Doing tattoos yourself instead of paying?

[philbauer]

I have a lot of large tattoos. 8 big ones so far.
Big = 10 inches long by 6 inches wide at least.
(that sounded gay but they are some big tats...and I am gay )

So...why not buy a tattoo gun online and let the wife do it?
She is artistic. I love my tattoo guy but his work is not Van Gogh.
I have looked at every tattoo I come across. All of them are simply a drawing on skin...none stood out like art.
Ya ya some of you say yours... or so and so's is art...but it ain't.
Even the best in the country have imperfections.
So...anyone have any advice why I couldn't buy the material and let the wife do it?
Of course I would have her test it out on the cats...

I watch prison shows all the time and the way they do ink is sad.
Yet they come out "ok I guess"
Should be ok if me and the wife buy the right equipment and ink.
Right?

I need more shaved cats.

[Dan Benoit]

sounds like it would work?

[Mike Moeller]

Phil- if even the best in the country have imperfections like you said.....just imagine what yours is gonna turn out like- letting someone that has never even used a tattoo gun loose on your skin. very very difficult and skilled form of art- and not to be taken lightly in my opinion.
you are always very intertaining sir.

[John Wilson]

It should turn out just as awesome as the tattoo on every junior high school pothead.. you know, the fuzzy cross tattoo that looks like it was done with a hot nail and an ink pen.

[philbauer]

Ya...maybe i'll forget about that idea.

[Joseph Hammond]

I have over forty tattoos and have thought of the same idea. All the apprentice tattoo guys would use pigs feet that you buy to practice on. The skin has almost the same texture. I heard of guys using grapefruit also. Ebay has alot of tattoo kits you can buy.

I would say buy the kit, let your wife practice on the pigs feet untill you and her feels confident in her work. Also they are some guys that dont care who does it, that will let her practice on. Just my 2 cents.

["VENGEANCE" -David Rivera-]

Jan 23, 2011 21:28:16 GMT -5 John Wilson said:

It should turn out just as awesome as the tattoo on every junior high school pothead.. you know, the fuzzy cross tattoo that looks like it was done with a hot nail and an ink pen.

LMFAO.