What does the side/stomach feel like?

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Thu Apr 25, 2013 12:44 am

Got a 6 hour session booked next month with Mike McMahon of All or Nothing Tattoo.

This will probably be just the outline
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Thu Apr 25, 2013 1:57 am

Ouchie!
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Thu Apr 25, 2013 10:58 am

6 hours is allot of outline... Regardless, 'love handle' area was one of the worst areas I've had, adn I have done full ribs, spine, elbow, etc... Pretty shitty.. Outline usually isnt bad for me though...
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Thu Apr 25, 2013 3:42 pm

Stomach blows, side is not usually bad at all except when it goes onto the front ribs (ie chest) and as it gets near the armpit. Over the hipbone sucks though.

I'm going in for 8 hours of shading on the ribs and butt tonight. Looking forward to getting it done, not so much looking forward to the pain.
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Sun Apr 28, 2013 7:36 pm

Having done the shading after I posted last, I can confirm that it is extremely painful. What can I tell ya. Sides and stomach suck.
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Sun Apr 28, 2013 9:49 pm

ahhh... im scared as hel now haha

How many breaks did you take and could you post the picture of what you got?
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Sun Apr 28, 2013 11:24 pm

Don't take breaks! The pain is much worse after breaks your body stops producing the endorphins that it was using to mask the pain.
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Zaotar
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Mon Apr 29, 2013 5:15 pm

Sure, here's a pic. It's actually more on the ribs than it looks in this pic, my stomach is kinda sagging. A lot still left to be done obviously, more sessions needed. My artist only had 4 hours for shading, so that's all I got done.

As the guy above me was saying, taking breaks actually makes it hurt worse. The first couple of minutes are by far the worst, after that you tend to zone out more and kind of just get exhausted and drudge onward. The only thing taking breaks is good for is to get snacks and drinks, rest up a bit.

Don't be scared away though, I found that all the hype about how much it hurts helped me, even though it hurt like a total bitch it wasn't quite as bad as people had said. I think your average person can withstand it fine as long as they are pretty determined. For many reasons, I would not start a big tattoo on the stomach/side unless I was really determined to go through with it!

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Zaotar
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Mon Apr 29, 2013 5:16 pm

Oh and OICUR those side tattoos you got are completely epic.
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Mon Apr 29, 2013 5:37 pm

Stomach was by far my least favorite. I think the longest I did on the stomach was only about 2 1/2 hours at once. It sucks. I guess it can depend on the tattoo too. Mine is traditional, so it was lined with a freakin big liner.
My side wasn't too bad. I'm having my back done, so the back half on my sides are done. Cake walk compared to my stomach.

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Mon Apr 29, 2013 9:45 pm

Zaotar wrote:Oh and OICUR those side tattoos you got are completely epic.
Thx! Cant wait until they are done...
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Mon Apr 29, 2013 10:08 pm

dope tats
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Mon Apr 29, 2013 10:53 pm

Zaotar wrote:Sure, here's a pic.
Yo, that's pretty fucking fantastic. Who's the artist?
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Animosity wrote:
Zaotar wrote:Sure, here's a pic.
Yo, that's pretty fucking fantastic. Who's the artist?
i would like to know as well. for some reason my post never showed up asking who the artist was
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