I’m sure you’ve noticed nowadays people want writing, writing, writing, tons of writing and it is just going to turn into mush. It is the biggest mistake people make, and they do it every day, and the tattoos look like hell pretty quickly. Like, if you get a letter E that is 1/8 of an inch tall, in just a few years time the ink will begin to move a little tiny bit, and that E is going to close up and it’s going to be an O. What are some common mistakes people make when getting a tattoo?Īlways first and foremost, getting it too small If they give you kind of a half-assed answer about that – or shrug it off – you gotta wonder, are they having a bad day, or are they trying to hide something? 2. By all means, ask to see the shop’s clean room. You are well within your rights to ask about cleanliness, and that’s what the permits on the wall are for – to show they are licensed by the board of health or whatever sanctioning body there is in their state. If they greet you, say “hello”, whatever,… I mean, you wouldn’t expect them to kiss your ass, but if they are serious about their business they’re not going to give you a short shrift. Look at their portfolio of their work, but if you get a good vibe from them, that is really important.Īs for the parlor itself, again, the attitude is key. If the person is dismissive, who knows how they will feel about working on your tattoo? You want to use somebody you trust and you think is going to pay attention to what they’re doing rather than problems they’re having with their girlfriend or something. If the artist has a good attitude I know they care about what they do. Speaking as someone in the business, what would you look for in a tattoo artist or tattoo parlor?Īttitude is number one. Knowledge is the antidote to most problems – the kind we may not have been able to get 25 years ago due to Mad Dog getting in the way – so Rocker took our very grown up and nearly sober questions about tattoos to Master Tattooist Chris DeBargeat Allston MA’s Stingray Body Art to get his tips for every stage of the tattooing process. It was great to get drunk at 18 and have Duran Duran tattooed on our ass, but as our butts begins to sag, do we still feel the same way we did then? Tattoos are forever, and as rockers age, we become more aware of that every day.
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