Poll: Do you regret your first tattoo?

[WeAreStevo]

I don't regret any of my tattoos. I'm actually going in to finish my sleeve on my right arm in May to celebrate completing my Masters I'm getting a Jungian "wounded healer" in the form of a skeleton sewing up a heart with a gaping hole where her's is. Can't wait.

Maybe I don't regret my first tattoo because I waited (as painful as it was to wait) until I was 24 before getting my first one.

If I didn't then I would most likely have a large amount of shitty "OOH! THAT'D BE COOL!" tattoos.

Thankfully I don't and each one has a special meaning and interpretation.

 

[WeAreStevo]

I've wanted to get a tattoo, but because I like to change things from time to time, I've always been worried that I would regret it. I wonder, do most people regret it because of the tattoo's look or because of the reason they got it?

So long as it's meaningful to you and has some significance I don't see you regretting it.

As for the tattoos look, I cannot stress enough, go to a reputable shop. Reputable shop doesn't always mean expensive either. Mine are professionally done and quite badass and I pay about 150 for 3 hours of work. Some of my friends have paid much more for much less with shittier quality.

Also, if the place looks sketch and dirty, run. Run very fast.

 

[GoaThief]

Thought I'd join in and post

Spoiler: my aforementioned first tattoo

Spoiler: from the other side too

It's got a little bigger since then as that was just a session shot from the artist but you get the idea.

Liking my fellow forumgoers' tats in here as well, nice everyone.

 

[Canadamus Prime]

Wish I could get a tat, but I freak out whenever a needle makes it way towards my precious flesh.

It doesn't even look like a needle, it looks more like a big pen. ...however it feels more like a thousand mosquitoes with tiny chainsaws are going to town on your flesh.

 

[PatientZero]

I don't regret mine and as its covering up scaring I hated I don't think I ever will. Its black lilies and vines on my right hip.

 

[The Funslinger]

I don't have any tattoos yet. I'm a sissy that doesn't want to do one until I'm 100% sure I really want it on my body for the rest of my life.

Well that's fair enough. I, myself am only getting one tattoo. One that is going to be timelessly badass, that I will never regret.

When I go into the Royal Marines, I'm having the symbol tattooed on my arms.

Spoiler: this

 

[SPARTANXIII]

I don't have a Tattoo, but I couldn't help but bring this to the party:


Hope it didn't help at all!

 

[Kristian Fischer]

I would almost certainly have been regretting my first tattoo if I'd been dumb enough to get one.

 

[Ignatz_Zwakh]

NEIN! Why would I ever regret expressing my adoration for Heavy-Metal?! WHY I ASK!

 

[mrblakemiller]

I don't regret my tattoo. I barely even notice it anymore and it's on my shoulder. That's what protects me from thinking I'll come to hate it in forty years.

 

[MetalMagpie]

No tattoos yet. I'm pretty indecisive about whether I ever want one. I struggle to think of anything that I want on my skin long term. Something I wouldn't get bored with or feel like it had lost its relevancy.

Funnily enough, the best I can come up with is my own name! I'm sort-of resigned to the fact that if/when I get married, I'll probably end up changing my surname. But I really like my maiden name. So maybe if/when that day comes, I'll get it tattooed somewhere discrete and keep it forever.

 

[PotluckBrigand]

I have joined materia slots on my shoulder. I have never regretted it for a second haha.

I want to get more ink, but that was the only thing I was ever TOTALLY sure I wanted and I can't think of anything else. I was thinking of the Sign of Chaos, but I dunno... I'd feel like a poser since I don't play the tabletop Warhammer game.

Also, I've got no one to impress with tattoos, and (kind of like smoking), very few people will consider NOT having a tattoo a deal-breaker, but plenty of people will. See Kristian Fischer's post on the first page.

 

[mlooshka]

I have a rule for every tattoo I get: when I get an idea, I put it in a folder with a date stamp. If I still want it a year from then, then I get it.

I love every single one of my tats, and I have a backlog of images that have made the 1 year cutoff but I just haven't been able to afford yet.

 

[xXAsherahXx]

I'm getting my friend to do a tattoo for me in a few weeks or so. Nothing big as he isn't very good yet but as an artist he is fucking fantastic. I'm only asking for Chaly (the mascot for Overkill) on my back or arm. Any suggestions (besides not letting my friend do it)?

 

[Fightgarr]

When it comes to the multi-tattooed, such as myself, there will always be a special place in your heart for your first piece. I have absolutely no regrets about my first piece. It's a little eclectic, and it's easily the least intricate piece on me, since it was done over a 4-hour session with my friend (an apprentice at the time) in her boyfriend's loft. There's always a slight degree of almost-embarrassment about your first tattoo: you didn't know quite what the process was, and you didn't know what to look for in an artist; but that is not the same as regret. I love it as much as I love the work on my arms, and as much as I'll love every other piece I get in the coming years.

In my experience, tattoos are regretted because of a few reasons: getting tattoos while drunk, getting really shitty tattoos (i.e. poor quality), or getting something like a band name tattooed on yourself. That said, sometimes, right after getting colour done I'll look down at my arm and go "What have I done?"; that's only because at that point all the colour is muddied with my own blood. A couple days later it looks just as awesome as the rest of my ink.

 

[Dogstile]

Hell no, the design i'm getting is from my mother. Even if it looked terrible (It won't, she's a good artist) its from her. I have no problem having a tattoo from her on my forearm, which is where the most important tattoos I will ever get will go.

 

[SovietSecrets]

Nope! Wonderful reminder of the time that I spent visiting family in Europe. Getting my second tattoo started on Saturday as well and super pumped for it.

Spoiler: First tattoo

 

[Lev The Red]

i don't have one, but i've been thinking about getting a black stencil of the russian coat of arms on my left shoulder.
the main reason i haven't done it is because i want to have a very clear and specific idea about how i want it drawn, i want it done at a nice parlor, and i want to get in better shape before i do it. if i get it at all, it won't be until i finish college.

Spoiler: something like this.

Spoiler: or this (sans the grey).

(i don't own the images)

 

[smithy_2045]

I can't regret my first tattoo when I haven't gotten a tattoo.

 

[Burst6]

I'm not planning to get a tattoo, mostly because they all look so washed out. The color mixes with your skin and just doesn't look right to me.


Also i heard it hurts like hell.



I think i'll wait until the tattoo scientists (which i'm 100% sure exist) advance the technology more.