That is quite a large tattoo, having never gotten one, I could only imagine how long that would take to complete.
It's just blackwork and lettering, so it probably only took about an hour.
And the larger the tattoo, the higher the risk of the tattooist screwing it up somehow.
Something like that is usually done via a template and not freehand, so the risk of the tattoo artist screwing up is minimized. And when it entails a fair acreage of flesh, it's usually done in more than one sitting, to lessen the risk of "post op" infection.
Everyone should wait until their 30th birthday to get a tattoo, like I did... ;-)
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Date: 2011-09-30 04:34 pm (UTC)It's just blackwork and lettering, so it probably only took about an hour.
And the larger the tattoo, the higher the risk of the tattooist screwing it up somehow.
Something like that is usually done via a template and not freehand, so the risk of the tattoo artist screwing up is minimized. And when it entails a fair acreage of flesh, it's usually done in more than one sitting, to lessen the risk of "post op" infection.
Everyone should wait until their 30th birthday to get a tattoo, like I did... ;-)