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The tattoo artist has hundreds of possible tattoo art patterns you can bang
into your skin, they also work quite professional on tattoo art so it’s
very unlikely that the customer will have problems
afterwards.
A First Tattoo - The Art of Body Decoration
My first tattoo art experience totally
rocked! My dad (a former Marine with plenty of ink himself) knew what to
look for an approved a tattoo art studio for me to be tattooed at. He
said he would sign for it since I was only 17, all I had to do was save
up the money to get the tattoo. Seemed almost too good to be true. I
saved the money for the quoted cost of the tattoo, and went to my dad
all excited. He frowned at me. He said I had to tip the tattoo artist
too. He didn't previously inform me of this. I was irritated. I asked
him how much more I had to save. He told me. I was bummed, as I had
blown the rest of the money from my paycheck. A slow two weeks passed
before I had the rest of the money needed to do the tattoo in hand. I
gave it to my
dad for safe keeping. He made my appointment. I was excited, I thought
the appointed day would never arrive. I could barely sleep the night
before, I was filled with excitement and nervous anticipation.
On the appointed day, my dad and I left the house early. We
stopped at the local grocery store. My dad handed me a five dollar bill
and told me to get a package of jolly rancher hard candies and a bottle
of sprite. I looked confused and asked why I needed to purchase these
items. He said since I was a diabetic, it was to help with the blood
sugar spikes and that I should just shut my mouth and get my butt into
gear. I frowned at him, but went to purchase the aforementioned items.
We arrived at the tattoo art studio approximately fifteen minutes before
my appointment time. I looked at my dad. He said it was better manners
to arrive early as tattoo artists only make money when they have clients
in the chair, and being late could hurt the tattoo artists income flow.
My dad talked to the receptionist and filled out the needed paperwork to
have his minor child tattooed. I didn't realize he had brought my school
id and birth certificate with us, along with my drivers license.
So I sat in the waiting room of the tattoo
art studio for what felt like an eternity. Finally my name was
called, and I walked to the back of the tattoo art studio with
my dad and Mark the tattoo artist. He pulled out the stencil for
my tattoo and asked if it was what I had hoped for. I told him
it was more than I had hoped for. He was pleased. He sprayed
cold stuff on my leg, then shaved it.
I said
I had shaved it just that morning. He said he wasn't trying to
insult the shave job I had done that morning, but the skin had
to be absolutely hair free for the tattoo to be perfect. I said
he would know he was the professional.
He smiled again. He then placed the
stencil on my leg and asked me too look in the mirror to approve the
location for the tattoo. I said it was perfect. He smiled again. He put on latex free gloves and
started to put ink in the itty bitty individual tattoo color cups.
One cup for every color and there was going
to be a good deal of color in my tattoo. The he started opening the
needle packets. I looked at my dad for a split second. He said this was
normal, and that I should relax.
Finally after Mark had made all of his preparations he said we were
ready to begin the tattoo. I held my dad's hand as Mark began the
outline. We talked about everything from how cool my dad was to sign for
me, to music, books, and other artists we both admired. I was so into
the conversation I barely felt a thing. When the outline was
finished
my dad made me drink a little of the sprite since he said I turned a
nice shade of pale. Thanks dad. After my dad finished his fussing, Mark
began to fill the tattoo outline in with color. The whole tattoo took
about an hour and ten minutes. Finally it was done. Mark sprayed more
cold stuff on me, wiped my new tattoo clean and told me to check it out
in the mirror. I did. I was so psyched. I was so thrilled I have him a
hug. My dad said it was really nice work and shook Mark's hand. Mark
bandaged me up, and gave me a list of aftercare instructions. My dad and
I gathered up all of our stuff, paid the receptionist and tipped Mark
and we were on our way.
After we left the tattoo art studio, my dad kissed me on the
forehead and said a first tattoo was a rite of passage, and he was glad
he could help his little girl with hers.
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Looking back on it now, I'm so unbelievably lucky and happy my
dad went with me. My dad knew the signs of a good studio, and
took the time to research the
studios
in the area. My dad rocks, and so did my first tattoo experience
because of him!!!!
About the Author
Bethie Santry
Killer Tattoo Designs, Art, Photos and more can be found at
Tattoo Design Central by visiting
http://tattoodesign.90percentattitude.com. Bethie Santry is the
author of Your First Tattoo --
http://tattoodesign.90percentattitude.com/firsttattoo.html -- a
top selling tell-all, 12 step guide for everything you need to
know BEFORE getting your first tattoo. |
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