Color Over Black Tattoo. Large and complex designs with lots of detail, rich shading, or depth of color tend to be the most successful for a dark tattoo cover up. Certain colors could work for or against the design.
How old or faded is the tattoo? Your tattoo artist also considers how the new pigment will blend with the existing color. Large and complex designs with lots of detail, rich shading, or depth of color tend to be the most successful for a dark tattoo cover up.