Sketch Your Mind: Tattoo On My Mind

Considering A Tattoo?

Getting a tattoo is serious business. There are health concerns, and the tattoo will be with you for a long time, so it is essential that you get something that you feel comfortable with. Don't listen to people who tell you that tattoo removal is easy. It may be easier now than it was years ago, but it is still fairly painful and quite expensive. Don't count on using tattoo removal as a potential out, instead, make the right decision in the first place. These are questions that you should ask yourself now, as you are sitting at the computer reading this article, rather than when you are standing outside of a tattoo parlor, with your friends pressuring you to choose a design.

Tattoo Qs
~ Is the tattoo trendy? If so, then you will likely be happy with it for the next year or so, until everyone else starts showing up with the exact same tattoo. Then you will look like you are following the crowd, which seems to defeat the purpose of getting a tattoo, which is a pretty individualistic statement in most cases.

~ Where do you want to put the tattoo? On the one hand, the point of getting a tattoo is so that other people can see it. On the other, there are some people who you will not want to see your tattoo. How many people do you know who have tattooed their knuckles hold down a well-paying job? Consider what social situations you find yourself in. If you are still a student, imagine what the future may bring.

~ Is the tattoo artist talented? Ask to see a portfolio of his or her work before you commit to getting a tattoo put on your body by that person. Can he do custom work? If so, can he show you examples of previous custom work? It is best to go with a tattoo artist whose work you have admired on another person who can assure you that the artist has good communication skills and can translate what you say you want done into excellent artwork.Finding a good tattoo artist is much like finding a good hairdresser, only with a tattoo, it doesn't grow out if you are not satisfied.

~ Is the tattoo artist professional? You want to make sure that the person who will be sticking ink-filled needles into your skin is not using any substances that might alter his judgment. You also want to make sure that you go to a tattoo parlor that is very clean. Check with the city department of health to see if it has any black marks on its record.

~ Can you see it through? Before you commit to getting a tattoo, let the artist use an empty needle on the location that you want to get tattooed so that you'll know whether or not if you can handle the pain for the hours that it can take to get a tattoo.

If you are certain that you want a tattoo, and choose the right artist and the right design, not to mention the right spot on your body, chances are, you'll be happy with your tattoo when you are eighty years old. That's the important thing; imagine yourself when you are eighty. Will you still like your tattoo then? If you think so, then most likely you have made the right choice.

Credits: http://www.essortment.com

My Personal View:
I'm planning to get one in the near future. I'm considering a Celtic Knot or Sword (Which means Beginning and Ending) and or an Ouroboros (Which means Eternity) in my wrist or my first choice, a Spider (Symbol of mystery, power and growth and in my opinion Artistic probably on how they form their webs).

I found some Spider Tattoos on the net while I'm searching. These are from one of my favorite tattoo artist, Mike Devries. Ü