uv tattoos
TWO TATTOOS,
ONE PIECE OF SKIN
Colour tattoo holds the piece together in daylight.
The UV ink sits inside it, waiting.
Click the buton to activate blacklight.
THE
WORK
THE WORK
NATURE
GOT IT FIRST
Fluorescence isn't a new innovation.
Our nature's been glowing
quietly for a very long time.
WHAT ARE
UV/NEON INKS
It does not glow in the dark
UV ink fluoresces, which means it needs a blacklight shining on it to light up.
Put it in a pitch-black room with no UV source and nothing happens.
Glow sticks work differently — they use phosphorescent compounds, and
those have no business being under anyone's skin.
UV ink fluoresces, which means it needs a blacklight shining on it to light up.Put it in a pitch-black room with no UV source and nothing happens.Glow sticks work differently — they use phosphorescent compounds, andthose have no business being under anyone's skin.
How it'll look
Depending on the pigment, UV ink is either close to invisible or reads like
normal colour tattoo ink. That's what makes it unique. It can work as an
standlone uv/neon piece or can be easily merged with black&grey or colour
designs.
Depending on the pigment, UV ink is either close to invisible or reads like normalcolour tattoo ink. That's what makes it unique. It can work as an standlone uv/neonpiece or can be easily merged with black&grey or colour designs.
It lasts like a normal tattoo
Roughly as long as anything else I'd put on you. The exception is the
near-invisible pigments, electric blue especially, which may want a touch-up.
Roughly as long as anything else I'd put on you. The exception is the near-invisiblepigments, electric blue especially, which may want a touch-up.
Your skin decides the rest
Placement, skin type and how much sun the area sees will change how it ages
more than the ink will. Forearms that live outdoors fade faster than ribs.
Placement, skin type and how much sun the area sees will change how it agesmore than the ink will. Forearms that live outdoors fade faster than ribs.
Inks I use
I've experimented with quite a few UV and neon ink brands over the year and
I've always made it a rule to test the ink on myself before it ever goes near a
client. I stick to reputed and certified ink brands so far neither I nor any person
I've worked with have experienced allergic or any kind of reaction except
"Whoa that's so cool!!".
That said, everyone's skin is different and no tattoo ink can guranteed reaction-
free. So please- ink, your skin or any other concerns with your tattoo artist
beforehand. UV is definitely fun, but when it comes to your skin, I keep the
glow professional.
Placement, skin type and how much sun the area sees will change how it agesmore than the ink will. Forearms that live outdoors fade faster than ribs.
It does not glow
in the dark
UV ink fluoresces, which means it needs a blacklight shining on it to light up.
Put it in a pitch-black room with no UV source and nothing happens.
Glow sticks work differently — they use phosphorescent compounds, and
those have no business being under anyone's skin.
UV ink fluoresces, which means it needs a blacklight shining on it to light up.Put it in a pitch-black room with no UV source and nothing happens.Glow sticks work differently — they use phosphorescent compounds, andthose have no business being under anyone's skin.
How it'll look
Depending on the pigment, UV ink is either close to invisible or reads like
normal colour tattoo ink. That's what makes it unique. It can work as an
standlone uv/neon piece or can be easily merged with black&grey or colour
designs.
Depending on the pigment, UV ink is either close to invisible or reads like normalcolour tattoo ink. That's what makes it unique. It can work as an standlone uv/neonpiece or can be easily merged with black&grey or colour designs.
It lasts like a
normal tattoo
Roughly as long as anything else I'd put on you. The exception is the
near-invisible pigments, electric blue especially, which may want a touch-up.
Roughly as long as anything else I'd put on you. The exception is the near-invisiblepigments, electric blue especially, which may want a touch-up.
Your skin
decides the rest
Placement, skin type and how much sun the area sees will change how it ages
more than the ink will. Forearms that live outdoors fade faster than ribs.
Placement, skin type and how much sun the area sees will change how it agesmore than the ink will. Forearms that live outdoors fade faster than ribs.
Inks I use
Placement, skin type and how much sun the area sees will change how it ages
more than the ink will. Forearms that live outdoors fade faster than ribs.
I've experimented with quite a few UV and neon ink brands over the year andI've always made it a rule to test the ink on myself before it ever goes near aclient. I stick to reputed and certified ink brands so far neither I nor any personI've worked with have experienced allergic or any kind of reaction except"Whoa that's so cool!!".
That said, everyone's skin is different and no tattoo ink can guranteed reaction-free. So please- ink, your skin or any other concerns with your tattoo artist beforehand.
I'm Aditya Bhuta- easier to call me Adi.
I started tattooing about a year ago, but I come from a graphic design background. My obsession with neon art eventually pulled me deeper into the world of UV, fluorescence, and blacklight— eventually leading me to tattooing.
What I’m really good at is the merge—creating a design that stands confidently on its own in black & grey or colour, while hiding a second layer within it that only comes alive under blacklight.
A tattoo with a secret side, revealed only when you want it to be.
When I’m not tattooing, I’m still creating—and I photograph too.
Different mediums, same obsession: finding a unique way to make things glow.
THE
ARTIST
FAVOURITES
TELL ME
YOUR IDEA
Rough is fine. A reference (optional), preferred placement, a feeling —
I'll come back to you with what would work under both lights.
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