A person might want to get a cover up tattoo for various personal or impersonal reasons like hiding an unwanted tattoo, changing the meaning of a tattoo, fixing a botched-up design, or distancing themselves from emotionally attached tattoos.
No matter what the reason is, cover up tattoos are widely popular all over the world. They are used to transform something undesirable and give it a new meaning.
In this blog, you will get ideas about numerous types of tattoo designs that will meet your cover up solutions. Continue scrolling below to see those amazing tattoo designs.
117 Cover-Up Tattoo Designs and Meanings
Cover up tattoos are used to veil unwanted old tattoos. Moreover, there are things in life that someone would want to keep a secret. Things like a scar, blade marks on the skin, or other marks. They use cover up tattoos to conceal them.
Also while doing a tattoo the artist might mess up the design. You wouldn’t want to go around with a messed-up tattoo, would you? That’s why to make your job easier here are 117 stunning cover up tattoo designs that will interest you.
Scar Cover Up Tattoo
One can have scars on different parts of their body that one might want to hide from others for personal reasons. Sometimes it’s just better not to talk about it. Here are some tattoo designs to cover up your scars.
1. Blooming on The Back
An aesthetic tattoo to cover up the cut marks on the back. This beautiful monochromic tattoo of a flower will conceal your cut scars and keep your secrets safe. You can also try this on your front side. Allout, it’s a creative piece of art.
2. Red Spider Lily
Spider lilies look exotic and alluring. Here you can see black strokes concealing the scars on the forearm of a skinny person. The artist drew two spider lilies coming out of the black strokes. This cover-up tattoo can be a unique personal signature.
3. Garden of Flowers
Difficulty is a part of life. Many people find self-harm as a coping mechanism but later regret it or find ways to turn their scars into something positive. This tattoo of different flowers inked over the cut scars is a promise to hope.
Rose Cover Up Tattoo
Roses have lots of beautiful petals of various sizes that can hide almost anything below them. Which makes cover up tattoos of roses more popular than other tattoos. Here are some desings worth looking at.
4. Dancing With The Rose
An exotic kingfisher flipping its feathers above the red rose. It’s like the kingfisher is having a festive dance with the rose. The black spots in the rose petals are an indication of declining age while the sparkling white dots indicate the energy of youth.
5. A Violet Colored Rose With Artistic Embroidery
This cover up tattoo with its artistic embroidery looks flawless on the skin. If you love wearing dresses showing your back, this tattoo will add a mysterious charm to your skin. A piece of art that’s hard to resist not to look at.
6. Rose and Raven
Here you can see two tattoos being transformed at once into a more vibrant tattoo of a raven above a rose. The black strokes are nicely done in this cover up tattoo. A rose petal is falling from the rose concealing the small tattoo below.
Flower Cover Up Tattoo
Flower tattoos are just perfect for cover ups. Not only they are pretty but they also have the ability to conceal anything on the skin as it offer a variety of shapes and sizes. Let’s see them here.
7. Chirping Over Flowers
A patch of beautiful white flowers with a bird in flight mode. This tattoo isn’t too colorful but gives a scenic and picturesque vision of nature. Those who admire the nature can consider getting this lovely design inked into their bodies.
8. Blossom in Watercolor
A pretty watercolor tattoo with different types of flowers. The coloring of this tattoo is the most amazing feature. It seems like there’s a lively colorful little forest of flowers on the shoulder.
9. Rosy Sunflower
In the left tattoo, something is written in black ink. But after applying this rose tattoo, one can hardly notice that something is written on the skin. It is because of the deep colorization of the red rose that has hidden the previous line completely.
Butterfly Cover Up Tattoo
The most attractive feature of a butterfly is its vast wings which makes it a good choice for cover ups. They are colorful, has attractive design, and looks good even in black and white. Butterflies also symbolize transformation, rebirth, and hope.
10. Butterfly Bloom
A butterfly completely inked in black color. The tattoo underneath it is of a floral design. This butterfly tattoo not only covers up the previously existing tattoo but also complements it.
11. Gothic Themed Butterfly
The laces of chains make this gothic tattoo of a butterfly quite submissive in nature. This tattoo is like a piece of black jewelry that sits elegantly on the nape of the neck. The design of the butterfly is eerie and gloomy which is just perfect for goth girls.
12. A Colorful Butterfly on The Back
A vividly colorful butterfly. Its wings are spread around the skin and painted densely so that anything under it cannot be seen. If you want to camouflage the pre-existing tattoo, this one will hide it completely.
Skull Cover Up Tattoo
Skull tattoos are usually dark and bold in color. It will completely conceal your previous tattoo without any worry. It will also give your body organs a menacing look. If that’s what your purpose is, then check out these tattoos now.
13. Terror in Sleeve
Skulls are seen as a sign of danger everywhere. This skull has its jaw wide-opened indicating not to mess up with the tattoo wearer. The intensity of the skull is frightening and will give chills down the spine to anyone.
14. The Grim Reaper
The grim reaper coming out of a black hole in your chest. You can easily hide out anything on your skin with this tattoo. It will also give you an ominous aura around everyone.
15. Wolf and Skull
On the left, there is a really messed up tattoo that needs a cover up. On the right, there’s the result of the cover up tattoo, a well-detailed body art of a wolf and a skull. The skull is coming out from inside of a fiercely-looking werewolf.
Feather Cover Up Tattoo
Feathers are soft and flowy. They can be smoothly placed over other existing tattoos and make them less noticeable to the eye. Dive in and check out these feather design ideas for cover up tattoos.
16. Black Feather
You can try this design out. The left tattoo is of a completely exquisite black feather hiding everything beneath it. On the right, there’s a fading tattoo of a rose covered by a transparent tattoo of a feather.
17. Traditional Mandala Designed Feather
An artistic aesthetic-looking mandala feather art for your thigh. At first, there was a fading tattoo of a heart with a simple design. The mandala-designed tattoo of a feather concealed it completely with its hypnotic display.
18. Flower and Feather
A creatively designed feather behind two colorful red flowers. The feather design looks noble and there’s a name connected to its tail. Giving the expression that the name is written with the feather’s tail.
Sunflower Cover Up Tattoo
Sunflowers have yellow petals and sunflower seeds are round in figure and bigger in size than most of the flowers. Which doesn’t only make them beautiful but also an ideal choice for disguise.
19. Sunflower on Hold
A tattoo on a girl’s forearm of a hand holding a sunflower with leaves. You can hide anything behind those darkly colored spade-shaped leaves. What makes this tattoo more attractive is the nicely done hand that’s holding the flower.
20. Sunflower Patch
A tiny tattoo of an arrow covered up by a tattoo of a sunflower. The design of the sunflower looks very pretty and cute. This design will conceal mini tattoos with small volumes and suit a girl’s hand perfectly.
21. Sunflower on Back
This trigonal sunflower tattoo will cover up your back with elegance, bringing a touch of sunshine and happiness to your life. This tattoo is deeply colored and it will blanket anything underneath it without any notice.
Cross Cover Up Tattoo
The cross symbolizes religious affinity. It is quite sacred to the people of faith. As it has symmetric features, you can use it for proportional cover ups that would look good on your skin.
22. 3D Cross Design
This is a wooden cross tattoo with 3D display. With the dark shades, this tattoo is as realistic as it can be. One can easily hide anything underneath the shades and transform their skin.
23. Crystal Cross
On the left, there is an effortless cross tattoo that looks too simple. On the right that tattoo is transformed into a crystalized sparkling tattoo of a cross. The transformed version of this tattoo is sublime and eye-catching.
24. Cross With Angel Wings
A steel cross with angelic wings coming out of its back. The design of this tattoo is stunning and exclusive. There’s a space to write the name of someone you’re attached to. Which makes this tattoo very special as a cover up.
Dragon Cover Up Tattoo
Dragons are powerful and majestic creatures that hold cultural significance. They are fierce, bold, and cover a lot of space. Chinese dragons have long bodies which makes them attractive for covering up tattoos on sleeves or legs.
25. Dragon Claw
A ferocious-looking dragon with its razor-sharp claws. This black tattoo of a dragon will suit well on your chest and do the work of masking splendidly. The eyes of the dragon show anger and it is ready to strike with its claws and fangs.
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Paint Roller Cover Up Tattoo
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Phoenix Cover Up Tattoo
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Frequently Asked Questions
1. What is a tattoo cover up?
It is a process of transforming an existing tattoo design into a new one that is more aesthetically pleasing. It can be also used to cover your scars on skin.
2. What tattoo is best for a cover up?
Tattoos with bold colors with a density that has enough coverage and size to cover your existing tattoo are best for you.
3. Are cover-up tattoos more painful?
It varies from person to person but cover-up tattoos might be slightly more painful during the inking period than your initial one.
Conclusion
Before getting a cover up tattoo it is very crucial to select an experienced tattoo artist. Cover up tattoos need a lot of evaluation before actually implementing the tattoo design onto your skin. So choose your tattoo artist wisely.
And also keep in mind that to err is human. So give your artist another chance to cover up his mistake if he butchers your desirable tattoo. maybe something extraordinary will come out of it. So, best of luck!
