Hi, im nowhere new to the tattoo world with having 33 of them so far. I have them all across the front of my torso and while it did hurt pretty decently on the middle of my chest and right on the breastbone, i didnt think it was the worst or all that bad. i think on my lower sides and on the kidneys were the worst. as far as the bruising goes i have had a few do that slightly and also keep opening up as i moved around although the bruising was never really that bad. i usually find this happens when my artist gets a little bit of a heavy hand. also if your potassium level is low it can cause ya to bruise easier. try talking to your artist about it and see if they can lighten up a tad

Looks cool so far. I do the same thing with my artist. He just comes up with stuff pretty much on the fly and i usually let him run with it. I occasionally throw in my two sense but he is the artist, im not, and he has his own thing going which looks awesome. He hasnt let me down once yet. Wish ya luck on the rest.

Ya u will be ok. I always get really anxious when it comes down to my next appointment and my heart gets going and lump in my throat. Its just nerves whether it be nervous or excited (im always excited tho lol). But just relax. Even if u have a little cold it wont affect you getting the tattoo.

Ya just like everyone else is saying, find the design you like or is close to want you want by google searching images or other picture sites and then have the artist manipulate the image into something completely original and to your liking. Thats what i always do. For example, the dagger on my side. I printed out about 3 or 4 different pictures that i liked and told my dude that i liked one part of one picture and another part of another picture and so on and he put together something noone else will ever have. Anyway that you do it you shouldnt have to waste your money paying an entrance fee to look or print off designs.

Hey Oddone. Just the same as Sherav is saying. It all depends on the person as to what the pain will be like. I can tell you that down around my hips and kidneys sucked bad. It was all i could do to stay still. But then up towards my shoulder blade seemed like nothing at all to me. 30hrs is a lonnng time for getting inked and like i was saying before, im not trying to talk you out of it, but just want to caution you that you may be in for more than you expect.