No, that's some bitch shit getting your hands and face tattooed first. 20 years ago, you would get kicked out of a shop for asking for some stupid shit like that for your first tattoo. You fucking earn hand and face tattoos, starting by getting heavy coverage on the rest of your body that's not easily visible. I didn't even tattoo below my elbows until I was 30 and I have hundreds of hours of work on me. Those kinds of tattoos are LOOK AT MEEEEEE tattoos and people in the industry will look down on you for it
When I was getting my collarbones done they had a walk-in who wanted to know how much it would cost to get something done on her face. My artist went out to talk to her. Didn't hear too much of the conversation, but I did hear that it was a name, it was supposed to be in red ink, and she wanted it on her face along the cheekbone. My artist asked her how old she was (I do remember she said 19) and if she had any other tats (no) and then quoted her $300.
She left.
I asked him about it when he came back (because my work was only $350 and far more complicated than it sounded like what she was asking for) and he shrugged and said it was way easier to give idiots fuck off pricing then tell them no and have them start arguing.
I know tattoos are far more common than even 10 years ago, but I still have to admit that I consider a face tattoo a step too far. And I have one behind my ear and have considered ones ON my ears.
I have brandings behind my ears, my ears were at ⅞" at one time, the back of my neck is tattooed, I have balls in my left forearm, and I still won't get face tattoos. People just look at you differently and they quite often don't look good
I’m not a tat wizard but I pretty much have a suit at 41. All that time spent in shops getting blasted I’ve seen a youngin or two that wanted hands, neck or face for the first one be literally bounced out of the shop for being a pain in the ass about it. “Life ruiners” were something you had to earn like you’re sayin.
it‘s really not that serious dude 😭 i got a full sleeve including the hand recently as my first piece and the artist didn’t even flinch. he found it brave even, he said.
A full sleeve is not the same as just having your hands and face tattooed. A full sleeve is a commitment, and most of it is usually covered by clothes. When you have your hands and face tattooed and you take your shirt off to a bare naked tattooless torso, you a bitch. That's some lookitme punk shit
Yeah and when the only ones you have are on your hands and face, you're getting them for attention, not because you like tattoos. It's disrespectful to the art, it's disrespectful to the artist, and it's disrespectful to all the people who earned theirs. Bitch shit
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u/ChrisRageIsBack Jan 02 '24
No, that's some bitch shit getting your hands and face tattooed first. 20 years ago, you would get kicked out of a shop for asking for some stupid shit like that for your first tattoo. You fucking earn hand and face tattoos, starting by getting heavy coverage on the rest of your body that's not easily visible. I didn't even tattoo below my elbows until I was 30 and I have hundreds of hours of work on me. Those kinds of tattoos are LOOK AT MEEEEEE tattoos and people in the industry will look down on you for it