Firstly, I'm sorry if this is the wrong place for this type of question. This is my first time posting... So bear with me please.
Alright. I'm going to be honest. I tattooed for the first time on Friday. I have no training. I am a horrible person. I know. Lord forgive me for living in a city where tattooists are a dime a dozen and no one wants to teach the art.
I tattooed my uncle and then after cleaning everything I tattooed my boyfriend. Both stated that they didn't really feel anything too unpleasant.
My uncle was getting colour in his and even he braced himself for it due to previous experiences with his usual tattooist. Again, apparently, I was very light. It hurt, according to him, but not as much as he thought it would.
In the case of my boyfriend, he has one tattoo and where it is he's numb, so he could not compare it to his first. He did however say it felt pretty light. Not much pain aside from certain spots.
Anyway. My question is; is there a way to know if you haven't gone deep enough in the skin with the needle?
I'd rather go too shallow than just slice someone open mindlessly and without worry of blow outs and other nasty shit.
Also, will the tattoo show you right away if you fucked up (aside from the obvious) or do you need to wait until it's completely healed... Kind of like a little surprise at the end.
Alright. I'm going to be honest. I tattooed for the first time on Friday. I have no training. I am a horrible person. I know. Lord forgive me for living in a city where tattooists are a dime a dozen and no one wants to teach the art.
I tattooed my uncle and then after cleaning everything I tattooed my boyfriend. Both stated that they didn't really feel anything too unpleasant.
My uncle was getting colour in his and even he braced himself for it due to previous experiences with his usual tattooist. Again, apparently, I was very light. It hurt, according to him, but not as much as he thought it would.
In the case of my boyfriend, he has one tattoo and where it is he's numb, so he could not compare it to his first. He did however say it felt pretty light. Not much pain aside from certain spots.
Anyway. My question is; is there a way to know if you haven't gone deep enough in the skin with the needle?
I'd rather go too shallow than just slice someone open mindlessly and without worry of blow outs and other nasty shit.
Also, will the tattoo show you right away if you fucked up (aside from the obvious) or do you need to wait until it's completely healed... Kind of like a little surprise at the end.