How well you take care of a tattoo is a major factor in how the tattoo will look after the piece is healed. Following these steps and tips will help you to take care of a tattoo perfectly. These steps should be taken 3-4 times a day or whenever the tattoo is dry. For further…
Red Bumps Around A Healing Tattoo
So everything is going good, you’ve got a sweet new tattoo and a smile on your face. Then BAM! everything changes. You wake up one morning and now there are red bumps around your tattoo. How could this happen? Whats going on? Everything was going great before! No need to worry, this kind of thing…
How Much Will A Tattoo Cost?
This is a question I get a lot and that I see a lot in places I frequent, like yahoo answers. The simple way to find out? Go into a shop and talk to an or your artist. The reason is, there are so many variables that go into the cost of a tattooing. In…
How To Choose A Tattoo
With so many options out there today it can be overwhelming to choose a tattoo design or even figure out where to begin. In the old days you would walk into a shop and then you would choose a design from the flash sheets on the walls of a tattoo parlor, tell the artist, and…
How A Tattoo Appointment Goes
It’s an exciting day, the day you get your tattoo. You may be nervous about how everything will go and this article is aimed at helping you understand what happens from when you walk in the door to when you walk out the door with a fresh tattoo. So after choosing a design you want…
Judging An Artists Portfolio
This is a question I get asked a lot about other peoples tattoos and what I think about the piece in question. While no two tattoos can ever be completely the same you can always judge the technical precision that an artist has from the tattoo itself. Keep in mind that if a tattoo looks…
Tattooing On Darker Skin
Many artists with lack of experience tattooing on darker skin will tell you a lot of different things to avoid doing so. This in many ways is simply to save face due to lack of experience. Just because you have darker skin does not mean that you are limited to black and gray only tattooing….
Covering Up Old Tattoos
Tattoos are some of the coolest things around and a large percentage of the population has them. The problem is not everyone currently tattooing should be tattooing. As a tattooist I have heard just about every way to get an unprofessional tattoo. From stick and poke to your friend that picked up a cheap kit…
Preparing To Be Tattooed
Getting a tattoo is an exciting experience. It is an indelible memento of a time, experience, memorial, or reminder of things that happened in your life. Preparing to receive a tattoo is just as important as getting one and there are a few things to set you up for success. The tips below are here…
What This Blog Is About
I am Nathan Heinrich. I am a tattooist at Straight Edge Tattoo in Woodstock, Ga. I have written this blog to help my clients and future clients gain a better perspective on tattooing to make a more informed decision on the tattoos that they choose. It will also contain information on aftercare and certain considerations…
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