small foot tattoo outline, originally uploaded by surferduuude.
Deciding on getting a tattoo itself involves several steps and a person’s reason for getting a tattoo is as varied as the people who want them. About 34% of Americans with tattoos say they feel sexier and more attractive. When getting a tattoo, the client can work with the tattoo artist to create a custom tattoo design or they can choose the image they want from ready made flash pictures. These are standard designs that are displayed in the tattoo shop for your perusal. Most tattoo shops display a large collection of flash.
Once you are ready, the artist stencils the design onto the person’s skin and then, using the inking gun, the artist begins to apply the ink outline. The artist must also know how deeply the needles need to pierce the skin while the ink is being applied. Punctures that are too deep cause excessive pain and bleeding and those that are too shallow cause uneven lines and the ink to not set into the skin well enough for the ink to “take
