Believe it or not, tattoo artists don’t always want to do the tattoo you request.
“They dry up too easy with certain brands.
Not only are they hard to work with, but Busher says they can be costly as well.
“They tend to be messier, so I go through a lot more paper towels.”
Everyone has opinions, but many artists refuse to tattoo many of them if they are hurtful or unpleasant.
Knauer said, “I will not tattoo anything racist or anything offensive.
I mean, I have done anti-religious tattoos, but will not tattoo anything racially hateful.”
On the other hand, Busher explained, “I’ll tattoo whatever people want on them.
Everyone is different and has their own views, so I don’t get in the way of it.
With that being said, imagine drawing straight or curved lines for a solid three hours for one tattoo.
That would definitely be considered tedious.
Not only are specific images tedious, but locations can be as well.
Fads that were once popular and become overdone
“There’s a lot of overused tattoos.
They become fads and wear out every five or 10 years,” says Busher.
Plenty of tattoos that have come and gone out of style come to mind for Busher.
For example, “kiss marks on the neck, that’s probably the most irritating one for me.
Knauer says angel wings are another that were and still are a popular tattoo that people have overused.
These types of tattoos probably won’t be featured on the artist’s Facebook page or website.
“I’m usually proud of all my tattoos.
But believe it or not, “I have done some tattoos and been like, ‘Ehh…
It’s OK,’ but it’s usually those tattoos people tend to love a lot.”
“I have done one tattoo that made me almost want to quit my job.
It wasn’t even big or anything, but I just wanted to rip my hair out.
I think it was more of who was getting the tattoo rather than what it was.
Word of advice, just don’t be that annoying client.
So we take it that route.
It makes a lot of sense for us.”
I’m not going to lie to you.
I know from experience that sitting hours while getting tattooed is not always the easiest thing.
If you’ve done your research, you should be able to trust your artist.
‘What about this?’
I’m just not done yet, that’s what’s happening.
Just have faith, but confirm you do your homework on your artist.
It’s a thing.
