Tattoofan shows 'genius' way she makes her raccoon ink look more realistic
A TATTOO fan has shared a hilarious tip to make animal tattoos look more realistic.
Casper, the manager of a tattoo parlor, shared her hack via a video on her TikTok channel @_spookytooth.
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The New Yorker often uses the account to share content about the various tattoos she has on her body.
Casper's videos are very popular among social media users and she has amassed over 299,000 followers on the video sharing platform.
In the video, you can see the heavily tattooed woman showing off her leg, which has a cute raccoon drawn on the thigh.
Casper then takes one pink razor and begins to shave the hair from her legs.
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However, she shaves around her raccoon tattoo so that the animal's body remains hairy.
“I shave my legs around my raccoon tattoo so it's hairy,” she said.
Leaving the hair on the raccoon certainly made it look more realistic and Casper petted the animal to show that she had given him a soft coat of “fur”.
Shaving over a tattoo is generally fine, but you should not do this until the tattoo has completely healed.
This is because you could end up cutting the tattoo, which could cause the ink to bleed and ruin the design.
In the video, Casper shaves according to the method that tattoo artists use.
This involves shaving with short, gentle strokes in the direction of the hair to prevent irritation and ingrown hairs.
Casper's video has clearly impressed many as it has been viewed a whopping 13 million times.
TikTok users rushed to the video's comments section to share their thoughts on her shaving hack.
Many people shared their own hilarious furry tattoos.
One user said: “How funny! I have a portrait of Freddy Krueger on my leg.
“In winter he grows a beard.”
Another user said: “I do this with my baby grinch tattoo too”.
A third user commented: “I have a Johnny Depp tattoo from Fear and Loathing in Las Vegar and I try to grow his hair and beard regularly.”
A fourth person joked: “It's a 3D tattoo now.”
Another person added: “That's actually genius.”
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