It is well known by many who Leo Messi, the great star of the FC Barcelona football team is a good fan of the world of ink and body art. On his body he has a significant number of tattoos of all kinds. In both arms and legs. However, the latest tattoo that the soccer player has done is giving a lot to talk about. And it is that it is a blackout tattoo, a very controversial style.
After his reappearance in training with the Argentina team, Leo Messi wore his new tattoo on his left leg. As we can see in the comparative image in which we are shown how the tattoos that he wore on that leg were previously, we realize that he has kept some of the previous elements such as the number "10" that refers to his dorsal and a ball.
Comparison of Leo Messi's new blackout tattoo. On the left how I had it before, and on the right the result of the new tattoo.
El blackout style has become popular in recent years for being used by many ink fans to cover old tattoos with those who were not happy. A kind of style for doing cover ups. And this is precisely what has been speculating from Argentina, that Leo Messi was not very happy with his previous tattoos and that is why he has "transformed" them into this sea of black.
On the other hand and unlike what it might seem, the blackout tattoo is very complicated to do, since for the black to be even you have to dedicate a lot of time. Having a lot of ink load, it is also likely that you need one more coat of black to be able to completely cover the color that was tattooed in the area that we are trying to cover. Other factors must also be taken into account, such as the client's skin type or healing process and the care that he gave to the tattoos that he now wishes to cover with the color black.
Source - La Nacion