Things to Consider Tattoo Sleeve

Getting sleeve tattoos done is not as simple as walking into a tattoo shop with a fist full of money and requesting to get inked up. Many factors play into large scale tattooing and they must be appreciated.

Stable Artist Stable Shop

Do not start a sleeve tattoo with some random artist at the closest tattoo shop to your house. Spend some time researching the parlors in your area find a stable shop with a good reputation that has been in business for a while. Check out the shop and view the artist portfolios. Just because you are at the best shop does not mean they have the best artist. Check out the individual portfolios, try to find an artist who tattoos in a style you like.

Do Not Start Small

Do not start a sleeve by getting several small tattoo designs and trying to piece them together with various elements i.e. fire,water etc. A better idea is to completely plan out and theme the entire design before a single dot is tattooed. Like anything else in life tattooing greatly benefits from good planning, and having the entire sleeve drawn out on paper helps to keep proportions on track.

Keep Cost In Mind

Tattooing can be quit expensive and an artist worth getting work from can be really expensive. Always keep in mind that your tattoo artist lives of this artwork. They sell it to you one time, get payed one time. But you keep the artwork forever, this is where the cost comes from. Many tattoo artist feel tattoos are far to cheap and should more on track with other commercial artist. Make sure to establish what the rate for the work is before getting started.

Keep Time In Mind
Sleeve tattoos can not be generally done over night. Rushing anything including tattooing can result in regret. It may takes weeks to get the outline done it may be months before any color work is done at all. Getting a large scale tattoo is very time consuming and patience is a must.