A black-and-white photo of a person mid-air in a Superman-style body suspension pose, supported by multiple hooks in their back and legs, smiling joyfully toward the camera. They are suspended horizontally in a large indoor space with high ceilings and visible rigging. A group of onlookers—some seated, some standing—watch with expressions of admiration, amusement, and support. The atmosphere is lively and communal, capturing a moment of shared experience and transformation.

Gorgeous Tattoo Coverup

I love this coverup done by Diau-An (and designed by the wearer, Cohen) at Diau-An Tattoo in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. He writes, “after many years and many layers of ink I designed something to make it all a more cohesive whole.”

Comments

21 responses to “Gorgeous Tattoo Coverup”

  1. J Avatar
    J

    Absolutley beautiful! I love solid black so much especially lots of solid black

  2. smurf Avatar

    That is really amazing.

  3. J-knuckles Avatar
    J-knuckles

    Makes me want to get sleeves, and then cover up 95% of them. That’s amazingly awesome. I love the sense of texture.
    I heart black-work.

  4. Uncle JimBo Avatar
    Uncle JimBo

    I’m generally not a fan of blackwork, but that is truly beautiful.

  5. S Avatar
    S

    Stunning, I love this!

  6. lilish Avatar
    lilish

    Normally the only blackwork I really like is when it’s big and bold, like sleeves. But this just goes above and beyond. I can’t stop looking at them.

  7. rafael Avatar
    rafael

    amazing i love it 🙂

  8. Uncle JimBo Avatar
    Uncle JimBo

    I really can’t stop looking at this. The effect on his forearms is fascinating. Reminds me of the effects that sprayers are getting by squirting cream cleanser randomly on the surface prior to spraying. Unique.

  9. phrawzty Avatar
    phrawzty

    That really is just stunning.

  10. Janelle Avatar
    Janelle

    That’s awesome.

  11. Whispers Avatar
    Whispers

    Beautiful! And the underlying work definately adds some interesting texture to the piece.

  12. Tracy Avatar
    Tracy

    absolutly amazing.

  13. cris Avatar

    wow..
    i have no words to express how much i love this artwork. wow.

  14. trinityva Avatar
    trinityva

    It’s gorgeous, but I find myself really wanting to know what it covers, too.

  15. La Negra Avatar
    La Negra

    great great great

    amazing way to resolve a cover up
    so estetic

    congrats for the creator and the art owner

  16. Lucas Fury Avatar

    definitely loving it.

  17. fre_k Avatar

    Blackwork is usually pretty cool, but this is really special.

  18. kawaface Avatar

    oh wow.

    beautiful!

  19. wish_I_were_a_dragon... Avatar

    I got to agree with people before me. I am a big fan on blackwork tattoos as it is, but this really is an amazing piece!

  20. hannah Avatar
    hannah

    That’s ace, especially the bits by his wrist – they remind me of strands of ectoplasm.

  21. ph Avatar
    ph

    Amazing. How is it so very black? It looks a lot blacker than most I’ve seen, is it just the pictures?

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