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RICHARD, from California, has been collecting tattoos for the last 30 years and so far has tattooed over 90% of his body. Richard's addiction to ink started with a small tattoo on his chest before he joined the military. Then, when the "ink fever" took over, his tattoo journey really began. Richard told Transformed: "I currently have 247 tattoos covering my entire body and my goal is to be completely covered 100% within the next three years." Richard's wife Marita has only ever known Richard with tattoos, and even with some initial shock, she has grown to love them. Despite Richard's very supportive wife and children, the reactions to his tattoos haven't always been positive. Richard said: "I get judged a lot and get many negative comments. People call me a monster, say how disgusting it is, why would you do something like that to yourself? I take care of my family, I'm a good father, I'm normal! Just because I have tattoos doesn't make me a bad person." Today, with the help of makeup artists Crystal and Angel, Richard will be giving his family the shock of their lives by having his tattoos covered up for the very first time! But how will Richard's family react? Will they recognise the stranger in front of them and prefer the tattoos gone? Or will they be desperate for Richard's ink to return?
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RICHARD, from California, has been collecting tattoos for the last 30 years and so far has tattooed over 90% of his body. Richard's addiction to ink started with a small tattoo on his chest before he joined the military. Then, when the "ink fever" took over, his tattoo journey really began. Richard told Transformed: "I currently have 247 tattoos covering my entire body and my goal is to be completely covered 100% within the next three years." Richard's wife Marita has only ever known Richard with tattoos, and even with some initial shock, she has grown to love them. Despite Richard's very supportive wife and children, the reactions to his tattoos haven't always been positive. Richard said: "I get judged a lot and get many negative comments. People call me a monster, say how disgusting it is, why would you do something like that to yourself? I take care of my family, I'm a good father, I'm normal! Just because I have tattoos doesn't make me a bad person." Today, with the help of makeup artists Crystal and Angel, Richard will be giving his family the shock of their lives by having his tattoos covered up for the very first time! But how will Richard's family react? Will they recognise the stranger in front of them and prefer the tattoos gone? Or will they be desperate for Richard's ink to return?
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00:00 Today a makeup artist is coming to my house and we're gonna surprise my family by covering up all my tattoos
00:04 I currently have probably 247 tattoos covering my entire body. It became an addiction for me
00:10 So Richard we're all done are you ready to see yourself? I'm ready. Holy
00:16 Yikes my kids are gonna be scared to death right now. Oh
00:20 my goodness man
00:23 Oh
00:25 Hi, welcome to my house
00:33 My name is Richard and I've been getting tattoos for the last 30 years
00:38 I got my first tattoo before I went into the military probably in 1990
00:43 And then after that it became an addiction for me. I've tattooed 90% of my body
00:48 It just becomes an addiction for everybody. I don't care who you are once you start it
00:52 I currently have probably 247 tattoos covering my entire body and my goal is to be completely covered 100% covered in the next three years
01:00 Today a makeup artist is coming to my house and we're gonna surprise my family by covering up all my tattoos
01:04 It's going to be a big shock for me because I look like this for over 30 years
01:09 So today we're doing a tattoo cover-up on Richard
01:14 This face his arms his legs
01:17 It's gonna be a process where we're gonna color correct and then we're gonna add
01:22 Foundation on top to look like he has like no tattoos basically and yeah, it's gonna be fun. You're ready. I'm ready
01:30 We're gonna do a layer of powder and then we're gonna go over with this dermablend
01:38 Foundation and I believe we're gonna have to do two layers of
01:43 This so the tattoos won't come through. I've always wanted tattoos since I was younger
01:48 What was it about tattoos that became so interesting to you the excitement the artwork?
01:52 watching different
01:54 Designs on your body grow and it just it was exhilarating and not only that the pain tolerance was phenomenal
02:00 It just became a sensation that you just wanted more and more and more of
02:04 My first tattoo was a bear with the sailors hat when I was getting ready to go in the Navy
02:10 And it was located on my chest and that was in 1990. I started tattooing my face probably
02:15 12 years ago and I started off as like I said with the mouthpiece as a joke and
02:21 Then I just continued to go so I have the teeth here. I have my wife's name right here
02:26 My son's Frank's name here. My son jr. Here. This is my daughter's kiss and these are Jaden's footprints when he was a newborn
02:35 Now I'm gonna start the color correcting process I'm gonna start doing his arms first and then I'm gonna do this face
02:42 What product are you using on me now?
02:46 So we're using that EBA color corrector and the shape coral just to take out any of the blue and the black
02:53 Lines and your and your tattoos. I
02:56 Get judged a lot got a lot of negative comments about my tattoos people call me a monster or how disgusting it is
03:05 Or why would you do something like that to yourself and everybody has their own opinion of what?
03:10 They can think of me. You know what? I mean? I take care of my family
03:14 I'm a good father and I'm just normal and just like you just because I have tattoos doesn't make me a different person
03:19 So after we're done with this, we're gonna reveal this to my wife and my kids. My children love it
03:24 They plus they don't know anything else. They were all born. I mean when they were all born. I already look like this
03:29 When I met my wife I had already looked like this
03:32 My other ones were probably laugh my wife will probably say take it off my twins. They're the ones don't worry about
03:40 What do you guys think about my tattoo I think you look good lift taxes can take away whoever you want
03:48 It's like weird, but it's like cool. Yeah
03:52 I'm excited for you guys to see what I look like
03:58 Which you everybody considers normal, but yet I'm scared that the twins are not gonna recognize this
04:04 So now all the tattoos are covered up. So now I'm gonna blend it all together
04:08 I
04:11 Want to do this transformation for my kids. I want my kids to actually see what I look like normal
04:15 We're almost done now
04:17 We're doing the flecking which is adding some little freckles to make him look more natural more realistic
04:23 Skin light and it's like the finishing touch. So this is a alcohol activated paint
04:29 It's activated by 99% alcohol. It's by real creations ink in amber brown
04:36 So Richard we're all done are you ready to see yourself I'm ready this is gonna be crazy
04:43 I haven't seen myself without tattoos in 20 years. This is gonna be
04:46 nominal right now
04:50 I'm ready. Okay, three two one
04:54 Holy yikes my kids are gonna be scared to death right now. Oh my goodness
05:18 Man I look old I do not recognize myself at all right now
05:22 First thing I thought was who's this old man standing in front of me. I feel a lot different right now
05:26 Having no tattoos I've never seen myself like this. It completely makes me look like a different person
05:32 My family is going to be very shocked right now
05:35 I'm gonna reveal this this transformation is gonna be want to go back to myself
05:38 The ladies did an excellent job, but this is not me looking at myself right now
05:42 I want to get right back to the tattoo shop. Are you nervous about seeing Richard without tattoos?
05:48 I'm not really nervous. I'm kind of excited to actually see him and see what he looks like
05:52 I never see my dad without tattoos
05:55 I'm like nervous because I'm like shy if he like looks like a grandpa
06:02 because he has some whiteness on his eyeballs
06:04 Oh my gosh
06:06 Oh my gosh
06:08 Hi
06:10 You look so good
06:12 Daddy
06:14 Come here Ricky's daddy
06:16 Daddy
06:18 Come here it's okay
06:20 Hi Bubbles
06:22 Daddy come here Junior
06:24 Junior come here it's daddy
06:26 It's daddy
06:28 Are you wearing a mask?
06:30 Are you wearing a mask over your head?
06:32 Are you wearing a mask over your head?
06:34 Are you wearing a mask over your head?
06:36 What happened?
06:38 What happened to daddy?
06:40 Daddy's got all my tattoos off
06:42 Daddy looks scary
06:44 What happened to daddy's tattoos?
06:46 They're all gone?
06:48 They're all gone?
06:50 He looks like weird
06:52 He looks like an old man
06:54 He looks like somebody from like a video that I've never seen
06:58 I thought he was like a different person
07:00 He looks like an uncle
07:02 I thought he was like a different person
07:04 I thought he was like a different person
07:06 I'm like I've never seen this in him before
07:08 To be honest no I don't like this new look on my husband
07:10 I prefer the tattoos on him because it makes him look better
07:12 I prefer the tattoos on him because it makes him look better
07:14 He looks like somebody put a mask over him
07:16 He looks like somebody put a mask over him
07:18 What did you think about your family's reaction?
07:20 I knew they'd be shocked at my appearance
07:22 I knew they'd be shocked at my appearance
07:24 They're so used to me with tattoos
07:26 This has given me a perspective of what I would look like
07:28 And I'm so grateful that I'm covered in tattoos
07:30 And I'm so grateful that I'm covered in tattoos
07:33 This experience has taught me that I am very happy with who I am with my tattoos
07:38 And that I am very grateful for who I am
07:41 And that I am very grateful for who I am
07:43 And I am grateful for who I am
07:45 And I am grateful for who I am
07:47 And I am grateful for who I am
07:49 And I am grateful for who I am
07:51 And I am grateful for who I am
07:53 And I am grateful for who I am
07:55 And I am grateful for who I am
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