does anyone know of a place that does good white ink tattoos? preferably somewhere around richmond

 Off of the BAF homepage there's a link to shop reviews...check out some of those, since it would stand to reason that a good tattoo artist can do awesome work in any color ink...right?

There really is no place that can do "good" white ink tattoos. White ink is not meant to be used to color a tattoo and is commonly used for highlights and accents OVER color. White ink will mostly fade into your skin because it's too close in pigment to show up. I do know someone with white tattoos and they are hardly visible, one looks like a scar and the other turned grey. I would say that it all depends on your skin but honestly they really don't turn out too well.

i have 1 solid white tattoo. it healed amazing, even more so considering its on my finger. its extrememly light though, and nobody notices it unless i point it out. so i would say i disagree to your comment.

Large scale white ink tattoos never work well though. Plus, it really all depends on the person's skin.

It does depend on what you mean by 'work well' too. Some people like that it's nearly invisible at first glance over conventional tattoos. :)

To the OP, I think the most important thing would be to find someone who has experience with white tattoos. What I've heard is that artists who are inexperienced with them tend to overwork the ink too much because of how unvisible it is.

Kaitlin N:

i have 1 solid white tattoo. it healed amazing, even more so considering its on my finger. its extrememly light though, and nobody notices it unless i point it out. so i would say i disagree to your comment.

 

Off topic a little, but do you have a pic?  I don't think I've really seen one before.

 some tattoo artists can be great at what they do but not necessarily as great with white ink and it most certainly can make a wonderful looking tattoo and im going to do it, if it ends up not working out, fine i'll do it again in a different color and if it works out, perfect! i just wanted to see if anyone knew a place where they were experienced in white ink tattooing

 I've not seen any that turned out well long-term. I think etching or scarification works better for light colored, monochrome body art.  You might look into that as an alternative. 

Scarification is extremely dependent on the individual and there is nothing much to be done if it doesn't scar within expectations that aren't due to external factors. White ink tattoos offer a result that is a lot more predictable if you do not know how your body scars. That said, I think we should stick to answering the OP's question rather than telling the OP to get something else done.

To the OP, you might want to look around on body mod sites and if you see white ink tattoos that look good, you could contact the person who has the tattoo for their artist's information. :)

 thankyou =]

and thankyou for answering my question and not trying to change my mind

 I wasn't trying to change your mind; it was just a suggestion

 I've actually heard of getting scarification and tattooing the scars white to get an ultimate "white" effect.

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Heres another good place to start your search. Start calling studios and asking if they have an artist who is experienced with white ink only tattoos, and if they have a portfolio you can check out, either online, in person, or both. And go from there... 

And with the scarification, as said before scarring can be really inpredictable, and it can heal differently even on the same part of the body... So if you're going for an even uniform look scarring may not always be the best option, however a white tattoo is more predictable based on skin tone and the artists ability to work with the ink... 

 it's really hard to take a photo of a tattoo indoors at night with computer lighting...

 White ink tattoos are quite unpredictable and it really depends on your skin type how they will heal and age. Pasty white skin that never sees the sun is best! It will look it's whitest and if it doesn't see much sun then it won't yellow as much over time. remember you are seeing the ink *through* your skin, so if you have darker skin it is not going to look as white.

I've heard that Star Brite white is a good brand of white ink, it's a common one too. Most artists will only do small designs and preferably just linework because it is so hard to get it solid because a) they can't really see what they're doing and b) white ink is a bit of a different consistency to other inks.

Here's a photo. From a small distance my tattoos look nice and uniform, but close up you can see that there's a few patchy bits and that the outline is slightly brighter and more defined than the fill. But that's only when you're up super-close and analysing it!