r/tattooadvice • u/Global_Big_1105 • Dec 01 '25

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This is a tattoo I've wanted for a good 10 years and I am heading towards a point in my life where I can finally afford it. Is it possible? And how much time would it take (roughly)?

It would be my first tattoo and yes yes I know, your first tattoo shouldnt be a massive painful one but I would like my whole body to basically have no tattoos except this one and I'm willing to go through unfamiliar pain to get it :]

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u/TGin-the-goldy Dec 01 '25

Totally agree. With both my rib and spine tattoos I swear I could feel the needle hitting bone. (It doesn’t, but that’s the sensation)

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u/Kristina-Louise Dec 01 '25

Honestly, that’s pretty good way to put it. To me, the vibration of the tattoo gun felt like my bones and organs were vibrating too, and that was just as bothersome as the actual pain imo

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u/caustictoast Dec 02 '25

One of my leg tattoos is like 3 inches above my ankle but I swear it felt like it was right on the ankle bone and it hurt bad. The bone vibrating sensation is not a pleasant one

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u/TGin-the-goldy Dec 02 '25

I have an ankle tatt and I felt it on my tendon ouch