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So – there’s a con coming up in my area soon. I have a tradition of choosing simple, relatively easy tattoos to do at each con I go to, and ensuring that it’s something I can build off of later. It works. This one coming up I was looking at doing something on the inside of the fingers on my left hand (no mustaches. Don’t fear). I’ve got these wee little hands, though, so I started looking into what kind of problem that would pose. What i came across, instead, is the threat of lines falling out or experiencing blowout, due to the thin skin and difficulty of putting the ink in the proper place. My question is: what is the likelihood of experiencing blowout? If lines fade out I can replace them – it’ll be a pain in the ass, but it’s a possibility. Blowout, on the other hand, seems a little more problematic. Would this be even a remotely decent gamble? Are there any factors that would come into play here, aside from the artist’s luck and skills?

Also, just for shits and giggles…
I was looking at getting “labels” that I’m proud of scrolled on the inside of each finger (no thumbs) in urdu and adding more as I reach more of my life goals. For example, I’m a published academic, so I was going to get “scholar”; I’ve been training in military-style combat arts since I was in high school, so I was thinking something like “warrior” (since “scrappy bitch” probably doesn’t translate well); and so on. If general consensus is that it’s not worth the gambles on the fingers, where else would you suggest doing something like this? My space is relatively limited right now, as most of my body is “reserved” or covered, but I’m always up for suggestions.