Wrist Tattoo

pixie_student

Hey guys & girls,

Im thinking of getting a small tattoo on the inside of my wrist..

Do any of you have one here? and if so can you tell me how so it is..

Cheers,
Pixie

optiplexgx270

at least you will be able to cover it with a watch when you go off it in 20 years time

pixie_student

optiplexgx270 wrote:

at least you will be able to cover it with a watch when you go off it in 20 years time

Lol.. i suppose thats true!

But i plan on liking it forever

optiplexgx270

we all "plan" trust me sounds sorta cool though [unusual and not very common](even though i dont like tats).

pixie_student

optiplexgx270 wrote:

we all "plan" trust me sounds sorta cool though [unusual and not very common](even though i dont like tats).

Ah yea.. it will be something unsual anyways!

Well if i end up hating it.. it will only be small and wont cost too much to get removed!

Hellrazer

Optiplex--If you`ve nothing to add to the topic other than telling someone that they`re going to end up hating a Tat then dont bother commenting,and as for you not liking Tattoos then why are you replying to a topic on Tattoos?

Now back on topic.

Pixie---Ive the inside of my wrist done in a small blood red tribal design
and to be honest its my favourite tattoo.Its only about 2x1 inches but its the last tattoo Id get rid of if I had to.

pixie_student

Hellrazer wrote:

Pixie---Ive the inside of my wrist done in a small blood red tribal design
and to be honest its my favourite tattoo.Its only about 2x1 inches but its the last tattoo Id get rid of if I had to.

Yea something around that size would be what i was thinking..

Did it hurt there? in comparison to different areas..

Thanks for the help

I am MAN

I was considering getting one done there myself...It's not supposed to be a sore place to get inkd and worrying about regreting should be the last thing on your mind(because you are going to give it thoughts, right? )

Hellrazer

Actually didnt hurt at all.Was a very easy Tattoo to get done.As a matter of fact I want to get my other wrist done next week with some sort of celtic symbol.

Lenny

WOuld it not be a dangerious place with atery vains at the wrist?

ven0m

Wrist Tattoos from what I can tell don't hurt that much. My g/f has one done & it was not painful @ all. Hers is only like 1.5" x 1.5".... Personal preference I'd never get one done below the elbow... but then again that's me, & everyone's preferences are different - way to go individuality!!!


::: ven0mous :::

Skellington

just make sure ya go to a decent tattooist an veins wont be a problem...

but please dont go for the eminem one. so many people gettin it. what ever happened to originality?

pixie_student

PunK04 wrote:

just make sure ya go to a decent tattooist an veins wont be a problem...

but please dont go for the eminem one. so many people gettin it. what ever happened to originality?

What does he have?

Dont worry, im not a fan so i wont be getting his tattoo!

Hellrazer

Lenny wrote:

WOuld it not be a dangerious place with atery vains at the wrist?

Actually Lenny the aretries in the wrist are under the sinews.What you see are veins and in the case of a vein being severed it doesnt pump out like an artery.
Anyway mine didnt bleed much at all--dont think there was really any blood when it was done,was wierd to get a tat that didnt bleed that much.

mudflapgirl

Had been debating this for a while too - himself is a tattooist but doesn't really want to do it for me (he has a prob with anything below the elbow) - just need to be extra sure before I go getting it done though. I reckon work won't be a problem since there's a few buzzing around with half sleeves (well wrist to elbow anyway) it was more the pain I was debating - though since I have bout 16 of them badboys I reckon I should be grand really - is the inside of your wrist that sore?

Skellington

no worse than any other spot...but easier than some...

pixie_student

PunK04 wrote:

no worse than any other spot...but easier than some...

I have one on my ankle and on my back.. cant be sorer then that, can it?

I am MAN

Pain shouldnt be a factor when getting a tattoo

its going to be on your body til the end so surely its worth whatever pain it involves.

pixie_student

I am MAN wrote:

Pain shouldnt be a factor when getting a tattoo

its going to be on your body til the end so surely its worth whatever pain it involves.

Im just curious to know! i'm still going to get the damn thing done like.

Skellington

be bout the same as back or ankle if not easier.
but noones (except yerself) knows what your pain threshold is.
my advise would be to just pick a good one and get it done.

pixie_student

PunK04 wrote:

be bout the same as back or ankle if not easier.
but noones (except yerself) knows what your pain threshold is.
my advise would be to just pick a good one and get it done.

Cool thats all i wanted to know.

After plenty of piercings and tattoos i think its safe to say i have a pretty high pain threshold.

Thanks for the comments

Pixie

Silent Grape

i have the inside of both wrists tattooed, one with an image and the other with writing.

i love them to bits, they're really subtle and unsusual places to get tattooed.

There are presure points in the wrist. after the inevitable pain of the outline, i nearly fell asleep both times, it was crazy, i got really really dopey. apparently its a really normal reaction.

what were you thinking of getting done? i think going small is a good idea. my right wrist, the one with the writing, is done a bit bigger than i imagined it, i still love it, but i think a tiny bit smaller would be a more elegant..? (for want of a better word)

pixie_student

Thanks for your input Silent Grape.. You've made me really want a wrist tattoo now!

As for what i want to get done.. it will definately be something subtle with no colour. A small phrase or image would be cool but i can't for the life of me think what..

Any suggestions?

steveland?

I wanted to get one done on my wrist too and I actually just came onto this board to see if anyone had any experiences with wrist tattoos and lo and behold this thread was on the first page.

Anyways I dont have any tattoos and im a bit of a wuss when it comes to pain. I'm always saying im going to get a tattoo and ive got all these ideas that i like. I'm quite arty anyways so designing a tattoo I like myself is no bother but originality is a bit of a problem. Some of you might remember the idea i buzzed offa yis a while ago about the design on the front of the nightmare before christmas dvd cover. Well still havent gotten it done.

Anyways my idea for a wrist tattoo was a small tattoo, not square as such but with proportions that would allow it to fit into an approximately 2.5cmSq box. My idea was kinda like the skull off the alkaline trio logo only i'd draw it myself and itd be real simple.

Anyone have any opinions or suggestions or any tips for a good place that do wrist tattoos?

I am MAN

Not sure about prices in town I dont really like getting tattoo's in Ireland but how much is a wrist tattoo roughly?

considering getting a life line tattoo'd there.

Blub2k4

I am MAN wrote:

Not sure about prices in town I dont really like getting tattoo's in Ireland but how much is a wrist tattoo roughly?

considering getting a life line tattoo'd there.

Why dont you like getting tats done in Ireland?
The quality of the artists has improved immensely over the last few years, there used be none apart from that place above the camera shop in Talbot Street, now there are lots. Prices range from 70 an hour to 100, a tat like that probably only a few euro.

I am MAN

I havent got much faith in the artists around Dublin anyway and also the prices are a joke I got a portrait done in thailand and its fantastic for 90 euro. I got a little letter on my ankle a while back and it cost 50 euro, its absolutely tiny.

I'll pay 50 for a decent wrist symbol.

logic1

SteveD wrote:

Anyways my idea for a wrist tattoo was a small tattoo, not square as such but with proportions that would allow it to fit into an approximately 2.5cmSq box. My idea was kinda like the skull off the alkaline trio logo only i'd draw it myself and itd be real simple.

Be careful with skulls on your wrist. They can easily be mistaken for the 'SS Totenkopf'

.logic.

Blub2k4

I am MAN wrote:

I'll pay 50 for a decent wrist symbol.

I would think that's about right, I mean they have to use ink and unpack a needle no matter how small the job innit.

I am MAN

Wouldnt suprise me if they charged 80 euro the usual "its not worth our while if its not 80 euro for an hours work"

I was thinkin about getting an ekg line

Just rang snakebite min price is 75 so he said between there and 90.

pff.

Blub2k4

Here's one I got at Snakebite recently, done by Debbie.

It only looks all twisted because of the angle the photo was done at.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v384/Blub2k/DSCF0017.jpg

changed link.

I am MAN

need your password to access.

Blub2k4

sorry try that one, that should be the public link, my bad

Zombienosh

i aint any tattoos yet

but the wrist ones are definetly what id go for

id have to get both done though with the same design


one of the problems i have with tattoos and piercings is

i have to get two or one in the middle
symetery(dunno if thats spelled right)
but i gotta match on each side...

is anyone else like that or is it just me?

Blub2k4

-AlcoholicA- wrote:

i aint any tattoos yet

but the wrist ones are definetly what id go for

id have to get both done though with the same design


one of the problems i have with tattoos and piercings is

i have to get two or one in the middle
symetery(dunno if thats spelled right)
but i gotta match on each side...

is anyone else like that or is it just me?

Eh is that a form of OCD?

Zombienosh

cud be?



i like symmetrical

Blub2k4

Are you anal in other matters?

Zombienosh

im not gay

Blub2k4

lol no, that's not what I meant.

anal in the Freudian sense. hold on will look for a description.

Blub2k4

anal-retentive
adj.

Indicating personality traits, such as meticulousness, avarice, and obstinacy, originating in habits, attitudes, or values associated with infantile pleasure in retention of feces.


Source: The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.

Main Entry: anal–re·ten·tive
Pronunciation: 'An-&l-ri-'ten-tiv
Function: adjective
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I am MAN

Well I went in and got my wrist tattoo done yesterday, I got it for 75 in snakebite. The outline was a bit painful but nothing too unbearable and it kind of freaked me out how much it bled afterwards but apart from that its fine and im happy with it

Zombienosh

75 isnt bad at all
id pay that

wudnt mind havin a look :P

pixie_student

mine was 60 euro! not as painful as i thought

cajun_tiger

my leg tattoo was €160 and is bigger than i wanted it)

Chinafoot

i have a latin phrase around my left wrist and it is definitely my favourite tattoo. it didnt take long to do at all and the only bit that was in anyway painful was the very middle of the inside and the bone on the left side.
i got it done in Celestial Ring and would definitely recommend them.....so many people have commented on the "beautiful lines"

and like someone else also pointed out....you can always cover it with a watch!

steveland?

Yeh i got mine done the other day. A skull i drew myself but i got it done near my elbow on my inner forearm. If i'd gotten it one my wrist it'd probably slip out in work and they wouldn't be happy bunnies.

Got it done in Celestial Ring by Greg and I'm quite happy with it. Only got the outline done though so I paid the e80 but he said he'd include the inside for that price. Still not sure what to get done with it yet though

butterfly

everywhere's gettin so expensive, but the best thing i've ever heard is when i went into classic ink to get a 1"x1" star on my thigh, and they were like 'yeah we'll do that for aound eighty' and me being poor broke student rambled on down to Zulu and they were apologetic about having to charge me their minimum of 50..
i'd recommend zulu for anything involving complex shading, theirs is so subtle, tis class.

Zombienosh

how long does the wrist thing take
in regards of time?

hours?

I am MAN

Mine took twenty minutes and its 2 " x 2 ", it's an ekg line tho not a whole lot of artistic skill involved.

pixie_student

in total i was in there for about an hour.. getting the guy to redesign it until i was 100% happy with it!

tony 2 tone

Is any one going to grace us with pix of their inkings? I'm courious on how they turned out?