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[Ginevive]

Nice tats! I love your new work Aleesh; your ideas on tattoo subject matter runs similar to what I intend on getting eventually. I want to get some autumn leaves (realistic) and am working on designing them.. I am actually waiting a few weeks until the leaves change more here at home.. I want the inspiration to be Real leaves! And elemental symbols..
Here is my black kitty that my husband did for me about 2 weeks ago It is in memory of Midnight, my childhood/teen cat, who sadly escaped and ran off in 2001 (I have suspicions that a hated ex of my friend had something to do with it.) It is a coverup of a pantherlike thing that Mark did on me in 2001.. it looks much better! The purple flames are old, and I am debating on what direction to go with it. It is on my right ankle (OWWWW)
I am actually starting to learn tattooing from Mark. I worked on his ankle last week; nothing monumental, just colored in some tribal-style flames. But I am eventually apprenticing under him.. it is unlike ANY other art!

[Ginevive]

I thought that this would be an interesting question. How do YOU handle tattoo pain? Are you one of those people who can sit motionless for hours like it is nothing? Or do you wriggle and whine and squeeze your friend's hand? I think that it depends on where your tattoo is. I have tattoos on my bony ankle and my cushiony bicep/arm.. the one on my arm was nothing in the pain department. My ankle hurt; I am not going to sugarcoat it! But only really when he was going over the bone. Some artists "drill" too deeply (this is bad because it can put ink into your fat cells and cause an ink blowout that will permanently discolor your skin around the tattoo!) Mark is nice and light with his needls as much as he can be, but man does it hurt to be tattooed right over bone! I think that I took it OK.. I squirmed a few times but oh well!
I hate the ITCH about a week afterward.. grr!

[PythonWallace]

I thought that this would be an interesting question. How do YOU handle tattoo pain? Are you one of those people who can sit motionless for hours like it is nothing? Or do you wriggle and whine and squeeze your friend's hand? I think that it depends on where your tattoo is. I have tattoos on my bony ankle and my cushiony bicep/arm.. the one on my arm was nothing in the pain department. My ankle hurt; I am not going to sugarcoat it! But only really when he was going over the bone. Some artists "drill" too deeply (this is bad because it can put ink into your fat cells and cause an ink blowout that will permanently discolor your skin around the tattoo!) Mark is nice and light with his needls as much as he can be, but man does it hurt to be tattooed right over bone! I think that I took it OK.. I squirmed a few times but oh well!
I hate the ITCH about a week afterward.. grr!

I just sit there and deal. If it starts getting bad (ribs and armpits) I talk to the artist to take my mind off it. That seems to help. I asked my artist if anyone had ever stopped in the middle of getting a tatto, because of the pain. He said just one time, where a girl just started crying, got up and walked out. He said that if he had his way he'd never tattoo a woman again, because they all whine and wiggle and it drives him crazy. Don't shoot the messanger, please.

[MeMe]

I just sit there and deal.

dittos that janx.

If it starts getting bad (ribs and armpits) I talk to the artist to take my mind off it. That seems to help. I asked my artist if anyone had ever stopped in the middle of getting a tatto, because of the pain. He said just one time, where a girl just started crying, got up and walked out. He said that if he had his way he'd never tattoo a woman again, because they all whine and wiggle and it drives him crazy. Don't shoot the messanger, please.

offended.

[STORMS]

I just grin and bear it The only one that was uncomfortable was on my ribs, and that wasn't even that bad. Like Jake I just start talking to the artist to take my mind off it

[Purrrfect9]

When I was getting my tatt done on my foot, i had my arms wrapped around my stomach with my elbows tucked underneath the arms of the chair, and when he started outlining or coloring over bones or my hamstring, i just clenched my teeth, took slow deep breaths, tightened my abs and pushes against the arms of the chair. otherwise I didn't make a peep. And Ginevive, I agree that foot/ankle tattoo's HURT, lol. The longer I sat in the chair, the more I twitched because I started to go past my pain limit. But all in all it was well worth it!

[Ginevive]

Thanks for replying! I have found that outlining, with that one pesky needle, hurts more than shading with say, 10 needles. Heck, shading is almost relaxing compared to ruthless one-needle outlining over bone!

[bc30629]

Thanks for replying! I have found that outlining, with that one pesky needle, hurts more than shading with say, 10 needles. Heck, shading is almost relaxing compared to ruthless one-needle outlining over bone!

I thought that was true too, but my shading overlapped.... ALOT. Ten needles overlapping previous ten needle shading hurts more than anything.

[Purrrfect9]

I thought that was true too, but my shading overlapped.... ALOT. Ten needles overlapping previous ten needle shading hurts more than anything.

ya, my shading overlapped a lot as well, and unfortunately the majority of the shading needed are on the flower petals which are right on top of my ankle bone/heel/ hamstring. the outlining sucked only around my big toe and the flowers. the rest was easy though.

[python.princess]

The pain is definitely worth the finished product IMO! I don't get too bothered by it. Like was mentioned a few times already, I talk to the artist and try not to think about what he's doing. Sometimes if he's on bone, I'll tense up more but that's about it. No whining, crying, squirming, etc. Well, I have restless legs pretty often. When I got the one on my leg, it would twitch every now and again? I tried to control it but I never knew when it was coming! Definitely a nerve thing and not an 'ow that hurts!' thing. lol