339 Quotes About Tattoo

Tattoos should not be ignored as if they were simply a decoration. A tattoo becomes the living flesh, when an individual chooses to be tattooed they are choosing to be changed, transformed, brought closer to their deities. A person either modern or ancient intends to carry the tattoo to the next world with them.

For future reference, ink discussions involve showing. Mine are in spots that require lack of clothes.

Come on, I want to add. But doing so would be like tattooing “I am up to no good” on my forehead.

[…] la guardavo e mi si riempirono gli occhi di lacrime, non è che piangessi, avevo capito, avevo coscienza del fatto che dovevo farmi tatuare anch’io una barchetta così sul petto, che senza una barchetta come quella non potevo vivere, che quella barchetta doveva dare calore, che era l’emblema dell’anima, e che anch’io l’avrei avuta. Quella barchetta lì si può lavare?

There is very little chance of getting an infection from a tattoo studio using standard precautions and sanitary practices. The majority of the time an infection is caused by improper aftercare.

With the advanced information available today, there is no excuse for poor sanitation practices. Tattoo artists have an ethical and, in some areas, a legal responsibility to educate themselves, and be highly literate on the latest procedures and practices to ensure minimal risk to self and client.

Grapefruits are inexpensive, readily available and have enough surface area to accomplish some nice designs. The skin of a grapefruit is easily punctured but tough enough to hold up to multiple needle passes. Tattooing grapefruits gives you valuable experience in the feel of the machine, strengthens your hand, aids in understanding needle depth and speed before you approach a real client. Bonus; you have a snack when you are done!

In tattooing, linework is arguably the most important element. Lines form the basis of our sketches and the stencils used to apply the artwork to the skin.

Even in two-dimensional works you can convey the sense of touching a variety of surfaces by using implied texture. You can use line, value, color, pattern and contrast to create simulated textures on flat surfaces.