Anyone with foot tattoos? Advice, tips, anything? How bad is the pain?I want my first tattoo to be on my foot. Any advice?
My first tattoo was (or is) on my foot. It is a pretty detailed thing...but only took about 2 hours. One of the people at the shop I went to suggested I do it in two sittings as the feet are prone to be pretty painful and it was my first. I refused and found that sitting two hours through my tattoo was worth it. It is also a very very meaningful tattoo so it was all worth it.
However, I could never sit through 2 hours of work on my ribs, ouch. I found the foot to be pretty tolerable. The outline hurt for the first ten minutes and then I got used to it. Mine goes from my ankle to around my foot (it's my avatar, I know the size does it no justice but you can see the shape) and certain spots, like near the ankle and closer to my toes, it hurt a bit more. The coloring was pretty tolerable probably about 99% of the time. We did some white highlights at the end close to the fresh coloring and outline and I think that is what hurt the most but it was probably due to being so close to the new stuff and being drained.
Make sure you don't have dry skin. I had a dry patch of skin near my ankle and he told me when I got there that it was probably not going to hold ink there. He was right, I went in for a touch up two weeks later (my artist does free touch ups the first year) and we changed some things as well. But that goes with any spot, always make sure the skin isn't dry.
Make sure you eat proper meals and drink a lot of liquids (water) the day you're going to get it done. It prepares you body a lot better. I did a 5 and a half hour piece after only having lunch. I wish I had done the tattoo later in the day so I could have gotten dinner in as well. I had to get a lot of water during the process. Food is your friend the day you're getting a tattoo.
I never had any infection nor was mine difficult to maintain. The first 4-5 days, my foot was really swollen and walking around felt kind of odd. It was hard to walk the first hour or so because I felt I had to drag my swollen foot along with me. I also suggest wearing flip flops that you know will not rub against the tattoo. So when you leave the shop, you don't have to put on a shoe. Try not to wear closed shoes, flip flops are great because it lets it breathe. But at the same time, try not to get it exposed to the sun. I got mine in september so the sun wasn't too bad (but still out there, I live in Georgia) and the sun kind of hurt it, plus it can fade the coloring. I just got sunburnt near a new tattoo and luckily it didn't fade any of the coloring, you're really just taking chances with the sun.
Keep it moisturized and follow your artist's care instructions. I used unscented antibacterial soap (I love Provon, it's medicated soap) on my tattoo for the first two or three days and then started putting lubriderm (lotion) on it until it was done healing. I've had my foot tattoo for over a year and a half now. People say they fade fast but mine is showing no problems, the white is still white. I just take care of my tattoos. Once they are healed, I always put sunscreen over them to protect them from sun. I also keep lotion on them pretty often.
That was long...I didn't mean to type that much but I hope it helped.I want my first tattoo to be on my foot. Any advice?
The foot is one of the most sensitive places to get a tattoo because you do not have a lot of extra skin on your foot to pad the needle. While you are getting the tattoo, just make sure you breathe normally and don't hold your breath if it hurts so you don't pass out! Also, after the tattoo, make sure you wear loose comfortable shoes so that way it gives your tattoo enough air to breathe and that will speed up the healing time.
i got my first tattoo on my foot too and it did hurt really bad but i think it was worth it my artist was really nice about it and told me that i was gonna hurt and that was good because i knew what to expect...mine didn't get infected and i didn't have any problems with it. i only wore flip flops for like a month and a half so it wouldn't have something rubbing up against it
I got my tattoo on my foot about a month ago. They are prone to infection if you wear shoes the first week; so just wear sandles for a week. The pain is pretty bad; out of all my tattoo (3) my foot was the worst. However, it is totally worth it. Just try not to think about the pain, look at the ceiling or something. Good luck!
I have 4 tattoos (shooting stars on my ankle/foot) its gonna hurt cuz of were its at. but its worth it. just think about something else when your getting it done. and take really good care of it, it s on your foot and can get easily infected try wearing flip flops or somethin along those lines for a week or so...
hope it helps.
Body art is really popular now. Remember though that it is permanent and depending on what you want in your career depends on you appearance. Its permanent, maybe you should consider somewhere less obvious.
it gonna hurt a bittttttttttt
its gonna hurt like a b!tchhhh
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