if you go to yelp.com you can search reviews of artist in those areas. there are also links to the shop so you can view portfolios.

some of these guys have wait lists so just keep that in mind.

i don’t think a signature is necessary since the tattoo is with you full time and you can just say who the artist is.
paintings get signed because at some point they may be sold or pass down to someone else and there is a signature to identify the work.

I say just go for it. If you get a tattoo somewhere else on your body first it doesn’t mean it’s going to prepare you any better for your ribs. Plus you will be high on adrenaline and after an hour of tattooing it all starts to feel the same. Maybe they can spray some numbing cream halfway if you just can’t take it.
I say just dive in and do yoga breaths!

yeah something to tie it all together would be cool.

also waiting longer in between sessions does help. it gives your body more time to kick out the ink. but it’s a trade off since it will take alot longer to remove.

i tried the topical anethestic cream and didn’t find it helped. Just know that as the ink fades so does the pain in getting the tattoo removed. less ink = less pain.

I have had 2 tattoos removed. The first took about 13 or 14 treatments but should have been done quicker because for about 4 of those sessions I had the same nurse do them and I don’t think she was very aggressive with the power.
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I think some people are afraid to get a tattoo if it doesn’t have meaning.

can’t view it

I’ve never hated them but I hate certain tattoos I see. Just like any art there is good stuff and bad stuff.
When I see really great tattoos, especially the kind I am intereted in, I can’t help but want them.

Wow, I can’t believe what an ass this guy is. If he is that great why doesn’t he want to finish the piece? You think he’d wouldn’t be proud to have half done work out there. I’d just go to someone else. Why should you have to chase this guy around if he’s gonna be a dick.

Personally I don’t like the butterflies at all. It looks a bit elementary to me. I’d go for some more detail in them. Make them look real and you can all the swrily stuff which I think would be fine.

Do you have a pic?

sorry but that’s a dumb plan. just go with laser removal. not worth getting melanoma over.

no idea man. that’s gonna have to come from you.

it took me over a year before i really knew what i wanted to get and where. i for sure thought i wanted flowers on my side and ended up getting them on my foot.

deviantart.com is a great place to see tattoos and get some ideas.

just like you don’t prepay your tattoo, you wouldn’t need to tip beforehand. It’s really up to you if you want to tip each time or at the end. Personally, I wouldn’t tip until the end. Here in the US it’s not really expected to tip like other services are.

seriously….self tanning lotion

yikes, i imagine. you aren’t supposed to expose it to sunbeds, sun, etc.

you should do a spooky theme. maybe add some ghosts or gobblins, pumpkins, coffins, bats etc.

They are cool, especially if they are in color.