worm Posted April 24, 2012 Report Share Posted April 24, 2012 (edited) and particularly not if that practitioner is claiming that "the technology, skill and hygene procedures make it more disciplined and knowledgable than most dentists". Or have the started offering 6 year degrees and training in tattooing? Edited April 24, 2012 by worm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eFestivals Posted April 24, 2012 Report Share Posted April 24, 2012 (edited) Yeah, because I clearly meant it literally. (That's sarcasm, by the way). Yep, you clearly did. I'm off for the rest of the day, to visit my dad the Pope. After that, I'm toilet training a bear. Edited April 24, 2012 by eFestivals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaosmark2 Posted April 24, 2012 Report Share Posted April 24, 2012 to visit my dad the Pope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abdoujaparov Posted April 24, 2012 Report Share Posted April 24, 2012 Christ! Scratchers aren't likely to afford the licence and/ or equipment to get them, in terms of having the necessary requirements. Most good (i.e. profitable/ busy) modern tattoo parlours are getting them and trainee artists are being trained in the process. I'm not literally saying that you can judge a tattoo parlour by its laser removal machines. Haway, this isn't complicated surely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoghurt on a Stick Posted April 24, 2012 Report Share Posted April 24, 2012 @abdoujaparov I know (don't ask me why this has gone darker) it's like how long is a piece of string but can you give me any indication of how much tattoo's cost. I don't want one done but am curious as to their price. If I give you an example it might be better -how much do you reckon one of them elongated tattoos are that some women have on their lower back? Apologies if this is beyond a daft question. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abdoujaparov Posted April 24, 2012 Report Share Posted April 24, 2012 @abdoujaparov I know (don't ask me why this has gone darker) it's like how long is a piece of string but can you give me any indication of how much tattoo's cost. I don't want one done but am curious as to their price. If I give you an example it might be better -how much do you reckon one of them elongated tattoos are that some women have on their lower back? Apologies if this is beyond a daft question. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoghurt on a Stick Posted April 24, 2012 Report Share Posted April 24, 2012 most tattoo artists charge by the hour, and hourly rates depend on how good they are and where you live (more expensive in London, for example). In my area (Nottinghamshire/Lincolnshire) you'd expect to pay at least £60 an hour for a decent artist. You might pay £80 in the south east. The cost of a particular piece then depends on how long it takes - which is a product of its complexity. Does that help? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worm Posted April 25, 2012 Report Share Posted April 25, 2012 Whatever - it's hardly worth arguing about. I dont know any good studios that have laser equipment, I dont know any good tattoo artists who want to be trained in the process - they're tattoo artists, not professional tattoo removers. In your opinion, most good studios (however you define it) have or are getting lasers. In my experience, it isnt widespread and is irrelevant as far as a judgment about whether the studio is good or not is concerned. Let's leave it at that. Back to your original point...anyone who treats tattoos as anything other than permanent has got a screw loose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoghurt on a Stick Posted April 25, 2012 Report Share Posted April 25, 2012 Anyone who wants a tattoo has got a screw loose. I'm just pointing out the change, dude. Give it two years and you won't be saying that. Tattoo removal is a huge industry. It's all part of the norm round here. Maybe it's a north east thing because no one's got any cash up here so diversifying with cosmetics is the way. I dunno. Fuck it, the tattoo artist that brought this shit to my attention has moved out anyway and I fucking hate tattoos. Excellent shag though. Just thought I'd pass on the vibe like. p.s. £60 an hour is the norm round here too. £40 for apprentices or trainees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feral chile Posted April 25, 2012 Report Share Posted April 25, 2012 Anyone who wants a tattoo has got a screw loose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoghurt on a Stick Posted April 25, 2012 Report Share Posted April 25, 2012 If I had to choose just one it would be a bar code. I kind of have a clue why but it's still not that logical. The downside would be that I wouldn't be alone in having a bar code on my body. Possibly as ubiquitous as ' cut here' tattoos around the neck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoghurt on a Stick Posted April 25, 2012 Report Share Posted April 25, 2012 Just occurred to me to ask - if you HAD to have a tattoo done whether you'd want it or not, what tattoo would you have done and why? For those already with a tattoo you could say what that tattoo is (your first one if you have more than one) and why did you choose it. Genuinely interested so don't be shy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoghurt on a Stick Posted April 26, 2012 Report Share Posted April 26, 2012 I guess nobody shares my curiosity. Ho hum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feral chile Posted April 26, 2012 Report Share Posted April 26, 2012 i'm trying to think. I'd have something that looked like two things at once. i've got a top that has artwork of a butterfly. But in the middle of the wings there are 2 eyes. And if you focus on them, the 'butterfly' looks like a mask. And there's a necklace in the shape of a mask that's also a spider. I like ambiguity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaosmark2 Posted April 26, 2012 Report Share Posted April 26, 2012 I genuinely have no idea. The thing is, it's so permanent, it has to be something you're sure you won't ever regret. I kinda like the idea of having a subtle one, but I just wouldn't know what to get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoghurt on a Stick Posted April 26, 2012 Report Share Posted April 26, 2012 i'm trying to think. I'd have something that looked like two things at once. i've got a top that has artwork of a butterfly. But in the middle of the wings there are 2 eyes. And if you focus on them, the 'butterfly' looks like a mask. And there's a necklace in the shape of a mask that's also a spider. I like ambiguity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoghurt on a Stick Posted April 26, 2012 Report Share Posted April 26, 2012 I genuinely have no idea. The thing is, it's so permanent, it has to be something you're sure you won't ever regret. I kinda like the idea of having a subtle one, but I just wouldn't know what to get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worm Posted April 27, 2012 Report Share Posted April 27, 2012 I got asked in work if I had tattoos because 'you look the type.' (I haven't, because I know I'd never be able to choose just one.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worm Posted April 27, 2012 Report Share Posted April 27, 2012 At the very least you can tick off shag a tattoo artist off your list of things to do before you die. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoghurt on a Stick Posted April 27, 2012 Report Share Posted April 27, 2012 I'd like to think that I saw beyond the tattoo artist, mainly because I did, but that's not nearly as cool a thing to say than what you just said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feral chile Posted April 27, 2012 Report Share Posted April 27, 2012 Happy to be of assistance. A couple of rules on being cool; http://images.wildam...st-remember.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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