The old folks are even meticulous about the patterns and colors of their tattoos. One old lady from Hualien is always full of regret that she had the charcoal ashes washed away from the wounds before the tattooing process was completed, so her patterns are light-gray instead of bright black.
老人們對於年輕時文面的文飾、顏色，甚至到了斤斤計較的程度，有一位住在花蓮的文面老人就對她在文面尚未完成時，洗去刻痕的炭灰，而使得文面呈淡灰色而非呈亮黑色，一直耿耿於懷。