article_snippet: Lal Hardy, a tattooist at New Wave Studios, London, is tasked with turning disaster pieces into masterpieces.
article_snippet: Lal has shared some of the cover-ups Lal's most proud of and proves that with a bit of handiwork and a lot of experience, dodgy tattoos can be given a new lease of life.
article_snippet: Lal Hardy is tasked with turning people's disaster pieces into masterpieces, such as this Marilyn Monroe, left, Lal Hardy shaded in to create an artsy monster, right .
article_snippet: Speaking about why people come to see Lal Hardy to have people inks modified, Lal Hardy said: 'The reasons really vary from some that are just plain bad, some designs are dated, some want bigger work or others are names of ex-lovers. '
article_snippet: Four of Lal's most prized cover-ups include a lion design that was transformed from some squiggles into a fierce inking.
article_snippet: Lal says Lal transforms 'plain bad' ones, adds to some - like this seemingly unfinished lion tattoo - or makes dated ones more modern .
article_snippet: Speaking about the renovation work, Lal said: 'The lion was done by an amateur artist and because The lion was only partially done, The lion was possible to salvage The lion and cover The lion up.'
article_snippet: Lal also worked Lal magic on a faded design by transforming a faded design into a bold and colourful rose.
article_snippet: Another botched design Lal fixed was a faded Marilyn Monroe inking. '
article_snippet: The cover up worked because the client researched a design Lal wanted, Marilyn Monroe Marilyn Monroe was faded and Another botched design he fixed had lots of detail and shading so lent Marilyn Monroe well to a cover up,' said Lal.
article_snippet: Lal also worked his magic on Another botched design he fixed by transforming Another botched design he fixed into a bold and colourful rose, right .
highlights_snippet: Lal Hardy turns disaster pieces into masterpieces .
  
highlights_snippet: Says Lal Hardy transforms 'plain bad' ones, adds to some or makes some modern .
  