After your tattoo
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1. Get and follow your aftercare instructions. Pay attention to what your artist tells you about aftercare: even though you are tired it is very important to listen.
2. Tip your artist as well as you can afford. Give a good tip and your artist will remember you as a good client. This can lead to perks for you later if you become a repeat client.
3. If you had a good experience, tell others about it. Word of mouth is most tattoo artists’ main means of advertising.
Remember, you are getting permanent artwork applied. Don’t take any shortcuts preparing for a tattoo, don’t be afraid to ask questions, get explanations, and overact with your artist. While you might be apprehensive about the pain of getting tattooed, you should know that it is not excruciating. If you have ever had an injury more than a broken nail, you have already felt worse pain. Plan your tattoo to suit the rest of your life, not to be less painful.
Surviving you first tattoo is easy, deciding where to put the next one is hard!
Does it hurt?
The answer is here! Also a checklist for the day of your tattoo procedure that can make it easier and increase your endurance. Surviving your first tattoo involves preparation, confidence and little know how, but anyone can do it!
When choosing a design, don’t opt for something smaller or less intricate than you’d like to wear. The pain will only last during the process, but you will be wearing the image that ran;t quite what you wanted for a very long time. Choose something that speaks to you. The more you want to wear it, the more stamina you’ll have for the process. Finding something you really want will give you the motivation you need.
When choosing a placement, the same holds true-if you want something done in a more painful place, don’t be afraid! Get it where you like to look at it, where you want to wear it. The pain is not going to be terrible enough to justify wearing something you don’t like for decades.
Areas that are known to be painful include the ribs, armpits/underarms, sternum, elbows, feet, groin, stomach, wrists, ankles and knees., Any are that is bony or has thin skin, will more likely hurt more. Areas such adult outer thigh, calf, inside forearm, and bicep tend to hurt less. The skin in these areas sees more wear and tear in general and has less dense nerve endings.
Custom work that’s larger takes longer-if you are going to need anything to help you through a long session, the artist can often tell you what to bring along. Any questions you have about meds, money or ID are better answered in advance. Ask questions about the process or how to make yourself more comfortable.