The average rate is 140$ an hour. But since both my sisters and one brother in law all get tattooed by the same guy, I basically got a discount rate of 100$ an hour.
Not bad! That included the vitamin A&E , and Tattoo Goo aftercare products.
Ya, alcohol can numb the senses, but seriously it wasn't that bad for pain and I almost fell asleep at one point. :P
Oh I'm not saying it doesn't have a meaning, just not in the 'traditional' sense.
My sisters and brothers in law have tattoos in relation to their children and whatnot.
My father has a tattoo of a unicorn on his forearm in honor of my mother who passed away 12 years ago.
And then I see pictures of 19 year old guys with a tattoo from the elbow to the first knuckle of their pinky finger, of a skull and a gun shooting a bullet with some stupid saying... how can THAT have any meaning? Fucking gangsters. LOL.
LOL. Why would inking your skin require strong liquor?
Honest to god I almost fell asleep at one point while being tattooed. The worst pain was the hand that sticks out from the tattoo... you can't see it but it's pretty close to the armpit area and it's pretty sensitive there. The only time I hissed was at the end of the session when he went back over it for a final touch up on that hand... imagine your skin being irritated(outline) then it gets irritated again(shading) then a final touch up... it gets more sensitive if you go over it again and again... lol.
Like I said though, the experience was great.
And I cannot blame you, Reaper. I believe you are rather young if memory serves me right, and I don't think it's something you should do when you are so young, or on impulse. I've been wanting a tat for 10 years and never had the time/money/opportunity to get it done, and then I decided it was now time to do it.
My sister has gotten quite a few tattoos when she was younger, and now they are all covered, and have better meaning and whatnot.
Sure, a Dragon might have no "true" meaning in the regular sense, but if you must know I collect ALOT of dragon stuff. I have a fullsized sculpted dragon coffee table, a 14inch cast bronze dragon statue with a crystal ball, a 16 inch dragon-blade, a collectors plate with a wizard and dragon(real diamond on the wizards staff top), and a boatload of statues, statuettes, posters, etc.
I didn't even have to tell family and friends what kind of tattoo it was gonna be, they all knew it was going to be a dragon :P
The picture with the glare looks better, except for the glare obviously. Don't know why the non-glared one turned out stretched like that... looks a little too wide. both pictures taken from the same camera, like 5 seconds apart.
Took 4h and 30m to do. Overall, it was a great experience and I'm very happy with it. Definitely going back!
OH ya, ended up going back to the shop before my tattoo and having a discussion and what not to measure the tattoo, decided to keep it full size that way wouldn't lose any detail, and got it on my right shoulder instead of inner forearm.
I don't have any myself, YET, however, my 27th birthday is at the end of this month and I've been wanting a tattoo since I was 18, just never had my own money to get it done, and it got pushed back in my list of priorities.
It dawned on me the other day that I still hadn't gotten it done, so I'm now booked for my first tattoo on March 3rd, 4 days after my birthday. It's going to be a dragon on on my inside right forearm, covering as much as possible.. I'll be sure to post a pic of my tattoo when it's all said and done ;)
Anyone else wanna share theirs?? :)
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@s3rius: Go
Might still be stupid then :P LOL. Life's too short to worry about what I'll look like when I'm old. :P
I'll look old... that's all, hehe.
@Reaper872: Go
450$. Took 4h and 30minutes.
The average rate is 140$ an hour. But since both my sisters and one brother in law all get tattooed by the same guy, I basically got a discount rate of 100$ an hour.
Not bad! That included the vitamin A&E , and Tattoo Goo aftercare products.
Ya, alcohol can numb the senses, but seriously it wasn't that bad for pain and I almost fell asleep at one point. :P
@Karawasa: Go
Oh I'm not saying it doesn't have a meaning, just not in the 'traditional' sense.
My sisters and brothers in law have tattoos in relation to their children and whatnot.
My father has a tattoo of a unicorn on his forearm in honor of my mother who passed away 12 years ago.
And then I see pictures of 19 year old guys with a tattoo from the elbow to the first knuckle of their pinky finger, of a skull and a gun shooting a bullet with some stupid saying... how can THAT have any meaning? Fucking gangsters. LOL.
:P
@Reaper872: Go
LOL. Why would inking your skin require strong liquor?
Honest to god I almost fell asleep at one point while being tattooed. The worst pain was the hand that sticks out from the tattoo... you can't see it but it's pretty close to the armpit area and it's pretty sensitive there. The only time I hissed was at the end of the session when he went back over it for a final touch up on that hand... imagine your skin being irritated(outline) then it gets irritated again(shading) then a final touch up... it gets more sensitive if you go over it again and again... lol.
Like I said though, the experience was great.
And I cannot blame you, Reaper. I believe you are rather young if memory serves me right, and I don't think it's something you should do when you are so young, or on impulse. I've been wanting a tat for 10 years and never had the time/money/opportunity to get it done, and then I decided it was now time to do it.
My sister has gotten quite a few tattoos when she was younger, and now they are all covered, and have better meaning and whatnot.
Sure, a Dragon might have no "true" meaning in the regular sense, but if you must know I collect ALOT of dragon stuff. I have a fullsized sculpted dragon coffee table, a 14inch cast bronze dragon statue with a crystal ball, a 16 inch dragon-blade, a collectors plate with a wizard and dragon(real diamond on the wizards staff top), and a boatload of statues, statuettes, posters, etc.
I didn't even have to tell family and friends what kind of tattoo it was gonna be, they all knew it was going to be a dragon :P
It's been a long time coming and I'm super happy!
Booyah.
The picture with the glare looks better, except for the glare obviously. Don't know why the non-glared one turned out stretched like that... looks a little too wide. both pictures taken from the same camera, like 5 seconds apart.
Took 4h and 30m to do. Overall, it was a great experience and I'm very happy with it. Definitely going back!
OH ya, ended up going back to the shop before my tattoo and having a discussion and what not to measure the tattoo, decided to keep it full size that way wouldn't lose any detail, and got it on my right shoulder instead of inner forearm.
I don't have any myself, YET, however, my 27th birthday is at the end of this month and I've been wanting a tattoo since I was 18, just never had my own money to get it done, and it got pushed back in my list of priorities.
It dawned on me the other day that I still hadn't gotten it done, so I'm now booked for my first tattoo on March 3rd, 4 days after my birthday. It's going to be a dragon on on my inside right forearm, covering as much as possible.. I'll be sure to post a pic of my tattoo when it's all said and done ;)
Anyone else wanna share theirs?? :)