I understand that every human being have different pain levels, but i would like to know what is the feeling when the tattoo is done onto their skin... I might want to get a tattoo soon....
2007-02-04 05:41:15 · 12 answers · asked by Willie H 1 in Beauty & Style ➔ Skin & Body ➔ Tattoos
Where else would you have one, but on your skin? Seriously, it actually feels kinda hot, unless they're tattooing where bone or nerves are close to the skin - then it starts to get painful. You find that you tend to sweat quite a bit - specially being tattooed for upwards of 2 hours.
My advice - go for it, but choose a tattoo you KNOW you live with.
2007-02-04 05:58:28 · answer #1 · answered by Paul The Rock Ape 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
to me it didn't feel like a needle. Think of it this way...the outline is 4-6 needles at the same time going in to your skin at a rate of almost 250 per second. The shading needles are about the same speed except they are set up in a row shape rather than a circular shape and there are usually more...up to 14 needles at one time. Because of the speed, it doesn't feel like a needle....more like a stinging kind of...and you feel a little pressure.
For me, it did sting but it wasn't AS bad as I thought it was going to be. I expected to be running out of there screaming half way through the tattoo. :)
It also depends on where you're getting the tattoo. Mine is on my lower back on the side...there's no bone there...I've heard that makes a significant difference. Getting an addition to it in a couple of months and it's a tiny bit closer to the spine so i'm kinda worried about that. :)
Pain level - I'm usually pretty wimpy and don't think of myself as having a very high pain tolerance. But I also built up the pain so much and was so worried about it that I didn't realize that he started the tattoo and I was still sitting there waiting for him to start.
Best of luck!
2007-02-04 17:21:00 · answer #2 · answered by kristina807 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know people who have gotten them done on various places on the body and everyone agrees that the amount of pain depends on where you get the tat. Personally - I have one tattoo on my left butt cheek, more towards the hip area, which is meaty. I described the pain like this: Take you fingernail and press it really hard into you skin then drag it along... It's not THAT bad. My tattoo is of a little gecko and when they were doing his little finger pads it hurt more because the needle was tracing over the same spots over and over because the litle pads were close together. Don't let the pain keep you form getting it sone. I was so scared right before mine (I am such a big baby for pain) and I almost backed out of it. I'm so glad I didn't. Just make sure you have a friend with you for support and to squeeze their hand when the artist is doing those tender spots.
2007-02-04 13:53:25 · answer #3 · answered by LKell 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I have one on my calf. It felt exactly like a bee sting that lasted for about 15 minutes & I was fairly nauseated. It did go numb after a while.
If you really want your tattoo, the pain is worth it. Just don't build the pain up in your mind before you have it done. No pain is worse than what your imagination can do anticipating it.
2007-02-04 19:39:48 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
At first it felt like a low burning sensation, then came the annoying "cat scratches". There are a few moments of true pain, but nothing the average joe can't handle. Go for it! It is not nearly as bad as I thought it would be!
2007-02-05 11:42:55 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on where you get it. I have two on my feet, one on my toe, one on the top of my foot, they both hurt, but the one on my toe was the worst. I have one on the back of my neck and it just felt like someone was writing on me with one of those vibrating ink pens. I have one on my hip and it felt like someone was scratching me, but it all goes numb after a while. It's not as painful as some people make it out to be. The one on my toe felt like a scratching and pinching kind of pain, it was the worst one but I never shed a tear and I was still able to giggle and laugh through it. You have to remember, there's a needle moving at a rapid pace and it's going up and down into your skin, it won't be painless but it won't be agony either.
2007-02-04 17:09:08 · answer #6 · answered by Amanda Y 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Consider what it is that is happening, a needle is repeatedly punching into the skin to drag ink down into the hole made by the needle. This will cause some amount of pain and bruising. As with any other wound to your skin, it will bleed somewhat (not much, but there will be some small amount of bleeding since the needle punches down to living tissue where capillaries exist which will be damaged and leak blood.) and scab over. The amount of pain you experience will vary with the location, as your skin is not equally sensitive all over your body.
2007-02-04 13:58:06 · answer #7 · answered by rowlfe 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
depends on where you want it, I have one on my hip that I cried the whole time and the others I have I fell asleep during, the outline is harder than the fill in. It hurts some but I thought it kinda tickles too.
2007-02-04 17:00:46 · answer #8 · answered by Shadow Kat 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I got one on my lower back. It kinda felt like a cat dragging their claw reeeeeeeeeal slow. Don't worry...it goes numb after a little while. No big whoop.
2007-02-04 13:45:39 · answer #9 · answered by Tish 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Everlasting cat scratch
2007-02-04 14:53:51 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋