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Kelly-Ann Mills

Tattooed dad with 96% of body inked shows how his fingers were turned black

A dad who has spent more than a thousand hours in the chair to get the majority of his body covered in tattoos has revealed a "flashback" photo showing how his fingers turned black.

Canadian Remy has been sharing updates of his transformation and has gained more than 203,000 Instagram followers enthralled by his work.

He has recently uploaded some images from 2019 which showed his fans how the blackwork on his fingers began.

Blackwork is a form of embroidery generally worked in black thread, although other colours are also used sometimes.

Remy, who has 96% of his body covered, wrote in a post on Instagram: "Swipe set from the first time I blacked out my fingers.

He showed his hand (ephemeral_remy/Instagram)
Remy has thousands of followers (ephemeral_remy/Instagram)

"Flashback to mid-2019.

"It's safe to say these sessions pushed me to my limits at the time, and I learned a lot about myself going through the 'blackout' portion of my tattoo journey."

In the two photos, Remy posed with his newly inked hand, while another showed him right after the procedure.

His journey's inspired thousands of fans over the years with the post racking up over 3,800 likes.

He shared the images on Instagram (ephemeral_remy /Instagram)

It comes as the tattooed dad posted a snap where he looks different 19 years ago.

In the upload, the photo on the left shows Remy rocking a grungy look with a mohawk and skull top.

He's also wearing baggy jeans with a long black coat in the snap taken back in 2003.

Then on the right, Remy has short blonde hair which his skull tattooed along with the rest of his body.

He's also completed a huge chunk of blackwork since the early noughties where he has no tattoos on show.

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