6. The Job-Stoppers
You have two equally qualified potential employees. One of them is wearing a suit and tie, the other is wearing a suit and tie, complemented by a Venus flytrap neck tattoo. You have to hire one; who do you choose?
Neck and hand tattoos are best reserved for rockstars and tattoo artists. These tattoos are known as job-stoppers for a good reason. Before you get “Live Life” inked on your knuckles, think long and hard about your potential future jobs. The last thing you want is to be turned down in the future because of a momentary lapse in judgment in the present.
7. Keep An Open Mind
Your tattoo artist knows more about tattoos than you do. Their job is to design works of art, and apply them to human skin. This is their job, their craft, their field of expertise. If they suggest something that could potentially enhance your work, it’s in your best interest to listen to what they has to say.
If you don’t like the advice, don’t take it — but know that their priority is to give you an awesome tattoo, not a bad one. If you come to an impasse, you can always find another artist, but it’s never a bad idea to consider what the pro has to say.
8. Price Shopping
Good work isn’t cheap, and cheap work isn’t good. Plain and simple. If your artist is giving out nice tattoos, but charges much lower prices than everyone else, chances are they’re cutting corners where you can’t see it.
Proper cleaning equipment is expensive. Proper equipment is expensive. You’re not buying a TV or a microwave or even a car; this is one of the few things you’ll buy that will be there for the rest of your life. If you want a tattoo, get it done right.
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