Getting first tat

[MemphisCherokee 10+ year member]

So getting drunk is no longer an option, any ideas of how to minimize pain? lol

you cant minimize the pain (well you can if you meditate, or use a pre deadener but it's super expensive)

pain, however, is part of it.

quit being a *****

 

[ThomasG 5,000+ posts]

jaja, i'll try not to... i'm probably gonna take some pills and numb out my arm.

Dont be such a *****. The arm is one of the least painful spots.

 

[tRiGgEr 5,000+ posts]

My girl didn't think it was painful.

Quit being a *****.

 

[ThomasG 5,000+ posts]

tattooing is very addicting. ive got maybe 50 hours on the bench and i gotta admit the 2 hours working on my ribs was worse than the other 48 on the rest of me.

Word shit hurts yo.

 

[UpNCommin 10+ year member]

The guy's work looks top notch. Don't insult him by getting something lame. Go to him with an idea, and let him draw it his way. No armbands, no tribal, no barbed wire or rebel flags. You can get that crap from any hacker, so like I said, don't insult the guy or you won't get his best work.
Bring a minimum of 300 bucks, and tell him your budget is 250. Make sure you tip him the other 50. His work is worth it. Again, let him design the tattoo his way. You'll be glad you did.

Well i gave $100 down, and he charges 140 an hour so he'll charge me every session. I told him what i want and he said it's unique, what is it? well i know i'm probably gonna get flammed for this, but i'm gonna get a tribal style tree symbolizing my family w/the last names of my family that have been there, the design is gonna be reverse (my skin will be the shape of the design). I wanted to get a tat of something and i couldnt think of anything for the longest, even while i was in the marines. He designed it, but we made a few changes and now on monday i get to see the finished product. Thanks for the opinion. AND for everyone who keeps sayin quit being a *****, if i was scared i wouldn't do it and i was just joking, because from my first post i never mention i was scared. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[sctattooer 10+ year member]

Keep the names off it. You know what the branches mean, but why does anyone else need to know? Lettering often distracts from a design. Ask him to tell you honestly what he thinks of adding the lettering. I bet he tells you the same thing.

As far as the pain goes, I tattoo people every day that never had a tattoo before, and most agree that the worst part of the tattoo is the nervousness before. Eat a good meal before you go, put some badass music in your Ipod to distract from the sound of the machine, and just chill.

Dont forget the pics!

 

[thegreatestpenn 5,000+ posts]

just remember whatever you get tatted on you is gonna be there for life (unless you get it surgically removed). so do it right the first time

 

[SyKo13 5,000+ posts]

I have a feeling the OP is a friggin Messican