Tattoo fan unrecognisable in old pics taken before he covered 95% of body in ink

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tattoos over the course of five years has shared unrecognisable throwback snaps taken before his eye-popping transformation.Tristan Weigelt admitted that his parents “hate” his tattoos and as such he revealed what he looked like before the ink.He only started getting face tattoos two years ago – but now looks like a totally different person.The 25-year-old tattoo apprentice has spent £40,000 on the makeover after enduring 260 hours under the needle.And unveiling old photos, he told the Daily Star: “It's kind of weird looking at myself without all the tattoos.“But funnily enough I still feel exactly the same as before on the inside.”However his jaw-dropping body art has resulted in a large Instagram following while curious eyes often follow him on the street.He added: “A lot of people stare and are pretty fascinated.

My friends now say that it’s almost like walking around with a celebrity.”Tristan is originally from America but he now lives in Copenhagen where he is training as a tattoo apprentice.He got his first tatt aged 20 but already he has 95% of his body covered - except for his palms, private parts and the bottom of his feet and ears.The tattooist also revealed the area of his body that was the most painful to get inked - comparing the feeling to being scraped with metal.He said: “My face and the back of my head were without doubt the most painful experience, both during and after.“It was six full day sessions taking between five and six hours and the pain was probably an eight out of 10.“It’s like being scraped with a metal brush.”Tristan said his inklings have no secret hidden meanings and it was mostly the “Japanese tradition” that inspired his orange tattoo suit, which includes a dragon on his back.This year.