advice for sitting through a long tattoo?

[cecilbturtle]

anyone have any tips or advice for being able to sit up to 10 hours to get my back piece started?

if you have them i would love to see pics. especially "in progress" pics!

thanks

[llovelace]

Sleep, my only advice , I sleep through the long ones

[cecilbturtle]

naturally sleep? or do you take something?

[Amon Ra Reptiles]

Lol well.... Talk to someone. After a while it just goes numb. It took about 4 or so hours to do mine. But just keep you mind off of whats going on. Mine didnt hurt much. Only in a few stops did it hurt.
But I have also sat through a 8 piece corset piercing done with micro dermals. Look up how that's done. Not the hole punch biopsy kind either. The 8g needle 3 holes per piercing way lol. Now that hurt a bit lol.
Here is a pic showing off both. If it's to revealing for the mods you may take it off. It dosnt show anything just my back.

Well good luck!

[Mft62485]

Bring a book.

[Anna.Sitarski]

I recommend staying hydrated and get enough food and have someone to talk to. Thats what I do or drift and think long sitting just suck... movie on an iphone?

[zach_24_90]

here is my koi tat on my back.. the outline was the worst part for me because koi are so outline intense he had to use a larger needle. but the only part that really hurt was closer to my spine. but its all a mental game.. talk to the guy to take your mind off it.

[cecilbturtle]

that is a really good tattoo! how long did it take?

[zach_24_90]

that took like.. 4 hours if i remember right.. my longest was 9.5 hours and thats cause he did it 100% free-hand with no stencil (now that is trust) haha here is it

[llovelace]

I can fall asleep thru anything, you could take a benedryl to help.