The best place is the place you have wanted to have it for a long time. It should be something you have really thought through - its going to be there forever. I had considered getting mine for years and I knew what I wanted and where. One day I decided - lets do it! And I have been very happy with it. Good question about ink test though and I cannot answer that. I guess some people may have bad reactions to the ink. Good luck though!
Depends what tattoo you want, whether you want it to be visible or hidden, how big you want it. I got mine on my upper arm, I like it on show and it fits round the natural curves on my arm. Also I wanted it to progress from a single piece into a sleeve which is happening gradually. It started with just one block image and is now connected with others etc. I'm building it up gradually. Dunno about ink tests, at my tattoo place the first time they had me fill out a form about general health/allergies etc. What do you want done?
Your question is not so easy to answer. A tattoo is a very personal thing. I should have meaning to you...after all you are putting it on your body for the rest of your life. That being said here are my two bits of advice for you. 1) Never get a tattoo where the judge can see it. No neck, face, head or hand tattoos. You never know when you may land in court for something and you don't want to be unfairly judged because you have an exposed tattoo. 2) Don't be cheap! When I turned 18 I wanted to get tattooed so bad that I went out and got a bunch of shitty tattoos. I just went to the shop, picked a design off the wall and got them. Now I have a bunch of little tattoos that I hate. One of them is totally scarred because the artist sucked. Years later I finally went to see a really good artist who drew a very personal and incredible tattoo for me. It took 13 hours to have done. I had it done over the course of 5-6 sessions. Sure his rate was $150 per hour but it was worth every penny. As I said before...you will have this thing for the rest of your life. It's no time to skimp. So there is my advice for what it's worth. Good luck!
Also, if your worried about the pain tolerance in some places then don't, it'll hurt wherever you get it at first but you get used to it. With mine on my arm it was fine, barely felt a thing, but when he starts inking the underneath or near the armpit then I have to grit my teeth a little.
I have been to a few counts in my life and never had any problems over my tattoo on my forearm. It's just one though not a few or a sleeve .Thats the only one you can see without my shirt off. I was thinking the same thing about people looking at me diffrent for the one on my forearm but no one even pays it any mind.
I want to get a Lion on one arm (for my dad) & a indian girl crying holding her doll on the other for my mother. I have other ideas for other places but these two are the ones i really want done. My younger sister has a feather behind her ear & she took it like a pro, i guess bc she REALLY wanted it. I'm not scared or anything, i just haven't gotten to it but i heard they are addictive!
The lion i want is gonna look "crappy" to people who don't know me bc its gonna be a replica of the lion that was on my dads arm (which has lips & my dad was like lions don't have lips lol) I think he got it in the 70's. It was my favorite of his.
I recently went down to my favorite tatt and piercing place to get some tattoo's done. I'd had multiple piercings previously (A septum (sp?), two eyebrow, a nose ring, a lip ring & stretchers), and found that the sort of pain a completely different kind from getting ink'd. I decided, for my first tattoo's, to get them on my wrists. Which was an interesting experience. At some points it felt totally chill, I was relaxed and ready to fall asleep. However, at other points, the pain began to feel so immense. For example: On the bone, doing shading over very fleshy parts. The shading needles were very strange. The single, stencil, needle felt almost like I was being cut, while the shading needles were more like a severe scratch. I'm not trying to deter you!! But there's no sugar coating this stuff XD. Anyhow, when he dragged the needles over the bit of bone in my wrist, I definitely felt it. It felt a bit worse than when he was just dragging it over fleshy areas. Ultimately, when it was all done, I felt more accomplished than ever. I will never claim to have a high pain tolerance. So, if I can handle it, anyone can. I can't wait to get a few more! First tatt': Fork and knife, Inside wrist, about three and a half inches long.
Well thay depends on how many tattoos you plan on getting in the future. If you're going to br heavily modified like I will. You need to get used to the needle on every type of skin. But for your first tattoo, you should try a spot of skin that's thick or weathered well. It won't hurt as bad. But the actual tattoo counts for a lot, too. I recomend a small, simple design. This means few lines in a concentrated area, the irritation and time will be much less than a normal piece. This will let you test your pain tolerance. But you can always get your ink done in sessions if it becomes too much. Ultimately your tattoo artist may know best. A word of warning: not all artists in shops are the best artists. Don't use his flash as a gauge of his talent with the needle. Ask to see pictures of the finihed work on skin.
No ink test we dont use ink we use natural pigments. And wherever you wsnt it. Personally id keep it in a concealble yet easy to show off location. That way jobs wont ever be an issue
