Tattoo Design and Body Art

Sure, you can find stock tattoo art everywhere.  And, you can purchase it and ink it to your body... permanently.  Yep, that's one way of doing it.  Or, you can have your very own, unique design created by a professional sketch artist.  That's right, your personal concept turned into permanent art!

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Once you order and download your personal art, your tattoo artist will begin the process of preparing for your work. 

First, the design will be adjusted to fit. Most artists will play around with the design on paper first, although some artists will do it freehand. "Freehand" means the artist takes an ink pen to hand and begins replicating the design on your skin without the use of a stencil (NOT where the artist begins work with the tattooing machine immediately--the artist, no matter how good, still needs to envision how the work will look on your skin--proportion, placement, etc.). 

The artist might outline the design with a piece of carbon paper, or use an old-fashioned copy machine to get a working copy of it. This would be when the artist properly sizes the design. 

When you and the artist are happy with the placement and size, the artist will then clean your skin where the work will be done (probably an alcohol or antiseptic rub), and will swipe your skin with an "adhesive".  

The artist will then put the carbon side of the design directly on your skin. When the paper is lifted a carbon line drawing of the design will appear on your skin! The artist will probably let you look in a mirror to make sure you are happy with the design and the placement. Once this is agreed upon, the artist will then begin putting the tools and supplies out.