My Daugher wants a Tattoo….part 2
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So, back in February I told you that my oldest daughter wanted to get a tattoo. Well, after I posted that she decided to go ahead and make an appointment and have a design drawn up for her. The artist took a couple weeks to do the drawing but she was very pleased with how he took her idea and made it real for her. It is a lot bigger than I think she anticipated but I think it will look really good!
Her appointment was last Saturday and myself, her dad and her boyfriend all came to support her. Her dad and I tried to prepare her that it was going to HURT! and she just needed to get in the zone and stay relaxed and still. She didn’t like hearing that part but she was excited to she was willing to do it no matter what.
Design before he starts
OUCH!!
Well, he got the design on and it looked awesome, really fit the area nicely and I think she will be very happy with it. She is getting it on her hip and kind of up her side which is a very tender area so she was laying on her back and I was holding her hand and the look on her face when he started was priceless, (unfortunately I didn’t get THAT particular picture!) it is hard to explain how it feels if you haven’t had one…..it really just hurts!
Getting tattooed
Not feeling so good....
After watching for a while, her dad and boyfriend buggered off to go do some shopping….so I was just there trying to encourage her and let her squeeze my fingers off! 
He did the outline in just under an hour which was fast, it was looking good and she was hanging in there. She had a little break while he changed machines and got ready to do the shading and color. That part just feels different, more needles and I don’t think it is quite so bad….. He had done a bit of the shading when her dad and boyfriend came back, she was hurting a lot by then and her dad started talking fishing with the artist so he wasn’t going at the steady pace he had been. That said it was probably good as she had had enough at about 2 hours in.
Outline done
She looked white as a sheet and didn’t feel good at all…..it’s hard for your body to take that kind of pain for a long time…everyone is different and it really was the right time for her to stop. I am a bit of a hardcore….I just want to get it over with and he kept telling her she didn’t have to be like me…she said I get props for sitting as long as I have for my tattoos…made me smile…..!
So, she settled the bill (yeah, we almost forgot to do that part!!) and she will have to schedule another sitting to go back and get it finished, hopefully it won’t take too long. The bad part is it usually is still kind of tender and I think it tends to hurt a bit more and since you’ve just been you KNOW IT’S GOING TO HURT!!!!
It was an eventful day and after letting her recover a bit we all went and got my hubby and her little sister and headed out for a nice Mexican meal!
So, I will keep you posted on this one……and show you the finished tat once she gets it done!
Cheers!
Grace
I give your daughter props for going for the big, hand drawn tattoo over the picture of a butterfly she saw on the wall. It looks really nice and I’m sure it will look even better if/when she gets it colored in or shaded.
Hey Brandon, thanks for the post…..well she has her next appointment set….April 1 hmmmmmm
She’s a bit nervous but is determined as well so we’ll keep you posted.
Always best to get one drawn up than get it off the wall don’t ya think?
Cheers!
Grace