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Might get a tattoo
Been thinking about getting a tattoo for ages because I really want to have something thats a part of me and will be with me forever... When thinking about it I now know that I want to be able to cover it, I don't want it on my arms or hands, I want to be able to see it and I don't want it on my neck or face. I'm not sure where to have it (as you can tell) and I don't know what tattoo to have... I was thinking sillouttes of birds on my foot? Suggestions please! :D
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First, and above all else, if you're gonna get a tattoo, get something that has meaning to you. If that's bird silhouettes, go for it.
Placement is important, too - if a tattoo on your foot or ankle (maybe the side of your calf, down by your ankle? You can cover it with pants, and there's more tissue there than on your foot - it'd hurt less) is what you want, then absolutely go for it. You could even test out what you think you want by drawing some bird silhouettes on your foot, or your ankle. See how it looks to you. Don't like it? Wash it off, put it somewhere else.
Here's my story:
I only have one tattoo, but it's about as big as my hand stretched out, and between my shoulder blades. The placement is symbolic of strength and power; the butterfly symbolizes freedom, and the additions you won't see in my profile picture symbolize balance of mind, body, heart, and spirit. It's a long story, but I've had it done, laser-ized once, and completely redone. It hurt the first time I had it done because the guy was very heavy-handed, and my design is of thick, black tribal-type lines. I went in originally planning to get it on the back of my neck, but the guy said the lines could lose definition there - so we made it bigger, and changed the placement. Anyway. I decided, after some unfortunate circumstances, that I wanted someone different to add to the piece. I designed every inch of this piece, and my artist(s) were both wonderfully flexible people. My second artist was much more light-handed, and we wound up going over my entire tattoo. It felt like cat scratches, and took four hours, but it was worth it!
Back to you:
NEVER give the okay to go until the design and the placement is PERFECT. As you already know, it'll be with you forever, and laser treatments are neither cheap nor pleasant. I have an extremely high pain tolerance, and that laser hurt like hell. Don't be afraid to be picky, even if you're not sure what you're being picky about. "Something just doesn't look right" is enough reason to try something different.
If you don't have the artistic inclination to draw it yourself, tattoo artists can be very creative and come up with some beautiful, awesome pieces.
Talk to some friends who have tattoos, or even people you run into on the street - word of mouth is the best way to find a good artist. Once you know their name/website, look 'em up. See if you like their work. See if you think the work they do is the kind of tattoo you want. I suggest you even go into their tattoo parlor and talk to them for awhile. Look around. Ask them about sterilization of tools (make sure their needles are sterile, if not individually pre-wrapped and sealed).
Done right, you'll be sporting a beautiful piece of art for the rest of your life. :)
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Nobody will tattoo the neck or face of anyone who doesn't have a ton of body art or modifications already. That's pretty much a universal rule at shops I've entered.
One thing you have to be aware of is your own pain tolerance and lack thereof. If you are jumpy to begin with and can't take much if it hurts than it's wrong for you. Some areas of the body hurt more for some people than for others.
Typically most artists have told me barbed wire tattoos hurt and that the easiest place to tolerate having it done is anything from your shoulder to your elbow on your arm. Keep the design small for a first tattoo.
Tell the artist at the tattoo place that you want birds and a silhouette but wanted something unique to go with it. Pound out some ideas and have them draw you something based on that to see if you like it. I don't know if a foot or ankle tattoo hurts or not but someone here is bound to tell you.
Take your time though in doing this as you want the right shop, artist, comfort level and a firmer idea of what you want as yes it will be with you forever.
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Personally I think tatoos can be sometimes gross or dirty but sometimes can be cool but I want to make sure you go some where, wher the utensils are clean and a clean place where the people are nice and not dirty so you dont get and efection also make sure you know this is permanant. Getting a bird on your foot would be nice or you can get it on your back something like a lizard would be cool or unique :)
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