Things You Need to Consider When Tattooing Yourself

It is said that most of the tattoo artists tattooed themselves before tattooing their clients. Especially In the old days, they had to tattoo themselves before they were set loose their customers. You could go to tattoo shops and ask those old-timer tattooists to see the inside of their left leg or right leg (depends on which hand they use) and you will see some scratches of color tests and other experiments. The advantage of tattooing yourself is you are able to completely anticipate when the line started and stopped and you could tattoo whatever you want with less cost.
However, there are also disadvantages to tattoo yourself, actually, unless you are really a professional tattoo artist, tattooing yourself is a bad idea since you may not objective to the pain so that you couldn’t control your tattoo pen going deeper or not.
It is always better to ask others tattoo you if you really want to tattoo yourself, there are 3 things you need to consider before starting your tattoo on your body.

Know the Risk of Getting Tattoos

The risk of getting an infection is higher when you are doing a tattoo at home, I mean, compared with those clean, professional, certificated and experienced tattoo shops. Even you go to a tattoo shop, avoiding injection is still the most important aspect you need to consider.
And If you have a skin allergy, you should consult a doctor if it is a good idea to get a tattoo. Some people react badly to the inks, some people’s skin may get bumpy or scaly around their tattoo.

Choose a Good Tattoo Kits

A headlamp is needed to see tattoo needles and your skin clearly to make sure your work environment is clean and bright. You will also need a pair of clean Nitrile gloves, single-use tattoo needles, ink cups, tattoo ink, tattoo pen kit, tattoo power supply, tattoo grip cover, paper towels, and wax to remove ink from the skin’s surface. When ready, clean the area with 90% isopropyl alcohol.
And of course, the tattoo tool is the most important in the whole process. There two types of tattoo tools nowadays, traditional tattoo machine and tattoo pen.
Tattoo machines and tattoo pens are different in appearance and transmission. The tattoo machine is regarded as a traditional tattoo machine, also called a coil machine. It uses the electromagnet to make the needles up and down.

The tattoo pen transmission mode is a motor, which drives the transmission rod through the motor, and then drives the needle nozzle up and down to make the force evener.
The needles used in the two machines are different. The traditional tattoo machine has a long needle handle and a relatively short needle. The needle of the tattoo pen is short and convenient to replace, and the price is slightly expensive.
Both machines have their own advantages and disadvantages. The traditional machine is well controlled by needle coloring, and the light color transition is natural. It is easy to master traditional large-area coloring. The disadvantage is that it is troublesome to change the needle and adjust the machine, the machine is too heavy, so it is not easy to control, and it is divided into two machines, secant and fogging. At least two or more machines are needed to work.
The tattoo pen has stronger strength in piercing the skin as there is no shrapnel buffer. It is easy to have needle marks in light colors. It requires a certain skill and time to adapt. However, the body is light and easy to change needles. An excellent tattoo pen can be used in a variety of styles. Tattoo pens are also predicted to be the future trend of tattoo tools. After all, the tattoo pen is relatively easy to operate and improve work efficiency.

Choose a Simple Design

If it is your first time to tattoo yourself, it’s likely not the best time to ink a complicated image. You could go with a simple and small outline-style tattoo, something that you'll be able to add to later if necessary. Here are some great ideas for you:
Small line-drawings of animals

Stars tattoo

 

Crosses tattoo

Anchors tattoo

Hearts tattoo

Alien tattoo

Music Notes tattoo

Yin-Yang tattoo

 

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Tattoo Tips: What You Need To Know Before Getting A Tattoo

Thinking about getting a tattoo? To help you make the right decision and potentially save you from unnecessary trouble, we came up with this article about what you need to know before tattooing.

1, Are you brave enough?
It doesn’t mean the courage that you won’t be afraid of being against, regret getting a tattoo or worry a tattoo may make it difficult to look for a job.

It is the courage that you believe you can find a good tattoo image for yourself and the right part of your body, and then you won’t hesitate to get a tattoo. Many people stop thinking about getting a tattoo when they take this into consideration. If you are hesitating, you had better not get a tattoo. Or you may be regrettable in the future.

2, You may lose yourself in getting a tattoo. So think twice before you get your first one.
Just like smoking and drinking, tattoos are highly addictive. If you are not ready to face it, then think twice before starting tattooing.

I have many friends who have tattoos on their body. Their tattoos are different styles, Generally, you will like to get more and more tattoos after you get the first one. The process that designing or picking out a nice tattoo, and getting it on the body is so amazing.

3. Someday, you may dislike it.
Many tattoo lovers swear that they will treat their tattoos well forever. You should appreciate it and love it for a long time. But someone may dislike it in the future and wants to get a new one. Maybe you will cherish it more if your tattoo takes more energy and time.

The original design is meaningful. To some degree, it stands for your life and mentality. It can also show the difference in your mentality at a different age. Try to imagine introducing your tattoos to others happily like a child when they ask why you got those tattoos.

4, Tattoos will alter if your body changes.
Tattoos will wrinkle or splitting if you lose or gain much weight. And the beauty of tattoos will also be affected. So you had better not tattoo on fatty parts of your body. For example, you can have tattoos on the ankle, forearm, shin, and back, instead of the belly, thigh or upper arm.

5. You need to know some characteristics of your skin.
Also, you should know whether you have keloid-prone skin or not. If you have, you must tell your artist that in advance and listen to your artist’s advice. It is also important to know something about aftercare for tattoos.

6. Pain
In fact, the pain level is different in different parts. Most parts can tolerate normally, a few areas are slightly irritating. The person who is tattooing for the first time may be particularly nervous and the pain will be more sensitive, so you should be trying to relax, listen to some soothing music, and have a good mental and physical state that is the foundation of your tattoo.
The length of the tattoo also determines the level of pain. Under normal circumstances, people can endure the pain of tattoos for 2 to 5 hours. The longer the time, the stronger the pain.

7. How much will a tattoo cost?
There is no uniform price standard for tattoos. The price of a tattoo largely depends on the location, size, sophistication and design cost, and can range anywhere from $50 to $2000+. Even the same tattoo pattern from different tattoo artists come at different prices.

The mode of payment depends on the artist. Some ask for a fixed price after taking into account the tattoo design while others simply charge per hour. It is up to you to negotiate the mode of payment – not the amount. But you should never ask a tattoo artist for a discount or a bargain. The act is considered disrespectful.
It's not that cheap tattoo artist will definitely destroy your skin. The expensive tattoo artist must work fine. Choose the tattoo artist that suits you best according to the tattoo artist's work and style. After all, tattoos will follow you forever.

8. Are tattoos harmful to my health?
Tattoos are already a relatively mature industry. The tattoo inks used in the tattoo are professional inks that are extracted from vegetable oils and are hygienic and safe. Everything that touches your skin during the tattoo process is also a brand new unopened disposable tattoo supplies!

When tattoo artists come to new needles, make sure that you actually saw the artist pull out a new one from a sealed package.

9. Do Tattoo artists use anesthesia?
Of course no!
If a tattoo artist asks if you need anesthesia, you have to reconsider whether the tattoo artist is reliable. First off, because anesthesia or painkillers can only be administered by a licensed doctor or anesthetist. Even if the tattoo shop somehow had a doctor on staff, this would make the cost of a tattoo increase substantially. And the tattoo shop would have to buy all the monitors, all the administration equipment, oxygen supply, and all the emergency equipment for the one in a million chance that things go wrong. A minimum priced tattoo is usually around $50–100., this would increase the price of the tattoo to at least $300.

In addition, anesthetics can cause the uneven coloration, affecting tattoo effects and recovery, so tattooing without anesthesia is actually a bottom line.
After all, pain is also an integral part of the tattoo.

10. Can I bring a tattoo pattern by myself?
Of course, you can, but don’t steal other tattoo artists’ works. This is very disrespectful to tattoo artists.
When the tattoo artist evaluates the tattoo pattern you bring, you must seriously consider the tattooist’s words. Because the tattoo artist is professional, they will choose the size or position of the tattoo that suits you better. Don’t be afraid to ask artists for their opinion when it comes to the design. They will be more than happy to give input. You can even get a tattoo artist to help you with the design, especially if you want a really personal design.

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Will you get a tattoo of your lover on your body？

The way to express love is varied，Some people slowly melt their lover with gentleness. Of course, some people choose a more direct expression——Transfer, gift, show their love. Of course, in addition to the above several ways, matching tattoos are a popular way to express love by couples.

There was already online about "Will you have a tattoo for your lover?"The answer inside can be said to be amazing.
“I understand very clearly that I love him very much. He is the most special and beautiful thing I have ever met in my life. If we break up, I will not regret it. I want to cherish him and his everything in my life."
“Broken feelings can't be consolidated with a needle or a pen. Even if there is no love, they are the gentlest strangers between them."
“Tattoo is a silent confession to lovers”

Of course, nothing will have 100% consent.Not to mention the controversial tattoo culture.
"Don't do this kind of thing" ×10! ! Because a colleague, every time he will put his lover of the name on his hand, cover it 3 times before and after! !
"No" tattoo is not a child's play, you need to be responsible for your tattoo!

In fact, regardless of the couple's tattoo is liked or disliked by the public.I still think that couple tattoos are the best way to express love.Because once the tattoo is tattooed, it will not be easily erased.Also represents that this person deserves to be taken seriously in his life.

Your love for the other half, except for your own clarity,tattoos are even silently recorded. If you really want to leave the mark of your present lover on your body.Avoiding portraits and names is the most important thing.These interesting couple tattoo patterns, even if break up, will not regret the original tattoo.

“Believe me, I will make you the second most happy person in the world. Because I have you, I am the happiest person.”

“As long as I have you around, whether you are rich or not, I am the happiest person in the world.”

‘’We always meet the best love when we don’t know the most love.’’

“To love is to be careful, to be loved is to be sweet.”

“The story is still going on, the road is still very long, it is inevitable that there will be sadness, no matter how you don’t let go.”

“I like that dream, in my dreams, we grow old together.”

“We always meet the best love when we don’t know what is love.”

“Your existence is a miracle for me.”

“I can't send you flowers at the age of 17, but I hope I can drink with you at the age of 27.’’

In this society of desire,many feelings will be tested. Waiting to find your lover that can really depends on .Being a couple tattoo together is also a happy thing in life.
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'Ink Not Mink' Campaign

You must have heard People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). But did you know a campaign named "INK NOT MINK" organized by PETA? Many celebrities took part in it.
“ Each year millions of rabbits, foxes, raccoon, minks, dogs, cats, and other animals are killed because their skins can be used for furs. I got involved with PETA’s ‘Ink, Not Mink’ campaign because I love animals. I’m a big believer in animal rights. What’s really important is, for people to understand, is the cruelty behind the fur industry,”  said Linkin Park’s  Chester Bennington who died.

He showed his tattoos and the slogan” Be comfortable in your own skin, and let animals keep theirs”. Chester told PEAT” In order to let people understand the cruelty behind the fur industry, we need to show our respect for … all creatures of this world.”

 As derivatives of “I’d rather go naked than wear fur”, PETA initiated “ink, not mink” campaign. Celebrities from music, films, fashion, sports, and other social communities showed their tattoos and supported animal rights and agreed to use fake fur for clothing.
Say "No" to the fur and fur industry! The real purpose of "Ink not mink" is that it opposes fur fashion and fur farming.
Thousands of minks, squirrels, rabbits, and foxes are farmed and killed in order to obtain their fur. These animals are often cultured in dirty, narrow environments, with up to 25% dying from respiratory or other diseases due to that.

Those surviving animals will eventually be stripped of their skins by electric shock, drowning or knocking. Many animals are only fainted by great harm and are not killed completely. They are actually alive when they are peeled. In order to get better fur, some animals are peeled when they are alive.
Since it is possible to create highly simulated synthetic fake furs, we do not need to kill them in order to obtain their skin. So let us refuse the fur.

“We can decorate our skin with tattoos and let the animals keep their skin! Compared with the pain of peeling animals, the pain of tattoos means nothing .”

Duff and Susan Holmes McKagan
Dave Navarro

Tim Howard
Ty Lawson 

Chris Birdman Anderse

Antoine Bethea

Le'Veon Bell

Waka Flocka Flame

Mario Barth

Amar'e Stoudemire

Ami James

Chad Ochocinco

Dennis Rodman

Terrell Suggs

Steve-O
Tommy Lee

Gilbert Arenas

Gary Hart

willis Mcgahee

Mario

Dani Lugosi
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