Getting another tattoo!!! :D

[Gone Doggin']

i want one, but i'm not sure if my mom wants me to have one lol
even if i'm allowed there's soo many choices :P

[wolfsoul]

Originally posted by allanimalswelcome
TM what did you mean by you drew on your mom and aunts?

I think that she meant that she drew on the skin, and then the drawings were tatooed over.

[Kfamr]

I'm not trying to start anything or be rude, but- Jordan, why can't you let Jynelle answer her own questions once in a while?

[wolfsoul]

Hey, if I know the answer, I tell.

[wolfsoul]

I have question --- How much did all your tatoos cost???

I hate the prices these days! A small tatoo can be up to $100! A friend of mine got hers for only 15 dollars and it is huge, but that was because she got it over a decade ago...

[Kfamr]

OK.

[RubyMutt]

Originally posted by wolfsoul
I have question --- How much did all your tatoos cost???

I hate the prices these days! A small tatoo can be up to $100! A friend of mine got hers for only 15 dollars and it is huge, but that was because she got it over a decade ago...

My largest tattoo cost $150, but my smaller one was only $85. The one I'm getting tomorrow will probably be around $80. Mike, the artist who has done all my ink and most of my friends', charges $100 an hour, which is pretty reasonable.

[Tonya]

My butterfly was around $75, my one on my back was around $500 all together. You should normally tip your artist too.

[zippy-kat]

$25.00

[HoRsELUvR]

If i got a tatoo i would probably get a small horse but im not sure i really want one.I would want it on my ankle or arm.

[allanimalswelcome]

Another reason i don't want one is because what if I hate it? When you get them removed it hurts like heck! It's like a rubber band snapping your skin and even after your done with the treatments your skin will still have some of the ink so that looks even worse.

~Rachel

[anna_66]

Originally posted by wolfsoul
I have question --- How much did all your tatoos cost???

They all varied in price.
Of course I got mine all about 10 years ago, so I'm sure they're much more expensive now.
I've paid anywhere from $25 for the small one on my hand, up to $800 for the large one on my back & leg.

[Karen]

I'm not one who believes in pain for beauty's sake - I am the way I am, and if counting my freckles doesn't amuse you enough, well, then, that's not My problem! I don't have any piercings or tattooes, scars are enough as far as I'm concerned. Besides, what if I change my mind? A tattoo is permanent! So if I wanted a butterly one say, a bunny the nexy, it wouldn't be possible. I'll stick with the skin I've got, thanks!

If you're going to get a tattoo, make sure you have it done by a professional, whose shop looks clean, smells clean, and has been in business for a while. Infection is a serious thing, so also with any piercings or tattoos, make sure to ask how to care for it while it heals, and then follow the instructions to the letter.

[Tonya]

Also, make sure you've seen the artist's work on someone else. Just because they can draw well doesn't mean they can tattoo well. You don't want it to fade or smear within a year.

[NoahsMommy]

I have a tattoo on my lower left side. Its of a real Morpho butterfly that I found in a butterfly book.

(this is just an online picture, but this shows the type of butterfly)

I had been planning my tatto since I was 16 and got it when I was 20. I've always been mesmerized by butterflies and wanted a real butterfly, not a cutesy cartoony one. I brought a butterfly book to my artist and she traced it, even the crooked antena. I wanted it smaller, but found out that if she shrunk the design, it would look cartoony because it was so detailed.

My artist uses only new needles for each person...throwing out all used ones. I had to wait an extra two hours because she forget her needles at home! I was nervous already!!

It hurt, but it wasn't the worst pain I've felt. They do a few lines, then wipe...so its not a constant pain. I think the worst part were the color fill ins.

I think the most annoying part of my tattoo experience was that I had to go back for my color...when I did, I found out that she quit (and later died in a sky diving accident!! ) So someone else did my color...it turned out great, but I would have prefered my artist have done the whole thing.

I love my tattoo -almost 5 years later- its as pretty as it was when I first had it done and I still am so glad I had it done.

I do want another one. I really want a cat's profile...all black and prissy. I've found what I want, I just need to figure out where to put it. I don't like people to see my tattoo unless I want them to, people too often judge you incorrectly. I think most people that know me are shocked that I have one.