Lydia's tattoos

Lydia's tattoos
First mentioned:	Orientation
Owned by:	Lydia
Current status:	Changing

Lydia the "tattooed lady" has many tattoos all over her body.

About

Lydia has many tattoos. She often uses her power of empathy to sense things through her tattoos. For instance, with the help of Samuel to move the ink, tattoos of people's faces are created on her back. Lydia uses her ability to tell the person's name and information about them. Following is a gallery of Lydia's tattoos.

Gallery

Tattoos That Don't Seem to Change

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  Lydia seems to have a basic tattoo of flowers and vines that don't seem to move.
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  Some flowers are in the shape of a mysterious symbol.
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  The flowers wrap around her shoulder...
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  ...to the left side of Lydia's neck.
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  The right side of her neck has another tattoo.
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  Her left shoulder also has a flower.
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  Her left arm has more flowers and a butterfly design...
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  ...that extends to the front of her left arm.
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  She also has matching tattoos on her forearms.
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  Her right arm appears to have a mermaid...
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  ...and more flowers.
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  Lydia also has tattoos upon her abdomen...
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  ...and her right leg.

Tattoos That Change

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  One tattoo takes the form of Emile Danko.
  (Orientation)
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  Another takes the form of Hiro Nakamura.
  (Orientation)
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  Claire, Sylar, and Peter appear on Lydia's back.
  (Jump, Push, Fall)
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  A tattoo of Lydia's daughter is the first one to move on its own.
  (Slow Burn, Part 1)
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  Mr. Bennet appears as a tattoo also.
  (Acceptance)

Trivia

• According to a conversation with Dawn Olivieri, the tattoos take a total of about two hours to apply. Occasionally, the makeup artists will apply the tattoos the day before shooting, and then replace pieces the day of shooting as needed.
• A tattoo artist was originally hired to create the artwork that would become Lydia's tattoos. He did a wax template of Dawn Olivieri's arm with wax paper. He then traced all of the spaces in which he wanted to put the tattoos, and then created an array of tattoos. The tattoos were digitized in a computer program so they could be printed out. Makeup artists then spray the printouts with adhesives in order to apply the tattoos on Dawn. Next, the makeup artists spray on two layers of Green Marble (a body adhesive), and then cover it with a powder and a specialized lotion.