Honestly, tattoos when done by a really good tattoo artist can be some of the most amazing pieces of art, and i've even had people who absolutely hate tattoos comment on how much they love the work on my leg and that if they could find a tattoo artist to do fine tattooing like whats on my leg, they almost wouldn't hesitate to get some of their own ink...
But to be very honest, ANY ONE thinking of getting a tattoo should find an artist that specializes in the style which they want... For example, you wouldn't go get a Traditional Japanese Body Suit from a Biker tattoo parlor, and if you do, chances are you'll probably regret it in no time...
Also, although price doesn't mean anything, reputation normally does say a lot about ones work, and if the artist has been in the industry for many many years, and is completely un-known by any one, there is probably a reason for that...
Most of the very top artist in the world have very very very long waiting lists, some have even stopped accepting any new bookings... i remember a about 7-8 years ago i was planning on getting a tattoo from a very famous artist in Japan and was told he had a 5 YEAR waiting list just to see him... so i told him okay let me think about it... then a about 2 years ago i decided let me try my luck and see if anything has changed, well it had changed, and he STOPPED TAKING ANY MORE APPOINTMENTS!!!
So all in all, just like when buying fish, RESEARCH AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE!!!
There is a lot to tattooing that makes a tattoo good besides just the artwork... for example, how smooth your tattoo is, i.e. is it raised if so, its a bad tattoo coz the artist doug the needle in too deep, is the ink spreading? again the needle went in too deep... is it blotchy? how even is the color, how good is the shading etc... i mean the list goes on... but basically the more you know, the more likely you won't regret your tattoo (unless its something you got on a whim and grew out of)
Also, i don't agree you shouldn't tell some one they have a bad tattoo (if you know what your talking about) coz otherwise, they may end up with more bad work on their body...
I personally am ALWAYS upfront with any one who asks me what they think about their tattoo even if its going to hurt their feelings... coz the last thing i want is for them to think they got absolutely amazing artwork when in actual fact its complete rubbish...
So i definitely don't agree with sugar coating the truth about tattoos unless you have absolutely NO IDEA how to define a good tattoo based on skill rather than the imagery...
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Which is why i very rarely comment on peoples tattoos unless they ASK me to comment on them... or unless i see something written in Chinese that means something other than what its obviously meant to mean...
But to be very honest, ANY ONE thinking of getting a tattoo should find an artist that specializes in the style which they want... For example, you wouldn't go get a Traditional Japanese Body Suit from a Biker tattoo parlor, and if you do, chances are you'll probably regret it in no time...
Also, although price doesn't mean anything, reputation normally does say a lot about ones work, and if the artist has been in the industry for many many years, and is completely un-known by any one, there is probably a reason for that...
Most of the very top artist in the world have very very very long waiting lists, some have even stopped accepting any new bookings... i remember a about 7-8 years ago i was planning on getting a tattoo from a very famous artist in Japan and was told he had a 5 YEAR waiting list just to see him... so i told him okay let me think about it... then a about 2 years ago i decided let me try my luck and see if anything has changed, well it had changed, and he STOPPED TAKING ANY MORE APPOINTMENTS!!!
So all in all, just like when buying fish, RESEARCH AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE!!!
There is a lot to tattooing that makes a tattoo good besides just the artwork... for example, how smooth your tattoo is, i.e. is it raised if so, its a bad tattoo coz the artist doug the needle in too deep, is the ink spreading? again the needle went in too deep... is it blotchy? how even is the color, how good is the shading etc... i mean the list goes on... but basically the more you know, the more likely you won't regret your tattoo (unless its something you got on a whim and grew out of)
Also, i don't agree you shouldn't tell some one they have a bad tattoo (if you know what your talking about) coz otherwise, they may end up with more bad work on their body...
I personally am ALWAYS upfront with any one who asks me what they think about their tattoo even if its going to hurt their feelings... coz the last thing i want is for them to think they got absolutely amazing artwork when in actual fact its complete rubbish...
So i definitely don't agree with sugar coating the truth about tattoos unless you have absolutely NO IDEA how to define a good tattoo based on skill rather than the imagery...
-EDIT-
Which is why i very rarely comment on peoples tattoos unless they ASK me to comment on them... or unless i see something written in Chinese that means something other than what its obviously meant to mean...
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