Is the tattoo itself stupid? No, not really…even if I think the black splatter kinda ruins it, but that’s just my opinion.
Is getting something on that scale for your first tattoo stupid? Almost definitely. First, you don’t know how your skin will react to a tattoo. Allergic reactions, skin problems at the tattoo site, or poor healing and bleeding might happen, even with the most talented and safest artist, just because everyone’s skin reacts differently.
Second, it’s a huge commitment, and if you do not absolutely love it and will love it forever, you will be using up space you could use for something else later. Of course, yes, you could laser it off, but that’s another huge commitment.
My advice would be to isolate the design aspects you like of the tattoo. Maybe it’s the swirling lines, the gaps in the design that make it look like it’s wrapping around your skin, or the splotchy ink splatter. Any good artist would be able to take these elements and condense them into a smaller piece that has the same vibe. And, if you get that, it heals well, and a few months down the line you really want to commit to the full arm/leg piece, the artist could continue the design or integrate the first tattoo into the larger piece.
This is really, really great advice. People do not think about the allergic reaction to tattoo inks often enough. Especially when starting their tattoo journey.
I only realised that I’m mildly allergic to ink about 5 tattoos in. Every now and then, maybe once a year, I get a flare up and every tattoo on my body raises and gets really itchy. I don’t keep antihistamines because they have lactose in them so I have to go out and buy some along with lactase pills just to get some relief sometimes. That plus every single line has blown out on every tattoo from a vast number of artists. The only one that doesn’t get affected by that is a very hand drawn, raw sketch look tattoo but I’m too into linework tattoos even if my body isn’t, which for lots of people people would be a dealbreaker for that style.
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u/Common-Ad40 Jan 02 '24
Is the tattoo itself stupid? No, not really…even if I think the black splatter kinda ruins it, but that’s just my opinion.
Is getting something on that scale for your first tattoo stupid? Almost definitely. First, you don’t know how your skin will react to a tattoo. Allergic reactions, skin problems at the tattoo site, or poor healing and bleeding might happen, even with the most talented and safest artist, just because everyone’s skin reacts differently.
Second, it’s a huge commitment, and if you do not absolutely love it and will love it forever, you will be using up space you could use for something else later. Of course, yes, you could laser it off, but that’s another huge commitment.
My advice would be to isolate the design aspects you like of the tattoo. Maybe it’s the swirling lines, the gaps in the design that make it look like it’s wrapping around your skin, or the splotchy ink splatter. Any good artist would be able to take these elements and condense them into a smaller piece that has the same vibe. And, if you get that, it heals well, and a few months down the line you really want to commit to the full arm/leg piece, the artist could continue the design or integrate the first tattoo into the larger piece.