When first walking into a tattoo parlor I was getting a piercing done but sitting next to me was a guy getting a tattoo done. I asked him if it hurt? But knowing better than that by looking at all of his other tattoos I knew this one probably didnt faze him one bit and he answered with an assumed "no". On the other hand going with my friend from back home to get her first tattoo was completely different. I ask her the same question and she answers "yes! it fucking hurts!" When ever walking into a tattoo parlor to have something done or just watch I always get adrenaline I get excited but hidden there is an anxious knot in the pit of my stomach. However, that is usually gone by the time I sit in the chair or start to watch the needle hit the skin.
Although I have gotten a tattoo, watched people get tattoos, and done research on tattooing, I am still an outsider to what an artist actually does to prepare for a tattooing session. How do they determine how big or small it should be? What do they use to draw it out? Freehand? Stencil? how do they prepare the tattooing utensil and needles?
how am I an outsider?
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