Hello sin, good to have you….

Yes, everyone is right Pain is part of the tattoo, that way it means much more in the end, a right of passage of sorts. You can use numbing agents, BUT it makes the skin very rubbery for the artist and the pigment cannot stick as well. Most of the stuff on the market will push the ink out of the skin, and we all know what that will do, nothing but screw the tattoo up. Your best bet would be to eat some bannanas and make sure you’ve had plenty of suger, without the caffeine, and let your body do the rest. If supplied right your endorphines will take care of your body for you. Good Luck!

Yes your right if the material worn in your piercings are that of the pigment you can get a pretty good idea. Red is the color to watch out for, and your reserch has obviously paid off, maybe the others could sense that, I don’t know. It’s not sad, I’ve been busy, SORRY! If you have sensative skin, or are concerned about the alergic reaction than have your artist try a very small amount of colors in an area and see what happens, that is your best bet if you really want a tattoo without any problems. Good Luck with it!

Well there are many places to find designs on the internet. It all depends on what and where. You should poke around in the forum and check out some of those links….

Yes, welcome Leah. I’m from the states so I can’t help you out. Good luck……

Welcome to the forum!

I’m a lowride fatboy kinda guy, but I love the individual qualities of a chopper!

Skid in sideways, I love it……

Welcome to the forum Marsden! Hope you enjoy your stay…..

The best thing to do with stretch marks and scars is to find an artist who can incorperate them into the tattoo, maybe incorperating them to get better with stretch, or vise versa.