About tattoos

Did you know that celebrities also get tattoos? Here are some of them Rihanna, Pink. And also a guide about early tattoos in new york .

Your parents don't want you to get one. Your grandparents DEFINITELY don't want you to get one. Your doctor prefers you not to get one and the priest is ready to do an exorcism. Now I'm going to tell you: Don't get a tattoo! Why? Because of the reasons all the above people don't want you to. Let me explain. In my experience as a tattoo artist, I have seen some really cool and fantastic ink done by wonderful craftsmen. I have also seen my share of bad work and bad art by so called "professionals" working in legitimate shops. I have also seen too many young kids get some really stupid stuff that they end up regretting later. "Not me!", you say? I wouldn't be so sure. Here are a few of the most commonly experienced mistakes young people experience when getting their first tattoo, in no particular order. Badly rendered art Inexperienced artist Wrong choice of artwork Wrong choice of location Health problems The common element to the above list is that they all end up in regret. The sad part of it is that it can all be avoided. Hopefully by reading this you'll be one step ahead of those that do make these mistakes. Let's break them down and find out where the problems lie. By identifying the problems you'll be able to avoid them and eventually make the right decision. Badly rendered art First let me say that bad artwork does not mean a bad tattooist. A tattoo can be well executed and still be bad art. And I'm not talking about subject matter either. While a tattooist can have the technical skills to execute a good tattoo--straight lines, nicely blended shading and bright colors-- that doesn't mean he has the artistic means to render an artistically well designed tattoo. A tattoo is a work of art, only on skin. It usually begins with sketches on paper and develops from there. If the artwork is not well executed at this stage, the chances of it looking any better on your skin is slim. A good tattooist should have the technical skills in both rendering the art and translating it in ink. But what about artwork not created by the tattooist? With the proliferation of flash being sold worldwide there is a chance that the quality of the flash will not be there. In this case the tattooist is responsible for correcting the problems. If the tattooist lacks in the artistic end, the results will be a tattoo that is just downright ugly. Just because someone can draw a few pretty pictures does not mean they are qualified to be an artist.