I thought I posted this last week. Wondered why I got no replies!
So I’ll try again.
I have no tattoos but I know what I want.
It’s a large upper back piece. I suspect it will take a while to do.
There are a quite a few good tattooists near home. However there are some really sensational artists an hour+ drive away.
I have always said quality is everything but this needs to be weighted against the practicality.
For example, can you drive after having a fresh back piece done?
Your thoughts and opinions appreciated.
Not sure how comfortable you’d be driving after having had a back piece done, but it’s not impossible.
I will travel however far I need to go to get the work done by the person I would like to do it. I had a short train journey and a 30 min walk to get my upper back done. My thigh was train, a walk through London, another train – about 3 hours in total each way.
Personally, I would get the work done by the guy that is the best – you are unlikely to regret it.
Ive seen people fly from australia to atlanta,
one is hour is nothing,
your lucky to have someone so close,
Ive driven 300 miles after 15 hours work, you do what you have to do,
if your session is real long you will be delerious and numbed by that time, sitting in a car for a hour wrapped in plastic wont be that bad,
go for quality, not conveinience, you will be much happier
I live in the middle of the UK so im lucky enough to be within a few hours of anywhere in the country and theres nowhere I would consider too far in this country to travel for a tattoo! Most artists worth travelling for will have huge waiting lists anyway which gives you plenty of time to save for a hotel if you dont want to drive back after!
Mi9nes not on my back nor is it anywhere near being finished, but just to share. The tribal piece that starts on my neck and works its way down to my arm (again needs lots of work to finish) was done on a Thursday afternoon finished by 5 or around that time. I left the next morning at 4:00 to do a 18 hour long drive back home. Had to put a bit of pad where my seatbelt was sitting. Other then a bit of chaffing all was well. The worst part of it all is that I couldn’t afford to go out and get more work done in the past year and a half, and it might be as long as Christmas or longer till I can get back out. I have to do a bit of talking to the artist on the phone, and exchange some ideas through e-mail before I go. Also will have to meet with him once I get there for more planning before the next actual session commences. Really inconvenient, but it also makes me think about how I’m gonna turn it into a nice half sleeve that isn’t just a flat tribal design. Sorry for the long reply. :rolleyes:
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