My Custom Tattoo: Tattoo Designs

This is a question that always gets asked.  I see everyone is really concerned about the pain level.  The question is often asked in many different forms.  Does a wrist tattoo really hurt?  Or how bad is the pain for a foot tattoo and so on and so forth.  Here is one question that someone just asked.

Question

out of 1-10 how much dose it hurt to get a arm tattoo,leg,boob,back,ankle,and lower belly tattoo ?

Here is my answer.

Wow are you planning on getting a bunch of tattoos in all of those places?  Or are you looking to get a tattoo in the least painful place?

Pain level is pretty hard to state.  The following are all factors
1.  The area being tattooed.
2.  You tolerance level for pain.
3.  The skill of the artist.

With that being said in regards to the placement and where might hurt more boob, leg, back and etc.  Here is a pretty good way to think about it.  Anywhere that the skin is close to the bone is going to hurt more then where there is a lot of fatty tissue.  So using that scenario a butt tattoo would hurt a heck of a lot less then a top of the foot tattoo or wrist.  The only except to that rule would be tattooing really sensitive area on the body ex: boob.

Some things to help with the pain.
1.  iPod
2.  Good magazine or book
3.  Slow breathing and concentration
4.  A good friend or loved one

Try to keep your attention off of the pain and focused elsewhere.  Whatever you do don’t go out and get drunk before getting the tattoo.  Many artists will refuse to give you a tattoo if you are too drunk.  Plus that is not how to take the pain.  Go in sit down and take the pain as part of the experience.  You might even find it exciting as pain and pleasure are very close for many people.

Hope that helps.