Knee tattoo… tips?
I’m getting my knee blasted at the beginning of November and I CANNOT wait! I’ve wanted to get tattooed by this artist for more than a year. I’ve been saving up for months. I have a huge blank space on my leg patchwork sleeve that I am stoked to fill in. I want a traditional style floral piece (I said I was open to anything but gave her some inspo pics) with blackout shading. I know, I’m insane for asking to get my knee blacked out but I think it’ll look so cool.
I have never used numbing cream. I don’t judge people for it, but for me, part of the experience of the tattoo is the pain. However, I am considering it for this 6 hour session because I want to get it all done. What are your thoughts on numbing cream? Would it be helpful? If I decide I might want to do this, I’ll obviously reach out to the artist first to make sure she’s okay with that.
Another question, how much should I tip? It’s $160 an hour for 6 hours, and I paid a $300 deposit. This will be my largest and most expensive piece. Do I tip like $50 an hour, 20%, $200 and a nice bottle of liquor?