I got my first tattoo when I was 21 and decided to get a huge american traditional dagger on my right forearm. In hindsight that was a very bold place to get my first tattoo lol. As time has gone on I've tried all different types of styles - I have some stick and pokes, cybersigilism, and some nature inspired pieces. None of them have been super painful but I just started a back piece last year (pictured below) that definitely had some ouch moments, particularly near the spine.
Mar 24, 2024
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I have 16. Mostly I just have worked with good artists and told them roughly what I want and turn them loose and fill in spots. They all hurt, my elbow was not pleasant but the bony part of my forearm was my personal worst. It’s been a year since I got one but I’m sure I’ll get more sometime.
Mar 25, 2024
I have 6, all fine linework except for a trad style convo heart on my upper thigh. I love hand poke from professionals - it’s super intimate and a lot of the artists I followed when I lived in Austin almost exclusively did hand poke work instead of machine. they are not blown out and have not faded :-) I think long and hard about placement, but I just get stuff I want from artists I love. Not everything has to have A Deep Meaning. My faves are a pear on my right forearm (stranger: why the pear? me: I love pears), “form” on the back of my left arm, and the lightbulb eye from Picasso’s Guernica above the inside of my right elbow. tattoos are sexy as hell, and I plan to keep collecting them for the rest of my life. The pain to me usually feels like someone scratching a sunburn - worst was my finger since it’s close to bone and the convo heart since the artist went IN! it can be really bad or very tolerable, but I have genuinely enjoyed talking to all of the artists who have given me their work and just focus on the overall experience ✨ the more shading/color, the more it’s gonna hurt and the more intensive the healing process
Mar 25, 2024
last time i counted (like a year ago) i had a little over 30 tats! all ranging from 1in long to my biggest being around 6in
my pieces are a combination of flash pieces from artists i love that caught my eye as well as a few meaningful ones. personally, i don't get put off by the idea of permanence that comes with tattoos nor would i say i'm an indecisive person which helps mitigate a lot of concerns that people would have about getting tattoos (not to say that being worried about the permanence or being indecisive is a bad thing!) in terms of location, there's no rhyme or reason for my choices tbh but if i am indecisive, i typically asked my artist for suggestions!
pain wise most of them were completely fine except for the one on my lower back... it wasn't so much the tattooing that was the pain but rather the fact that i was hunched over for a few hours and it hurt my neck and upper back :P
and im getting my biggest piece done so far soon! super excited for it as its a blast over and is a huuuge back piece of an ornate wrought iron gate <3
Mar 25, 2024
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