#Kicking ass and chewing bubble gum professional#
People who tend to do tattoos ‘cheaper’ are usually not only less skilled than professional tattoo artists, but a lot more dangerous. The dumb thing to do is go to someone who’ll do it cheaper. The smart thing to do is to save up and come back another day.
Let’s just say you’ve gone to see a tattoo artist, explained what you wanted, and they have quoted you something that’s a couple hundred more bucks than you were expecting. If you make the mistake of going cheap, then you may regret it for the rest of your life. Sometimes the cost is more than financial If it’s outside of your budget, either explain that to the artist and figure something else out, or simply wait until you’ve saved up enough. Think about what you want ten years from now. Talk with them about your ideas, and what you want as a finished product. Then find a respectable, experienced tattoo artist. If price is your main concern, then you’re not serious about it.įigure out what kind of tattoo you want first, where it’s going to go and how big you want it. If you’re seriously considering a tattoo, then put the price out of your mind. Living in a consumerist society, we’re trained to find the cheapest price for things, and the less we pay, the better off we are.īut tattoos are different. And there’s certainly nothing like finding a gem in an op-shop now and again. You can check out Miguel’s work here, or hit him up on Instagram and Facebook.
Some of these guys are booked months ahead or live in different cities so it’s a great opportunity to get an affordable one-off tattoo.Įvery time we do this it gets more fun, bigger, and better. Or book ahead with your favourite artist. You can walk in, pick a tattoo off the wall, and we’ll do it at a reduced price. On Friday 7th and Saturday 8th of April, we’ll be taking walk-in’s from the street. Miguel happens to be here at the same time we’re having our second Great Auckland Flash Party! This is where Miguel’s 30 years of practice come in handy. Much like calligraphy, tattooing script takes a lot of practice and a fluidity that doesn’t always come natural.
Tattoo script is often delicate and can be difficult to produce for an artists who isn’t especially experienced. The script style of tattoo lettering is designed to imitate polished handwriting in a cursive style. Miguel is an expert in script tattoos, and is top of his field with Chicago Style. His travels have seen him in dozens of countries, but now he’s here in New Zealand and we’re lucky enough to have him at Sunset. Miguel is a well-travelled man, and has been on the road tattooing thousands of people since 1996! M13tattoo, otherwise known as Miguel, is a Spanish artist who has been tattooing for almost 3 decades. Sunset Tattoo are honoured to announce we’ll be having a new guest artist joining us in April. We'll be happy to restore your ink to its former glory. If you're got some old tattoos that need a touch up, then give us a call. Your tattoo fades because there is literally less ink than there used to be! Some of the ink is taken by your body's natural immune system, and the rest is left, meaning it fades over time as the ink is broken down. As for the bigger particles, the white blood cells can't destroy those, so they stay in your body. They'll attack the ink particles and those small enough will be "eaten" by your white blood cells and removed from the body via the liver. Don't forget, this ink is a foreign body, and your white blood cells see it as a threat. They come in all different sizes, and some are bigger than others. Well, it comes down to the actual microscopic ink particles in your blood. Ok, that explains why the ink stays where it is, but this doesn't explain why tattoos fade over time. It is in this layer where a tattoo is injected, and because the dermis doesn't regenerate like the outer layer, the ink stays where it is. It's usually protected by the epidermis, so doesn't need to replenish itself every month. The bottom layer, the dermis, is different. This is why you can get a scratch, but it's gone a couple of weeks later.
#Kicking ass and chewing bubble gum skin#
New skin cells grow underneath and over 3-4 weeks will gradually move up to the surface, replacing old skin. The outer layer is called the epidermis, and this layer heals itself easily. Getting under your skinīasically, your skin is made up of two separate layers, an outer and inner layer. Everyone knows tattoos fade over time, it's just part and parcel of having ink, but have you ever wondered why they fade? Surely once you're tattooed then that should be that? And if tattoos do fade, then why don't they disappear completely over time? Well, get ready for a science lesson.