These 3 Things Are Critical If You Want A Good Tattoo

Getting a tattoo is a big decision, if you don’t like the design you chose after it has been done then your only options are expensive and painful removal procedures or trying to cover it up somehow. Yes artists can do some wonderful things to cover tattoos up (or you can just cover it with a solid black one like I did!) but it is a lot easier to get it done correctly the first time.

Below are 3 tips to help you avoid some common tattoo mistakes that people make:

Make sure you choose the best person for the job: At the start of the page we discussed choosing the right tattoo, but it is also crucial that you pick the right person to do the work on you as well. The skill level of artists varies massively and in most countries I don’t think there is even an exam that people need to take for them to set up as a tattoo artists.

So that is why if I go to get tattoo now then the first thing I do is buy some tattoo magazines and have a look through for featured artists. You can really get a good idea from the write ups in there about which artists are really skillful and passionate about what they do, and you can see which have won awards etc to help you choose. Alright I admit you are not going to find someone near you unless you are very lucky, which means you need to travel if you want to get them to do the work, but at least you know the work will be top notch. Also it hurts less when you have a professional doing it as they don’t go too deep, which is important if you are having it done on a really painful place, like having a foot tattoo for instance.

Please check and double check any words: Unfortunately misspelled words are one of the most common and embarrassing mistakes that I see happening. The most common cause of this has to be that someone decides they want a phrase inked on themselves and then they just ask the tattoo artist for it with no planning. The best way to go about it is to write it out in a word processing program first. That way you can spell check it to spot obvious errors, and you can double check it yourself, plus you can easily amend it if you need to as well. Then print it off and take it to the artist to have it done once you are happy with it.

Think ahead: I wish I had received this advice before I started to get tattoos, even though you are really excited about getting your first tattoo and don’t know if you want any more then think about what you need to do if you do want more. Take some time to think about how easy it will be to add other tattoos around the one you chose, or maybe how to expand the one you chose, space on your body is only finite and you need to plan carefully. You will probably end up getting at least two or three more tattoos, if not a lot more, and if they are all individual designs which don’t mesh in any way then that can look strange, so instead follow a theme or get multiple tattoos in one area which join up nicely to form a much larger piece.