The popularity of tattoos in the modern world is enormous. Almost every second person can boast of a beautiful pattern or an ornate pattern on their body. However, many of us are wary and distrustful of the art of tattoos. Today we will look at the most popular myths about tattoos and try to debunk them. And Igor Kukushkin, a tattoo artist with 6 years of experience, will help us with this.
“Tattooing is a serious business that should not be approached like buying something in a store. You should figure out which styles you like best, what kind of plot you want to do for yourself and in what place. You need to find a master, study his portfolio and listen to his opinion. The tattoo should be done according to an individual sketch, you can use other sketches or tattoos as an example, but a good master prepares the sketch himself, to fit on the body. If a master who works in the style that you like is not in your city, then it is better to go to another city for a tattoo. Before the session, you need to properly rest, sleep, eat, wash the whole body, remove hair at the application site. After the session, do not plan any business and go to rest. If the temperature rises after applying the tattoo, you should not be afraid, this is a normal reaction of the body to the intervention, you can drink a pill of paracetamol and go to bed. All questions related to the healing of a tattoo should first of all be discussed with the master. “
Myth 1. Girls’ tattoos are vulgar and vulgar
“What is vulgar and what is vulgar is a purely subjective opinion. Someone dresses very casually and vulgarly, but others do not blame him for this, because now is the XXI century, not the XV. No one can burn at the stake for the length of their hair or skirt. The same goes for tattoos. “
Myth 2. If I don’t like a tattoo, it’s easy to remove.
“Black pigments are easier to remove than colored ones. But you will never want to remove a good tattoo. “
Myth 3. Stuffing tattoos is terribly painful.
“Any pain can be endured if you know how to tune yourself. Relaxation, even slow breathing: all this will help to tune in and get used to the pain, which after a while tends to turn off completely. “
Myth 4. You cannot get a tattoo on a scar – the drawing will lie ugly
“The question of how the drawing will lie directly depends on the experience of the master. A bad master has a drawing and will lie ugly on clean skin. The practice of masking scars with tattoos has been around for decades, if not more. “
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Myth 5. Tattoos need to be renewed every year.
“A well-done, well-positioned and proportionally detailed tattoo ages beautifully with you, the pigment shrinks and becomes part of the body. In addition, if you went to the other end of the world for the sake of a tattoo, waited a year on the master’s waiting list and paid a lot of money for all the work, the issue of updating the tattoo will not be relevant. The hand of the master on the body is above any investment, because it remains with you for life, no matter what happens. “
Myth 6. It is very easy to get addicted – where there is one tattoo, there is the second, and so on.
“If you wear a beige suit all your life, and then a fabric store and atelier appear next to your house, then it is very easy to get addicted to sew a new dress for yourself as much as possible.”
Myth 7. It is unsafe for health, allergies are possible, or even worse – blood poisoning
“You should pay attention to the preparation of the foreman’s workplace, do not hesitate to ask him all your questions. And get acquainted with the portfolio of works. The better the work, the more skilled the master. Allergy to black pigment is impossible, because it contains carbon (there is no allergy to activated carbon). There is an allergy to red pigment and pigments, which may contain it (orange, purple). If a person is severely allergic, is ill a lot, has weak immunity, then the master should be told about this before the tattoo. “