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No matter what you may hear, there really is no way to predict the amount of pain that you’ll experience when getting a tattoo.  If you arrive with determination and the right frame of mind, it may not hurt you as much as you thought.  On the other hand, if you arrive at the studio scared half to death – it will more than likely hurt you more than you thought possible. Read the rest of this entry »

When you finally decide to get a tattoo, the first thing you’ll need to do is find a reputable tattoo artist.  Most tattoo artists have several designs that you can pick from.  If you don’t find anything you like, you can always ask him to make a custom tattoo.  You should always be careful in what you choose, as you’ll have the tattoo for the rest of your life.  The design is very important, although not nearly as important as taking care of it. Read the rest of this entry »

While tattoos are slowly but surely gaining acceptance and popularity amongst most of the American population, it is interesting to note how widespread the appeal of this practice is becoming in other countries around the world.  It is also interesting to consider how various other cultures view this practice, and whether those views have changed over time as has been the case with the United States.

Although it may be surprising to Americans whose main source of familiarity with Oriental symbols and other artwork comes from viewing this lovely, traditional art in tattoo studios all across the United States, due to the significant influence of Buddhist and Confucianist religions both the Japanese and Chinese societies take a very negative view of tattoos.  In these societies, tattooing was a means of branding criminals;  it was not acceptable for citizens to engage in the process.  In today’s society, tattoos are still unacceptable.  Although their younger generation usually takes a more liberal view of tattooing, the youngsters who have them generally keep them covered.   Read the rest of this entry »

Tattoos are desirable for many reasons.  Often times it’s for decorative purposes.  Other times the designs represent an important person, time or event in one’s lifetime.  On the other hand there are many reasons why one would want to have the tattoo removed.  Reasons may include that the art was bad, the tattoo itself came out wrong or it is simply no longer wanted.

Tattoos are permanent things.  The ink is injected deep into the skin, into the secondary layer of skin called the dermis.  The repeated injections deposit the ink in this part of the skin for the purpose of lasting a lifetime.  Having tattoos removed can prove to be quite an involved process. Read the rest of this entry »

These days, it is not uncommon for tattoos to be associated with other forms of body art.  In many areas, especially larger cities, tattoo studios are no longer solely tattoo studios, as they also offer piercings.  In combining these two, two issues frequently arise.  First, while many people consider tasteful, well-done tattoos to be a legitimate form of self-expression through artwork, a large number in this category also consider body piercing to be unacceptable;  or, at the very least, undesirable.  It is difficult to communicate this to young people, especially teenagers, when an increasing number of tattoo studios also offer body piercing.  Kids will naturally assume that if artwork is acceptable, acquiring holes and rings in various parts of their anatomies should also be acceptable.   Read the rest of this entry »