depends on the area. my arm, i fell asleep. my foot, my toes wouldn’t stop twitching and it hurt like hell. my legs, it feels like a bad burn.
and yes, when my guy is done, i’m on a high for awhile afterwards. strange.

my artist tends to give me a really good rate. so, i have to guess what he would charge you. i know he does charge $200 a sat afternoon’s worth of work. and i never take saturdays.

every tat i have, i brought in the pic, or had him change a piece i seen. all my stuff is custom. the only one that’s borderline is a sun/moon that i copied from a tile i bought in sicily.

every artist works at a different pace. some are fast and lousy. others are slow and lousy. no one can say.
side is a hard, very painful area. 1 – 2 breaks? unless you have the other side done, you really don’t know how you’ll do with the pain.
why do you want a tat someone else has?

ah youth. remember the days when i knew everything, and honestly thought i DIDN’T care.
and then old age creeps along, and i learn how little i really do know.
it may not be right, but it is what it is. people look at you different for certain tats. and certain jobs will not hire you because of the way you look. (hooters, here in the states, is well known for only hiring big breasted women. tiny need not apply). they want tats covered, jewelry removed. and if you want the job, you comply. if not, look elsewhere. and going hungry is only fun for a little while.

some folks have no problem with the pain of the tattoo on a foot. me? thought i was so freaking tough (retired navy) i could handle anything. i thanked all the gods in the heavens when the artist put some numbing cream on it. 🙂
but that was a few years ago, and i still love the ink.

check out pooch in ct. (i think) used to work for spider bite, in nh (they do the live free tattoo show)