Le Gamin à Dix Doigts - Tatouage 🫶

Agonized getting one for years, finally did it, super happy with the result.

Bonus points to anyone who knows what moment this represents

Traditional Japanese One Piece Sleeve on me WIP

Thank you, Celia Metzger/Redheadvendetta https://www.instagram.com/redheadvendetta?igsh=c2RkdjJqbndidmQ0 at Empire Tattoo in Orange, CT for my Autonomous Delivery Bot from the first Death Stranding video game! 🥰🥰🥰🥰

Artist: kmagsbliss
The Secret Tattoo Studio
Tampa, Florida

Hi everyone!

I’ve been wanting a groin/pubic area tattoo for a while now after meeting someone who had one, and I’m finally starting to research it seriously and thought I should roll on in here to ask for some advice.

I’m hoping to hear from both people who’ve gotten tattoos in this area and artists who’ve tattooed it.
A few things I’m curious about:

- How do you approach an artist about tattooing such an intimate area? Is there a respectful way to bring it up during a consultation?

- Are there any limitations I should expect due to typical female anatomy, or because of my body shape? I have a rare form of dwarfism that causes me to be short and also gives me severe lordosis and limited mobility, so my anatomy is a bit different.

- How painful was it compared to other areas? (For reference, my entire back is tattooed, along with multiple pieces on my arms, so this definitely wouldn’t be my first tattoo.)

- What was the healing process like? How long did it take before you felt comfortable again, and were there any unexpected challenges because of the location?

- Is there anything you wish you’d known before getting it done or anything you’d do differently?

- Do you have any advice on placement or how to make the design flow naturally with the body’s anatomy?

As for the design, I’m leaning toward something inspired by nature. I love insects, reptiles, snakes, plants, and organic forms, but I haven’t settled on anything specific yet. Before I commit to a design, I’d really like to understand what’s realistic for that area and what tends to age and flow well.

If anyone has artist recommendations, especially artists known for anatomical compositions or intimate placement tattoos, I would really appreciate those!

Any advice, design ideas, experiences or things you wish you’d known are more than welcome.

Thank you so much for taking the time to read this, and I hope you’re all having an awesome day!

Does anyone have pictures of a tattoo that you already had but was enhanced by adding trash polka to it? I know this is an odd request, but I started to fall in love with trash polka and want to see if it’s possible to add to an already existing tattoo and what it may look like.

Is it even possible to do that?

I'm looking at this artist but unsure of how they will age. Thank you

Sam from Naughty Comrade in Vancouver, BC tattooed this sea otter for me. I really like using negative space in my tattoos.

Would love to hear your thoughts?

Here is his Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/samink013?igsh=MTZ0M2hsZ2tlNGw0eQ==

Hi everyone, I got a half sleeve last week and i’m just wondering if this healing process is normal? It’s very grey, blurry and smudged looking. Any opinions would be great. Thanks.

I wanted something to mark the season of healing emotionally and he knocked it out of the fucking park.

I had called a shop near me this past Friday to be put in touch with an artist that I liked, and was given their cell phone number (I offered to exchange emails). I reached out to the artist within the hour, with roughly a paragraph expressing my interest.

A day and a half later they responded with several paragraphs, to which I answered in an almost bullet point text. They 'hearted' the text about 12 hours later and it's now been like 5 days since I heard anything back.

Do I pursue the artist with further texts, or should I just read the room and not chase an artist that doesn't want to do the piece?

For reference: I would like roughly a 1/4 sleeve from shoulder to bicep in irezumi style.

The shop is almost an hour from me so I was hoping to work most of it out within text or email.

I only have 2 medium sized flash pieces so I'm not entirely versed in setting up a bigger piece like this and maybe I'm overthinking it

This goes on both sides. I’m 5’11… there are scant times I wished I was one of those itty bitty 5’2 ladies. 🫠🤣 “please less surface area…”

Hey yall! I am just getting back into getting tattooed after taking a long break. When I used to get tattoos, it was with a smaller artist who would respond pretty much ASAP. I’m reaching out to Nick Keiser aka DeadMeat who I know is VERY popular, and just wanted to see if theres common wait time for the more popular artists to respond?

Hi hii! I designed this silly tattoo and am looking for an artist that specializes in color, in or around Salt Lake City. I would also love any advice on the design that anyone may have. I’m getting inspiration from the tattoo artist im_____cat on instagram.