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definitely think there’s a tradition
Yes, of course, totally agree.
Just meant to say that nowadays people are getting tattoed where they want when they want.I also get the oldschool approach of earning trust / establishing a relationship,
but that's changed I guess - you see 100 tattoos of the guy on instagram and then go book him and that's that.
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That's an interesting point actually. I guess it's easier to trust somebody you've never been tattooed by before these days because of the sheer number of examples of their work online. Having said that, I think the increase in more prominent tattoos is probably just down to a change in taste and the fact that tattoos are a lot more socially acceptable than they were in the past. My mum even has one and she's relatively conservative (small c).
ltc
No I definitely think there’s a tradition of there being an ‘order’ in which you get tattooed.
My experience of it is from being tattooed, having several friends who are tattoo artists, several more who are very heavily tattooed and a wife who works in (the piercing side of) a tattoo place.
My take on it wasn’t hard and fast rules more....etiquette? You would ask or expect someone who hadn’t tattooed you before to go straight in to visible locations (hands, face etc). It’s like an earning of trust or establishing a relationship sort of thing.
My arms are still very patchy but I’m sort of glad, lots of room to fit more stuff in and I’m really glad I don’t have the identikit sleeves.
I’ve very little on my torso too but I’ve been thinking a back piece might be in order soon, just waiting till one of the artists at my wife’s place needs some bicycle mechanic work doing so I can work out a skill swap!