im covered...my only advice is make sure you check out multiple studios...dont get a small tattoo...the bigger the better it will look. take your time as skin is a unique canvas. have the artist show you there machine...autoclave..what type of pigments do they use (some have plastic in them)..check out their portfolio. talk to people who have been tattooed there etc.

-most important is that you need to find an artist who understands that it is a privilege to tattoo. no egos...

And most important of all, start saving now to have your skin stretched in later life so the tattoo doesn't take on the resemblance of a shrivvled up knob. biggrin:

OUt of pure curiosity, how much did you pay for your tattoos? I am guessing they have a base price, then add money for the hours and complexity?

chill dude....i was just asking......i guess next time i m gonna just call you a bloodyvagina... rolleyes:

the place i go to charges for the size and colors used...they dont charge for the time, but the bigger the tattoo or the more colors used, the longer it will take, so they go hand in hand.

as for the whole "shriveled up when you get old" thing...it really shouldnt be a big deal. people always say to me "enjoy having a tattoo when you are 75 years old and its all gross looking" and my response to them is I wont care how I look at 75...what 75 year old does? thats a generalization, of course, but seriously, I wont be self conscious at 75, and hopefully you wont either.

huh? my post was written in a very calm/ funloving manner :) I dont know where you got the idea i was angry in any way beer:

a typical shop will charge by the hour or piece. a good, experienced artist will know about how long it will take and then make recommendations on location, size and coloring. Ive found the best way is to collaborate, and let the artist flesh out the piece. The more control and artistic input the artist has, Ive found they do a much better job then dragging in a piece and say i want it exactly like this...its as much about the experience as it is wearing the pice the rest of your life.

artists nowadays specialize in a certain type or style of tattoo..old school, flash, black/white/nature/bold colors and thick lines, tribal, new school, japanese etc. you want to match the style and type of tattoo with an artist that might bring out the most in the tattoo...i usually work of off concept, look around at the artists in the area of at a convention, check out their work, watch them work (do they have a heavy or light hand?), and then have them do some work...

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baw hahahahaha

lmao ned

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lmao, one of the great photochops of zoner once again.

i want ned tattoo'd on my heart.

i dont think i will ever get a tattoo now after reading this thread.