Images In Ink

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Images In Ink Tattooing Located in the Rapids Mall 555 W Grand Avenue Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54494 715.421.3500 MYTHS, LEGENDS, AND LIES MYTH: Tattoos are art. ANSWER: True enough. However, some tattoos are good art, poorly done... adn some tattoos are bad art, done well. Find a tattooist who is competent with both a pencil and a tattoo machine. MYTH: You bet it hurts ANSWER: Not as much as you think and definitely not as much as some would like to you to believe. Yes, some areas are more tender than others, but the discomfort is manageable if you're getting what you really want, where you really want it. MYTH: A tattoo will change your life ANSWER: Only if your self image is as shallow as your skin. Don't lay some heavy mystical-type expectation on your decision to get tattooed. On the other had, the decision is permanent. Choose the Design, lotion, and art wisely. MYTH: Everyone should get a tattoo ANSWER: Actually, some people live full and happy lives with just the original skin tones they were born with, thank you. Tattoos are a matter of personal choice. And that includes the choice not to get one. MYTH: Anyone who is artistic can tattoo ANSWER: Don't bet your skin on it. The ability to draw neat designs does not make you a tattooist. Without the proper equipment, mechanical skill and technical knowledge, that pretty paper design can turn into anything from mush to scar tissue in a couple of months. MYTH: Every tattooist has artistic talent ANSWER: Unfortunately, this is false. A good deal of a professional tattooist's time is spent fixing or covering someone else's "artistic talent". MYTH: A good artist can do any tattoo ANSWER: Not necessarily. While most professionals are capable of a variety of styles, they usually have a specialty, a unique style of tattooing they've developed and are very good at. That artist who's known for his killer tribal work may not be choice for the portrait of mom and dad you've been planning. Match the design you want with the artist who can pull it off. MYTH: My tattoo doesn't look right, I'll just go back to the guy and have him fix it. ANSWER: Bad idea. Odds are that if his first attempt is botched, so will his second, adn his third... Steer clear. A professional may be able to fix-up that blotched job, but if you keep going back to the butcher, you'll probably end up with an even darker, uglier tattoo that requires a cover up much larger and much more expensive. MYTH: Wall certificates prove that it's a good tattoo shop ANSWER: Not necessarily. With the exception of "APT" certificates, which show the artist is affiliated with a professional organization which is concerned with safe, sterile tattooing procedures, most other "certificates" claiming professional status are merely wallpaper freebies from supply companies. Hardly the "proof" to bet one's health on. MYTH: Tattoos are accepted by society now ANSWER: Yes, more than say 10 or 20 years ago, but not as mainstream as you may think. Most non-tattooed people still associate tattooing with sailors, circus sideshows, skid row drunks, and outlaw rebels. You would be wise to place your first tattoo where it is covered by normally worn clothing.

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