursor over any part you think is purely white. Your cursor should have a white outline, and a black fill if it is standard (right?) and if the white outline and the "white" in the design don't match one of them isn't actually white. Try it.

For the record, I don't find your question offensive or ridiculous. I am black and when I first began my hunt for a tattoo and the artist who would eventually make it real for me I had the same questions. I've seen a lot of black people with tattoos, many of them precisely my skin tone and type. yet I've never seen a black person with a tattoo on skin my color and type which I liked. So I asked a lot of artists about color, design process, and why so many tats were so damn' ugly.
 

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Thank you, sir. Its refreshing to hear from someone who can take a honest question about the color of their skin without twisting it into something full of hate.
 

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First, Im not trying to be funny, mean or anything else this is a legit question I have. When dark skinned black people get a tattoo why do they use black ink, wouldnt a lighter (white) ink show up better?

You're not trying to be funny, but you're not trying to complimentary or intelligent or sensitive either are you. You don't hear black people asking why Eminem wears a Durag, we just get on with it ... I suggest you do the same you ignoramus!
 

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name calling? I would expect nothing more from someone whos name is sweatyblackballs...quite eloquent.

P.S. I didnt know black people had a patent on the durag?
 

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Thank you, sir. Its refreshing to hear from someone who can take a honest question about the color of their skin without twisting it into something full of hate.

Just a note: when someone elects not to publicize their gender, and their post does not indicate a gender, it might be best not to assumea particular gender. At least half of the time you'll be wrong.

On an unrelated note, I hear the familes are making arrangements for the jokes people keep killing in this thread. Sadly, there can be no viewings for some as the murders were so brutal as to make an open casket impossible.
 

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actually I didnt assume.. I got you confused with a comment ("I am black") from haagendazs... sorry about that..
 

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Just a note: when someone elects not to publicize their gender, and their post does not indicate a gender, it might be best not to assumea particular gender. At least half of the time you'll be wrong.
Well, sir, I'm hoping that post didn't offend you! :biggrin1:

Either way, I hope you know I still love you (even if some on this site accuse me of being a worthless, KKK-skinhead-racist and a misogynist!)
 

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name calling? I would expect nothing more from someone whos name is sweatyblackballs...quite eloquent.

P.S. I didnt know black people had a patent on the durag?

Ignoramus is not me calling you names. Ignoramus is merely an ignorant person. As you have shown ignorance in this thread does that not make you an 'Ignoramus'

Black people do not have a patent on the Durag, but once again you display your ignorance. I do not care about who wears it and why and how they do so. However, durags were made for black men to cultivate and maintain the wave pattern of their chemically-enhanced hair ...

Some help for you here: Do-rag - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 

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if you dont think calling someone an ignoramus is not calling them a name. then I obviously cant talk to you because nothing I say will sink in.

and here this whole time I thought a durag was just a fashion statement. Now I just need to figure out why bald guys wear them?
 

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That's funny. I was going to post about black people having several patents on different types of durags, but my post was going to be hilarious. Now it's just another victim of this rash of humicides. When will the brutality end?!

DC, just ignore the haters.
 

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I referred to the durag thing to show how irrelevant it is, in the same vein as the original question. Black people can have whatever shade of ink on their body they desire, in the same way white men can wear durags ... I didn't know white people had the patent on dark ink ... all NONSENSE! I am abandoning this thread.