I fretted over tattoos when I was younger. It had to "mean" something, etc. Fast forward to my early 30's. Decided that it was more about the experience and didn't really care about explaining anything. I got my first tattoo at 33 on my calf, and now I have 1.5 sleeves. It's cheaper than therapy, and I like giving my artist a super general idea and seeing what he comes up with (without me seeing beforehand).
I’m worried about getting something and then regretting it because of my aesthetic changing and me wanting something else in replacement of it. For example I want a rib tattoo but I am afraid I will regret getting a butterfly in my later years because I found a new design I much more prefer
You can do cover ups, or maybe choose an aesthetic that always works for you. For example I am drawn to japanese style right now, but I know I have always liked (since my childhood) dark, mysterious witchy styles
i always thought about getting a teeny tiny small tattoo as my first, but then i thought about the same thing you were talking about. if i'm putting myself through this experience, i don't want it to be for 10 minutes. so my first tattoo was on my upper arm, near my shoulder, about like 13cms and i love it. it was easy, fun, and i became friends with the tattoo artist. a win win situation all around :)
I've been stressing about my first tattoo for soooo long and this really helped me out! Especially the part about not noticing it as much after the first few weeks so not to worry so much! :)
Painless or rather unnoticeable compared to my emotional pain. Majoras Mask across the 'top' of my wrists (and some of the back of my hands) so that if I hold up my arms, palms of my hands toward my face and put my wrists together the two halves of the mask meet up and become the full image of the mask.
Thank you so much for this! I am currently am struggling to get my first tattoo for 3 years!!. My concern is finding something I want on the internet for reference yet, I don't want to copy that certain tattoo
i understand that its oly really INTERERESTING for two weeks but i still think u can be picky about a design that is gonna stay on u forever. great vid tho, pretty helpfull!
I'd like to get a first tattoo , I'm at the phase of my life when my dreams are coming through finally and I want to tattoo the word patience on my forearm
I know its been a while since you left the comment, but im gonna answer anyway! This is of course subjective, but to me thats the beauty of tattoos! You change all the time, so a tattoo is almost like a permanent remainder of the person you were at a certain time in the past
I am currently planning my first tattoo, a heart of fire on my forearm. The artist is still working on the drawing though. I also have an idea for my 2nd if it goes well for the first.
Got my first tattoo just under the back of my neck, palm sized. Of a symbol from a show i grew up with, it was my comfort show growing up through difficult situations and i doubt I would have been where I am today if not for it. Now I'm going to get dinosaurs tattoos because I just think their cool. I feel like I just needed a meaningful one to justify getting it, even tho I didn't need to. I'm just having a difficult time finding a tattoo artist not to far in an illustrator type style.
Because you don't want to commit to a big tattoo if you've never experienced the pain before and want to see how well you tolerate it. Obviously. She is right that it's better to go a bit bigger since the first 10 mins is bad anyway but it's obvious why people do it
I got my first tattoo on my shin and it wasn’t that bad. I got my first arm tattoo in October, it’s on my inner left bicep. Wow did that hurt more! I know I want more tattoos, I just have so many ideas and don’t know what to choose!
I've recently turned 40 and in discussions with a tattoo artist to get a Celtic knotwork sleeve on my right arm. It's been great starting to visualise the tattoo I've thought about for years.
As an apprentice I was blindfolded and got a tattoo on my foot of two guys holding each other... They were touching each other inappropriate lmao it's one funny tattoo but definitely makes people laugh 😂
I recently got my ears pierced for the first time, and love them! The place I got them also does tattooing. I’ve always wanted a tattoo in honor of my dead daughter. However, I’m not religious, so I don’t want angel wings or any of that kind of shit. Maybe like a purple rose or interlocked roses with their thorns either twisting around to spell her name or surrounding it? I really want sleeves on both arms, so I want to put it somewhere that will allow for that…
my first tattoo was a quote from my fav. song ( lost it all by Black veil brides) and it has 2 meanings one is with the song and the other is just for me cuz it is the word: We all fall down sometimes the s from sometimes looks a bit like a uhm how is it called note key ? im sorry my english is not the best :'D
i think i’m gonna get a tattoo of the phone from the cover of the album “100% electronica” by george clanton on my right forearm. commenting this so i can laugh at it in 3 years
I got my first tattoo and it wasn’t as bad as I thought but after it I said I wouldn’t get another. About 4 months after it is completely healed and I now have forgotten what the pain was like and want to go back for round two. But I have no idea what to get. My first one was meaningful and in my wrist, have no clue where to go from here.
I just got my first 2 tattoos a week apart i got my daughter name on my upper forarm and then a kite on my inner bicep! I've talked about getting a kite since I was a teenager I'm now 30 and is it the most detailed in-depth meaning full tattoo ever no. But I am so happy I finally have something I've dreamt about for yeara
True about doing research about the artists, I was doing many of the stuff I'd described on my other comments and anyway this guy did ok on everything until I'd had a sugar skull with hands. "Oops " on the hands 😔. Next time do your research
I'm yet to get a "proper tattoo" I've got many but all like flat like letters and probably the best a good rose. Not like something super cool like a monster or something 😒
I could never decide what to have when I was , younger so when I got to fifty I had my chest tattooed with a moon 🌙 and planet ,stars , . Everyone warned against chest but it was enjoyable! thing is I didn't want to be a tattoo virgin ,so I let my brother in law have free reign on my fingers !!!
Hi... Great video,I'm looking at getting my 1st tattoo early next 2023...I've always like Scooby Doo do was thinking of like a play out down my arm ...do you think it's a bad idea getting such a big tattoo (full sleeve) 4 first tat?,cheers
Thank you for this video, it's very informative and helpful. I already have one in my leg but I want moooooooore! I moved so now I'm looking for tattoo artist and I have a question: How do you know if you're allergic to ink? Thank you, Holly !!
I've got sleeves on both arms, hands, chest piece and upper back piece but I'm really wanting to get started on my neck. What is the pain level on a scale of 1-10
My first tattoo was a memorial piece that I designed and it was put on right bicep boy was that ever sore the tattooing process wasn't too bad the healing process was long though😂
Maybe someone knows the answer to my issue...I’ve had my lower leg tattoo for about 3 months now and it still itches for a few days every couple of weeks. I apply a cortisone cream and the itch goes away. No redness, no rash, so signs of infection or allergy aside from the itching. My artist did have a bit of a heavy hand so is it just taking forever to heal or do I have to prepare myself for a lifetime of itching? 🙃
Thinking about getting a first tat of Blue tit on my bicep or above my elbow ... just not sure if the inner bicep area is best kept for something more special
I fretted over tattoos when I was younger. It had to "mean" something, etc. Fast forward to my early 30's. Decided that it was more about the experience and didn't really care about explaining anything. I got my first tattoo at 33 on my calf, and now I have 1.5 sleeves. It's cheaper than therapy, and I like giving my artist a super general idea and seeing what he comes up with (without me seeing beforehand).
me too!
I’m worried about getting something and then regretting it because of my aesthetic changing and me wanting something else in replacement of it. For example I want a rib tattoo but I am afraid I will regret getting a butterfly in my later years because I found a new design I much more prefer
You can do cover ups, or maybe choose an aesthetic that always works for you. For example I am drawn to japanese style right now, but I know I have always liked (since my childhood) dark, mysterious witchy styles
i always thought about getting a teeny tiny small tattoo as my first, but then i thought about the same thing you were talking about. if i'm putting myself through this experience, i don't want it to be for 10 minutes. so my first tattoo was on my upper arm, near my shoulder, about like 13cms and i love it. it was easy, fun, and i became friends with the tattoo artist. a win win situation all around :)
I've been stressing about my first tattoo for soooo long and this really helped me out! Especially the part about not noticing it as much after the first few weeks so not to worry so much! :)
Painless or rather unnoticeable compared to my emotional pain. Majoras Mask across the 'top' of my wrists (and some of the back of my hands) so that if I hold up my arms, palms of my hands toward my face and put my wrists together the two halves of the mask meet up and become the full image of the mask.
Thank you so much for this! I am currently am struggling to get my first tattoo for 3 years!!. My concern is finding something I want on the internet for reference yet, I don't want to copy that certain tattoo
Did you get your tattoo now?
i understand that its oly really INTERERESTING for two weeks but i still think u can be picky about a design that is gonna stay on u forever. great vid tho, pretty helpfull!
I'd like to get a first tattoo , I'm at the phase of my life when my dreams are coming through finally and I want to tattoo the word patience on my forearm
I really want a tattoo but I change every year into a better and different version of myself so I can't decide on what to put on my body forever 🤔
I know its been a while since you left the comment, but im gonna answer anyway! This is of course subjective, but to me thats the beauty of tattoos! You change all the time, so a tattoo is almost like a permanent remainder of the person you were at a certain time in the past
This didn’t help lol. I can’t decide the style. Traditional, realism, etc. I’m struggling to go with one, because I know I want them all to match.
I am currently planning my first tattoo, a heart of fire on my forearm. The artist is still working on the drawing though. I also have an idea for my 2nd if it goes well for the first.
I really want to get a tattoo so I can start my journey into loving tattoos but I keep changing the tattoo designs that I've been thinking of
Got my first tattoo just under the back of my neck, palm sized. Of a symbol from a show i grew up with, it was my comfort show growing up through difficult situations and i doubt I would have been where I am today if not for it.
Now I'm going to get dinosaurs tattoos because I just think their cool. I feel like I just needed a meaningful one to justify getting it, even tho I didn't need to. I'm just having a difficult time finding a tattoo artist not to far in an illustrator type style.
I actually dont get why people choose small tattoos for their first tattoo..
Because you don't want to commit to a big tattoo if you've never experienced the pain before and want to see how well you tolerate it. Obviously. She is right that it's better to go a bit bigger since the first 10 mins is bad anyway but it's obvious why people do it
What I want won’t look right any larger. It’ll be about twice the size of a postage stamp
I got my first tattoo on my shin and it wasn’t that bad. I got my first arm tattoo in October, it’s on my inner left bicep. Wow did that hurt more! I know I want more tattoos, I just have so many ideas and don’t know what to choose!
I've recently turned 40 and in discussions with a tattoo artist to get a Celtic knotwork sleeve on my right arm. It's been great starting to visualise the tattoo I've thought about for years.
As an apprentice I was blindfolded and got a tattoo on my foot of two guys holding each other... They were touching each other inappropriate lmao it's one funny tattoo but definitely makes people laugh 😂
I’m getting my first tattoo really soon I’m getting a Sakura tattoo when I’m 26 years old and and on my neck back ☺️
Thank you for the tips! It was helpful 😊
I recently got my ears pierced for the first time, and love them! The place I got them also does tattooing. I’ve always wanted a tattoo in honor of my dead daughter. However, I’m not religious, so I don’t want angel wings or any of that kind of shit. Maybe like a purple rose or interlocked roses with their thorns either twisting around to spell her name or surrounding it? I really want sleeves on both arms, so I want to put it somewhere that will allow for that…
Just got a large lion on my chest for my first tattoo. Nipple, armpit, collar bone and sternum was next level ouch.
my first tattoo was a quote from my fav. song ( lost it all by Black veil brides) and it has 2 meanings one is with the song and the other is just for me cuz it is the word: We all fall down sometimes the s from sometimes looks a bit like a uhm how is it called note key ? im sorry my english is not the best :'D
I like how you say " it's all cool, then after it just becomes part of you "
Thanks for the video! I'm saving up for my first one at the moment ill definitely take everything you said into consideration.🙂
I'm obsessed with that troll figure. Why does it look so happy?
Do you ever struggle to get motivated to work on art?
i think i’m gonna get a tattoo of the phone from the cover of the album “100% electronica” by george clanton on my right forearm. commenting this so i can laugh at it in 3 years
well, did you?!
I just won a free 3 cm tattoo and kinda stressing about it i want to like it really much but idk what to get!!!
I got my first tattoo and it wasn’t as bad as I thought but after it I said I wouldn’t get another. About 4 months after it is completely healed and I now have forgotten what the pain was like and want to go back for round two. But I have no idea what to get. My first one was meaningful and in my wrist, have no clue where to go from here.
I just got my first 2 tattoos a week apart i got my daughter name on my upper forarm and then a kite on my inner bicep! I've talked about getting a kite since I was a teenager I'm now 30 and is it the most detailed in-depth meaning full tattoo ever no. But I am so happy I finally have something I've dreamt about for yeara
True about doing research about the artists, I was doing many of the stuff I'd described on my other comments and anyway this guy did ok on everything until I'd had a sugar skull with hands. "Oops " on the hands 😔. Next time do your research
I'm yet to get a "proper tattoo" I've got many but all like flat like letters and probably the best a good rose. Not like something super cool like a monster or something 😒
I could never decide what to have when I was , younger so when I got to fifty I had my chest tattooed with a moon 🌙 and planet ,stars , .
Everyone warned against chest but it was enjoyable!
thing is I didn't want to be a tattoo virgin ,so I let my brother in law have free reign on my fingers !!!
Hi... Great video,I'm looking at getting my 1st tattoo early next 2023...I've always like Scooby Doo do was thinking of like a play out down my arm ...do you think it's a bad idea getting such a big tattoo (full sleeve) 4 first tat?,cheers
I’m thinking about flash for my first tattoo, a hand sized american traditional swallow on my inner bicep. I’m worried that might be a sensitive area
I got my knuckles tatted for my first tattoo at 18 it says "SELF LOVE"
Thank you for this video, it's very informative and helpful. I already have one in my leg but I want moooooooore! I moved so now I'm looking for tattoo artist and I have a question:
How do you know if you're allergic to ink?
Thank you, Holly !!
I guess you could ask for a swatch test, because I think it has more to do with the chemicals in particular colours.
I've got sleeves on both arms, hands, chest piece and upper back piece but I'm really wanting to get started on my neck. What is the pain level on a scale of 1-10
Not too bad, i feel asleep
@@HollyAstralTattoo YOU FELL ASLEEP DURING A NECK TATTOO? 😭
What do you feel about clients coming in with numbing cream already on or they want to put it on?
It would be funny to get evel knieval jumping my eyebrows on a harley.
I 16... and a tattoo was supposed to be my birthday present but that was a month ago haha
Idk if I want to get an iconographoc drawing or the actual words tattooed... How do I choose that? I love both options for different reasons
My first tattoo was a memorial piece that I designed and it was put on right bicep boy was that ever sore the tattooing process wasn't too bad the healing process was long though😂
You're like Velma's alter ego lol
Maybe someone knows the answer to my issue...I’ve had my lower leg tattoo for about 3 months now and it still itches for a few days every couple of weeks. I apply a cortisone cream and the itch goes away. No redness, no rash, so signs of infection or allergy aside from the itching. My artist did have a bit of a heavy hand so is it just taking forever to heal or do I have to prepare myself for a lifetime of itching? 🙃
Did you ever find out what it was? Are you allergic to the ink?
Thinking about getting a first tat of Blue tit on my bicep or above my elbow ... just not sure if the inner bicep area is best kept for something more special
Full body tattoos look unnatural on cute people. It is like a superb introvert acting like the coolest rockstar, something about it feels irrelevant.
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