Tattooing proper has been practiced in most parts of the world from approximately 2000 B.C.,
though it is rare among populations with the darkest skin colour. This may be because
of the difficulty in tattooing colors on darker skin tones.
Colors tend to get muted by dark skin tones. When you look at a tattoo, you are looking
at the tattoo through the skin. Therefore, the darker the skin tone, the more muted the
colors of a tattoo will appear. On coffee-colored complexions or lighter, colors can still be
used although there are some limitations in the palette. On darker skin, certain consideration
have to be made in choosing colors, though the tendency is to mainly use gray shading and
solid black as solid black work will usually show on anybody.
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