Agree about the blender node. I've used it this way before to add second skins and scars to a skin texture. And since the tattoo is "stand-alone" you can also play with bump/displacement (not very useful for a tattoo, but definitely useful for second skin/scars/wounds)

The pen is mightier than the sword. But if you literally want to have some impact, use a typewriter

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