For me I always have the idea of what I want in the back of my head. I follow that up with locating an artist. Those are the fairly easy parts. Teh nexy and in my opinion most important is to find a clean shop. If i see an obsurd amount of flash on the walls and many pople picking from them I usually leave. If I see an autoclave machine that is an automatic no for me. I want any needle used on me to be right out of the package. So once I find all of my requirements I sit with the artist and tell them what I am looking for and if they are creatvie with me rathr than creatvie for me I usually get started.
Really there are a lot of parts that need to be sanitized besides needles. It is almost an automatic that needles are disposable anymore. I see an autoclave as a good thing and would be frightened if a place didn’t have one. While I really don’t want to see it in the front room I want to see it in their clean room.
First, I have the design in mind ~ something I really really want. Then, I spend a year or so begging my husband to let me get it. Then, I search for an artist, meet with the artist and go over designs, schedule appointment for the tattoo, go over the design to be sure it is what I want & then I sit very still so I get a good tattoo! 😉 This is how my next tattoo is going down. I think my husband has said yes, but he has a bit of an attitude about it, but anyway, I’ve got my plans for a memorial tattoo on my back. I hope all works out for me! 🙂
An idea comes to mind for a piece……….I have heard the advice that you should wait a period of 3-6 months and see if the idea is still a good idea befire inking it, sometimes spur of the moment stuff doesnt sound so good later……….I plan a spot and keep planning the image in my head, in a few weeks if it still seems right I choose my artist.
then I vfisit my artist and talk about the idea, see if the image is going to work well as a tattoo. if things sound good, I book it
My first tattoo was all about the design – I knew what I wanted.
Now that I have one, I have been thinking about a potential #2 and right now I’m stuck. I’m struggling with should the design/art be tied to my first in some form (themed overall) or should it just be whatever I want without regard to the first one.
At this stage location is easy. First one is upper right arm, 2nd one would be upper left arm (still want easy coverage with a short sleeved shirt. I’m in no way ready for a more readily visible tattoo whether it be a sleeve or lower leg (shorts), at least that’s my thinking today.
Once decided, then it’s a search for a reputable clean shop combined with an artist with a strong potforlio that would make me comfortable that the artist can do what I want.
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