For those with experience getting tatoos is it likely that the artist would in one sitting work on one tatoo on one person for 4 1/2 to 5 hours?
ETA No, I'm not getting a tatoo. I might if I were younger. I'm afraid a tatoo on this 69 yo body wouldn't be so pretty. I babysat for a friend while he got a tatoo and he was gone that long. I'm just wondering if his excuse for being so late was reasonable.
My daughter and her husband have tatoos. They look good.
Thank you, everyone. I saw the tatoo this morning. It is large and intricut, truly a work of art.
Yes they take that long. Depending on what was done, sometimes it takes several visits to finish it.
YES, if its big and detailed, it can take a long time. But if he came back with something small, or not very detailed, then he probably was not there the whole time.
If the artist was anything like my guy, what would be a 3 hour sitting turns into a 5 hour sitting between smoke breaks, Starbucks breaks, and other clients/employees interrupting, so yes, it could take that long.
Most people don't sit for more than 2-3 hours at a time (at least I can't go any longer than that)... also, maybe they didn't start on time, I mean, there could be numerous reasons... most artists charge by the hour so they try to keep you there as long as possible.
Your friend still could have called and given you a heads up if he did not.
Yep. Absolutley. People with high pain tolerance, their 4th ventricle kicks in and floods their body with endorphins, so they can sit for hours. It's part of the addictive thing about tattoos. They feel good. Don't get me wrong, they hurt, but so does running... and millions of people run for the runner's high... which are the same endorphins.
But it could have been a 2-3 hour session with a break every hour.
Or a 2 hour session with a break every 15 minutes, although at that point, the artist usually gets frustrated and sends them home rather than having them twitch and freakout and need to be calling constant breaks.
Yes, been there done that.
it's possible, i guess (judging from my tattooed son, not personal experience!) the sessions that went over 2 hours really took it out of him, though.
no reason your friend couldn't have called.
khairete
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yes that can happen. depends on the size of piece. if theres a lot of detail or if the artist gets interrupted a lot.
Depending on the detail and size, it can take several visits lasting quite a while to complete a tattoo.
I don't have any myself, but I know many people who do. It is definitely possible for it to take 5 hours or even longer.
Not my idea of a good time, but that's just my opinion.
there are people out there that can tolerate that long and even longer. How big was the tat and how detailed was it? I got one on my back that had alot of blended color and was about a 3.5in sun it took about 3 hrs but I had to step away a couple of time that b*tch hurt right on my spin made my teeth chatter so yeah 4.5 is not unheard of.
I have 3 tattoos. The first one took 20 minutes, the second 5 hours, the third an hour the first time and 2 more hours to fix it when I decided I didn't like how it turned out.
Yes, it can take that long....assuming he was getting something rather large and detailed? Something small and simple would take about 1/2 that amount of time!
~You have to talk about what you want. Wait while the artist draws it up and then discuss if any changes need to be made, if so wait again while he makes them. Size it down or up. Wait while artist transfers and prints it to the 'transfer paper' then apply it to the spot on your body where you want it. If it goes on crooked or something you have to clean area and try again. Then you can begin the tattoo...so yeah, getting a tattoo is *generally* pretty time consuming!
I've seen artists do both. It depends on the stamina of both the artist and the person getting the tattoo, plus the intricacy of the piece. The artists that have done mine have said that the outlining in an intricate piece is straining, but once you get the outline done and are shading, you can relax some. So, it's possible.
Oh yes, it's possible. I don't even have very big ones, and I had one that took over 3 hours. Especially if there is a wait and if they have to design any part of it. Very reasonable time to be gone.
I was at the tattoo parlor for several hours when I got my first one, and it was fairly small (a butterfly on my calf). The design I had brought with me had to be modified, and they were meticulous about getting it exactly the way I wanted it on paper before putting it on my skin. They redrew it by hand and resized it several times.
Once the stencil is made and applied, it has to dry before they can start inking it in. Depending on the size, how many colors are used, and the amount of detail, the inking process can take a while.
My longest sitting was 8 hrs and same with my hubby so yay it happens.
Yes it can take that long depending on how big and detailed. I have a tattoo on my ankle that is a horseshoe with a horse's head inside of it. It took about 3 1/2-4 hours and it is only 3" by 2 1/2". I have one that is in the planning and the tattoo artist is going to have to do it in 2-3 sittings 4-5 hours a sitting depending on how much I can handle.
Yes, a person an be in a tattoo chair for that long. Some of the really intricate tattoos you see on people take days -not at one time of course -but several days over a period of time of 4 and 5 hours at a time.
Yes, it's very possible that it took that long. I've sat for 7+ hours for one session before.
Hey M., are you getting a tatoo? I've been tempted but not with the 4-5 hours of sitting part. If you get one will you share? ;o)
