How Growth & Sunlight Affect Tattoos
Male MC gets a tattoo as a sort of ID marker when he's 12 or 13. It needs to be some place fairly obvious when it's done, so I'm thinking either the back of the wrist or maybe the base of the thumb. The tattoo itself isn't the ID marker as much as it marks the spot that needs to be scanned and there's something like a PIT tag underneath.
What I'm wondering is how growing into adulthood is going to affect this tattoo. I know the sun is going to fade the hell out of it, but is it going to stretch also so it just looks like a weird birthmark or something?
My other thought is maybe white ink is used, and then I was wondering how sun exposure would affect the color since it'll be in a spot that isn't typically covered, especially when it's warm.
Pretty much what I'm looking for is the tattoo, once the character's older, to not really be distinguishable as such or maybe not immediately obvious, which is why I was wondering about sunlight since if it's white ink, maybe when the untattooed skin around it becomes more tan, then the difference will be more visible?
I tried searching various combinations of "sunlight" and "tattoos" but could only find that you don't want to expose the tattoo to the sun if you want it to stay crisp and vibrant. I also wasn't sure where to find information on how growing up would affect a tattoo since usually kids that age shouldn't have one, or at least in the US you need parental consent under 18.
ETA: I did read this previous post in regards to tattoos and growth, but that's from toddler and I'm starting at prepubescent.
What I'm wondering is how growing into adulthood is going to affect this tattoo. I know the sun is going to fade the hell out of it, but is it going to stretch also so it just looks like a weird birthmark or something?
My other thought is maybe white ink is used, and then I was wondering how sun exposure would affect the color since it'll be in a spot that isn't typically covered, especially when it's warm.
Pretty much what I'm looking for is the tattoo, once the character's older, to not really be distinguishable as such or maybe not immediately obvious, which is why I was wondering about sunlight since if it's white ink, maybe when the untattooed skin around it becomes more tan, then the difference will be more visible?
I tried searching various combinations of "sunlight" and "tattoos" but could only find that you don't want to expose the tattoo to the sun if you want it to stay crisp and vibrant. I also wasn't sure where to find information on how growing up would affect a tattoo since usually kids that age shouldn't have one, or at least in the US you need parental consent under 18.
ETA: I did read this previous post in regards to tattoos and growth, but that's from toddler and I'm starting at prepubescent.