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puppylove374
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 Posted: Sat May 07, 2005 6:08 pm Post subject: Questions about getting a tattoo for the first time |
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| I really want to get a tattoo. But i want to know about it can anyone tell me thier experince with getting a tattoo does it hurt when they do it? how many weeks or months does it hurt for in the healing process. you still clean it when it is completly healed right? what did you use to clean your tattoo with? umm and anything else you can throw in there lol. thanks i am just really curious and really want to do it. |
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| Posted: Sat May 07, 2005 6:51 pm Post subject: |
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The best advice I can give is make sure it's something that will hold meaning for you 20 or 30 years down the road. Don't get a tattoo just to get one... give it some deep thought and come up with something that will be a glory to your life now and till the day you die.
That point aside, yes, tattoos do hurt. The severity depends on the location, the person (you), and the artist. Other factors also apply (how you feel that day; your sleep; your eating habits; etc) so don't go hungry or sleepy. Don't go if you're sick or having cramps (if you're a chick). If pain is a factor, try using an over the counter painkiller like Tylenol to help keep the pain within your tolerance level.
Don't go drunk or high... that's pretty obvious. I hear people say they go wasted, but this can be a huge problem if you start bleeding, or if you get "unruly". There's a reason people do stupid stuff when they are drunk... they aren't in a very logical frame of mind.
My tattoos stop "hurting" a week to a week and a half after the session in which they were placed. This is, however, only my experience, and it can vary from person to person. It can also depend on how well you care for your new ink.
As for cleaning, I continue to clean and moisturize for a few weeks, until it is clear that the tattoo is entirely healed. After that point, I continue to moisture it if it feels dry or itchy. Some people with special cases may moisturize it on a regular schedule forever.
I clean my tattoos with Dial Antibacterial Liquid soap mixed with water, and use a very neat foam called H2Ocean. Taking a lesson from my artist, I mix a decent amount Dial into a small bottle of water and wash my tattoo in this manner with a damp (and clean) washcloth or papertowel. After I wash it, I moisturize it with the foam. This method has served me well, and during the last month I've been working on my wings, I have had no complications and great healing.
I wish you the best. Good luck and God bless!  |
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Going to tattoo convention after tattoo convention and talking with NUMEROUS artists about the drunken thing, I have to disagree with you on that point. And anyone else that agrees.
Getting drunk does thin your blood but it's not going to affect the work or the healing process.
It does kill the pain though... lol
I don't think any one of my tats done at a convention where done when I was sober. lol I go there to have a good time meet old/new friends and get poked.
Most artists don't care as long as you’re not annoying or belligerent. If you have a nice buzz, all is well.
Now back to your question, tattoos in certain locations hurt! The arms don't hurt except under the arm near the arm pit.
Legs don't hurt except on or above the knee.
Neck, feet, stomach, and side HURT...
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You walk in my studio drunk, you'll go out through the door faster than you came in. That is an insult. And it does not kill pain. If you have to get drunk or take pills to get a tattoo, you do not deserve a tattoo. You are not ready for one, completely miss the point, and need to get a bit of self knowledge, beforehand.
You get drunk before a doctor appointment, or a meeting with your lawyer or banker? No? Then why insult your tattooist? |
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| BadWolf wrote: | | You get drunk before a doctor appointment, or a meeting with your lawyer or banker? No? Then why insult your tattooist? |
BAD analogy...
DRUNK is one thing, buzzed is another.
I also disagree with the fact that having a buzz or being drunk not killing the pain. It does! But, the pain is a huge part of the experience IMO.
Tattoo artists aren't doctors, lawyers, or bankers. Being a professional doesn't mean your like every single professional out there. There are different professions and professionals. I would say business owners, artists, etc... These are professionals as well.
Now that I've said that, read my statements above. I don't condone getting drunk before an appointment because THAT is VERY disrespectful!!!
I totally agree with that. But, walk-ins are walk-ins. As long as there not ass-holes or annoying they'll get tattooed. I guess not at you're shop but one would be able too at 99% of the other "professional" shops in the country.
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You tattoo one stinking obnoxious asshole, and all his friends will show up drunk, too. It is selling your soul. I don't need money bad enough to put up with it.
I have yet to see a drunk or "buzzed" person sit still and do as they are supposed to do.
I have housewives with Gold cards coming in to get tattoos, and they aren't interested in hanging out with drunks. You wanna drink, there is a multitude of bars to go to. You want a tattoo, show up sober. If there is any indication you are intoxicated, we WILL NOT be doing business, you WILL be leaving promptly, and I WILL NOT be argueing about it. I'd rather wrap your arm around your neck 12 times as I toss you out, than to argue with a drunk in my waiting room, so I have a well known reputation in my area for not accepting it. I don't want to be known as the guy who puts up with that horseshit.
Does it get me respect? Yes...I have people who come to me because they KNOW they will never have to endure a drunk bothering them in my place of business, and I have people calling me for jobs daily because they know they will not have to work on drunks.
The body makes natural pain killers which are FAR FAR FAR stronger than alcohol. And the alcohol slows down the production of those chemicals just as it slows down all your other skills.
Tattooing intoxicated people is helping to keep the image of tattooing negative.
When I drink, I am an asshole. When you drink, you are an asshole...even if you think otherwise, sober people looking at you, do not. The same can be said of everyone here...so why tattoo people in that condition? Most people are big enough assholes when they're sober! If they can't handle it sober, they should go get a sticker tattoo, and leave the real deal to the big boys and girls.
I have a fully stocked bar in my house. You wanna drink after the tattoo, stop by!...but I have no interest in tattooing anyone that way. |
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I can respect that.
Do you or have you traveled the convention circuit? Conventions are totally different then personal shops. There are talented (some of the best in the world) artists meeting and tattoo fans. EVERYONE is drinking except the artists (until later lol). I NEVER drink before appointments but I do drink at conventions and still get work done. Just looking at this at different angles I guess? I seat perfectly still too lol but that takes practice and a little German blood.
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I used to tattoo at bike events such as Daytona, and worked out of someone's studio. We were obligated to tattoo drunks. Now I have a place there all my own to work out of during events, and I have the same rules there, as I do here. And I am no less busy than the studios working on drunks, and I get far more done, not having to deal with the drunken antics of the psudo-bikers.
As for conventions, I don't have a desire to work at them, or get tattooed at them (done both years ago). I sometimes go just to hang out and have fun, though.
Just food for thought...you say we aren't like doctors or lawyers, so we aren't the same kind of professionals.
BUT, Once I start tattooing someone, I now have a contaminated needle sticking out of a machine at the end of my hand. Do I really want to add the extra DANGER of having the person on the other end of that contaminated needle acting like a drunk person?? Would it be PROFESSIONAL of me to accept that extra unnecessary risk?
A lawyer or banker isn't in that sort of danger if they deal with a drunk...a doctor MIGHT be, but not necessarily....so isn't it even MORE of a professional necessity for a tattooist to avoid that scenario? |
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| BadWolf wrote: | | I sometimes go just to hang out and have fun, though. |
Cool...
Fun and hanging out with awesome people is what it's all about for me.
| BadWolf wrote: | Just food for thought...you say we aren't like doctors or lawyers, so we aren't the same kind of professionals.
BUT, Once I start tattooing someone, I now have a contaminated needle sticking out of a machine at the end of my hand. Do I really want to add the extra DANGER of having the person on the other end of that contaminated needle acting like a drunk person?? Would it be PROFESSIONAL of me to accept that extra unnecessary risk? |
I would hope an uncontaminated needle.  I’ve always said and agree with you that tattoo artists are professionals; well not all but you know what I mean. One can compare any occupations and come up with similarities.
I might need to drive or fly up and get some ink done by you? I’m due for a vacation this summer...
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I said once I started doing the tattoo, the needle was contaminated.
As soon as I touch someone with it, it is considered contaminated. I don't want the guy at the other end of that needle bouncing around acting like a drunk while I am holding a contaminated needle anywhere near myself. It puts me at a huge and unnecessary risk.
As for coming here, just let me know. |
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| BadWolf wrote: | I said once I started doing the tattoo, the needle was contaminated.
As soon as I touch someone with it, it is considered contaminated. I don't want the guy at the other end of that needle bouncing around acting like a drunk while I am holding a contaminated needle anywhere near myself. It puts me at a huge and unnecessary risk.
As for coming here, just let me know. |
OH... My bad
As for coming up, will do.
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| Im actually a needlephobic and I was pretty much ok during my tattoo, pain was defo very bearable (its on my lower back), and when the colour is put on it is much less painful than the outline. Though I did pass out during my tattoo, that is apparently quite common!! |
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my artist actually has her clients sign a waiver before their tattoo ... it says a bunch of things, but one of the first on the list is "I am sober."
As far as the pain ... yes, it hurts. Some areas more than others. So far I've only had my legs done. On the meat of my calf it felt just fine. Painful, but I dealt with it. Steady breathing, a little sweat on the forehead ... no teeth-gritting or crying or anything. As she got closer to my shin it started hurting a little more because it was closer to the bone.
As soon as the needle was out of my skin, the pain stopped. Period. Started itching about four days later, but not so bad that I couldn't mostly ignore it ... a couple times I needed to use the famous "slap method," but a couple good slaps took care of the itch for a while. During the healing process I cleaned it gently with my sister's homemade soap, the only kind I ever use, and once it's completely healed, it's just a regular part of your skin. Just keep sunblock on it when it's exposed or the colors will fade prematurely.
I've never heard of healing taking months, even for large pieces. 3 weeks is like tops.
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| Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2007 1:18 am Post subject: 1st tat(pain) |
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| My 1st tatoo actually didnt hurt all that much(except that little part by my armpit lol) I thot it tickled to tell you the truth. The pain that hurt the worst was the healing process and when people smack it. Which, by the way people will smack it so be prepared for a lil pain but that actually makes it not hurt as bad because you get used to it. Just keep the moisturizer and lotions on like you are supposed to and keep hair and all of that stuff out of it and you should be fine. And if you have a scab dont pick it it will fall off or heal eventually! |
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...people will smack it..... 
who are these people?
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