Various Techniques

Various Techniques

Different techniques of putting pigment into the skin have emerged, as well as different designs. Some cultures created large ornamental tattoos while others were satisfied with smaller designs. Let’s look at the differ­ent techniques that came about.

Hand Poked

Before the advent of electricity, all tattoos were done by hand. Different techniques of hand-poked tattooing have developed overthe last 5,000 years. There are three different techniques that are the most popular today. One technique, which can be found in prisons or in the hands of the less professional, is the single sewing-needle technique. All you need to perform this kind of tattoo is a (hopefully) sterile needle and some nontoxic, clean ink.One can put a little ink on the skin and poke away or use a thread wrapped near the tip of the needle to hold the ink. This technique is not the best and requires lots of time and patience for good results. In the right hands, however, fun and interesting tattoos can happen, which will mark an experience you will never forget. The second technique is a more devel¬ oped version of the first. It’s called irizumi, and it is from Japan. With irizumi, many needles are attached to the end of a rod made of either bamboo or stainless steel. The rod is usually no longer than a foot and a half. The tattooist dips the needle end of the rod into the ink cap and then pokes the skin rhythmically. In the right hands, this technique can be very fast and extremely solid and dense.

MachineWork

Most modern tattoos are done with an electric tattoo machine. If you walk into just about any tattoo shop in the world, the tattoo you get will be done with an electric tattoo machine. It is the most efficient way to do tattoos. Machine work is generally faster than tattoos done by hand, which enables tattooists to do many tattoos in one day.




The One-Point Tattoo 
Most people will only get a one-point tattoo. A one-point tattoo is a tattoo that is usually done in one session and drawn from one vantage point. Usually first-time tattoos are one-point tattoos. One-point tattoos are nice because you can have many of them from many different tattooists, like collecting stickers. They are also nice if you want to get tattoos to commemorate different times in your life. They are generally quick, so you don’t have to come back again and again. There is less of a commitment with a one-point tattoo, and because of its smaller size, it can be easily hidden if you need it to be.


SeriousCoverage
You can tell tattoo enthusiasts by the color of their skin, or better put, by the amount of colors in their skin. As tattooing is becom¬ing more and more accepted by mainstream society, more people are getting large tattoos such as sleeves, a tattoo that covers the entire arm. To become heavily tattooed with large pieces, you must be pre¬pared to commit yourself to getting your work completed. Large tattoos can cost as much as a car, but they will last much longer. Socially, large tattoos will change your life

Yes, It Hurts Pain is always a factor when getting a tattoo. It is inevitable to feel something while under the needle. Some people say they like the feeling of getting a tattoo. Some people don’t seem to be affected by it too much. Luckily for us, there are easy spots on the body, which aren’t as painful. However, some places are very sensitive. As a general rule, your first tattoo will be the easiest. Most first-time tattoos are very small and take only 10 to 20 min¬utes, tops. That is a very short time-period to get tattooed. By the time you get used to the feeling, you are done. There is not even enough time to complain about it or take a break. The most pain¬ful spots can be easy to handle if the tattoo is small. It’s the larger tattoos you want to worry about.

The Easy Spots

There are a few spots on the body that are less painful to have tattooed. These places happen to be the most popular areas men have tattooed. They are the forearm and the outside of the upper arm. These are generally the easiest places to get tattooed. Every individual is different, and certain places may not hurt certain people as much as others. However, the arms and forearms, as a general rule, are the least painful places.

Everywhere Else

The rest of the body is fairly sensitive. Shoulder blades and certain spots on the legs aren’t too painful. Any spot around a joint such as a wrist or the back of the knee can be extra sensitive. Hands and feet are quite uncomfortable to have tattooed. The ribs are known to be the worst place to get tattooed. This is not only because of sensitivity, but also because of the amount of space being tattooed. Generally, tattoo designs for the ribs are large in order to cover the entire area well. The front part of the torso is very sensitive.

The More You Get, the More It Hurts

If you want to be heavily tattooed, you will soon find that you have tattooed all the easy spots and have nothing but the less comfortable places left. Also you may not be the spring chicken you once were and now find that age has intensified the feeling of getting tattooed. All of these are factors in making tattooing more painful. Don’t worry, though; you have to get a lot of tattoos before the notion of “the more you get, the more it hurts” comes into play.