I like the feeling of getting them done too! They are more painful on bony bits though! Just had a bee done near my elbow and that was more painful because of that! Have sorted pictures but having issues posting them! How do I hide them in spoilers?
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Show off your tattoos!
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that's the only part that makes me nervous about my planned sleeve. the elbow. D:
use [*spoiler]insert pictures here[*/spoiler] to hide them, just delete the * out of the code.
(wouldn't have let me post without them)Thanks guys will post some pics of mine then! Elbow was painful but no pain no gain lol!
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Ok so here goes! These are some pictures of my ink, I haven't got any of my writing on my arm but my new ink is right next to it (it's a half sleeve project!) so I'll take pics of that when I wash and redress them later.
This is my first tattoo, a gargoyle on my right arm.
Here is my second, a monkey on my right shoulder blade.
My third is from a cartoon site called xkcd, it's on my left forearm.
Then I have my two zany ones which are video game characters from when I was a kid. They are Bub from Bubble Bobble (my brother have Bob on his leg to match!) on my left ankle and Alex Kidd on my right!
I'll show you my butterfly one with the others as it's part of my half sleeve!
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Ok so here goes! These are some pictures of my ink, I haven't got any of my writing on my arm but my new ink is right next to it (it's a half sleeve project!) so I'll take pics of that when I wash and redress them later.
This is my first tattoo, a gargoyle on my right arm.
Here is my second, a monkey on my right shoulder blade.
My third is from a cartoon site called xkcd, it's on my left forearm.
Then I have my two zany ones which are video game characters from when I was a kid. They are Bub from Bubble Bobble (my brother have Bob on his leg to match!) on my left ankle and Alex Kidd on my right!
I'll show you my butterfly one with the others as it's part of my half sleeve!
Ok here are the pictures of my half sleeve tattoo, including my new ink!
Here is the script that goes round my right forearm
I then have a butterfly which is older and then my new ones from yesterday a bee near my elbow and a ladybird on my wrist. I've got space for one more bug, not sure what yet, and then I'm having vines put around it all!
Here is the script that goes round my right forearm
I then have a butterfly which is older and then my new ones from yesterday a bee near my elbow and a ladybird on my wrist. I've got space for one more bug, not sure what yet, and then I'm having vines put around it all!
So question for those with ink. As I've just had some done, how to you treat your tattoos after they have been done? Do you use creams? Wrap them? Leave them alone?
I'm in the middle of doing my healing process. I wash the tattoos gently with antibacterial soap. I then pat dry and put on Bepanthen (a nappy rash cream here in the UK) in a thick layer to keep it wet. I then wrap in cling film and rinse and repeat as required. I do this for about a week. I find it stops them from drying out and scabbing which I believe takes the colour out, even though being wrapped in cling makes me feel like a sandwich!
I'm in the middle of doing my healing process. I wash the tattoos gently with antibacterial soap. I then pat dry and put on Bepanthen (a nappy rash cream here in the UK) in a thick layer to keep it wet. I then wrap in cling film and rinse and repeat as required. I do this for about a week. I find it stops them from drying out and scabbing which I believe takes the colour out, even though being wrapped in cling makes me feel like a sandwich!
Fearthecuteness
Oh hai mark
So question for those with ink. As I've just had some done, how to you treat your tattoos after they have been done? Do you use creams? Wrap them? Leave them alone?
I'm in the middle of doing my healing process. I wash the tattoos gently with antibacterial soap. I then pat dry and put on Bepanthen (a nappy rash cream here in the UK) in a thick layer to keep it wet. I then wrap in cling film and rinse and repeat as required. I do this for about a week. I find it stops them from drying out and scabbing which I believe takes the colour out, even though being wrapped in cling makes me feel like a sandwich!
Don't wrap it in cling film. You need to let your skin breathe. Only use cling film when showering. Bepanthen is good to use. It helps when it gets itchy. I just kept putting on bepanthen whenever it started feeling itchy. And make sure you don't get the tattoo too wet. Just damp enough to clean it with soapy water.
Don't talk to me about it being itchy! Argh! That's the worst part of getting tattooed! I want to scratch them so badly!
I use the cling for when I working so as to protect them! Otherwise I take it off! I do a fairly physical job so don't want to hurt them!
I use the cling for when I working so as to protect them! Otherwise I take it off! I do a fairly physical job so don't want to hurt them!
So question for those with ink. As I've just had some done, how to you treat your tattoos after they have been done? Do you use creams? Wrap them? Leave them alone?
I'm in the middle of doing my healing process. I wash the tattoos gently with antibacterial soap. I then pat dry and put on Bepanthen (a nappy rash cream here in the UK) in a thick layer to keep it wet. I then wrap in cling film and rinse and repeat as required. I do this for about a week. I find it stops them from drying out and scabbing which I believe takes the colour out, even though being wrapped in cling makes me feel like a sandwich!
as fearthecuteness said, ditch the cling film and let your skin get some air.
i only wrap my tattoos in cling film as long as they're wetting/bleeding, mostly to prevent my clothes from being ruined. as soon as it's dry, bepanthen is enough. don't smother it in cream though, it should only be a thin, smooth layer.
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don't scratch - gently tap. it doesn't hurt the tattoo but makes the itching go away. a tip my tattoo artist gave me.
with that explanation, the cling kind of makes sense, but i'd still take something that lets the skin breathe - a bandage or something.
Fearthecuteness
Oh hai mark
Like I said though. You need to let it breathe as much as possible so you shouldn't really keep it covered for work because that's a long time to keep it covered. I'm sure your tattoo will be fine. Lol
Oh and if you wanna keep the colour then don't let the sun get to it.
Oh and if you wanna keep the colour then don't let the sun get to it.
orangepeanut
el dude brothers
Just to add on to other advice, try not to do anything that drenches the tattooed area in water for longer than 15 minutes for the next 3 weeks or so. Makes the skin come off prematurely
Fearthecuteness
Oh hai mark
Knocking it shouldn't ruin it. The only thing you should be concerned about is not letting it breathe enough, scratching it, getting it too wet and letting the sun get to it. So you should be fine.
just make sure you use bepanthen regularly. as soon as the skin's dry, re-cream. you should be fine. i understand your point though, i'm pretty paranoid when it comes to my tattoos as well, especially since they're in very visible areas.
i understand your point though, i'm pretty paranoid when it comes to my tattoos as well, especially since they're in very visible areas.
Fearthecuteness
Oh hai mark
You can't do anything about them scanning because they all do. But that's just part of the healing process. Scabbing is good because like all scabs it will prevent it from getting infected. And no, scanning won't make the colour come out. So seriously. Don't get worried about then scabbing.
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TheCreeperHugz
Boop
I don't have any, since I'm only 14 and my parents would kill me, but when I'm older I want to get 'promise' on my little finger
pinkie promise
pinkie promise
