My first tattoo?

I%26#039;m getting a tattoo while on holiday next month (in England) but I have no idea what I want. It will be my first one so I want something that I will be happy with and will want me to get more tattoos in the future.





I DON%26#039;T want a coloured tattoo... not just yet, anyway. I want something really small and just black and white.


But I don%26#039;t have any idea of what pattern/art I want. I just want a really small black and white tattoo.


I don%26#039;t know where I want it placed either! Originally I wanted one on my back/shoulder but I am quite thin and very bony, so I know it would hurt. I now want one on the side of my hip where I have a bit more fat!





Could someone please advise me, or even help me, to find a nice tattoo for me! Or give me any advice on what I should be looking for for my first tattoo!





Thanks!
My first tattoo?
I think you shoudnt get it unless you%26#039;re really sure of what you want. Remember you are stuck with it for life.


Get something that is meaningful to you. Don%26#039;t ask other people.


Think of something that has had a huge impact on your life and get a tattoo that represents this.


Get something that is individual and not something that anyone could have.





Hope this helps =)
My first tattoo?
OHHH oo!


i have a list





Asian Chinese symbol saying love or something good


Dragon (with the eyes shaped into a heart)


Your name (plus a heart)


like this..


___--name________ + 鈾?br>







dont get a rose. a black and white one will kinda suck.


and yeah, you should deff. get it on your hip. thats hott lol














ohh maybe you should get your name in script. (cant go wrong with that)





good luck !!
Reply:A great resource for tattoo designs is discussed below.
Reply:That%26#039;s what I thought when i got my first tattoo also, because you don%26#039;t want to be getting something extravagant for a first try lol. I researched for a while about what I really wanted (in the end I chose cherry blossoms - being beautiful and having a great meaning behind them) but it was way too big to be getting as a first tattoo since I was only 80% sure I wanted it, and I knew I had to be 100%. Instead, I opted for the small black tattoo (as you have) and I got it on the back of my hip because it can be easily hidden there, but can still be shown off when wanted to.





Myself, I just went into the parlour, searched through what they had and luckily I found one I loved, which was of a phoenix. But you can%26#039;t always guarantee that the parlour you go into will have anything to your taste, so before you go do a little research on what you want. Then when you go in and you don%26#039;t see anything, you can make a suggestion (and it would be helpful if you bring in a copy of the picture or a picture similar to what you want), they make a sketch of it themselves and then you can OK it, to your liking.





Some things you could have done are


chinese/japanese symbols


celtic symbols


egyption symbols


tribal


zodiac
Reply:Hips can be quite painful as well. I%26#039;d go for some place more fleshy... like your stomach, thigh or upper arm. The big question is... what do you like? Pick something you love - like a horse, a bird, a fish, a dragon, whatever and then look at designs in that range. I think black and white is cool. My first tattoo is black and white. My second will also be B/W with a few splashes of color. Good luck finding a design that works for you!!! :-)
Reply:Well, a tattoo is going to hurt wherever you decide to get it. Anybody who%26#039;ve I asked has said there is some type of pain. You should check out different tattoo places%26#039; portfolios and websites. As for a really small tattoo, think twice because tattoos that%26#039;re TOO small may smudge n just come out like an ink blot. I%26#039;m in the same position as you are ( I want to get my first tattoo too) and www.tattoojohnny.com has loads of tattoo ideas, and on there you can search for black and white tattoos only if you%26#039;d like. As for the idea, think of your favorite anything or something that has made an impact on your life that you%26#039;d never forget. For example, my tattoo idea revolves around my life before i turned 18 and found myself and how the future will be brighter. Also, my friend got a tattoo of a needle and thread that had %26quot;Life%26quot; on it, meaning that she is on control of stiching her own life. Just make your first tattoo is for YOU and you only (no names of other people!), and when you%26#039;re 80 you can still smile about it.
Reply:If you get a tattoo while on vacation you will have a hard time going back to that same artist for touch-ups or to ask questions while your tattoo is healing. I would recommend doing it someplace closer to home, with an artist who you can go see whenever you want.
Reply:u can always get your mothers name or somthing, that will never change and it will always mean somthing to you.... or u can get your name on your lower back 2...