Tribal rework Cover-Up Tattoos for the Spine

Old solid-black tribal is some of the hardest ink to cover — but it's very reworkable. Instead of fighting the black, a good design absorbs it: large-scale blackwork, Japanese, or heavy black-and-grey pieces that build on the existing ink. On the spine, spine tattoos are long and narrow, so cover-ups usually become vertical designs — florals, dragons, script or ornamental lines — that run down the back and absorb the old piece along the way..