- Tattoos have been around for a long time, about as long
as 5000+ years, and they are as diverse as the people that
wear them and in my generation it has turned into the
"thing" to have just like body piercing, I have 2
piercings, where as my girlfriend has 8 piercings, and if
you search the internet or check your e-mails there has
been at least one person that has sent you a list of
pictures that show someone who has their whole body either
tattooed or pierced.
Tattoos are a big thing now a days but the hard part is
figuring out:
- What you want
- Where you want it
- What colours are there
- What colours you want
- How much will it set me back
- Who is the best artist for the job
- When is your appointment going to be (if you make one
some artists are booked for months)
Well there are a large variety of designs and by large I
mean you can have anything you want on your body like a duck
all the way to the Macintosh apple logo and a souped up car all
the way back to the duck, funny how that works huh? But the
industry is forever growing, and more people are entering the
business and well doing what they love and that is taking their
designs and putting them on your body.
I'm going to tell you a very short story.
I'm 19 years old and I have a son who is 1 ½ years old, I was
going to get a tattoo of his name in old English style font on
my arm, so I went to the tattoo artist and asked how much it
would be for him to do that , and he said "it all depends on
how big the font is, where you want it, how much time it will
take and how complex it will be." so I told him what I wanted
and the price was around $40 all the way up to $120, that's a
lot of money for a tattoo if you ask me, so I didn't get it but
I am going to get it when I have the money to burn on that
specific tattoo, my girlfriend has a butterfly on her right
breast, and that cost her about $80 and that was on sale and it
is only like 1 ½ by 1 ¾ inches big. And it cost her $80 on
sale. So the moral of this little story is if your going to get
a tattoo better make sure that's what you want and that you
have the money for it.
Now back to my article, now to get a design for a tattoo you
can do a couple things for it I will make a list so it will be
easier to read.
- Go to Google and search for a picture of what you want
and print it out
- You can draw it if your good at drawing (but if you
want stick men you need any drawing techniques)
- You can use Photoshop and make a picture in that and
print it out(or MS paint if you don't have PS)
- You can choose a design from what the tattoo artist
shows you
- You can always go to this site http://www.over3500tattoos.com
- And when in doubt just get someone's name with a nice
font.
And just ask the artist about colours that you can get for
your tattoo. It is up to you where you want it, but just
remember your body is your canvas do what you want with
it.Watch for more of my articles about tatoos. All the best
Marc (The Tattoo Kid)
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Marc Patterson(The Tattoo Kid)
