Indianapolis Ink Tattoos
WHERE DO I GET A TATTOO?
THERE ARE MANY KEY FACTORS IN WHERE YOUR TATTOO SHOULD GO.
1.WHAT DO YOU DO FOR A LIVING AND WILL A TATTOO AFFECT YOUR APPEARANCE TO OTHERS?
2.HOW BIG IS IT?
3.WHERE DO YOU FIRST DECIDE TO PUT IT? USUALLY I HAVE FOUND THAT GETTING A TATTOO IS
A KIND OF SPUR OF THE MOMENT THING. WHEN THINKING OF LOCATION, YOUR FIRST CHOICE IS
USUALLY THE RIGHT ONE.
JUST REMEMBER WHEN CHOOSING THE LOCATION MAKE SURE ITS NOT IN A
TACKY PLACE. SOMETIMES GETTING A TATTOO ON THE NECK SHOULD BE LEFT TO
THE ROCK STARS.
WHAT KIND OF TATTOO SHOULD I GET?
YOU SHOULD ALWAYS GET SOMETHING YOU WANT. ALWAYS LOOK FOR PATTERNS
OR HAVE SOMEONE MAKE A DESIGN FOR YOU!
CHECK OUR SERVICES SECTION IF YOU WOULD LIKE FOR US TO DESIGN YOURS
FOR YOU! AND IF YOU GET YOUR DESIGN MADE BY US, THEN COME TO US FOR
THE TATTOO WE WILL TAKE OUT WHAT YOU PAID FOR THE PATTERN OUT OF YOUR
TATTOO!
NEEDLES TO SAY, THINK BEFORE YOU TAT.
WHAT SHOULD YOU LOOK FOR AT A TATTOO SHOP?
WHEN YOU GO TO A SHOP I ALWAYS TELL CLIENTS TO LOOK FOR PROFESSIONALISM. A CLEAN ENVIRONMENT OFTEN CAN'T JUST BE SEEN WITH THE
NAKED EYE. ASK ABOUT THEIR CLEANING PROCEDURES. ASK ABOUT THEIR LAST BOARD OF HEALTH INSPECTION. ASK FOR THEIR MEDICAL LICENSING. THOSE ARE THE BIGGIES. REMEMBER THIS IS YOUR LIFE AND YOUR BODY! DO NOT BE SCARED TO ASK ABOUT THINGS. IF THEY HAVE A PROBLEM ANSWERING, LEAVE.
THERE ARE TOO MANY SHOPS OUT THERE TO BE RISKING YOUR LIFE.
OTHER THINGS TO LOOK FOR IS THE SHOPS APPEARANCE (NOT THE ARTIST..HA HA) DOES IT LOOK PROFESSIONAL TO YOU? IS IT ATTRACTIVE? IF NOT, THEN USUALLY THAT MEANS THEY DIDN'T PUT THE TIME NOR THE MONEY INTO THE STORE. SO WHAT MAKES YOU THINK THEY WILL PUT THE TIME OR THE MONEY INTO YOUR PROTECTION? I AM NOT ONE TO EVER PUT DOWN OTHER SHOPS, BUT IF YOU DON'T LIKE WHAT YOU SEE, LEAVE.
ALSO, JUST BECAUSE THE ARTIST SAYS THATS HIS PORTFOLIO, DON'T JUST EXCEPT THAT. ASK HIM TO SHOW YOU A SIGNATURE PIECE. USUALLY IT'S A TATTOO
THAT HE WAS ALLOWED TO SIGN. IF HE DOES NOT HAVE ONE IN HIS PORTFOLIO THEN I SUGGEST YOU ASK IF HE HAS COMPLETED HIS APPRENTICESHIP.
APPRENTICES TYPICALLY ARE NOT ALLOWED TO SIGN THEIR WORK YET. IF THEY ARE AN APPRENTICE, THEY MAY STILL HAVE GOOD WORK, BUT MAKE SURE YOU
TALK TO OTHER ARTISTS IN THE SHOP TOO. YOU CAN ALSO ASK TO SEE THEIR CAMERA, FOR THEIR MOST RECENT WORK, NO CAMERA, NO PROOF.
REMEMBER DO NOT GET YOUR TATTOO AT THE FIRST SHOP YOU GO TO. GO TO AT LEAST THREE OR FOUR. DON'T JUST CALL THEM EITHER. GETTING A TATTOO
MEANS A PIECE OF ART THAT YOU SPORT ON YOUR BODY. FIND THE ARTIST YOU LIKE, A SHOP YOU ARE COMFORTABLE IN, AND ART YOU MUST HAVE. THOSE
THREE KEYS ARE ALL YOU SHOULD WORRY ABOUT.
IS GOING TO A STREET ARTIST SAFE?
MOST OFTEN THE ANSWER IS NO. I MYSELF WAS A STREET ARTIST FOR YEARS, AND I STILL SAY NO. WHEN TAKING A CHANCE WITH A STREET ARTIST YOU MOST OFTEN ARE TAKING YOUR CHANCES AT GETTING A DISEASE, OR BEING TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF.BUT IF YOU MUST GO TO A STREET ARTIST THEN KEEP THESE THINGS IN MIND;
1) DO NOT GO TO ONE UNLESS YOU HAVE SEEN THEIR ACTUAL WORK FIRST
2) WATCH EVERY MOVE THEY MAKE! FROM START TO FINISH. MAKE SURE HE IS USING CLEAN NEEDLES WITH STERILIZED MARKERS ON THEM, AS SOME CAN FAKE THAT THEY ARE PACKAGED AND STERILE. MAKE SURE HE IS NOT REUSING INK, AND ASK TO INSPECT THE TUBE, JUST TO MAKE SURE IT DOESN'T HAVE INK.
ASK TO SEE THEIR STERILIZER. IF THEY DO NOT HAVE AN AUTOCLAVE OR DRY HEAT STERILIZER, RUN AWAY FAST! THE ONLY EXCEPTION TO THAT RULE IS IF THE ARTIST USES THROW AWAY TUBES.
3) MAKE SURE THE ARTIST WEARS GLOVES! YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT HE HAS!
4) IF HE FEELS OR ACTS LIKE A PERVERT THEN HE IS. DO NOT JUST TAKE OFF YOUR CLOTHES BECAUSE HE SAYS SO! A WRIST TATTOO DOES NOT REQUIRE YOU REMOVE YOUR BRA RIGHT?
5) USE COMMON SENSE HERE. IF YOU DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH THE STREET ARTIST THEN GO TO A SHOP. PRICE SHOULD NEVER MATTER OVER YOUR HEALTH, LIFE, OR YOUR SAFETY. YOUR TAT IS A LIFETIME INVESTMENT!
6) ALWAYS GO WITH A FRIEND. PERIOD. AND MAKE IT A RESPONSIBLE ONE.
7) AS I SAID I HAVE DONE THE STREET ARTIST THING FOR YEARS, BUT MY HOUSE HAD A MINI PROFESSIONAL SHOP INSIDE. I RAN IT LIKE A SHOP, AND THAT IS WHAT YOU SHOULD ALWAYS LOOK FOR WHEN CONSIDERING A STREET ARTIST. THEY ALL ARE NOT BAD, BUT KEEP IN MIND,THEY ARE NOT IN A SHOP FOR A REASON, WHATS THEIRS?.
HOW BIG SHOULD IT BE?
TRUTH IS, I BELIEVE BIGGER IS BETTER. YOU MAY NEED MORE THAN ONE SITTING
IN SOME CASES, OR IT MAY COST MORE, BUT I HAVE FOUND THAT MOST PEOPLE
ARE HAPPIER WHEN THEY CAN SEE THEIR TATTOO. I HAVE HAD HUNDREDS OF
PEOPLE THAT I HAVE MADE SMALL TATTOOS BIGGER JUST BECAUSE THEY HATE
ITS SIZE YEARS LATER. PICK A SIZE THAT SUITES YOU AND REMEMBER THAT-
SIZE DOES MATTER!
WHAT SHOULD MY TATTOO COST?
PRICE SHOULD NEVER REALLY MATTER AS LONG AS YOU LIKE THE ARTIST, HIS
WORK, AND MOST OF ALL IF HE IS A CLEAN OPERATOR. THERE SHOULD NEVER BE
A PRICE ON GOOD SAFE WORK.
LOOK, A TATTOO IS A LIFE LONG INVESTMENT. IF YOU WOULD BUY A PAIR OF
SHOES FOR $150 OR GET YOUR HAIR DONE FOR $200, AND ONLY HAVE THEM A WEEK, WHY NOT PAY JUST AS MUCH TO ENSURE A PERFECT TATTOO, THAT YOU WEAR FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE?
