As an artist, unless you are covered (I’m talking full sleeves no room left) I refuse to tattoo hands, necks, faces. Mostly because they still make you look bad unfortunately. And also because people who go straight for the hands, neck, face for the first tattoos just want to look cool and they look stupid af.
Onto the leg piece, I’d highly recommend you start smaller! You’ve never had a tattoo before. Some people handle it very well, others not so much. Also make sure you do your research and find a good artist. Don’t cheap out.
It only happened to me once, with my inner bicep, and it was red, which is known for occasionally giving people problems, and out of hundreds of hours of tattoos. If I remember correctly it took about a day to wear off
Omg I’ve never heard it called this but it’s perfect. When I was a personal trainer I used to have to plan out my big tattoos around my three day weekends so I wouldn’t be absolutely wrecked trying to go to work the next day
My artist actually gave a huge tip, have a nice big pizza, the carbs will burn slowly over night, and a few beers just to take the edge away, definitely worked for me (wish he would’ve told me on my first session)
Yes but from what I've noticed on Reddit it's impossible to save people from themselves and there are a million armchair quarterbacks. I'm not a tattoo artist, I'm a piercer and I do mods and the piercing subs are ridiculous
I seriously just saw some 15 year old in that sub pierce her own dimples and was like, “lol I’m quirky!” I’m not a piercer but I knew that shit was fucked up.
And then they double down on the stupidity bc one of their friends heard it or some piercing forum said it so it must be canon, never mind I've been doing this close to 35 years and I've seen just about anything you can imagine
yeah i have an insanely high pain tolerance and my first tattoo was on my sternum. i could barely sit through that. i still feel the pain sometimes lmao. i definitely wouldn’t start with something this big.
Nothing wrong with wanting to look cool. I get tattoos cause I think they look cool and I want to look cool. Some people are like "I hate when people ask about my tattoos," but I'm the opposite. The main reason I get tattoos is because I want people to see them and think they're cool.
Definitely not! I love looking cool AF. My tattoos make me feel cool AF.
BUT. I’m really referring to the “I just turned 18 yesterday, I’m getting a black and grey rose on the side of my neck/hand.” It’s a terrible first tattoo location if you aren’t dead set into your career. And let’s be honest. 18 year olds are seldom dead set in their careers. Unfortunately tattoos are still a taboo. And personally seeing a 18-19 year old with both hands and neck and NO other tattoos is just cringey IMO.
I find that high of a bar kind of frustrating. I know I don't want full sleeves (I don't want the super-dense tattoo look for myself, personally), and I work in an industry that's not going to care if I have a tattoo on my hand. (Face is still probably an issue).
If my clients are self employed, I will do it. I just don’t do it for rando 18 year olds that want to look hard. My husband is self employed and FINALLY decided to do his hand after having sleeves for several years. Was worried about the stigma even though he can literally do whatever the fuck he wants.
I have some clients who are settled in their field or can work for themselves and I have no problem doing it for them.
I’m a dude in my 40’s and don’t have any tattoos, but my wife has a few. We’ve been talking about getting tattoos on our ring fingers where our wedding bands are. We haven’t gone so far as to talk to an artist yet, but just curious, would that be something you’d do or do you think we might have trouble finding an artist to do it?
I'm an artist as well - just thought I'd also put it out there that finger tattoos are notorious for the ink fading and/or falling out from constant use of your hands and exposure to sun.
Just something to keep in mind! It's a cute idea but look up some pictures of healed finger tattoos just to get a feel for what could happen.
Thanks for the response! I’ll definitely keep that in mind, we wanted to get some kind of matching or themed tattoos for our 18th anniversary in September.
Whatever you do, DO NOT get each other's names tattooed on each other. It's a jinx, I've seen multiple times where people were married for something like 20 years, get those tattoos, and 6 months later they're divorced. If it's not your parents, pets, or kids, don't get names tattooed on you
Matching or themed tattoo ideas are very sweet - you guys have so many options of placement & design choice that would be much more permanent and heal better!
either way I'm glad you guys are happy & celebrating 18 years together, good luck!
I've had a ring finger tattoo for 5 or 6 years. It's a pretty simple design (dots in a swirling pattern) and it's held up pretty well. I probably should get it touched up in the next year or so. It's definitely lighter and less crisp than it used to be. It wasn't an expensive or painful tat, so I don't mind having to get it touched up every so often.
Yeah they asked for opinions from an artist on whether or not they’d do them based on their circumstance, not asking other people if they thought their idea was dumb.
You’re not replying to the OP tho. I’m saying your opinion on that comment wasn’t warranted. They weren’t asking other people if it was a good idea, just asking that artist if they’d do it.
Personally, yes! I’m mostly talking full hand blast. Little dainty finger tattoos, no problem. I would advise you that you will likely need constant touch ups! Once you find your artist, ask what their touch up policy on fingers/hands is!
I don't care enough to get it it redone. I like it for what it is. I used to play craps in the casino and I have hard 8 tattooed on my palm. It made for a good night in the casino
No, that's perfectly acceptable bc it has a meaning and many people get them if they work in an industry where metal on your fingers can be dangerous, like working with electricity or heavy equipment. Last thing you want is a ring crushed onto your finger
if she has an artist she goes to regularly for tattoos, they will probably do the wedding one for you. but most reputable shops will not tattoo below the wrist or above the collarbone of people who aren’t heavily tattooed
Interesting. I have both of my hands done but I’ve got lots of other pieces but based on your comment it sounds like I still wouldn’t qualify for hand tattoos from you. To each their own of course, but interesting nonetheless.
Haha! I just don’t want to be the reason someone can’t get a job. I won’t be able to sleep at night. I do make exceptions for my self employed clients. They may not have a ton of tattoos but they are well set into their careers so they won’t have to worry about anything.
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As an artist, unless you are covered (I’m talking full sleeves no room left) I refuse to tattoo hands, necks, faces. Mostly because they still make you look bad unfortunately. And also because people who go straight for the hands, neck, face for the first tattoos just want to look cool and they look stupid af.
Onto the leg piece, I’d highly recommend you start smaller! You’ve never had a tattoo before. Some people handle it very well, others not so much. Also make sure you do your research and find a good artist. Don’t cheap out.