Tattoo Design Technical question

I plan to get a tattoo soon ,on my arm, and would like some advice.
I've asked 2 different artists
(both very respected and long established) to look at my design. One
says I can size up my design (on my arm) and it will not disperse or
fade together, the other says the design is too fine and will blur the
lines together over time. I am willing to redesign if it's needed, but
being the geek I am, I'd like to know whether the ink type or needle
type/size will determine dispersion over time.
The design is all black with alot of fine detail. How much space needs
to be between lines to ensure they stay separate.
I know, I know, I can hear the flame responses already.....but this is
a serious question.

On May 22, 8:07 am, BubbleHead <nitrobill...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> I plan to get a tattoo soon ,on my arm, and would like some advice.

Asking strangers to break the tie is no a good idea.

Which artist do you plan to use? Sometimes the advice (and I would
hope, always) is given knowing personal abilities. Maybe the one who
said no knew he couldn't keep the lines from blending.

Kavin

BubbleHead wrote:
> I plan to get a tattoo soon<snip>
> 2 different artists<snip>One
> says I can size up my design
> (on my arm) and it will not
> disperse or fade together, the
> other says the design is too
> fine and will blur the lines
> together over time. <snip>
> The design is all black with alot
> of fine detail. How much space
> needs to be between lines to
> ensure they stay separate.<snip>

How much space needs to be between lines to ensure they stay separate?
I don't believe it's an issue if your interest is in going larger.

I mean, how would your choice to "size up" or increase the size of
your design make the lines of your tattoo "fade together"?

Take a postage stamp-sized tattoo and the chances of lines bleeding
together or becoming a blob over time will be greater than if you have
a large tattoo with plenty of space between bold tattooed lines.

Go big.

re "dispersion" and blobbing fears, I googled tattoo, blob and, fwiw,
found these words:

Sure, your friend's new tattoo looks amazing, brightly colored with a
perfect design. But, what'll it look like in 20 years? Look at an old
tattoo on an adult, and you may see one that has faded and stretched
into an unrecognizable, muddled blob.

How a tattoo ages depends a person's skin type, their level of sun
exposure and where on the body it's located.

"The more oil on that part of the body, the more the design will break
up, and exposure to the sun will fade a design," /copy and paste from
http://www.courier-journal.com/foryo...05/032105.html aka
http://tinyurl.com/2ywaky

Best of luck. Please post a follow-up. Btw, you have a copy of your
design online anywhere?

--
Curt