I guess I am quite naïve about tattoo application. I assumed they were computer, laser generated. I didn't realize tattoo artist have to be actual artist and the drawings are most often freehand or taken from an image. No computers are involved at all. What did I know? His body is literally a canvas, unfortunately he only gets to use it once, so he has to be very careful what goes on it. He loves to tell stories of newly weds or couples that get each others names tattooed on themselves only to split up a few weeks or months later.
Covering a tattoo with another tattoo is commonly done and 90% of the time it is to cover up an old flames name. He and his girlfriend are no exception. She had her x-husbands name across her back in large letters almost hip to hip. This didn't work. You can't have your girlfriend's x on her back. They soon found themselves pregnant with a baby and our neighbor had to look at the x's name for nine months. When the baby was four days old he started the process of covering the name and making a new picture. He says there is nothing a jinxes a relationship faster than tattooing their name on you. Word to the wise.
No one under 18 can get a tattoo except with their parent or guardian present and a valid birth certificate. Think long and hard about what you want to put on your body, as it is there to stay. You wouldn't want the same hair style for the rest of your life, or wear the same shirt, so do your research, ponder hard, a tattoo shouldn't be impulse activity, and when you are ready so are the tattoo artist in Dallas, TX, it is a fascinating art form.