gomestar
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found a pic. No sensitivity around it, it's just lack of available pics, so here's one from getting dressed on wedding day. Quite literally only the full back pic I have. For whatever reason, damn thing seems way smaller in the pic than in real life (I swear to god it goes half way up the back of her neck ... but now that I think about it, women's clothing fits different in the upper back than men's clothing, so it's visible in almost everything she wears):
yeah, I have effectively a half sleeve (though not a full wrap, there's some skin there). Some parts of the arm and shoulder can be quite the stinger for a first time if that's what you're doing. I sat through mine in one go, I think around 6 hours (my artist is very fast), which brings up a few points you should consider: odds are you're not going to do it all in one go (not calling you a ***** or anything). My artist figured 3 sessions, but 2 hours it I was just like *******, we're in so lets keep going. Some artists don't want to stop for more than 20 or so minutes since your adrenaline high (or whatever they call it) will crash. I was a mess at the end, the needle hurts a little, but the real pain is the accumulated soreness. And # of sessions brings up another point - good artists book up fast, so don't be surprised about a 3-4 month lead time for prime weekend work. It's usually 1 session, 2 week heal time, 1 more session to continue, etc.
Bang Bang is really good, and I really like who I work with at Saved, which is another top NYC shop. Most quality artists run around $200/hour (plus I always tip).
I've always been fascinated by sleeves, so thinking a half-sleeve for starters. Back could be interesting, but I'd like to be able to see my tattoo more easily.
Cool coincidence that your wife has a tree tattoo -- would love to see it but obviously understand the potential sensitivity around it.
I haven't gotten so far as to look at shops yet but I've heard good things about Bang Bang in NYC. $$$$ of course.
found a pic. No sensitivity around it, it's just lack of available pics, so here's one from getting dressed on wedding day. Quite literally only the full back pic I have. For whatever reason, damn thing seems way smaller in the pic than in real life (I swear to god it goes half way up the back of her neck ... but now that I think about it, women's clothing fits different in the upper back than men's clothing, so it's visible in almost everything she wears):
yeah, I have effectively a half sleeve (though not a full wrap, there's some skin there). Some parts of the arm and shoulder can be quite the stinger for a first time if that's what you're doing. I sat through mine in one go, I think around 6 hours (my artist is very fast), which brings up a few points you should consider: odds are you're not going to do it all in one go (not calling you a ***** or anything). My artist figured 3 sessions, but 2 hours it I was just like *******, we're in so lets keep going. Some artists don't want to stop for more than 20 or so minutes since your adrenaline high (or whatever they call it) will crash. I was a mess at the end, the needle hurts a little, but the real pain is the accumulated soreness. And # of sessions brings up another point - good artists book up fast, so don't be surprised about a 3-4 month lead time for prime weekend work. It's usually 1 session, 2 week heal time, 1 more session to continue, etc.
Bang Bang is really good, and I really like who I work with at Saved, which is another top NYC shop. Most quality artists run around $200/hour (plus I always tip).
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