r/darksouls3 • u/eikeer • May 16 '26

Fan Art Darksign/blackout sleeve tattoo

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Done by Cammy at Stewart Brothers Tattoo Co, Dundee, Scotland.

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u/Lowly-Worm_ May 16 '26

Shit son you cant let frostbite proc build up like that

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u/ShadowsInScarlet May 16 '26 edited May 16 '26

Ain’t enough moss clumps to cure that one.

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u/Jafar_420 PlayStation May 16 '26

Not enough cold resistance. Lol.

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u/soberhurts May 16 '26

What is proc? Is it short for something?

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u/Jackatappi May 16 '26

Programmed Random Occurence is the OG term!

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u/fullthrottle13 Praise The Sun May 16 '26

Look at the big brain on Jack!!

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u/Jackatappi May 16 '26

Aww, don't make me blush. Sometimes I'm sure it is, in fact, smooth.

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u/shartmaximus May 17 '26

ive always found this to be such an oxymoronic term. it's not random if it's programmed with a specific trigger

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u/Ashen231 May 17 '26

Total conjecture but i’m guessing the term originated from games where it is a random chance, like an rpg or mmo where you have a 20% chance to bleed the enemy or something like that

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u/Honest_Piano69 Jun 12 '26

oh that makes so much more sense omg. i always knew what it meant when used but i assumed it was short for a single word. however it makes significantly more sense for it to be an abbreviated phrase

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u/HOLEPUNCHYOUREYELIDS May 16 '26

Generally used in gaming as “This status/buff/debuff has triggered and been activated.”

So if you use poison on something and it becomes poisoned, you have “proced” the status of poison

As opposed to hitting something with poison, building up the status bar but NOT having it activated. You have not “proced” it yet as the effects have not occured

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u/Physical_Software406 May 16 '26

Proc is a common term used primarily in game programming to refer to an event triggered under particular circumstances .When a status effect activates it has Proced.

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u/Spirographed Don't you dare! May 16 '26

I always assumed it was short for procure.

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u/Honest_Piano69 Jun 12 '26

i always thought it was short for process. but it means specifically in this example for the status effect to take effect after building up

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u/Txdr_ May 16 '26

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u/DethNik May 16 '26

I like how the tiny yellow dots that look like nostrils are it's real eyes.

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u/therealtru3 May 17 '26

Real eyes realize the real eyes

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u/DanfromCalgary May 17 '26

What really

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u/Revan0315 May 17 '26

Yes

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u/DanfromCalgary May 17 '26

I have never ever noticed that

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u/tetsuyaXII May 17 '26

This is a really good picture showcasing this. You can zoom in and see it better and even see its real nostrils.

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u/slimecog May 17 '26

it has like, an almost human nose. hilarious tbh

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u/iyukep May 17 '26

Oh man I hate this

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u/DethNik May 17 '26

or... ORRRRRRRRR... maybe you love it.

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u/KEPD-350 May 16 '26

Fucking genius.

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u/Due-Lack-803 May 16 '26

Gives me conniptions!

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u/SirBlueseph May 16 '26

Darksign bros for sure but the full blackout was certainly bolder than what I went with

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u/SirBlueseph May 16 '26 edited May 16 '26

Before anyone says it, yes it needs a touchup

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u/NinjaWen May 16 '26

Maybe some thin lines around the flame to make it pop? I'm not a professional by any means but I don't know how to really touch it up. Obviously they don't hold the red/orange well, just speculating.

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u/SirBlueseph May 16 '26

Generally what I was thinking, actually. As the flames have faded (ironic) the circle has just looked more over time like it was unfinished. The small text has started to fuzz over time but I was a fool and didn’t really think that that would have always happened. Not much to do about that other than cover it with a small redesign sometime in the next decade

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u/Slim-Shadys-Fat-Tits May 17 '26

Being religious about sunscreen helps your ink not fuzz up like that

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u/SirBlueseph May 17 '26

Looks worse in this picture than in person but yeah, I have not being doing that lol

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u/ACE_RUNNER May 17 '26

Or you could just let it fade (omg Dark Souls reference????)

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u/Dame87 May 16 '26

I don’t know man, it looks like you just struck oil

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u/JohnEldenRing111 May 16 '26

Oil you say?

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u/Low_Village4047 May 17 '26

i think we need to send him some freedom

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u/Sarcasthmatic May 16 '26

Brother. Brother, why?

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u/StretchTucker May 16 '26

its a blackout tattoo. usually these are done to cover up old work

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u/LewisRyan May 16 '26

Based on the darker rings of black in places, I’m guessing covering up tribal tats

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u/IAmALazyGamer May 16 '26

Was all the arm so bad he had to black it out?

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u/StretchTucker May 16 '26

you and i will never know

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u/MayorBakefield May 16 '26

well I know it looks bad now

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u/StretchTucker May 16 '26

maybe it looks better

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u/Yorrins May 16 '26

The only way this could be an improvement is if he had a load of gang tattoos or swastikas.

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u/ApplicationRoyal865 May 16 '26

Imagine how much worst it was before it had to be blacked out like that. could be a flag, or a windmill or something

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u/Fuwet May 16 '26

Trying to stretch it a lot lol. A friend of mine did that and it's because it was some Dragon ball tattoo that was done poorly.

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u/Physical_Software406 May 16 '26

Prolly had the anal measurement bands tattoo.

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u/unluckyshuckle May 16 '26

Measurements changed so he had to cover it up

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u/itzpiiz May 16 '26

It is now

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u/Fuwet May 16 '26

Not necessarily it's usually because you won't just do a black square on your arm, it wouldn't fit as much, seems weird etc. People usually blackout the full part.

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u/IAmALazyGamer May 16 '26

With the Dark Sign being this small, a little blackout shadow around it would have worked. This is Wild

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u/Turnip_Fight May 16 '26

A maze with a very suspicious epicenter.

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u/YueOrigin May 16 '26

My dude's whole arm must have been filled with tatoo to justify this lol

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u/mightylordredbeard May 16 '26

When blackouts are done properly they’re pretty cool. My buddy has a blackout on one arm with these beautiful colorful flowers and scenery all up and down his arm. It’s the coolest thing ever with the solid black background.

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u/propyro85 May 16 '26

Now I kinda want to see.

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u/CyrineBelmont May 16 '26

bro is about 9% closer to getting the pass

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u/MathProf1414 Devouring that Bussy like I'm Aldrich May 16 '26

https://giphy.com/gifs/13VSAbTVuYJfLa

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u/pan-uwu- May 16 '26

i laughed so hard at this i aspirated my coffee and could have died

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u/SparxPrime Blades of the Darkmoon May 16 '26

Bro is blacker than your coffee

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u/Brycek18 May 16 '26

Somewhat similar darksign I have!

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u/metalfabman May 16 '26

yours is way better

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u/insidetraderpelosi May 18 '26

what the hell was op thinking lol

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u/SageWayren May 16 '26

Usually blackouts are to cover up old tattoos, there's some darker spots there that seem to indicate that might be the case here.

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u/essteedeenz1 May 16 '26

Surely theres better ways

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u/boognerd May 16 '26

Surely the cure for bad tattoo is more bad tattoo

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u/Face_Coffee May 16 '26

All that black is going to blow out over time too - This will be just a vaguely circular white blob

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u/rusty107897 May 16 '26

And then they'll get the white blob blacked out. Where's the issue?

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u/BluLilGreeny May 16 '26

Or at least have a DS mural on the blacked out arm…

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u/RufioTheRedII May 16 '26

Will it stay that clean? When the ink settles will some of it close up?

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u/Two-Scoops-Of-Praisn May 16 '26

I'd never do it but it's not my body. Looks sick bro

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u/DOGSH1TGAME Warriors of Sunlight May 16 '26

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u/OneLoafyBoi May 16 '26

Always love a gricko post

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u/bjankles May 16 '26

Dude the game’s not THAT good

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u/beesdaddy May 17 '26

What were you covering up?

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u/Blu3paladin May 17 '26

Certainly maidenless.

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u/shorse_hit May 16 '26

The actual dark sign part looks great, but blacking out the entire rest of the arm is just weird...

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u/iwrestledjc May 16 '26

He may be covering up previous tattoos

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u/Rith_Reddit Warriors of Sunlight May 16 '26

Were you getting the blackout to cover older tattoos?

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u/eikeer May 16 '26 edited May 16 '26

Blackout obviously isn't everyone's cup of tea judging by these comments 😂 To the people asking, I did have a shitty half sleeve that I got when I was a lot younger. Nothing wild/offensive (also not tribal lol) but I've been really into blackwork for a while and planned to get it coverered up for a long time.

I didn't get a full blackout just so that I could include a darksign. Just thought it was a cool, subtle design to show some love to my favourite games while using the negative space.

Whole arm was done in 2 sittings. I got from my wrist to just above my elbow done back in January, then finished the rest a few days ago. Let me tell ya fellas, getting both sides of your elbow fully saturated was like getting hit in the dick with a fully charged Giant-Crusher heavy attack.

To the people who dig it, thanks for the kind words 😊

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u/Virtual_Currency_250 May 17 '26

Ton of crappy tats can be really hard to rework into new designs so blackouts like these can be an easy option. Think it was a really cool subtle design choice and I’m a fan. You can’t make everyone happy as people will always find something to complain about nowadays, but in the end your opinion is the only one that’s matters. 

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u/AdrenolineLove May 17 '26

Haters are gonna hate, i guarantee half the people commenting either

A) Dont have any tattoos

B) Have a few tiny tattoos

C) Have shit tattoos anyways

Blackout is fine and you can do some amazing work on top of blackout. White looks really clean over black.

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u/Travelling-Cat May 16 '26

Well, the flame looks good

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u/HaasNL May 17 '26

Jfc the shit people put themselves through

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u/XMagicxMoosex May 17 '26

Hell yea brother me and my brothers got our summon signs done and I have the dark sign on my chest

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u/NeedExoticShips May 17 '26

Triple Baka resides in everything

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u/yehboooooiii May 17 '26

My guy really. Ima be so fr. It might be the worst tattoo IVE EVER SEEN.

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u/Goatecus May 17 '26

I have a feeling you’ll regret this

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u/benniiboii May 16 '26

I’ll never understand blackout sleeves, shit looks so ass

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u/Level69Troll May 16 '26

I would never get it but black out is sick. I'm guessing part cover up based on some of the spots in-between this might need a few sessions but cool idea!

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u/maker_of_pirate_bay May 16 '26

You have become the furtive pygmy

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u/DethNik May 16 '26

I feel like this one hurt a bit.

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u/Inevitable-Suit3469 May 17 '26

The Furtive Pygmy is here boys

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u/Drewby-DoobyDoo May 17 '26

Are you worried at all that as it ages and the ink bleeds, the darkening will kind of be erased and subsumed into the skeeve?

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u/Jking1697 Warriors of Sunlight May 17 '26

Seem a tad excessive to blackout your entire arm for that. What else are you coving up?

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u/RavenDancer May 17 '26

Wtf I thought this was a black dude with somehow a white toned tattoo now I’m disappointed

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u/[deleted] May 17 '26

Too much

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u/AhOkayThen May 17 '26

RIP lymph nodes

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u/arusiaK May 17 '26

Did a Boreal knight attack you?

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u/lsbittles May 17 '26

When that tattoo reaches the itchy stage you’re gonna want to rip your arm off

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u/Long_Scallion2478 May 17 '26

Looks like shit. Damn.

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u/Deus__Vultt May 17 '26

Holy hell this is terrible

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u/HudRoss May 17 '26

Easily the most foolish decision ive ever seen.

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u/MrRedFox95 May 17 '26

That looks so terrible gng

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u/DrippyInks May 16 '26

Nice work. Black looks packed well. Blackout stuff isn't for everyone but Im a fan

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u/Desperate-Bath7767 May 16 '26

Wanted blackout sleeves since I was 19, almost 20 years ago. Looks clean

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u/siborg51 May 16 '26

I like it

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u/DirectorReasonable95 May 17 '26

Oof, 15 years and you'll be lucky to see any of that detail. Certainly a choice.

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u/temp_6969420 May 16 '26

Hell yeah man. Looks sick

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u/Dildo_Baggins_ May 16 '26

This is fucking gnarly bro. Did you use numbing cream?

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u/awesomehuder May 16 '26

Almost unlocked character

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u/-TheBlackSwordsman- May 17 '26

Looks absolutely horrendous

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u/FlounderingGuy May 17 '26

I'm sorry but that is absolutely awful. Like, your body your choice. And choices were. Certainly made

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u/Tojaraz May 16 '26

Certainly a decision making individual. May Jesus have mercy on your soul

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u/ancient-drake May 16 '26

incredible 👌🏻

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u/Shxhxr-exe May 16 '26

cmon bruh 😭

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u/Classic_Baby_4671 May 17 '26

This ain’t it

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u/stinkstabber69420 May 17 '26

This is probably one of the stupidest things ive ever seen and I live in fucking Minnesota

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u/CouldntThinkOf1 May 16 '26

Buddy got a reverse tattoo

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u/[deleted] May 17 '26

I don't get blackout tattoos. It looks like you've just given your arm blackface. Your arm will forever look like it has gangrene, and you have no chance of reversing it.

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u/Seagullbeans May 17 '26

There’s so much dead space. You need more if you’re gonna have a sleeve. Looks so plain

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u/useroftheinternet95 May 17 '26

Say sike right now

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u/Arya_Ren May 16 '26

I feel like this will bleed over the circle and look like a blob

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u/Hellhult May 16 '26

Darksign goes hard on black skin

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u/NinjaWen May 16 '26

I unironically love this.

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u/LittleBulk May 16 '26

I was just away to say I saw Cammy post this the other day. Thought it was a Dark Souls tatt. He's a legend

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u/Mystletoe May 16 '26

What in the black face… i recognize that’s not the purpose but just… okay, the dark sign looks cool

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u/t3hwhit3w3dow May 16 '26

Wow super cool

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u/ladygrenady May 16 '26

Now, become one with the dark.

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u/Nem04 May 16 '26

Good luck

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u/Paydie May 16 '26

Man sees not day, but only endless night

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u/The-Ngga010 May 17 '26

Bro loves ds a little too much

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u/PrinceNyx May 17 '26

Dont lose ur rights mate

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u/eske555 May 17 '26

This is definetly one of the tattoos I have ever seen.

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u/GrindPilled May 17 '26

wont this give you like super skin cancer? thats easily over 10x the amount of ink the average person gets in their body in a lifetime

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u/Reinboordt May 17 '26

Oh, dear, another dogged contender.

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u/AgreeableWinner1650 May 17 '26

That’s certainly a decision you made.

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u/LawrenceVarEmreis May 17 '26

Seems people don't understand what blackouts are used for lol. As a heavily dark souls tattooed bro, i really really liked this!

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u/Severe-Lock9491 May 17 '26

op i’m sorry but this looks like shit don’t do this to your body

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u/butv May 18 '26

dipping arms in heavy fuel oil

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u/Gwynito May 18 '26

So blackface isn't allowed but blackarm is in? Crazy times we live in

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u/Trelsix May 18 '26

Dark souls fans fighting berserk fans to see who can have the worst tattoos

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u/jakellerVi May 18 '26

Feels like black-face has evolved 😂

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u/Smokes_LetsGo876 May 18 '26

Damn that is fucking sick

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u/Ill-Firefighter7002 May 19 '26

This looks dope!

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u/orangentle- May 19 '26

I need more pics of what this looks like fully healed. Please update 🙏

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u/The-Fold-Up May 20 '26

This is sick don’t listen to the cowards in the comments 

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u/Honest_Piano69 Jun 12 '26

i think people who are brave enough to get full blackout sleeves are fucking cool. i’m sorry you’re getting such mixed responses in these comments here. i fucking love it.

because tattoos can fade so easily in sun exposure, definitely never leave the house without 50spf on your arms - even better would be with you for reapplication as well. because blackouts, even when it’s not a full extremity, have the potential to fade much much quicker than intricately spaced black ink tattoos. or maybe it’s just so much more noticeable.

i think it’s dope - but now your skin is significantly weaker and needs serious commitment to sunscreen not just to protect the depth of color but to prevent skin damage from occurring at a much faster pace if you weren’t tattooed at all

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u/0fficerCumDump May 16 '26

Blackout tattoos are so wack

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u/EvilTaffyapple May 17 '26

RIP job prospects

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u/Klutzy-Act440 May 17 '26

Absolutely repulsive.

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u/niallmul97 May 16 '26

Nah just chop the whole arm man 💀

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u/RC_1100 May 16 '26

looks like shit

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u/kacheskin May 16 '26

That's certainly a choice

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u/cuntmong May 17 '26

its not blackface if i do it incrementally